Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-30
MODERN JERUSALEM
One of the Most Intere sting Spots In
the Whole World.

May IS the tp-lg m season IN PaI-
estine, and especially in Jerusalem.
The same evening cur steamer left
Beyrout for JcCpa, a Turkish steam er
left llor the same place, carrying about
500 Turkish soldiers, who were dis
patched to Jerusalem to keep The peace
during the Easter services, says a cor
respondent The pilgrims, who had
tu2veled from the remote regi jas OF
Russia, from Grsece, Armenia and the
different parts of Egypt and Syria. haG
come to see this sacred city and l.gnj
a candle at the holy fire winch is
sues from the tomb of Christ. The
ceremony is performed on the after
noon of Saturday before Easter. The
soldiers came to prevent the crush, il
possible, and TO keep the pilgrims from
t12mping one another to death in the
vas. crowd In that crush there is al
ways d fenr CT being crushed if one
does not put up ones energy for re
s-stlnue to its highest maximum. Who
ever falls to the ground must by ne
cessity be trampled to death. Every
foot of space in the church and around
it is occupied with eager pilgrims
abcrt twelve or eighteen hours before
Liz lEIAAC VI Sc NlOCos anu W nC1I tA1Eo
time comes ali nIe nervous and eX-
hausted and anxious to make their
way out
Tha devotion of the Russian pens
ants in this pilgrimage is wonderful.
When we entered the chapel of the
Angel, in which it is said the angel s2c
when the women came to the sepul-
chre, and which now serves as YES
tibule to the tomb, the Russian pill
grinls had to be driven out by fierce
from the chapel of the Tomb to make
room for others They could hardly
tear themselves away from tie slab
of marble which covers the tomb. 1t
was told me N this cscy that one pill
grim brought with him from Russia a
lantern, vcwing TO light IL from the
':koly fire. take i, back to his cCun-
try. and by replenishing the oil keep
it burning in his home from genera
ton to generation. lie succeeded in
lighting the lantern ct the Church of
the, SepulclEe and in keeping it burn
ing as far rs JCppa. Hersi by some
great misfortune the ligE'. was put cut.
The pilgrim returned to Jerusalem.
lit his lantern again and came back
to Joppa, where he remained fifteen
days, waiting for another steamer. He
boarded the ship with his lantern
burning.
Jerusalem of today is Inhabited by
more chan $4,000 souls, most of them
Jews I did net take the word of our
guide in this case, but asked one of
the English missionaries about the
s.ze Of the population, and he informed
me that it might exceed $4,000. As [
looked en- the city from the M0unt OF
Olives remarked to the guide that the
size Of the city does not support the
statement about che population, for 1T
seems too small, and he said that the
inhabitants live about ten in one room,
and hence the economy in space. The
Jews came. into Palestine, and espe-
c.ally Jerusalem, in great numbers a
few years ego and the tyrannicGi
Turkish government passed a law pro-
hibiting more of them from entering
the country Some of them, however.
succeeded IN entering at J0ppa and
other points on the Mediterranean.
The boatman alone who convened
them from tbs steamer to the Landing
place charge them as much as e 10 for
eoch person.
1t requires three days for a brisk
walker and quick observer to see the
points of iC'.eTest in the city of Jeru-
salem The Church Of the Sepulchre
sanctuary, which is built on the site
of Solomon's temple, are the most at
tractive.
Wherever the eye turns il that mas
<fve structurethe Church Of the Sep
ulchre-it rests upon granite and mar
BILE and gold. The splendor of it all
comes as a surprise to the traveller,
who eXpeCEs TO see only the natural
tomb OF the Savior and the hill of Cal
vary. AS We reached Calvary. which
is located to the east of the tomb,
CbouIt fourteen feet above the level OF
the church, we were shown the hCles
in which tire three crosses stood, all
cut IN marble Golden crosses and
lamps, a rich mosaic floor and costly
Ornamen tbs. church
One cannot even mention all that
could be seen with interest in this re-
markable city. The oth=T day we cook
a very interesting donkey ride. We
went out from the Jaffa gate to the
field of blood passed through the
W. lley of Hinnom to Nehemfa's well.
where the valley of Hin1cm and tina.
of Ked-on join Passing by the Pool
Of Sloan, we proceeded up the valley
Of Kedron to the tCnbs of Zachariah
and Ahsalom. the garden of Geth-
semane and the summit of the Mount
of Olives, and then down On the oppO
SIC side of OIyet to Bethany and