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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

The stone they had lost and so they were satisfied
that the true one had been returned to them
The stone. which tradition says was pure
white at first. is said to be still white inside
but the outside is a shining blaek-a con-
6ition supposed by some commentators to be
due to the kisses of the pilgrims 1t is inclosed
in silver box about twenty inches square, in
which a round window exposes the treasure to
the lips of the visitors. The crushing crowd OF
worshippers struggles toward it:
Now we were driven forward and then We were
hurled back indeed the barefooted Faithful seeing
resout ho to kiss the Back stone cost them What
might The a az to 90 Sc %6h Of af fbr q homes s
gave place at close quarters to determination SO
to a cool headed spectator living picture OF pan
m Eysy now and thg9 s a P% g0q b
would be flung aside, and another, less fortunate
t6a aa e stone With haHs ho 9e n e &
but by far the greater number had no other choice
intentions: Some said their prayers with the
eyes: others said them aloud the sweat streaming;
down their cheeks
There is stated progress round the Ka'bah
for the pilgrims. ana there are fnnumera BILE
set prayers. each TO be recited in a certain spot
Even the methods of walking are prescribed for
the seven circuits Of the sacred house The
author records the various traditions. explaining
this comprising of the Ka'bah. and tells US
that, be its origin what it may it is held by
the Mahometans to be an act of self sacrifice
from man to God Even the victims of cholera,
IN their rude wooden Collins. were borne in the
circling procession, this is thought to insure
q speedy entrance to Paradise. The reward OF
the living for duly making the circuits and say
ing the usual prayers is a weighty one, accord
ing to Moslem beliefs. Each step is supposed
to blot out seventy thousand sins and add sew
enty thousand virtues in the recording angels
books Nor is this all, for they viii be made.
at the same rate, the intercessors of seventy
thousand sinners; they viii build up to them
selves the same number of palaces in heaven.
and will the fulflment of seven hundred
thousand of their desires in this world and of
seventy thousand in the world to come"
As curious this comprising of the Ka'bah
In the traversing of the Course of Persever-
ance." seyenty-fve yards OF which must be
hoped on foot. The folly of it all says
Hadji Khan Of this feature Of the course"
seemed to crash down on the crown of my bare
head, shattering my belief in human sanity. !
For, carried away by the obligation of initiating
the 'persevering' antics of my fellow pilgrims.
found myself now hopping on one leg like a |
melancholy heron This Oriental 'agnostic |
who would like to know" not seldom gives an !
ironical tinge to his description Of the cere- |
monies of the pilgrimage, but he admits that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

Gladstone. who was far from being a hand
some man. had. nevertheless. remarkable eyes
IN his recently published "reminiscences Mr.
Hoiyoake. says that he was once walking
ufrough tha passage leading from Downing st
INTO the park, when, he saw a pair of cleaning
eyes approaching him '-The passage was so
dark saw nothing else. As the figure passed
me saw it was MIR Gladstone On returning
to the House MIR. Holyoake mentioned II to Nr
vargas who had sat at the Treasury door for
nifty years Yes he answered -there nave
bean no eyes enter the House ox Commons Hks
NJ. Ghdstsas,s since tbs days or Canning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
TIE DIVINE LOVER.
BY ALFRED MOVES

BY ALFRED MOVES
Your eyes are bright;
But not for that love you:
Your lips are red;
But what is that to me?
There is no light
In all the skies above you
So softly shed
AS the dear light that tenderly
Hallows your still bent head;
Yet not for that love you
Your tears are bright,
Oh, love, for that 1 love you;
Your wounds are red,
And that is all to me!
Dark is the night
Around you and above you:
Oh hands and feet that bled,
Oh, heart that ached with agony,
Oh, weary, wounded head,
For this, for this. love you:
Come unto me!
Come unto me, o love, come unto me!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
DIES IRAE, DIES lila.
n JANUARY.

q JANUARY
THIS thing was dons
Before The nations and before the SUI
To bar the way, -. ,tav
Women were killed and children AZ Sne-
And Russia. bark. AK
Groans, like a strong man crying ~ - 80 Rs-
-QaIsEh MAcnaEhten. u Ths Sa1"u~
Vte&-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
n PILGRIMS STORY.
The Journey to Mecca Described by
q NdhOmetan.

WITH THE PILGRIMS TO MECCA. The great
Pilgrimage of A. II. 1919; A. D. 1902. By Hadji
Khan. NJ. r. A. s.. and Wilfred Sparroy. With
an introduction by Professor A Yarnbery. Syo.
PIP. 314 john Lane.
Here we may say to the reader at the outset.
is uncommonly interesting book-one which
not only presents a vivid description of a Ma
bometan's visit to the shrine of Islam, but
also conveys an admirable idea OF the historic
pilgrimage from its religious. political and So
cial points Of view The work comes, we are
told, from the hands Of a learned Mahometan
who has had the advantage of an English
education and who is enough of agnostic 10
occupy the somewhat detached attitude which
makes his account picturesque as well as val
liable. This is all we are permitted to know
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

Does it really matter, To the right kind Of
author whether he wins enormous popularity
or not? The question answers itself, yet 1t
may be doubted II current views On the point
are as clear as they ought to be- Writing In
1.-THE Sphere about the difference between
the rewards Of genius and those Of clever medi-
ocrity, Mr.. G. K Shorter says:
Our greatest novelists do not as rule, OBJ
tain huge successes; one is agreeably surprised
at whatever success they do obtain There is no
doubt, however, that they secure a compensa-
ton which cannot be measured by money. Such
writer's as Mr.. George Meredith and Mr.. Thomas
Hardy are sure of a generation among those
who know" which Is never for moment likely
to be given to the creators Of Captain Kettle
DR.. Nikola, and tons OF similar rubbish which
seems to catch the popular taste
The odd thing is that at a time when au-
thors are wont to talk, not without certain
complacency, of art" and Of working for the
works sake SO few of them are content to
write simply and solely for the veneration of
those who know" Not for an instant would
we deny the force of the argument that the
laborer is worthy Of his hire Not for so much
as an ininitesimal fraction would we under
estimate the difficulty of making both ends
meet in a portentously expensive world But
we cannot help feeling that a reaction, whole
heartedly in favor of plain living and high
thinking" is sorely needed. Success has of
late been erected into fetch.
Professor Saintsbury In his turn has Just
been having his say about the novel He has
been stirred up by Anthony Hopes recent lect-
ure on modern fiction, and In ''The King" he
protests against some of the views advanced
by that skilful romancer. Anthony Hope, who
once went IN" for fantasy, and thereby
achieved much reputation, is now all for mod
ernity and the world well lost He writes
novel like Tin Double Harness." about as ugly
and depressing tale as we have read In a
long time and sits back with the air Of
man who has, at least satisfied his conscience
Now, we gather that Professor Saintsbury does
not care to be depressed, at any rate at the
wrong moment at has generally been sup
posed" he says. "and that not merely by fos-
sis, that the end of Art Is Pleasure; ami 10!
we have it that the end OF Art Is worry
divine worry, no doubt worry Of the most
soul-saving Tor whatever may be the modern
equivalent Of soul-savingl character, but worry
Might one suggest that the world Is quite sur
GENTLY provided with that Ingredient already,
and that there is no need To Increase the out
putY One might, but we fear that the vogue
Of the mixed moved and sermon, the mixed
novel and medical treatise. - not to be de-
struyed In q dzk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
Il GREAT ARTISTS POETRr
Michael AngeIo's Sonnets in Sun.
OHds's Translation.

THE soNNETs OF MICHAEL. ANGELO Pm
MARRIOTT Now for the First Tine TrarsIstSs
into Rhymed English by John Addine@o--
Symonds. Second edition, with a uort1sir
limo. pp- Xxx. 1C3. Imported b Charles So
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
POLICE ARE LOOKING
 FOR STOLEN JEWELRY
Reward Offered for Information That Will Lead to Arrest and Convic-
 ton of Murderer.

The Birmingham police are making in- quiry among pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers and jewellers with the view of locating the jewelry worn by Jacob IL. Thompson, the exchange editor of the New York Times, who was murdered in New York city September s.
 A reward of s150O has been offered for information which will cause the arrest and conviction of the murderer or mur- derers. It is with view of obtaining a possible clue that the local police are looking out for any one who may offer as pledge or for sale any jewelry that was taken from the murdered man 8 clothes A description of the jewelry was forwarded by the New York detective de- partment.
 MT Thompson was found In an uncon- scious condition in the St. James hotel. New York, three weeks ago, suffering from a number of scalp wounds and a fractured skull That he was murdered for the purpose of robbery seemed be- yond any doubt the New York police say. A long leather wallet containing several hundred dollars in gold certificates. and a gold watch, chain and charm were stolen from his person.
 The charm was made of polished blue granite, ball-shaped, with gold eyelet attachment The chain was gold cable or oval link three-elghths of an inch in diameter. The missing gold watch Is de- scribed as followS Golf hunting case, American watch movement No. 60O,354. Size '1e, inscription New York Times. " both of which inscriptions may be oblit- erated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30

Ruppert, J. w. Barclay, H. A. Tomppert and J. M. Tuck
 This petition represented that there are In the Seventh ward certain houses of il-repute. the existence of which Is H. legal" and asking that the same be suppressed.
 The petition then gave the names and addresses of half a dozen women wfs, are said to live on Avenue B. betweei4 Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets: Twenty-second street. between Avenues B and c: Avenue A. between Twenty- nrst and Twenty-second streets, and other thoroughfares in the vicinity. In every case it was averred that the houses were known to the police
 The petition concluded as follows:
 And we respectfully ask that this board direct the chief of police at once to suppress these houses and cause sam, to be abated each as a nuisance. And w., further ask that this be ordered done at once, and that the chief report to this board at an early date his action in the matter"
 Commissioner Donahoe moved the adop- ton of the petition, saying he believed the citizens of the Southside of the cit should be protected. commissioner Ware. seconded the motion and the communfca- tion was unanimously adopted. One of the petitioners, MT Barclay, asked that wom- en in the district be personally notified that they must move This suggestion was agreed upon and the meeting adjourned.
 Five members were present at o clock when the conference was called to or der. They were Commissioners Parker, Jones, Donahue, Warren and Phillips. Be- sides the persons signing the petition there were other residents of the Seventh ward present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
POLICE HAD BUSY NIGHT. Many Arrests Are Made on Various
 Charges.

Harry Waleott. a white man, was ar rest at 1:35 o'clock this morning charged with refusing to pay for the use of a hack. A charge of dsorderly conduct was also entered against him
 Roonle Gillespie was arrested for leav- ing a hack unattended.
 Joseph Brady, white man, was ar- rested by Policeman Stapp charged with disorderly conduct. The same charge was made against James Duncan, another white man.
 Two arrests were made for grand lar- ceny and three arrests for petty larceny D. Gordon and Will Smiliy came under the first charge and Henry Poland, alias "Bozie,' William Taylor and Willie Mil- Ter came under the latter charge. The accused are negroes
 Charged with begging on the street, M Wright, white man, was arrest by Policemen Perkerson and Byars.
 Anderson Miller. negro, was char with concealing stolen property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30

Arrests may be made in the child mur- der case today. The investigation insti- tuted by Coroner Paris the day the body of the headess child was found in a grave on the hill behind North Birming- ham park, Is practically at an end.
 This morning at 9 o'clock the coroner intends to hold an examination of every person he has been able to associate with thA case. When he shall have finished he expe6ts to be in. a position to give out the r&mes of the guilty. He thinks the mystery, will have been cleared before the day is gone.
 After spepding almost the entire day on the caseN yesterday, the coroner an- nounced last night that he had not only ascertained the nqme of the mother but that he had fouRd the physician who waited on her, the( nurse who remained in the room, the hlouse where the child first saw the iighA of day and other mater,al witnesses. AM of these have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
ARRESTS WILL BE MADE
 IN CHILD MURDER CASE

summoned to the court of inquiry which he announced would take place at Gau- dins undertaking establishment at 9 o'C!ocf this morning.
 My case Is completed" sai1 the cor oner last night short while after he re- turned from long tramp through the wood, in the vicinity of East Lake. His mission there was to find the mother of the child. She had fled. The woman who waited on her was there, however. and the coroner summoned her to appear be- fore him this morning. Others in the house were closely questioned and the coroner finally forced confession of the name of the child's mother.
 All of the clothing taken from the body of the child when it was first discovered, nearly two weeks ago, will be used in relation to testimony today The piece of silk cloth, which has been identified as corresponding with dress worn by the mother. will also be produced for fur ther Identification.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
COMMISSION ACTS
 ON THE PETITION
HOUSES OF BAD CHARACTER IN SEVENTH WARD WILL BE SUP- PRESSED--MR. ALTMAN SPEAKS FOR THE PETITIONERS.

The chief of police has been instruct ed by the police commission to suppress questionable houses in what Is known as the 'red light district. Every house named in petition presented to the com mission at a special session last night has been ordered to be Investigated. with instructions that each be declared nui- sance should such Investigation show that the law Is being violated Chief Wier was given until October 10 to abate the mat ter complained of, and make his report to the regular meeting of the police com mission.
 It did not take the Seventh ward resi- dents long to make their wants known to the special meeting of the police com mission, which was called to order in the office of the chief of police for the pur- pose of receiving another protest against the houses of bad character that are said to exist ip the vicinity of Avenue A and Twenty-second street. John w.. Altman acted as spokesman for tne citizens pres ent His talk was in the form of a col loquy with Chairman Parker. The latter said he understood Chief Wier had car red out the instructions of the com mission by having all the questionable women arrested.
 MT. Altman admitted that a number of arrests had been made, but said the city was not in a position to prosecute and convict the women on the day they were set for trial. MT. Parker said he was of the opinion that MT. Altman was pres ent in court to prosecute the cases and had agreed for them to go over for one month. MT. Altman said he had nothing to do with the prosecution.
 "If I were the prosecuting attorney" said Mir. Altman. 'I would not have un- dertaken to have convicted the women last week, when the cases were called There was not enough evidence"
 Mir. Parker said the speaker was go- ing too much on inference and Chief Wier made statement that he had all the ar resting officers in court. Mir. Altman said the citizens had asked the police commis- sion to assemble in special session for the purpose of making a specific order He presented petition signed by Joseph
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
PROPOSITION MADE
 TO JUDGE FEAGIN
A NEGRO PRISONER su) )sMlrs A NOVEL SCHEME FOR (sATIsFY- ING JusTIcE-vARIops CASES DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY.


 William Clements, l., negro who was recently arrested for faasaulting William White. another nsfsto- with intent to murder, proposes t<o work and earn money to pay Whites pdne and have him releas- ed from jail
 White was al.rrested at the time or the trouble and E.. charge of assault with in- tent to mu,Fder entered against his name. one of the, men chopped the other in the head with9 a hatchet and the wounded ne- gro retsaliated by grazing the scalp or his arssagonst with ball from revol- ver.
 vJkhile in jail the two men made up and st .,vented plan by which they could soon regain freedom in the event they were convicted. When placed on trial In the police court yesterday they were found guilty and sentenced to pay fine of s6o each The freedom scheme was revealed Clements explained to the court that he and White had agreed to let one or them receive a light fine, if consistent with the court so that 1t could be paid. The one getting out first was to go to WorA Immediately and raise the money to get inc other out It was unique proposal and Judge Feagn consented to 1ne one s25 and the other three times that amouns or SIS White agreed that Clements could pay the s25, but both were still in jail up to a late hour last night.
 The charge against Edward Donahue, the white man who was arrested Thurs day night and charged With shooting at his nephew with intent to Kill, was changed to that of assault and battery. He was fined s10. Four negro hackmen were fined sl each for failure to keep to the right at Twentieth street crossing. Cases of drunk and disorderly conduct re- suited in most instances in fines from so to $l0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Edward R. Bailey.

Twenty minutes after complaining of Bailey died at his residence. 1424 Fifth avenue. MT. Bailey had gone home for dinner and remarked to his wife that he had a severe pain He said 1t continued to go in the direction of his heart Sud denly he threw up his hands. He was dead the next moment. The deceased leaves widow and two sons. A. c. and J. Bailey The funeral will take place thus aftcl noon at o'clock. Services will be conducted by the Rev. l. D. Steele and the interment will be in Elmwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Natchez Negroes Are Scared.

Natchez. Miss, September 29-The ne- groes are now stirred up over the death of Nile Martin, a member of their race who was discovered by a volunteer in- spector Tuesday, sick with yellow fever. Up to this time the negroes regarded the fever with scorn as 1t did not keep them in bed more than a few days. Martin had been sick three days before his case was discovered and would have escaped unnoticed had 1t not been that the in- spector insisted upon testing his tempera- ture. Dr. Lavinder expressed the belief that the negroes will now discontinue the practice of concealing their sick
 Miss Mollie Baldwin, fashionable dressmaker, Is one of the two white pa tients reported today Summary: New cases, 1; New foci, none; total cases. S3; total foci, 24; deaths, l. total deaths, B; cases under treatment. 27; cases diseharg- ed 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Pensacola still Hopeful.

Pensacola Fla. September 29.-Follow- ing Is the summary of the fever situation to D. m.: New cases, 16; total to $TTe. 13S; deaths today, 3: total to date, 23; total cases discharged, 4s; now under treatment, 65. Although today there ha sss been sixteen new cases of yellow fever reported, there have been but deaths. and both of those occurred about midnight last night There are no desperately sick fever patients now under treatment. A hopeful feeling pervades the health of flee. Very few suspicious cases are un- der observation and it Is anticipated that the number of new cases tomorrow will be very materially lessened
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Alabama Guards on Patrol.

Montgomery, September 2s.-As one of the results of State Health Officer W. H. Sanders visit to the southern part of Alabama, just concluded today, mounted patrolmen in the employ of the state are now riding along the exposed border of the state in lower Escambia and west ern Baldwin counties. Their eyes are open for every man on foot or in vehicles who pass the state line from any direc- tion Travellers are made to show that they have not in the least violated the Alabama quarantine regulations, which applies not only to Pensacola, but also to the entire state of Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Mississippi Summary.

Jackson. Miss, September 29.-Natchez reports one death from yellow fever to- day The summary of new cases in the state for the past twentyfour hours is as follows:
 Vicksburg IA; Natchez, 1; Handsboro, 1: Gulfport, 3; Roxie, 0; Harrisburg, 0; Mississippi City, o. No reports from Ham, burg. Surgeon Wasdine has not reported on suspicious cases at Scranton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Denuue at Whistler.

Meridian. Miss, September 29.-(Special) Drs. Gully and Tatum returned from Whistler this morning whore they went to investigate suspicious cases of fever. and advised against quarantine. as all the cases seen by them were diagnosed as dengue. On learning that the patient under suspicion at Hattiesburg had died. a rigid quarantine was this nor aing put on against that town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
Mrs. M. Driver.

Shock from an operation is given as the cause of the death of Mrs M. Driver, who died at the St. vincent's hospital yesterday. Loy and company have pre- pared the body for burial and will send it today to the deceaseds home, Adams vile, Ala. Mrs. Driver was 45 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
J. Lowinsohn's jewelry store will open at 6 D. m- Saturday.

WANTED-Gsod boy to work in press room. Must be steady and reliable. No street loafers need apply.
 Apply to Age Herald con- posing room g o'clock tonight