The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-18
ONE YEARS IMMIGRANTS.
THERE CAME TO THIS COUNTRY
LAST YEAR 311.715 OF THEM.
OF This Number 1,64O Gave Their
Destination ~ the State OF Wash-
ingtOn-COngressm Cushman IL
Not Tied to the Administration.

Special Dispatch to the Poss-Intslligencer.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE report Of
the commissioner general OF immigration.
Terence v. Powderiy, for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1899. shows that all.7l inn
migrants were admitted to the United
States last year. OF these Lao gave their
destination when admitted. as the state
Of Washington; el3 went to Idaho. The
new population OF Washington was COM
posed OF 10 professional men. being
clergyman. engineers, physicians,
teachers and not specified.
There were l39 skilled mechanics among
the immigrants. consisting OF bakers, .
BARRIERS. 4 b.acksmiths, 2 butchers, 10 car
penters, clerks and accountants. l gar
dner. iron worker. locksmith. l nachin-
ist. II mariners, masons, 5 mechanics not
specified, 2 millers, IS miners. ] plumber.
3 seamstresses, II saoemakers, 3 stone
cutters. 10 ta!lors. tanner. weavers and
Z not specified. One thousand and seven
ty were classed under the head OF miscel-
laneous occupations. These include
banker, 15a farmers, c91 farm laborers. 3
hotel keepers. 1853 laborers, 50 merchants.
l7S servants and Is not stated. Four hun
ared and twenty-one, including women and
children, were without any occupation
Idaho's quota consisted of only three pro-
fessional people, one being teacher and
two whose profession was not specified.
Idaho also had forty-four skilled meehan-
les including one butcher. one cobble-, one
mariner, one mechanic not specified. twen-
ty-eight miners, one Saddler, one seam
stress. four shoemakers. five tailors and
one not specified. Those with mscellan-
eous occupations aggregated i2l, including
thirteen farmers. twenty-eight farm labor
els. ffty-one laborers, ten merchants. M
teen servants and four not stated Forty
five were without occupations
Many nafiona1itias were rpnresenfed in
the immigrants who went to these states.
The principal nations represented in Wash
ington were Finland with 1fl persons. Ger
many 2S3, Japan Alb. the Scandinavian Pen
Ursula 31l. There were but seyensy-one
Englishmen In the lot. The balance OF the
immigrants came from all quarters OF the
globe, some from Europe, some from
Southern Asia. some from South America
and some from the islands of the Pacific.
ldaho's population was increased by
twenty-nine Englishmen, thirty-four ltai-
ians, fifteen Japanese. fifty-one Scanjnav-
ians. twenty-four Spaniards, the balance
being representatives of the minor govern
ments.
Mr.. Cushman Dissatisfied.
Congressman Cushman has, several times
since his arrival in Washington. expressed
himself as greatly grieved on behalf of his
constituents. because Of the fact that the
administration wholly disregarded the tele-
graphic wishes of himself and other mem
bers of delegations from the Pacific coast
states, regarding the appointment to fill the
vacancy on the interstate commerce COM
mission. The Coast delegations had agreed
upon a man from California and every
senator and representative from that sec
ton wired direct to the president, urging
that gentleman's appointment. Notwith-
ment was made, 1t was found that an Illi-
nois man had been given the place and
all the consolation which the Coast states
thrown to them in the shape of a news
paper Item which asserted that the gentle
man appointed was thoroughly cognizant OF
the interests of the Pacific coast and would
see that they had fair representation.
This latter statement seems to have
reused Mr.. Cushnnan's wrath really more
ofiicial. the other day. animated to Mr..
Cushman that he hoped the Pacific coast
would take an interest In matters close to
the administration heart Mr.: Cusnman Is
which the Pacific coast states would take
in the administration would depend very
largely upon the interest which the admin
fstratfon might take In the states. From
this 1t is only a fair inference to draw
that Mr.. Cushman does not feel himself tied
down 10 the administration In any way.
md that he is likely 10 be one OF the free
lances in the house in the event that
divers and sundry desires. which he may
present to the administration. from time
to time, in behalf of his constituents, are
disregarded.
Mr. Cushman has put in great deal OF
time. since his arrival here, at the war de-
partment urging a fair share of the trans
portation OF troops and supplies to the
Philippines by way of Puget sound. He
has served notice on Gen.. Corbin, and
Quartermaster General Ludington that. If
the Sound does not get Its just share OF
transpaciHc transportation. he can be
counted upon TO be equally as stubborn
when the army bills come up for consid-
Grafton
Mr. Cushman IS still stopping al the st.
James. but expects in a short time to locate
permanently for the winter. He has Gig
nified his intention Of putting In a great
deal OF time from now until the meeting of
congress at the congressional library. pre-
airing for the forensic contests OF the ses-
sion. At present his heavy mail gives hin,
an abundance Of work and he is already
beginning 10 learn how much OF an errand
boys Job Is that OF n congressman.