The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-31
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM.
THE NUMEROUS RACES LIVING IN
THE METROPOLIS.
A Colony OF Mahomedans - How Irish,
Italians, Germans. and Russian and
Polish Jews Tread on Zach Others
Heeis-Latest Gossip About the stage.
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who keep up their own home customs in
the midst of the new ideas and the new
manners that surround them. The Chinese
colony is famous. There are nearly three
hundred japanese In the city, but they are
scattered all over. They do not possess the
gregarious instinct that is so common in
almost all the other people from Asia.
The Mahomedans now have made little
corner Of their own. On the north side Of
Mott street, just adjoining the Chinese sec
ton. Ebakar Ali lives. For TIE past seven
years he has been the father and guide OF
all the followers of MahOmet that have Wis
tied these shores. Immediately on their ar
rival they all go to him, and he and Moula
Basekesh direct and advise them as 10 the
best way Of disposng of their goods, be-
cause it is for the mighty dollar, and not for
love or adventure, that these lslamites leave
their native land. Cargoes of rugs, napkins
table-cl0thes, and various other similar ar
ticles, besides quaint jewelry and charms.
and carved bottles of strange perfumes ac-
company them. When the warm weather
sets i'm. these wanderers from a strange
land turns their faces towards the fashion
able resorts at mountain and seaside, and
they dispose of their oddly assorted eases
of goods at high rate Of profit. When the
goods are sold, the MahOmetans lose no time
in returning 10 Calcutta, for 1t il from that
city and its neghbOrhOOd most of them
come from. Baltimore and Boston are
their fayOrits ports of entry, and those who
20 South land at New Orleans. While here
they follow faithfully all the tents Of their
religion. Ebakar Ali has made an arrange
menth with "A slaughter house over in Jer-
sey. and he Kills a. many animals as he
needs according to the rule laid down by the
prophet 4 MahOmedan cannot eat the
flesh Of an animals that is killed by
inidel hands, neither can he taste food
prepared by them. The laws of the Prophet
are not very stringent as regards cleanliness.
but his followers in this country lind it 10
their advantage 10 improve in this particu
lar. MOula Basekesh is priest and rellg-
ious services are held in his house. They
are a law-abiding people, and if the many
hundreds that come 10 these shores not one
Of them has ever been arrested for any ser.
Gus infraction of the criminal law. In this
respect they differ very much from the for
eign negro element. for the police find these
the most troublesome Of all our visitors.
CUBAN NEGRO SETTLEMENT.
OF course all Of them do not come under
this ban. Up near Fiftieth street there is e
: '
rs any citizens in the city. Very
few of them speak English. and they hold
no communication whatever with the
American negro. They lind employment a.
walters in the Spanish-Amercan restau- |
rants, and many Of them are cigarmakers.
GYPsIEs, TOO.
The gvpsies. too. have headquarters here. |
Down on West street. near the Pennsylya- |
mia pier. there is a house that is always |
crowded with these nomads. The king
and ruler Of the gypsics IN this part OF the |
country is Elder triah Wharton. lie looks |
out for all the bands, and he declares there |
are 200 earning their living and laying M |
a little store for the future, telling fortunes |
and bartering anything and everything |
with any one who will trade with them |
During the winter the leaders all live in |
West street, and the rest are accommodated |
i'm big tents that are situated in some sec |
ton within easy access of New York.
80 MORE MORMoNs.
The Mormon settlement no longer exists
but it is only within the last year the colony |
was broken up. The Mormon Church
about eight years ago. appointed John W !
I'VE theiragen i'm this city. His duty was |
10 take care Of the emigrants who landed |
here on their WAY TO Utah. A. he was |
very enthusiastic disciple Of Brigham |
lOung he soon made several converts, and |
they all located ia three very good houses M |
Thirty-secOnd street. Each man reJ0lced |
in the possession OF two or three |
wives. The female population in the neigh |
)orhOod remained in ignorance Of the true |
state Of the affairs, bat when II was finally |
discovered. the M0rmOns had TO quit the
leighbOrhOOd without much loss OF time
they found new quarters in Brooklyn. and |
ifter awhile Mormon temple was organ |
zed. Mr.. Nye asserts that there are still in
mis- cnty a. many as five hundred believers
N Mormonism. and that they come prnci-
,ally from the wealthy and cultured classes.
THE MARCH OF IMMIGRATION.
In the change Of population the process
'ion seems never ended and never ceases
First the Irish contingent drove
,ut the Americans from their pleasant
streets. Then the Irish vacated their tene-
nent houses for better residences up town.
md the Italians stepped into their empty |
places. These have not yet reached the
Nldermanic chamber and the Mayors
hair, but they may be expected 10 do 80
when the future shall open some broader
.areer TO the freshman. While the Italian 7
zones upon the lrishman's former stage of
abOr, the German Jews, who once were
n great numbers in the old downtown
streets are being forced out of them by the |
Polish, Hungarian, and Russian jews. The |
phenomenon is interesting. Whole streets |
IRE crowded with the latest corners; schools |
which were filled with Germans are now |
lyerrun with the Polish and Russian Jews. |
md the calendars Of the districts courts are |
with innumerable and Interim |
lable quarrels between them and their en-
~ In ~
Roman chew, land where is the American TO |
90?
GREEN-ROOM CHAT.
\ man named Murphy has dramatized |
The kreutZer Sonata, the, novel not the |
nusic-and hopes 10 get it played IN New |
! Ork. As the novel is mostly a series OF
moral reflections, and as it contains but |
me dramatic incident, Mr.. Murphy must |
nave worked hard this summer. lie VIII |
ind material for another play in Carlyle's |
'Sartor Resartus," perhaps.
Some interesting celebrations are likely |
o occur in Europe next year, for the one |
birthday anniversaries Of three |
composers fall within twelyemonth.
Herald, the author Of "Lampa,' was born |
n Paris on January y; Czcmey, the plan
st and instructor, was born IN Vienna on |
February 81: Meyerbeer was born in Berlin |
IN the 9Th OF December.
The manuscripts found in Goethe's old |
book ease were not compositions Of cOnse-
laence, but studies and arrangements IN
harmony. skilful enough, however, TO show |
hat this many-sided man was more than a
mere dilletante-One of the scores OF bach |
,rgan fugu transposcd By Goethe in a string
luartette. \ number Of Italian mass and
opera scores were found in the same book-
case.
Berloz is seldom heard in New York, but
A revived interest in his work is shown in
Europe He said on his death bed, Now
my works will be played and he was right.
His Mass for the Dead ought to be heard
tor it is "a powerful thing and there
Il perhaps in all music nothing more
dramatic than the effect OF the four ch0irs
Of trumpets striking in one often the other
calling the dead to rise. He said: III ii
were threatened with the burning of all my
works. with one exception, il is for the Mass
for the Dead that / would ask mercy