The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-24
NEWS OF NEW YORK.
BUSINESS BEING DULL RELIGION IS
TO BE ATTENDED TO.
Tho Latest Information as to the Unem-
ployed-The Sweating system" Blamed
and the Russian Jews-Activity Among
Religious Workers.

and the Russian Jews-Activity Among
Religious Workers.
NEW YORK CITY. Oct. 21.-fSpecial.1-
The autumnal meetings of various char;-
table organizations, and especially the
three days session this week of the New
England conference OF charities and COR
rections, have excited anew the public in
terest in and discussion of the puzzle OF
| poverty Ii is indeed a puzzle that over
abundance and phenomepaliy low prices
us 1ally go along with loud complaints of
want and moving appeals for charity. At
such time certain economists have much
to say of overproduction, which is log
ically the same as TO say that we are cold
and hungry because there is too much food
and clothing.
| The Puzzle of Poverty.
In this city the greatest proportion of the
unemployed is among the makers of cloth
ing, especially of cloaks and the finer
! kinds of dress goods, and the workers in
| tobacco. During September some 30 OOO
were idle out of the 10000 ordinarily en-
ployed in the clothing trades, and since the
| cool weather set in there has been a great
increase OF employment for these, though
they fear it is but temporary OF the
1900 ordinarily employed in making
cigars, including the sorters, strippers and
other assistants, nearly one-half are now
idle, and the chances for renewed employ
ment do not seem good. Popular opinion
attributes the extreme depression in these
| two lines to the sweating system" as it is
| in these that that system is most in vogue,
and also to the enormous influx of Russian
| Jews.
| At this season there are seldom less than
$4,000 unemployed men and women in this
city, and this does not include the habitu-
| ally idle, but those ordinarily at work and
always willing to work. At present the
unemployed of this class are at least 1OO.-
600 and increasing as the summer jobs ex-
pire. During the past summer the un-
usual amount of paving, dock building,
sewer construction and other municipal
work reduced the number of unemployed
to a number even below the average, but
with the approach Of winter most Of such
work ceases.
1t is singular fact that, despite this in
crease OF the unemployed, the surface indi-
cations of want are if anything less than
usual. There is apparently less street beg
gary than usual, and in some sections Of
tions for food are no more than usual.
Either the unemployed have not yet ex.
hausted their savings, or organized charity
has made relief less ostentatious.
Cause of Religious Revival.
1t is almost an axiom among evangelists
that commercial panics and depressions are
followed by renewed interest in religion.
and the great awakening of 1878 is with
them an oft cited recedent for encourage
ment. That class is therefore unusually
active, as are the organizations for Bible
study. The American Institute of Sacred
Literature in its current session in this
city has discussed many plans for system
atizing Bible study for the numerous Or
ganizations devoted thereto
The plan which meets with much favor /
is one providing for uniform course of il
minutes each day of the year for four years. I
This will cost, for the needed literature !
only, but 80 cents year for each student, |
and the course will cover the entire Bible. |
1t will be divided under four grea. heads, .
which will be studied in the following
order: 1.-THE Life of Christ :" Pounding and !
Early History of the Christian Church"
"Old Testament History and Prophecy"
and "Old Testament Legislation and Poet
ry."
The many advantages of this plan are
self evident. 1t concentrates the Christian
intellect of the country week by week on
specific points, and the various young
peoples societies and Bible classes will have
each week the very latest conclusions OF
the best minds On all obscure or contro-
verted points. Among the many recent
gatherings of interest in the religious line
al ba mi, icfo, a.
chusetts Association of Free Baptists at
Amesbury, the Gibbons jubilee at Balti-
more, where Archbishop Satolli and IS
other archbishops were present on one day.
and the celebration at Lenox, in the Indian
Territory, of the seventy-ffth anniversary
Of the beginning of mission work among
the Choctaw Indians
Another Triumph For Chicago.
From the far east comes information of
another triumph for Chicago and for the
United States in general. The contract
for building the railroad from Haifa, in
Syria, to Damascus has been awarded to a
Chicago firm, and the engines, cars, tanks
and general equipments are 70 be of the
latest and best American pattern. In 10 !
months, it is announced, the road is to be
ready for travel, and then one can ride
iohi o"ha; thc "llCitHt JOppd, 20 tUtL UOtefl
,ity which is believed to be the oldest in ,
.he world.
The plan is to extend the road through {
Persia, if permission can be secured, and
nto northern India. ultimately connecting
With the British system IN the southern
'art of that country. 1t is an interesting
act that just at the time railroad extension !
n Our far west appears 10 have come tee (
lead standstill, when the first Pacific rail ]
ways managers have given up the fight {
nd that road has gone into the hands of J
BOOM III the far east.
Maynard and Morals. =,
Politics we have always with us, and ev- :,
r. year there is Il new anu strange compli- :.
alton. This year it Is Judge Maynard, :
Democratic candidate for place IN the !
ighest state court, whom the independ- '
nts of various kinds are trying TO slaUgh-
er because of his smart practice ia dealing
Tith the Dutchess county returns ia 1891 c
Governor Flower boldly came TO Judge 4
iaynarJ's support few days ago with a {
tile anecdote about little boy who stole /.
ack a silver dollar which another boy had :
olen from him. The moral intended Is .
aat Democrats were justified IN sharp '
ractice because Republicans had not done y
leGn justice in the appoTJioament. The Il
loral may not I've obvious 20 every one, bat s
ne effect of Governor Flowers remarks q
rs certainly beea favorable 10 : udge May p
ard \
The business situation ia indeed phenor1- I,
s4i ezrz1gxiaffv in .r-.Tfrtes HsuSS Neasn