The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-20
THE JEWS IN PALESTINE.
Remarkable Increase of the Jewish
Population in the Land 'of Prom

Use.
Travellers in Palestine have noticed
lately that the number Of Jews in that
country is increasing. The reports
which they have circulated with ref
erence to the matter, however, have
always been more or less distored. Tr
the last number Of Il journal published
by the German Palestine Society
PALESTINE Verein) Doctor Dalman, OF
the University of Leipzig, has a care
iul and reliable description of the
Jewish population of the Holy Land.
From this the following statement has
been condensed.
The Jewish population of Jerusalem
during the ten years between 1881 and
1891 increased from ID, 92O to 25,322 SC
that at the latter date about three
hlths OF the people of the city were
Jews. There was not room for them
all in the sO-called "Jewish quarter y
within the walls they therefore built
themselves new houses about the
northern and western gates, thus adj
ding considerably to the extent of the
modern city. These houses are usually
constructed in groups under the direc-
ton OF some foreign society Interested
In the restoration of the Jews to their
country, and sold to their tenants on
terms to suit their circumstances.
Besides those l. Jeruaslcm, there
Palestine, especially Jaffa, Hebron.
Haifa, Tiberias and Safed-in all,
l5,340.
Inc most interesting fact to be
noticed, however, is the appearance
IN recent years of Jewish colonies in
the various parts of Palestine. There
are no fewer than nine of them i'm the
vicinity OF Jaffa. In these colonies
there are l,0l6 Jews OF all ages who
are engaged in cultivating IL, 1872 acres
or land. The principal crop is wine.
out irult and grain also in large
quantities are produced. There is a
small colony of ten persons on a tract
OF Lou acres OF land neal Jerusalem.
IN inc northern part of the country
there are several colonies. The larg-
est IN all Palestine, consisting OF 800
Jews, occupies 2,784 acres
of land between Mount Carmel and
inc runs OF Cnsarea. In the neigh
Dorhood of Safed are six colonies with
lS6 members, who cultivate in all S.
zo3 acres of the, to them, sacred soil.
Ii appears, therefore, that there
are-or were in 1801-2,612 Jews in
Palestine engaged in earning their
ofead by agriculture, and that they
have possession of 20, 243 acres of land.
figures, however, do not repre-
sent the extent TO which this move
ment has progressed, for, besides the
under cultivation, there are So
OH acres that have been bought for
me purposes OF colonization. About
main OF this is in II single tract beyond
The Jordan nea the line of the pro-
posed railroad from Haifa to Damascus.
Ihls tract was purchased by Baron
Edmund R%othchild, who is more or
less interested in Mt least nine of the
colOhles now in operation.
me whole number OF Jews now in
according to Doctor Dali
man, Is 43, 1888 and the whole amount
iand held by them or those interest
IN their welfare is so, 1856 acres.
Two facts with reference TO this
nov. ment are favorable to its success :
That there are men of great wealth
ana influence behind it; and (2) that
mus lar 1T seems to have been wisely
directed, In that the people have been
encouraged to devote themselves to
agricultures and have been settled on
of the bert Iand7jn PDleknna.A
Professor II y. Mitchell.