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Show UXIi ESlllAliEE IVMIGltAXTS. Ifecruits fur the Mormon Church Classified Classi-fied as Such. New York, Aug. 14. A circular letter which reached this city to-day from Europe has caused much interest in shipping circles. It was addressed recently by the Hamburg-American Hamburg-American Packet company to the proprietors proprie-tors of various immigrant lodgiughouses in Hamburg, and its object is to prevent any undesirable persons from coming as immigrants immi-grants to this country. A large number of such immigrants have come from Hamburg, aud the expense of returning them to Europe is more than the packet company cares to bear. In the future the packet company points out that undesirable immigrants immi-grants may be classified as follows: First Those persons who for some leason or other are liable to become a public charge, and especially those who are unable to support themselves. Second Those who are afflicted with contagious con-tagious or other obnoxious diseases. Third Those who have been engaged by contractors to do work in America. Fourth -Those who are weak-minded, lunatics, lu-natics, blind, deaf and dumb or crippled. Fifth Those who practice polygamy, as for example, Mormons. Sixth Those who have been adjudged guilty of crime. Seventh Unmarried women who arc about to become mothers. |