Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-27
TORRENT OF Immigration.
Commissioner General PoWderly'S An
nual Report

N n
oonnisSiuloi u5neidi ioWu0iiy hu-
/ nuai Report
SHOWS THAT THERE HAS BEEN
AN INCREASE OF THIRTY-SIX
PER CENT. IN THE NUMBER OF
ALIEN ARRIVALS DURING THE
PAST YEAR OVER THE NUMBER
ARRIVING IN THE PEVlOUS
fEAR-THE INCREASE COMES
LARGELY FROM EUROPE-NEW
LAWS AND REGULATIONS SUG-
GESTED.
WASHINGTON, October 26.-ln his
annual report to the Secretary of the
! Treasury fon,n, issioner General pow
- = ''''O-
'no eo'di VI arrivals enuihs june oo'
1899, as 311,715, an increase over the
next preceding year of S2.416. or Sc per
cent. The opinion is exnressed that at.
least $4,000 persons were not listed in
this number. through a. defect in the
law as well as an indeterminate num-
Der from Canada and Mexico. who are
not, under existing regulations. ac-
counted for. The increase over the fig
ures for last wear is represented large
! ly by immigration from Enrone snecif-
ically from Italy. Austria-Hungary and
Russia. which shows gains resepctiyely
| of S,S06. %. 694 and 31154. of the to-
| tai arrivals, Europe supplied 2e7.349.
Asia S,972. Africa 81. and all other
countries 5,343. The distributitn as to
sex was 1922 males and 11e,43S fe-
males; as to age. 1888 were under IA:
24S,187 from Ia to As; and 1885 of As
years or older. AS to illiteracv. 6O.446
could neither read nor write. and 1922
could read but were unable to write.
| AS to amount of money brought 90 OH
had each $50 or over. and 174.613 had
each less than $40 The total amount
of money exhibited to officers was s5.-
414462. There were returned to their
own countries within ono vear after ar
rival 263. In addition To 7ee manners
and 303 alien. contract lahorers dehar-
red on the Canadian and Mevican hor-
| ders there were refused admission ono
idiot 10 insane nersona . zoo naunore
or narsons hkalv +o booo,,o n,,hlic
charges 24s diseased nerSons oiob+ CON
victs 90 assisted imn,i orarts, and TAI
contract lahorers MAXINE +otol oe
2 79S. The number If contract labor
ers debarrod los+ poor oxooaaod, +ba
npnhor fo. +ba ,o,,t ,roood;,,o, ,,oo,. ~,
~ nor cont
Ieois,ation =, roooss
ob1a tbo oo,..;o
investigations ado - az oon4 .
loho,. i, th;a +, 49,
/. horors orc dos+inod rho uoaoo,,
do+ion 90 ,,.+ 49, ;. 4,
+bo ,,ooo.,4,, -
| grafton stations OF canadian nor+s 40
!
o0i'oin 'iSnoeeu polnIs oA out nolI
ern boundary winch shall be the only
| ports of entry for aliens coming
| +bro,,oh ~ D;, 1,h.. 49,.
lnenudIion Is sustained IL Is sald, py
| figures showing that the immigration
| through Canada has largely increased
|
Gu ''i"' 'no 0'A eAeA ot'eu ~ 'ne LII
migration ofnclals at the American
ports is merely diyerting the tide of
| ;,,,,igrot;o, +b,,o,ob . ol,ooI ~ 20
ieiihS hlIle opstructioh. II Is also
recommended that information be col
lected showing tba numhnr Of alians
ies'' ms ioi Aoi eisn eoui Ae''
also That the authority or the bureau
be extended so as to include the sub
loot of ro+,,rot;,a+;o,, 20 a,,ol, ox,tert =,
may pe hecessdH9 70 prevent liduu
A severance of the connection between
the customs and immigration branches
- ~.
- NV o % VI
With regard to the islands now held I'M
der military control as an outcome of the
war with Spain, the opinion is expressed
that the prompt action of the immigration