The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
MANY ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS.
ARRIVAL or FHE TROJAN PRINCE
WITH MORE THAN 1900.
9Asfs Extse1s Psversy-The
Disc 20 . CAeap Psssaxe-seeses NJ
sAs BARGE Once-chsraeseris'ies
a e~ne Of Our New CITIZENS

The steamship Trojan Prince brought 70
New York lately tbs most oestAas
lot at tmyuigrxEts that Sas IsAcn1o
the city In months There were i-%S ieai
tzas from Naples. Leghorn. Genea. gu
ether points In Southern itaiy, ana Lay
2. x,ey cent. had either 10 monsy al All or
sniy : very small part of the sum necsz-
sarv 70 take them TO their destination.
rrhsx> win bA detained at the expense OF
.as lines that brought them over
s.Moss OF shcse people paid only sis Tor
shs4r massage cyer," said an inspector
.souss paid az little rs SIS. The little
money they set out from home with mas
been spent for food and nscsssarfes on
the trip. Ordinarily. Is Ii considered a
very low rate OF passage. When q me
undertakes 10 bring over storage passen-
seYs for 50 much less, IL stands To reason
that they cannot ba cared for properly
That woman there with the two cnlioTeD.
fsr instance. says that abe had 30 lire
when she went on board the snip ana she
has spent IL all but one to buy eaiables On
the boat. They have been on the voyage
since the 18th OF November. There are
more women and children in this LOT of
passengers than usual, particularly at
this season, bit the very icw rate OF pass
age offered by this outside line Induced
the people 20 brave even the rigors OF
winter In . strange. cold country.
IL In interesting TO watch the scene on
the upper floor OF the barge ONCE, where
the newcomers file past the registration
officers and show cause why they may or
may not be permitted 10 land. Most OF
them seem nervous Some Of the women
are remarkably pretty. Almost all seem
vigorous, even the elder ones. A few carry
sheir luggage In q great bundle on their
heads. and look quite at case standing
with their unusual-iooking burden.
What In your manner asks the official
Of a young woman with baby In her
arms.
'.Rabina Rosa" is the answer.
And the chiIdy'
"Gaetana Rosa
The baby SETS up a wall, possibly at the
stern looks of the questioner. and com
tinues TO cry deafeningiy all through the
interview
Rubina has no money. hut II Is dscov-
cred that she has "A husband tn Brooklyn,
who IL to arrive pretty soon. and she Is
let of In short order by the Inspector.
Nincenxa Mustrogiovani is another
young woman, who. owing to her unusual
appearance, would attract attention In
any crowd Vincenza IL dark and glow
Ing, with, literally. a wealth Of black hair.
Her head and face would be a type for
any artist. She has no money. either.
u
tied In ,ha middle and bulging at botn
ends. which she balances OH her arms.
Her bodice is cut low In the neck and ia
mass or embroidery. The bright beads
that glitter around her throa; and the vi
vi-roses broeaded on her head handker-
chief make her look picturesque and out
OF the ordinary, but scarcely fit to eti-
counter the cold winds OF December. Just
behiEd her comes a capabia-looking young
mi "A fssefff - rt.s<
has only IL lire in his shabby wallet. His
destination is Bangor. Me. He Is re-
ferred TO the telegraph office to advise the
sisfer-in-ihw who. he claims lives in that
town, that he has arrived In this soun-
try and needs a railway ticket Some few
OF the men have as much as 81 or $50,
one or two even 800. but these are few
and far between.
Il never saw such a ship" grumbles
the registration officer. 1--WE have to make
Gut separate papers for nine out of ten
that eome, More trouble than enough"
Mere Italians are going away from this
country at this season than are coming
In even considering all these" said the
"hsef inspector. They don't Ike cold
Weather The majority OF those who have
fet attempted 10 make homes here go TO
tlsiT own country again In November.
The spring ss the grea. time for their
canning over. along in March and April.
SofAilig, l believe. has brought about this
unusual December influx. but the extra
ordinarily cheap passage. I consider the
Ifaltan immigration drawback TO the
tinted States. When the Italian bird Of
PASSAGE comes here In the spring ne comes
With SO or So. When he goes OF In the
winter ever TO his native Italy nc carries
from 800 to $1,000 with him. Talk abon,
restricting Chinese immigration. / think
the Italians would he a matter Of mora
moment The Italians never xpepd n cent
OK money In this country that thew can
svo'd. They buy only necessary food nsv-
.r clothes or household things, and hv
wing win rigid economy they are eno-
hisa to save enough money 10 buy lIttie
ifaaan farm. and their prime motive IN
corning over here Is 10 make money ia
carry out OK the eoantry."-New York
Press.