Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11
TIDE OF IMMIGRATION
Is Now at Its Lowest Point Since the Year
1882.
Some Interesting Facts as to the
Decrease fn Numbers md
NatfOnalitfes.

The tide of immigration is at the lowest
point since the general government as
sumed jurisdiction of the subject I'm 1850
The number of arrivals from all countries
according to treasury statistics, during the
last fiscal year was 23O S32, a decrease as
compared with the previous year of 112 435
The lightest immigration of any previous
year was in 1895, when the number from
all countries was 27994S. The year of
heaviest immigration was the first of the
period beginning with 1882 when arrivals
numbered 7SS,992. During the entire period
of federal supervision ABB O16 have enter
ed the United States.
A better condition appertaining to the
Russian Jews seems to be shown in a
heavy decrease of Immigration the arriy-
ais from that country for the past year
having numbered 22,750, as against A. 49,
Tor the fiscal year ended June 30. 1896.
Greatest Number From Italy.
Italy furnished the greatest number.
d, ,431, decrease of S,6o9 from last year
The cause of the heavy Italian immigra-
ton of 1896 was assigned to the war of
Italy with Abyssinia, but the figures for
the last year are not abnormal, having
been exceeded by several years of the pc
riod. Since 1852 there has been a large
and steady decrease in German immigra-
ton; in 1889 30, $40 entered the United
States from that country, while in 1896
only 22,533 arrived. 1t will be seen that
the number of German immigrants during
the first year of government supervision
exceeded the immigration from all coun-
tries during the last year. immigration
from Austria Hungary decreased from 55,-
JOB in 1896 to 30. .031 in 1897. The decrease
from other countries is as follows: Eng
land, 1892 in 1896 to 1874 i'm 1881: Sweden,
81, 137 to 13,144; Norway, S,15o to 5,s42.
A Decrease From Ireland.
Even the Irish have ceased to find as
much attraction in this country as in for
mer years. Last year the number of Irish
who came over was 40,262. This year the
total drops to 2S, 421. A curious fact in re-
gard TO the immigration of the Irish is
that the number of females largely exceeds
the males In 1896 there were 17,625 men
and 22.G3I women. This year there were
11,o49 males and 16,S12 females. This is so
of few other natonalities. Last year the
total number of males was 212. i66 females
13o.SO1. This year the number cf males
was 135, 1O1: females, 95,725
Central America furnishes few im-ni-
grants to this country. Her people remain
of 10 people. This year the number drop
ped to 81:
The number of Cubans who came ove- in
1896 was G.0I7. The number this year is
males.
The Pacific islands sent this country two
people in 1886 and five this year.
Not Many Italian Women.
The number of Italian womer who come
to this country, is not comparatively large
In 1885 the number of italian males VIII,
came over was 51,067; females, 16.ga3
This year the number of males was II. 4a6:
females, 1885.
German women come over in large num-
bers. This year there were IL ,S99 men and
1854 wemen. The women procure employ-
ment. like Irish females, in domestic work
Ihe Italian women accompany their hus-
bands or families
The Armenian butcheries induced an in
crease of immigrants from that sec ton.
this being one of the few countries show
ing an increase. Last year 4139 Armenians
came to America. This year the number
increased to 4.732.
The Greek-Turkey war reduced the num-
Der of Greeks. In 1896 2.175 Greeks came TO
America. The patriotism of the people
Kept the number down this year to 81. and
practically all these came in before the
opening of hostilities between the two coun-
tries.