Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-16
Caravans of the Followers of the Unwrit-
ten Law Traverse the Omaha Oasis.
IN GORGEOUS PAGEANT DISPLAYED
Wealth of the Tribes, Pride of the sheiiss
and Glory of the Harems Shown IN
Dazzling Com mbination to the
Unregcnerate.

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mighty host.
Shareef France bade the young mon, the
s,rong and the well favored, TO form in cara
van and enlighten tho uuregeDerate sons of
the desert. and when, in the light of yester
days waning sun, they marshaled their
bands in the shadow of the temple Masonic
which is at Sixteenth street and Capitol
avenue, IL was q cavacade to delight the
prophet of tho true faith (honored be his
name)
The shareef and his attendant sheiks set
the Bektashi apart in three divisions aud at
the head of each was placed band of players
who wrought sweet strains from horns of
brass and silver.
As They Came In the Column.
AT the head of the column, to make way
through the unfaithful who encompassed the
true believers, rode the sheik of the police
force, and with him were sixty of his tribe.
Then came the Second Infantry band from
Fort Omaha and the John M. Thurston
Zouave Drum corps, the latter arrayed In
new garb like unto that OF the mobiles.
The position of honor fell TO the mobiles of
Mecca temple New York. honered as tho
first in the land of America, and fifty Of
them joined the caravan under tho command
son fez aud immaculate evening dress
Hopeless is it to name the other temples in
order with their number, for the tribes, full
of the spirit of fellowship, mingled one with
another. In the first section, oil in evening
dress and marching twelve abreast, were
Arabs from Pyramid of Bridgeport, Conn;
Syria of Pitts burg, 1smaiia of Buffalo,
Islam of San Francisco, Alma of Washing
ton. Morocco of Jacksonville Fla; Sesostris
of Lincoln. Mooah of ST. Louis, Abdalah of
Leavenworth, AL Chymia of Memphis, Cy-
press OF Albany, Ben HIr of Austin, Tex;
Ell Kahlr OF Cedar Rapids, la.; Hamasa of
Meriden, Mass; Oriental of Troy, N. Y;
Tripoli Of Milwaukee. Zem Zem OF Erie. Pa.
El label of Denver, Kaaba of Davenport. Ia;
kosair Of Louisville, Murat of Indianapolis
Acca of Virginia Alhambra of Chattanooga,
Boum OF Baltimore, Ell Rad of Sioux Falls,
ana alternating with these were platoons OF
Tangiers mobiles.
What the Washingtonians Did.
The Almas brought three asses of Arabian
pedigree, and pert mobiles exhibited to the
wondering heatheu how gentle and respon-
sive these brutes might become under kind
trca' meLt. The mobiles OF Alma often
broke forth in cry intended to honor the
memory of a great sheik who has entered the
unseen temple. Wash Wash Washington
first in war; first in peace, first in the hearts
OF his countrymen," ran the cry, and 1t was
invariably followed by great clappiug Of
hands.
In the Second Division.
The second division was headed by the
Seventh Ward band, and among the tribes
which had Arabs in their wake were Syrian
of Cincinnati Iamora of Birmingham, Da-
mascus Of Rochester, kismet OF Brooklyn,
Afii OF Tacoma Algeria of Helena, Yaarab
of Atlanta. Media of Watertown, n. Y;
Balut of Albuquerque, Al kader of Port
land, Ore; Malta of st. Joseph, IlPra of
Utica, Palestine of Providence II. l.; AL
nla oil yah hpfl lpcA Apu nf
Mount Sinai of Montpelier, Ell Kalah of
Salt Lake, Saladm of Grand Rapids, Isis of
Salinn. Kas. +; Osiris of Wheeling, Sahara of
Pine Bluffs = rk.; Ramesls of Toronto, JeN
salem of New Orleans, Hella OF Dallas and
HI Katif of Spokane, with sprinkling from
Taneicr.
The Syrians woke the echoes with their
war cry of "Cin cin-nat, Cin-cin nj at. On
what is the matter with thatl" and the un-
regenerate were moved to respond with
shouts of Gin -cln-nat is all right" Many
OF the MOBILES carried bits Of the rope with
which the camcls are guided, but the sym
boism is known only to the prophets
faithful
Third and Last.
Tho third division moved off without hitch
or hindrance with MOBILES Anderson, Ellis,
Bedford and Shriver in charge, all mounted
upon splendid Arabian chargers, which
stamped the sands of The parched desert ana
shifted the dry air as they responded to the
spurs of their riders. The division was
headed by the Third United States infantry
Danu of Fort Smelling, Mimi, twentyfour
pieces. with G. w. Graves as the leader.
Following the band and marching TO the
strains of the enchanting music Luhrah
tempe of Minneapolis and Osman temple of
ST Paul dropped in line. Alepo temple OF
Boston marched under command Of Noble
Potentate Watson with a sprinkling of Tau
gier in the ranks. The Lu Lus from Phila-
delphia mustered forty Arabs, and as they
marched they uttered the familiar battle cry
OF the desert:
1--WE won't 90 home till morning.
We won't so home till the well runs dry"
Another division of TangIer with 200
mobiles took up the cry and joined in The
chorus. AL Koran temple OF Cleveland had
desert cry, but II was drowned by the
Kansas City Arabs who woke tho echoes of
the night with the cry, "Ar. Ar. Rat, Rat
Ararat." Ararat is the name OF the Kansas
City temple
Then there was another division OF mobiles
from the tents OF the Inngiers and they
were followed by the Moslems from Detroit
city on the lake The Detroit mobiles won
any amount OF applause and cheer upon
cheer, They were marchers from the
hottest portion OF the eastern desert. A por-
ton OF the MOBILES wore the regulation uni
form, while the balance were clad IN tunes,
loose ana light.
Took Their Elephant Along.
But the Detroit mobiles had counter
attraction along IN the shape of Toby. the
elephant, just from the laud OF the pasha.
During the past two days. every shriner who
has visited the Detroit oasis has met Toby,
for he has been fed and cared for at the Mil
lard hotel. THIS Toby is an intelligent brute
and though he speaks the Arabic language
most fuently he has learned but little Eng
llsh. In fact about all that Toby can say is
this; "Now it's time 10 drink again" and
as Toby rode IN a wagon through the streets
or Omaha last nlgnt he constantly beseeched
his keeper, Noble Bailey thus: "Dye know
that now It's time TO take a drlnkn
Tho mobiles from Chicago, who tarry In
Modinah temple, marched full hfty strong
aud Dllstered their feet on the sands of
Douglas street us they gave the common peo-
pie an idea OF fancy drills according to tho
ancient style
The ARABS, who rode the real live camels
caught the street Arabs. as well as the mass
OF spectators Noble John Westbera led the
way, while Noble Ezrell led The camel. They
were followed by Noble ed Allen riding an
other camel and Noble John Klotz running
along the side Noble Joe Barton aud Noble
w. Il. Mason had hired TO ride two camels
aud they did for mile or so, out when near
tho Mllard oasis the ship OF tho desert be.
came waterogged ana the two desert chiefs
eetook themselves TO the back of Citizen
ConnelPs donkey, which had been pressed
into service. and thus they compile cd their
journey to Mecca.
The small boy. who lacked much OF beng