Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-03
CALM ON THE oALLows.



Hung for Murder.
A few months ago all Egypt raug
with the execution OF Bekklt Sulel'
man at Alexandrla-
Suleiman had been convicted NJ
numbering Greek merchant named
Limperopulo. Being a Mohammedan
he was tried In the Mohammedan
tribunals and sentenced to death.
The execution took place at sunrise
on the military parade ground on
Kom-el-dik. Hopes OF reprieye haa
been entertained from the fact thar
the great fasting month OF Islam
the Ramadan had just ended. ana
the feast OF Rairam or JOY begun
The late khediye invariably signal.
lied tho return OF Bairam by releas.
ing all prisoners whose terms Of nun.
lshment had uoarly expired. and often
by combinations says correspond.
ent OF the Richmond Dispatch.
) But Sulelman did not profit by the
great festival aud just as tho erav
dawn was slreaking tho east he gas
awakened In his prison with the newa
that his appeal for grace had leen
refused and that he must immediately
prepare for death
Bouud ana handcuifed but as i'm.
perturbable as the least concerned o.
his escort he was taken % the place AZ
execution. and at the foot OF the gal.
logs he maintained the same iatalls.
tic composure.
II am innocent and Allah knows IL
! The guilty are Abou Keit aud Ahmed
| Sathih
Then you wish nothing2"
'feA ! want 10 pray and pros.
trate myself before Allah.
'lou may.
but can one pray who has 10.
| Rashels"
stone vessel OF water was offered
| him his gullAh 10 which drinking
water Is always Kept Ia Egypt They
unbound his hands aud 10 walked
under tho scaTolI an1 performed tho
ablutlons that every Al0sicm observe,
before prayer Ito washed tlrat lis
feet ihon his hands an face and
then rInscd MS mouth refusing 10
lot ans one help htm or Walt on him
He then uuwouud from his vast
the shaw usgd as band anu spread.
Ing u on tbs ground undog tho scat
fold wAose hOor WIS higher Than bis
head he stood on II and offered Up
his prayer Frustrating himself four
times with his forehead 81 Tho earth
praying 20 Allah Tor mercy. and To-.
yoSInE the aid Hnd lutsrceta.ou ul bis
prophet
/ lilo drank from tho gallah aaI said:
II am ready
lie wa, then piulonad. and 10
walked W tho steps 10 lhe scaIold
and lifting his voice called out
sglaam aleikum VA Islam peace
bs 20 you Aoslom and no added Ia
Arabic
Peace 30 10 all men. and tho order
o! Allah Peace DO 70 tho chlldrcu 81
Islam We belong 10 Allah. and "a
him wo rsturrL tostify that there
Is no God but no alone lie turael
his face 10 tho easl and bowed
IL would BE- impossible 20 exagger.
. atn Ia description the majesty and
! dignity OF this BcruG notwithstanding
, ones assurance OF tho prisoners guill
and tho justice ni his intn
Alone and helpless Of aid b. ,uraci
| his !acs toward the glowing uAst aad
, tho holy cities and his last Het 4
, prayer HIS last word declaration o.
his unswerylng belief he looked out
> upon the thousands assembled 70 Wiz
o ness his end with the untroub!0d ~
D surancu 81 his iagalistic creed
: And 80 rs tho scaniy rays OF shs
, morning lliumtaod tho rude machiu
, cry o! death, be was swung into oier
nifty. solemnly prouOunc,ng rs Ih'
cord t'ghtaned around his mock hi
creod's defiance 10 the uubolioyer;
Ia illaha illalnh" --Ihore " no TO,