The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-18
A TW0-EDGBD SWORD.
EDITOR sTEAD's BOOK OK THE
WORLDS FAIR CITY.
GrAphis Pictures in BrIstlinE English Of
tho sOoiAI, Political, Industrial aud
Religious Life in the windy City.
Chicago Society Women.

Chicago, H.. March ls--An classes and
conditions in Chicago are on the tiptoe OF
expectation. awaiting what IS 20 be placed
before their eyes next week in ths shape
OF III Christ Came TO Chicago" by Vim.
T. Stead OF London. Mr.. stead's book is
a sensational picture OF what he saw in
Chicago during the las; few months. 1t
gives, in pointed, bristl!nE English, Caics-
80 life, social. political. Industrial and r.
ligious. Il pictures whu; Christ would
sec II He came here. Mr.. Stead has spared
neither the Eca nor the influential Al
have been treated alike. In the Nine
tenth ward where the painted siren g
wont 20 make the dark hours merry. he
has prowle8 with q King or the buns"
az a bum and has seen sights which VIII
make the people Of she city open their
eyes 81 wonder that such things can be
H. 2 LARD Of boosted civilization
The rather startling cover OF the book,
drawn by the wst-ku5wu Chicago arr y.
"A-t' Young, speaks volumes. X repre-
cents Christ standing IN an ar;itule 0t
commanding T@huke. while az His fast cap
easily be seen the t=rror-stricAan faces ~
Charles T. N-Tkes the street car mag
rate: Alderman Powers. M'caael e. ne.
Of gas trust untorlety, Warren SPRINGER
the famous franchise grshber, and Alder
man Ryan.
Tbs over - unique and tells 10 own
Etory. In concluding his preface he says
ehat in olden time T. was said that an
roads lad 70 Rome, but that n modern
times and IN Chicago all roads lead 20 the
city hail The book Is divided into five
main divisions, under the following can
tons; Some Images 10 Have Made ~
Me- "Carists Miiswaud Ia Chicago"
''satan5 Invisible World Displayed"
''chrisrs Church in CMci2o.'' "Waat
Would Christ DO IN ChlcaEoT" There are
tyTeuty-six chapters and seven appendix
IN the volume Of about 600 pages. ana each
one Of them IS meTc!less two-eIged
sword.
Mr.. stead aTiyed In Chicago at a time
when there were Thousands Of unemployed
and IN his opening chapter he describe
The way human beings who have been
unfortunate, and Who are uaMps. are
treated IL Chicago. how they sieap IN
box cars, IN the Easements Of saloons.
or coll themselves up 10 ogthouses but the
bulk Of them were accommodated in the
police stations In the Pacific Garden Nls-
sion and 10 she City Han. Such impro-
vised Ghelters were an the appliances of
civilization which Chicago ip The year ~
the worlds Fair had 10 oIer to the nome
less ont of work
THE FALLEN MAGpALEN.
The next chapter Is OF ihe 'Fausn
Magdalen." how the doors Of the church
and the home are closed agaln.. her
by people who call themselves Christians
1Ie declares that the church which VIII
do this may be declared as respectable
as Thurdcll, the murderer, was declared
20 be respectable because he kept a gig
but its respeciabillty VIII not save IL from
going down Harrison Street Police
Station stands IN the mldst Of darkest
Chicago. Behind the iron bars of .ts un-
derground cages are penue1 IN night az
Ter night scores and hundreds on the most
dissoiute rufnans o. both sexes that can
be raked up IN the lives OF tine lcvee II
Is also the great receiving house where
the police and the basmen and justices
temporarily pen the unfortunate women
who are raidsd from time TO time for
revenue only OF which they Yield poodly
sums TO the pockets Of the adminlstra-
tors OF justice.
''sometimes when the justices needed
dollars. and raids are ordered IN scores
that the bail bonds may be paid there are
zoo women crowded into the cells. But
n the city had provided adequate accom-
modations for her dodgers even m this ,in-
derground inferno there might be less 10
be said. The city. like stony-hsarted
stepmother. provided Tor her children
nothing but shelter warmth AMI a stone
bed Only once had ] seen anything ike
II outside fhe picture hook; Il was IN
one Of the worst prisons IN 81 Petersburg.
But Ia Russia they were mors merciful