New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23

after methods which are peculiarly their own ~
In which their fellow subjects of different race INV
little interest, and sometimes aversion
All Of these Interesting people well represent
in the conglomcra'c popul lion OF thlS pg e"!'
vet not much IS known Of their ways by hc avcr'5"
American, whether native or naIrallHcd' WI" ""'
born 10 speak the English language. >'u ''i'"" VI
p, yer hear Il said of any p"-o who comes from INT
country - Oh he's an Au,irian.7 On all "c'"'i''
sucb a man is referred 10 almost inNanapN - :"
poheuiau~ or ~ llunguTian," and willie u Is SHOWN
that bohemia or innsiry |, not ait M tl' ''''' i
a vague idea with many p"opl" that aI Au''I"h9 '''
either bohemian, or Hunearan,. Hni before pro-
cccdirg any further. 70 can De- seen that 'ms - 4"
sc,ious mistake without referring nj AL 80 '"e
so,eu mr. mor, otbc- natlonnliticS oi witch m'ntloA
has bccn made the SloNa!S and t." MnS>nrS NJ"
especially interesting. and by reason o th'i '"'''
antnro- ism 10 each other NOR" interesting '""n -"
The other, combined. The territory 81 h"'h b. III
fine Kingdom of Hungary. and YOU would not N''I"
for. uisc.,Il either one hN applying ih' g"h'F"
form hungarian. he olo"ak umbrr al"u' "'''"'-
600 and are ,atlrd ia tine northern part 81 we
Tmuire About 10000 Of them dwell! III his '|'
generally on the thickly populated downtown h''t
side and H. smaller sections aud gr'ity r'n'''"
pumbors ON lnc uptown East SIDE. There are 'omc
in Grecnprnt and Williamsburg ~ we'll
The downtown colony l. confined within Clinton
Essex First. second and Third Si- II far - ts"'"
Il Won might from NOfl lk-i 10 me F"'H "Ni y"
ono side and on another Side from Monrnr't. 10 leh'h
s. I'ptown their bdwicA 4, from siHty.iiist't. 10
.iNfh,t. and Fir-t-avc. 10 H." aver. Ih'r'
- oi.o . U;tlc colony OF Sloyaks sill further uptown
and couti r,ous 10 the ncighborhood Of Little Italy,
from one hundIclandsNth Il. to 'nr-I'Ndrci ANA
s, vnutcou,n-.t ard liisi-avc. 10 >"rondhvc' Inc!
are employed chiefly In the wire factory ot 'hdr'7
Wolf & GA nj Onciundrcd and clgl'e'nth-st. ana u'e
East River They are u quiet. inoi"nSiNc ana IN
dus;rious people and among the representatives. "'
,hc NATIONALITY In New York to be found watch
makers taIl,rs rnachlnsts carpenters, nrd In iact
ali fine occupations Of skilled labor which come
undcr thr ore general term m"chanlc' Ihr great
majority Of them, though. are Ordinary hDoi'r'' an"
with their II 80 ~ day they often mink "l
fine forty krcutzcrs day which they received III Ii"
corywhicl Is fifteen in American. or seven pence
ho,ro,nv I'm British money. They appreciate this
and show commcndabe anxiety TO swear of their
ALLEGIANCE TO the Government Of the old country ana
swear Il on 10 the new.
one of the by laws In the constitution OF the M
tional Savonic society, their principal organization
in this city, although there are more than dozen
others Is that each member must become citizen 81 the
Tinted states within six years after landing. II he
hc citizen already 50 much th' better: but he must
become one within the period specified. or else get
ont There are about 1000 citizens Of Sovak birth
I'm This city, the majority Of whom are R"pubhcahS
They have weekly newspaper printed In their mother
tongue too through which their wishes are male
known and the advantages OF living in this Republic
cloGuently cxpounded by It's editor John spcvak. The
name OF the paper Is "slovak V Amcrkc" anh II has
n clean wclkcpt Office at so. 40 East Third-st
Well dressed intelligent slovaks drop In and oat
there every day. seeding advice from the editor,
man about thirty years of age who speaks slN
languages. and Is reckoned leader among his people
They have "A national holiday the cust Of saints
Cvrll and MathOdias, which falls July y, and as
far as their numbers will permit they celebrate II with
as steady an adherence as the Irish show 10 the
patron saint OF their country. An the slovaks were
at one time orthodox Greek Catholics. and il to-
that form Of Christianity these missionaries who
went there from Bulgaria first converted them In the
ninth century. The Roman Catholic religion was
introduced subsequently, under German auspices. and
IL that religion the great majority people
are today committed. Ninety per cent OF those who
are In this city are either Roman Cath )lcs or Greek
Catholics. There Is Slavonlc Roman Catholic Church
In FOurthst., between Avenues { and d. of which the
Rev. Father Francis Fremmel Is pastor. Eut there IS
no religious aniagonism the part Of those who
differ with each other In religion They all friternzc,
and find common bonds Of fellowship in hatred Of
Magyar supremacy and longing for Home Raj.
Large numbers OF >oyaks work In the mines OF
Pennsylvania SOvcnsky Noviny- 4. SlavOnlc
NewsD i printed in Pittsburg: slovcnska syornos
("savon.c Concordr. Connelsvc. Penn; jed
nota7 C'rntyTl. Gc"cand Ohio "Evangclick,
Cirkevne Novny' {" Evangelical Church News~J 4, n
Catholic paper printed In rreeIar-i Penn The Rev.
Ludwig Novomesky Lutheran minister. uscI to be
In Braddock. Penn, and now conducts services for
slovaks OF that persuasion In II Marks Chapel.
feminist and Avenue A. Of which the Rev. DR..