The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

the Zionist question into the general eiee.
tions IN October last. In becemptIi Wal
appeared to be very Important am uT A.,
Kljeger, a Jewish Turkish official, Tor
more than twenty years sc2etHry snted
prefer to the government "a I9 1,Ta INA
who declared Zoni6m lmpractclDIe auu
injurious to Jews now living IN the w"
man empire. This statement ron Soea q
source had considerable weight ~ man.
quartas, but 1t was entlrelE r ovei Than.
1THed by the audience accorded Ut. lneu,
dore Herzl and two of bis associates pg
the sultan Of Turkey. toeetneI MA MA We wy.
ceivod marks Of favor from the sultan
In Zionist quarters much nope VIZ Ty
rived from this Incident. ana IisE ny
since an audience with the sultan OIL M
KEY is not easily obtained, nor had ane
sultan any apparent reason 10 grs ,H
marks of favor 10 these men except IUI
tne impression that he had no unfavoraole
disposition TO their protects; rarzpa NJ.
During the last year prdi H hy opaater
sohrIefy Of tone. In an address delivered
AZ Maccabean banquet he contessssd : t M
he should not now make the Almost ueuutee
meetings in the East End Of London IN
1905. when his hearers got the impression
that some actual step looking 20 the p raS
teal realization Of me ne 1 fbe 'lmmediste
future. go ..u,.rossed saverol
events OF favorable lulPoIh ~ Wv n'.Sn,,as
the world, and practically no retrosfes'
sion. D,.s
Following Il the reporh on the CONDITIONS
in Texas given IN the list Of States, which
is feature OF the book;
In tho state of Texas there are twenty
seven cities and towns with one or more
Jewish institutions OF these, seventeen
have twenty.four regularly organized con
erecations; five hold holiday services ana
in ave no communal religious life exists
OF the twenty.four congregations elghteen
report on the subject OF services as Ioi'
lows: Three hold daily seryieesi t"elye
Sabbath aud holiday services; one nous
Friday evening aud holiday services one
holiday services only and In one no SelN'
ices are held at present. Eighteen Sohs ~
| cations report d membership OF lO94' , Snu
r. Sfteen an income OF S31, 1868 TWO
| congregations are affiliated WIN tne Snlon
1 OF American Hebrew conRregaIlouss sieS ~
| report ten cemeteries and besideS there are
! Given Cemeteries not attached to organ
| lied congregations; fourteen report scnoos
| and besides there are I'VE scnools h1t ~
! teehed TO organized congregations, siA NJ ~
! these schools are affiliated with the ne
| brew Sabbath School Union OF AleeI,i n,
besides one not reported IN the ,eihetie ..l.
| Jewish Year Book; fourteen SCHOOLS lnstrufl
| 775 pupils There are twenty.sl1 chatltapls
societies, sixteen reporting an income o.
Seos3 10. and two AFFILIATED Win the "a
iionai Conference Of Jewish cn i,! e,
| There are five social clubs four Win az
Income of sla, 26s 81; three Young Men,
Hebrew Associations, one with an ineom,
OF 500: and three literary societles. ~ on
place there IS a section or the >Souncil O
Jewish Women: in hve places there ar
nve Zionist societies. and In twelve place
HE variour orders as follows: Thirteen o
he Independent order b mai Birth; one
the Independent Order Of Free sons
Israel and six Of the Order b,ritn ApIanaA
One place without Jewish INSTITUTION
holds holiday scrvfces
The estimates Of the Jewish populafio
!. Of the state VARY from BOO 10 So.ooo'