Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-14

read and write, S,S41 could read but
not write. and the remainder, 1S5,667,
could neither read nor write; 76,702
had been previously in the United
States; 1926 brought $50 each or
over, while 511 1902 had each less than
$50. The total amount of money
shown to officers by immigrants was
S16,117,513.
The comparative thrift of these
aliens may be gathered from the fact
that 71,7S2 Germans brought a total
OF S2,4SO,634, while 196,117 South
Italians had Lut s2,159,O17; 2S,451
English brought S1,4O5,S65, 27,124
Magyars showed only S341,4 01, and
32,9O7 Cronatians and Salvonians
but $437,117.
Eight thousand seven hundred and
sixty-nine immigrants were denied ad-
mission at the ports for the following
reasons: IdiOcy, l; insanity, %,
pauperism, 5,S12; communicable
diseases, 1,773; cOnvicts, 81; poly
gamists, 1 immoral women, Is; as
cisted aliens, Q, and contract labOrers,
1855, the largest number of con-
tract la6CTers excluded in any one
year up to the present time. The re-
iectiOns for the same causes during
the preceding year we're 1874.
There were returned during the year
for causes arising subsequent to land
ing SIT. compared with 465 in 1902,
while 1894 were cared for in hospitals,
against 4,217 during the preceding
-ear.
OF the total steerage immigration,
2SS,546 were Italians, S2,343 were
Poles, 1891 Scandinayians, 1928
Hebrews, T1,7S2 Germans, 1896 Irish,
34,iz7 Slovak, S2.907 Crotian-Sloven-
ian, 2S.451 English, 27,124 Magyars,
and 155,55O of other nationalities.
There were 35,92O immigrants adj
mitted through Canadian ports, an in
crease of 6,721 over the preceding
year.
The system of inspection performed
under agreement with the Transports
ton companies on Canadian soil Con-
tinues TO be very effective, 1,439 alieEs
afflicted with communicable diseases
having been thus excluded, as con-
pared with 1,773 for all seaports.
The balance on hand in the immi-
grant fund on June so, 1902, was $685.
2S2.21. The receipts during the year
ended June 80, 1908, were 81, 416, 515.I4.
The expenditures in the enforcement
of the laws were $S26,314.66, leaving
an unexpended balance on hand of ST.
76,4S2.69.
There were arrested along the Cana
dian border, east of Ohio, for unlawful
entrance into the United States, SIS
Cinnamon, ass OF whom were dis
charged and 33S deported. On the
Canadian border, west of New York,
S25 were arrested, of whom los were
discharged and 22O depOrted. At other
points. 277 were arrested, 126 of whom
were discharged and Isl deported
During the year, 1885 registered lab
Orers deTarted from the United States.
and 1,459 returned; 1,759 Chinese ex-
empt from the exclusion policy under
the treaty applied for admission, of
whom 1928 were admitted and 236
were rejected. There was expended
for the deportation of 535 Chinese per-
sons unlawfully entering the United
States over the Canadian border $64,--
965; for the deportation of 1873 Chinese
persons unlawfully in the United
States, principally by entering over
the Mexican border, S15,4O9
Seal Fisheries.
a report from the agent in charge
of the seal fisheries of Alaska shows
that 1922 sealskins were taken on
the PribiiOf islands during 1903. In
1900 the number taken on the Islands
was 22,47O; in 1901, 22.672, and in
1902, 22,3S6. These figures warranted
the hope that the diminution in sea-
life had ceased, but the result of this
years catch seems to prove the con-
trary. This result is attributable 10
pelagic sealing. which spares neither
sex, while on the islands only the sur
plus male seals are taken.
On November II. 1902. there was
paid by the North American CONNER
cial company, lessee of the sealing pri-
vilege. and turned into the treasury
the sum of s57,236, the amount of tax.
Jonus, and rental, with interest. On
LIS sealskins taken by the native in
labitants of the Pribilof islands in the
winter of 1SS9-1S9O, and subsequently
he subject Of controversy between
hat company and the former lessee.
he Alaska Commercial company.
A report from the agent for the pro
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