The Portland daily press., 1895-02-11
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
Tyenty.nine Russians Liable to Be-
come Paupers.

More Than Half of the Labrador's Steer
age Passengers Detained by Commits
sioner Fogg-FulI List of Them and
Their Interesting Financial Condition
New Rule in Regard to Cattlemen To
BE Enforced.
The steamship Labrador, of the Do
nainion line, reached this port Sunday
morning. She was badly iced, not only
on the bows and sides, but all over her
deck back to the bridge for third OF
the length of the vessel. There was at
least three inches of salt slush all over
this deck, and there was salt ice half
wav ND the n.asts. They had fine pas
sage over until last Thursday night,
when just off Halifax they encountered
the great storm that swept this coast
Friday. They hove to, and rode out the
gale, unable to enter the harbor OF Hall
fax until it was over. Thus they were
DELAYED a day. They would have been
here Saturday but for the storm. o
The Labrador brought two thousand
tons of freight, of which 232 boxes OF tin
plate. 2O7 cases of oranges, 235 packages
of window glass and 20 casks OF bleach
ing powder were consigned to Portland.
She also brought as passengers to TINS
port. of whom 43 were Russian lmml-
grants. The inspection occupied ABOUT
two hours. Immigrant Commissioner
Fogg was accompanied and aided by
Commissioner Delhany of Boston, whom,
on a recent visit to Boston. he had lnVlt-
ed to come here, and who, hearing from
Halifax Of the large number OF 1mml-
grants for this port, took occasion TO
come down at this time. The restrictions
upon immigrants are being Increased and
more strictly enforced in all our ports
of late. and Commissioner Fogg's In
sneetiop of the 43 Russians on the Lab
rador resulted in the OBTAINING OF the
following 20 individuals for the follow
ing reasons:
Chaine Hackman, Schumel Hackman,
Roke Hackman, Jerul Hackman and
Erain Hackman. This family OF mother
and four children had only SO between
them and very little baggage. The
mother claimed to have son-in-laW IN
Roston. but had not sufficient proof OF
bis. existence.
Anna Laretzsky had but S1.25, and
claimed TO have husband in Harwich,
Mass.
Israel Bardutaine and his sister. Diana
Marie had but So, and claimed to have a
sister in Boston.
Bercke and Scherve Schneider had but
one dollar.
Chaine Zakan had one dollar and
claimed father in Boston.
Chaee Borer, tailoress. had only oo
cents but claimed brother in Boston.
Rebecca Weiser, tailoress, had but oo
cents and claimed {. father in Boston.
Wolf KapIau had but so cents and a
ticket to Boston. He was going to a
broher-in-law in Providence, but would
nave had TO walk thither from Boston.
Motel. CIage, lite, and Janbe Insekiia.
brothers and sisters, had but $40 be-
tween them, but claimed brother in
Boston.
ABB Japka, a shoemaker. had W.
Hene Roby had but so cents.
Eisik Zeudler, tailor, had S5, and
was going to Boston. He claimed no
relations.
C.Bein berg, with her son Moses, had
S., and claimed to have husband IN
Boston.
G. Een. Weiner with three little Weiners,
had s5 and claimed husband in Bos-
ton.
Jankel Carman, painter, had 81, and
was going to New York, where he
claimed to have brother.
Moses Benesof had but 60 cents, and
was going to New York, where he
claimed to have relatives.
Moses Sreifner had just one Russian
rouble, equal to 45 cents. He was going
to New York, where he claimed he had
a cousin. He is tanner.
Since most of, these people had insuftic-
lent money to take them to their desti-
nation, and since what few who did have
enough for that purpose had no proof
of the existence of relatives, they were