Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04

in 4 2. and Q. steamer, when at Alden
he was informed that a return passage
had been secured for him and that he
would not be permitted to land in In
dia. A Sikh rebellion would have been
a serious matter for England for
never We're the British forces more
evenly fought then on the battle
fields of Mooltan, Chillianwallah and
Ghuznee. There were at that time
about ten regiments of Sikhs in the
Indian army. acknowledged by British
officers TO be the finest in the service,
and in most of the Puniah regiments
there was Il very large proportion of
Sikh soldiers
After his abortive attempt TO stir up
the Sinks into rebellion against British
rule, Dhuleep went To Russia. think
ing to enlist the sympathy of the ear
in his behalf, but his greeting was not
over warm. So the king without Il
country established himself in cos
mopolitan Paris, where he lived up to
the time of his death Life on the
continent seemed to unSettle some.
what the domestic morals of this
Oriental Christian. and an hereditary
predispositon to polygamy asserted
itself. The maharaiah recently eX-
pressed deep regret for the course of
hostility which he had pursued toward
England, and her majesty, by the adj
vice Of her ministers. was graciously
pleased to accord her pardon to him
Gen. Dick Taylor, of louisiana
used to tell a story of an encounter
with Dhuleep. While he was staying
i'll 1871 at Sandringhan with the
prince of Wales, the maharaiah was
of the party. One morning Taylor
arose early and strolled cut into the
grounds to a small summer house in
which there was Il HindoJ idol brought
back from India by the prince AS he
came near he saw some enc, who
proved to be Dhuleep, standing in
front of the idol executing certain
movements. evidently of worship The
truth probably is that Singh never had
abandoned the true faith of his faith
ers
The religion of the Sikhs was found
ed by Nanuk, who died A. D. 1888.
and who left for the guidance of his
followers an inspired volume bearing
the very uneuphonious title of the
"Grunth." This book is held III great
reverence and is carried every morn
ing i'll solemn state to the Golden Tenn
pie of Immortality at AmritzSir,
where it is venerated by some 5000
900 or 100000 people. When Euro
peans visit the temple they are re
quired TO remove their shoes An ex-
ception, however, was made in the case
of the prince of Wales, for whom Il
special pair of boots was manufacture
ed by Sikh shoemaker. Sikhism is Il
form of philosophy intended to be II
compromise between Sufi Moham-
mechanism and HindOO mysticism. The
Sikhs don't worship idols, but they
reverence, if not worship, their sacred
book, portions of which are read by
priests from early morning till sunset
for the spiritual instruction of the
people who visit the temple.
The tomb of Runjeet Singh. the
! father of Dhuleep, is at Lahore, the
capital of the province of Punjah. 1t is
a white structure with dome and
five minarets. Runjeet'S mauSoleum
is in the center of the building, under
the dome. On the top of the tomb is
white rose surrounded by five white
lilies carved in stone. The white rose
is in memory of the great rajah, and
the lilies that of his five wives who
! threw themselves on his funeral pyre.
The mother of Dhuleep Singh declined
the honor of being burned alive.