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

violently objected TO by the audience In
the thealcr. and here and here, too, have
been occasional iudica Mons o. more fay
able treatment on the part OF the dutnorl'
ties. The very considerable body % jewish
soldiers who wont to China with The Rus.
sian troops were the recipients " special
words Of praise from General Bor'iauon,
but on the heels Of this come two announce.
ments-the decree that the government viii
hereafter limit the number of Jewish stu.
dents In Russian universities to per cent
of the total except In the University of
Moscow, where they are entirely prohibited.
and the publication of q secret rescript
from the war office appointing q commits
sion to deal with all cases of friction be.
tween the Jews and the military, trials to
be by court martial As If the horrors OF
government were not sufficient, there has
been added a serious famine In Southern
Russia. with many thousands of people In
actual distress,
The communities heretofore cut of have
attracted more than usual attention, and
many, TO send commission to the Fa
lashas of Abyssinia. and at Shanghai there
Of Chinese Jews, and active communica-
tion has been entered into with sne rem.
nants OF the colony at Kai Flung Foo.
The colonlsts in ArgentiPbe are fa5iTIy
increasing under the auspices OF the Colo
nization association. The Dutch govern
member Of the Dutch section Of the Inter
national arbitration commission, and the
shah of Persia has selected a Karaite Jew
as tutor for his son.
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
In this survey there remains but a sin.
gle general topic to consider, that relating
TO the Jews present or prospective in the
Ottoman empire. The good will Of the
sultan to some OF his Jewish officials was
shown, on his jubilee, by the bestowal Of
one of the highest orders known in the
ArIlr HrGN
dragoman Of the imperial dlvan, aud later
| by a concession to the Jews who have
been settled in the Holy Land for soma
time. 10 hold agricultural land Ia their
| own name, which had heretofore Deeh DE-
| MED them
The only untoward event reported was
I the great FIRE at Hasskeui, a distinctly
| Jewish quarter in Coustantinople, which
| rendered over 2000 persons homeless me
dedication OF a German-Jewlsh synagogue,
! with seating capacity OF 1000, marks
| the growth Of emigration OF Ashkenazim,
| partly from Russia principally from aus
| tro-Hungary, inro what has neeh ~ mou-
ern times the most important stronghold oil
The Vintage Of the Jewish colonies IN Pal
/ estine was very satisfactory, Dqt IN W
| fall there was much distress 10 Jerusalem
| due 10 smallpox and typhns later - I'M
drouth and inadequaey OF the wafer sup
ply. -. Itch r,,sston,
I NJ a public nature have visited the Jew
ism communities OF the west; Mr. .. ,Yellyl
| came to secure support for Q ouilolng 10
| Nissim Behr head OF the Technical sehoo
OF the Alliance 10 Jerusalem, is on NOR
extended trip 20 make propaganda TOT "a
alliance Both have met With encourage
ment and success =
The Zionist movement has PROCEEDED o
the lines Of previous years, strengthemn
itself in various countries by better mett
ods Of organization and BY adopting On
scloture" program In addition TO ina
Of simple agitation for the original Monls
| diseussion has In the m9ln departed, thong
! 10 certain extent II has not been enn
mated In England. due to the injection