Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1894 — EMIGRATION FALLING OFF. [ARTICLE]

EMIGRATION FALLING OFF.

Decrease of 17,187 for the First Quarter of 1894, Compared with 1893. The British government returns on emigration for the three months ending April 1 show a most pronounced decrease in the’ forced expatriation of British subjects. The total emigrationin this period aggregated 21,915, or a decrease of 17,187 compared with the same period of 1893. The reduction is shared proportionately by the three nationalit es of the United Kingdom. There were 16,801 emigrants from England, a decline of 8,712; 2,093 irom Scotland, a falling off of 2,015, and 3,022 from Ireland, a falling off of 46J. The falling off in emigration from Ireland is attributed to the hard times now prevailing in the United States, which has militated against Irish-Americans forwarding remittances to pay the passage of their relatives and friends to the other side of the water. The decrease was general to every country, except South Africa, which shows an increase of 6! 9 over the corresponding period of last year. The falling off of emigration to the United States for the quarter aggregated 20,789; to Canada, 6,303; to Australia, 704. The falling off was most noticeable in the month of March.