Wichita eagle., 1889-10-20
IN THE NEW JERUSALEM.
THE CITY ONCE MORE OCCUPIED BY
THE CHOSEN PEOPLE.

Holy City since the Hebrews Have Be
gun to Return. ~ the Bible Declared
They Shouid-Some Queer Habits-
Thirty thousand out Of the forty thousand
people OF Jerusalem are Hebrews, and the
lsraelites bid fair to again become the pre-
dominant people in Palestine. The Turkish
government, which has for ages prohibited
them from living longer than three weeks at
time In the Holy Land, is, under the infu-
ence OF the foreign governments. relaxing iss
restrictions and At present they are coming
here by the hundreds They are engaging in
business and they now control q great part
of the trade of Jerusalem Some of them
feel that the day when the prophecy Of the
Bible that they shall again inhabit their
land shall be fulfilled is at hand. and one curl
GUS tribe from southern Arabia claims to
have received revelation that they must
leave their desert country and come back 10
Palestine They have lived In Yemen Ara
oia for the past 2, 500 years They are Of the
tribe OF Cad, and they left Palestine zoo years
before Christ was born They are bringing
with them many valuable old documsnts
which prove their origin, and not a few Of
them are engaged in agriculture near Jeru-
salem.
CURIOUS PEOPLE
Our American consul. Mr. Gilman, telh
me that there are about two hundred Ameri-
can Hebrews in Jerusalem. and he says that
the great number Of immigrants is the won
der of the people Of this part Of the east He
says that the removal OF the restrictions on
immigration has taken place during the pest
three or four years, and that when be came
here it was the policy of the foreign govern
menrs represented az Jerusalem to aid the
Turks in expelling the Hebrews. He was ad-
yised shortly after his arrival that some
Americans were overstaying their three
weeks time in Palestine and he was request
ed TO direct them TO leave. He replied that
such action was entirely contrary 10 the spirit
OF our government, which Is founded on re-
hgious and race freedom. and after some ne
gotiations the American Hebrews were al
lowed to remain. Shortly after this the
British consul. under instructions from the
British minister at Constantinople, took the
same grounds and am told that the German
and French governments have followed suit.
\ half century ago there were only thirty
two israeIite families in all Jerusalem and
the number in Palestine was only 5000 Now
there are nearly $1,000 in the Holy Iaud and
three-fourths of the population OF Jerusalem
is made up OF them.
A curious people they are. They are nearer
the type which existed here in the past, and
they have prescribed dress and their ap-
pearance is like that Of no other people of the
Orient. The boys and men wear long coat
like gowns which reach, without belts, from
the neck 10 the feet and which show other
gowns beneath them at the front Their
heads are covered with cloth or velvet caps
bordered with long brown fur which stands
straight out, forming wide fringe about tho
head None shave and all who can wear
boards. Each face Is framed In iwo long
curly locks of hair which come out Just in
front Of the ears and in many cases reach
down 10 the breasts in accordance with an
injunction Of the Scriptures stating that
thou must not mar the corners of the
beard"
They never cut their hair In front of the
ears, and have seen boys with the whole Of
the rest of the head shaved and these two
locks left. They have hair Of al colors, from
black and white 10 fiery red, and there are
many among them with boards Of silvery
whitenesS Jerusalem u 10 the elderly L.
raehte Of Europe what Bcnares is 90 tho
Hindoo. He hopes 20 come here u die, and I
am told that many OF them here believe that
If they die ia other lands they viii be drag
ged under tine earth through the globe from
whence they are laid until they come out
upon the Mount Of Olives The side of this
mountain Is covered with tombstones. and
soil from it is sent 70 Hebrews In many parts
of the world In order that 1t may be put into
their cofiins az burial
DEvoUr woRsHIIrRs
I have visited a great number Of their
houses; whole families live In one e ike "A
room OF the SIZE Of "A ball bedroom With no
windows, and lighted only by the door at
the front Both walls and floor are of stone
There IL little furniture 70 speak Of There Il
only bed or two for the grown people and
the rest q tbs family must bunk on the floor.
The kitchen Ia IN most cases little box just
high enough Tor the woman 81 the house ~
stand uprigh. 10 and not more than three
feet wide and four feet deep At the back Of
this there L. n ruds stove of stone for the
burning Of charcoal and somewhere IN the
which make gp the tsneInents a.
a score OF families there - a we'll, which l.
The common property IS all On the door
posts Of each dwelling, whether Il he Of only
one room or more. there is taeIsd rolled up
strip Of white parchment ak inches long. GA
which Ii written the name Of Jehovah and
the ten co1nmandrnents and every one Of
these Palestine Hebrews wears the com
rnandments ried upoo his arm under hisopat
They have in some cass phiiaeteries Tor their
'orehsads at time Of worship, and most q
Iben arc very devout
Our consul says there are iJO synago,r,lesin
Jerusalem but these az a rule ars small and
hey are not 80 fee astas ether churchss Of
ne city. The service - different from tina,
which h ob~Tved n Arnessea, and the women
worship In q different room from tbe men
vas In Jerusalem AZ the time II the ceAebra-
jon Of ths Passover, and was tod chA. the
east ia now celebrated much tae sause o. 10
ras in the days q the psss. awe tina, a ,aeco
4 burnt bono DOW takss the pAace - tbs lamb.
81 this time they turned oct IN hoiadAy attire,
md vas surprlsesi 70 So rsch sD~ns Of v.I-
20 and SILK, Il btns yellow and s-r>eu, CT
ONE q the Ulen whom had sseo b.fors IN
title more than RAYS I attended the sTna~
,ogues ora the following c.sy sDa found rbsrn
u full The raebis we're gargso>.sly etsd and
have seldom sessn more dsvout ooBgresa~
Ions Tie nssH were Al reading HsDrsv cut
o1d, and n tie rooms sdJotning ] found
voszssu talking ever :,1e Scriptures ~ listening
o the older women among tb~cn veo vsFs
e36ing- The rabbis e jerusalem are act sss-
aged in bcriIss4s some u ITEM a. a. gs6gss
nd in q0a-reis IL suite as ANsTs s,st-s1
y them TIE chsef rabb4 = f-o1 mere s1xa
o Tsarx Old Re - a very in.>1-gsns All
right cd nae srd 81 h.gtIy r~pscs>d Ia
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me Han tss sIooz-
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