The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-12

CITIZENS !
Commissioner General Powderly
Gives Interesting Figures.
ITALY LEADS IN IMMIGRATION.

or the 229, 200 immigrants who Ar
rived In the United states During
the Last Fiscal Year 5s,G13 Came
From King Humbert's Domain.
Washington. Nov 12.-Commissioner
General r. " Powderly, Of the immi
grafton bureau, in his annual report
to the secretary Of the treasury, gives
the total number of immigrants who
arrived in the United States during the
last fiscal year as 229 .299, a decrease,
as compared with the fiscal year 1897,
of 1888. or the whole number 135,775
were males and 9S,524 females. or
these 10,737 came into the United states
through Canada. During the year
5000 were debarred and of this num-
Der there were y insane, / idiot, 2,26l
paupers or persons likely to become
a public charge, 25S diseased persons,
2 convicts, 70 assisted immigrants and
AT contract laborers 1879 We're returned
within one year after landing. OF the
whole number over IA years Of age
LAS could not write, ,057 could
neither read nor write, q sos over 20
years Of age had $50 or over and SO 2O3
had less than $50. The total amount
Of money shown by immigrants during
the year was S3S52,O77, but the actual
amount brought over was probably
greatly in excess Of this amount.
OF the whole number of arrivals 5S, =
613 came from Italy, 27221 from Rus
sa proper, 25,12S from Ireland, It'll
from Germany, $3.50 from Hungary
APO from Galicia and Bukowina, in
Austria Hungary, 1888 from Sweder
and 9,S77 from England. OF the tota
number of steerage passengers arrived
during the year 81 were actors, SO ar
lists, 1853 Clergymen, II editors, 43 en-
gravers, 81 lawyers, 223 musicians, 81
physicians, 1856 sculptors, 2Ss teachers,
AZ accountants, 1,469 bakers 1882 bar
| bers lisp blaCksmiths, $50 brewers
| 1,074 butchers. 1904 carpenters and
| joiners. 706 dressmakers, 2635 mariners
1871 masons 1904 miners, 741 paint
ers, 912 seamstresses, 1929 shoemakers,
1896 tailors. 1852 weavers, 8 bankers,
S36 cooks 1G,243 farmers, 1,13S grocers,
81, 531 laborers, 4,492 merchants and 49,
$50 servants These figures however,
the report states. are not to be relied
upon as indicating the pursuit they
will follow in this country. for it Is
ItdSbIdblN certain lIldI many OF Lne
new arrivals did not engage in farming
and it is equally certain that more than
1904 miners found their way to the
coal regions.
The total arrivals Of male immigrants
during the present fiscal year are
slightly in excess of those for the year
next before it, and it is fair to assume,
the report states, represent more de-
e.ft hi -g,
ropean countries show an increase Of
2,73O, while those from other sources
principally Asiatic, exhibit decrease Of
2,O62. 1t appears again that, although
there has been a dimunition in the
total immigration, yet in respect of
| their means of immediate self support
| the arrivals for the present year are
! more desirable, for they exhibited to
the examining officials S3,S52O77, an
amount in excess OF that shown in the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1897, Of $780,
! S36.
| The commissioner suggests an amend
ment to the laws excepting immigrant,
shown to be afflicted with a loathsomt
or dangerous contagious disease from
the right of appeal or hearing before
the board Of special inquiry He also
creased from 81 to 81.
Mr.. Powdely states that the natural
ization laws Of the United States have
been repeatedly violated and in his
opinion each arriving immigrant when
admitted to the. United States should
| be provided with a landing certificate
! The immigrant should be instructed
! by means of a circular, to retain the
certificate for presentation when ap-
! plying for naturalization papers.
The commissioner general expresses
the belief that the figures given of the
arrival of immigrants through Can
| ada represent only a part Of the actua'
| immigration through that country
and he suggests as a remedy the en-
actment of a law authorizing the sec
retary of the treasury to designate GER
tain points along the border separating
us from the dominion to be the sole
| ports of entry to this country of trans
! atlantic and transpacific immigrants.