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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
The Ones That Suffered Worst
During Week We're May Day
And New York Bonanza.
CON. MERCUR AN EXCEPTION.
This Stock Advanced Almost 100 Per
esnt-.loday's Closing Quotations
And Sales

The mining stock market " not In
uullo mn good shupo as II was u week
neo, NM WAS evidenced by tho dulnoas
md inclination " stocks to soften dur
ing todays sessions Of tho Mlnlng
lSchnngo
win tho exception " Consolidated
Mcrcul ana few othors, stocks are
lower New YORK and May Day have
suffered the worst, The former Is get
ting bock 10 ~ old pIuoo-u ndor 10
oonts, whllo Now York has gradually
rome down from the high point reached
about ten days ago-p3 conta to bOk
nj which figure goo shares wero taken
ON the open board today silver
Shield ana Uncle Sam have managed
10 hold ND fairly stondy, while Yankee
Con. has Joined the llst ol the weak
onop, Ono lot OF Blllon.B Beck found
buyer 200 shares, which was taken
today nt tl2b u share,
Consolidated Morcur shareholders WIZ
be- advised after next Mondays moul'
ing Of tho posting Of another dividend,
Nv anticipation Of this the STOCK hue
advanced almost 100 per cent DUNG
the pusl ten days, II pold nj 90 cents
today n N current gossip That INC
order NJ the Issuance " checks az
prcgated $4,000,
The closing quotations and sales were
Ns follows,
TopAyig plloTATlONg
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
BUSINESS NOTES.

The week has been rather duh In local
commercial stocks only "A few shares
having changed hands, The main
transactions have been In Utah pre-.
fcrred and common, the former selling
At 1000 IN considerable blocks, ana the
latter being eagerly sought FOR at $3.50
with few sellers Brokers report that
the tendency Ia all upward, owlng TO
The unparalleled reports tina, come from
cvery beet field IN the state, IA well
M those IN Idaho, Idaho Ia strong at
81! TO tl2oj, and brokers report that
there has been no case recorded where
The old shareholders have sold their
options an the new issue, which In now
boing paid into the treasury,
Tho Now Western Idaho Sugar com.
p0ny viii be Incorporated about Juno
with q capital Of 'lbOO,Ooo, 10 per cent
OF which win be paid up NJ tho time
Of Incorporation These shares Nro "a
be Issued a, 400 each and arc already
quoted AT sl0i which quito creates n
new record In the history OF sugar
interpretations,
oil l..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
LONDON WEAKNESS
Affected NEW YORK
Slight Galus In Som, lndustrlals
While Declines Marked Some
Railroad Stocks.
PRICES CLIMBED UP SLOWLY.


New York, May i3..-'rho weakness OF
tho London market affected tho opening
dealings here There wero some exceptions
which showed gains, mostly amongst tho
lndustrlals, Declines ran 10 n point IN
Union Pacific, baltimore g. ONO ana Con-
solldated Gas, and 10 large fraction IN
H. Paul and Canadian pacl1o, Prices
climbed slowly up, although tho Inquiry
was very light A factor IN helping tho
rho was thN eubmdonco " pressure
against ~ Paul ana Union Pacific, most
Of which recovered fullN Romc Of tho
other iansconilnontal stocks made good
gains, GREAT Northern profcried and
Union Pacific, moving up " ana Chicago,
~ PAU, Minneapolis and Omaha y, Con-
ndcnt buying VI Locomotive bonolltcd "
Nv and had tonic OBJECT generally on the
railroad equipment group, ~ LoulA a
San Francisco second preferred ana Fed
oiM Mining proiorlol declined J 20 IA
with partial rocuycllUH,
Tho Paclnos came undcf pressure again
ana fen lower than before except 6rcat
closing was dull ana weak
Money ON call nominal no loans
Time loans, oAsyi ~ d0ys 3 per cent? 20
days, 3A per cent six months, 3'f
Primo mercantile paper, SAudh per
cent
sterling exchange steady, with actual
business In bankers bills Al i@jbill M. ~
for demand ana at NaWpiN'7O Tor CO.
day bills
commercial bills, iSip'A'b
llnr silver bJ
Mexican dollars Nt
uoyernment bonds, steady railroad
bonds, lrrcgulnr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13

nounced whether the road VII bo bull
ny the mining company or the railroad
company, Bingham Bulletin,
NJ, r. Murray and stanley Ensign
came down from the Log Cabin prop
erty last Saturday where they have
been putting tho ronds IN shape and
making an excavation preparatory 10
Installing the new machinery which
they received on Monday nights
freight The machinery consists of
an MIR compressor boiler and power
drlll which weighs In the neighbour
very much Ike tho Log cabin people
mean business, Mr. EnsiRn left Tues
day for ModonA whore he VIII meet
Dr Franklin and convey him bock 10
Mnryeyalo whittier he goes to inspoc,
tho log Cabin property, RIchnold
Reaper
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
THE BOSTON CON
one " lmpoftnnt strikes In history ~
Mine Made This Week

The boston Consolidated furnishes
another important chapter TO the local
mining record lhs week. Manager
Gates announcing one NJ the most aen-
Flllonol glrilycs In the history Of tho
property says the Bingham Bulletin
Mr. Caioa VIA drifting from the Pea
body tunnel ON "a body of low grade ore,
which ne was mixing with some high
grade I'M order 10 make m average pros
duet, whoa ne broke INTO nn Immense
shoe, Of bonanza rock II has been
driven into for a distance OF Az feet,
ana the entire body averages between
q ana Z per cent copper and $3.50 IN
sold and silver This ore channel alone
would mako "a Olg mine
Hmcltor shipments were resumed this
week urlpr Inc shutdown uoccssitatod
by NphCng Che HmokoslnckH ~ the
rOWprcWur AhGul 23i tons OF hlRh
grade ore Nro nping cent down dollN
yI.l1ng pont 10 mo company OF over
$1,000 per any,
rho Tpah tunnel ~ now IN 60o foot
ana ia Uoing forward NJ tho rate NJ
GO ipH. uoH Wpok with the two shiflh
Another shit VIII be put on the latter
pUrl ul tba week, ana hereafter 80 feet
win De tito weekly record Another
tunnel hphtr up the hin, VIII be start.
an Ion about 10 days,
n m lurncl thai the plans for min.
iOg thIt pophyry Involve lho stripping
On OF lho can ru'l, o., I'd preliminary
The ru'k VIIl then ON uhrrlod from
lnp surface. commencing 100 the hIRh.
pHl point Ou tho hin, ana shooting II
dawn o me railroad ears no the foot
0f tno Mu Tho whole mountain VIII
no lkyu down clean und mo- dohrIa wIll
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
REcAplTULArIoN,
as, Campbell,
Stock Broker. $40 d. u, Waller Block
MOUNT IRISH COMPANY.
New Corporation 10 operate scar lIlko
New, Formed,

Tho Mount Irish Mining company IA
,hr numo NJ new corporation iust
formed in this city tu operate slmp
az claims IN the IRISH mountains I'm N .-
yadN and located about ~ miles lruu
The town Of lliko,
Vice president ana N N, NcIloI sorIo,
inry ana treasurer Tho capital stock lB
G000DO rhOroH ot tha uU Nulup ur 81
sNoh,
VlW prooldrnt Peer UN during the
day that ore ~ NOW hpur MKou uut
OF Che property ton shipment. lol uf
sooka having been Out 90 rWmp or
thUt purpose, Ihpr" UIo two WnurN
on the property IN One of Them % Wm1p
Viii be- sunk il order lu unw thO ur
hodio, nc creator dppih mo lnr ulNot
crowsoul ana upWlro uru Wuuug the
thlng ON the program,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
NEW YORK PRODUCE,

Fair rcnnlng i3.lO, Centrifugal pe tost
tiloi gol9nseC,s sugar splC ...,.,.,
b,W, glNnulatod, hN,
Coffco-li nsy, No, RIO, cents
Buticr- Easy street prices, extra
creamery @QGh official prices western
factory, common 90 extra, lhn2li western
Imitation creamery extra ~ lrsts, IW
%
Cheese ana Eggs Unchanged.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
NEW GOID CAMP,
Discovery la Washington County At.
tracts Attention,

H. r. CUnN wh. lH uWruHyOy Nm.
trrcstod IN tho mining of hydro prhons
iu thIg etUln lH I'M uDhHr oNhuhorout
NpIuW over the 1oW.iton, thlough
u Wub stake, NJ very promniuy
progucgl lu'ucd W Washington county
IN the Hcnyur nWu Nuh ana about II
mllr7 from Agpmb "a small station ON
lho fllt Lake Route, lunt over tho
state lmo In Nevada,
Tho luilcrlnW reports sent In by A,
j., MyhhlH who was IN lhc Held IN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
WALLS STAINLESS GROUP,
Developments This Week Mako II u
BONANZA uf Wrist RANK,

Through The developments of the
past wook the known limits Of Bmg.
huns famous porphyry belt have boon
materially extended ana another blk
producer for ihv cump U uu4urrd,
says charles H. lurlo In the Bingham
Bulletin The Amanda tunnel ON the
Stnrlow group has encountered Dhle
copporboollng porphyry ana ut this
writing the Face Of the tunnel shows
Rvorpge values ~ NJ least two per cent,
with seams and lunches running much
hlghcr Present developments mdl.
cate that u belt of THIS rich ore, Su0
io I 600 feet wide, oNtouds across the
entire group II distance of about 1900
feet
a few weeks AGO col n, A. wall,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
NORTH STAR STRIKE,
Important one said 10 Have Bsen Made
IN THIS Ipnopnh Mine,

\ special dispatch to James 4. Pol.
lurk ana company received during the
day. bore the Information that short.
after the resumption of development
NorR nl the North Rlar mine nm import.
uhl slrlko WuH made, which created n
Nherp domand for The stock at advanced
plloca,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
LIVESTOCK.


Chicago May l3-Cnttlo.- Receipts 400,
market steady, Good 10 primo steers, b.O
Wa,ib poor to medium 4 tJn6, bQi slock'
ors and feeders, a,7bd6 o., COWS 3,OQb 80
helfcrs 3, cq6 no. cnnnere, l,SQdaOi bulls,
2iIui,ibi calves S,coU6ib.
=, llogs- Receipts today S,@Oi Monday,
and butchers, 6@n6 90. GOOD TO choleo
heavy, .b,i0Q6, 80, rough heavy, Clogs 70,
liKhte, ,&u6, 6C bulk " salos, ., aOlp0 ~,
Sheep Receipts, 900 market htondyi
lambs, siendy. Good to choice wcthsrs,
nholn, .tIbgt%i fair 60 choice mixed
n6l6i native lambs, shorn, i,eoas bOi
western lambs, t,coglqp
OMAHA.
South Omaha, May lS,.-Cet,le- Receipts,
zoo market unchanged Native steers, 40
n6 Ols western steera, s,JDa6 70, n ockerp
aId o lsedH ,cSoIn @s Gaysss Sy' 81
lower. Heavy y@US'S mssd, S,jbas, b,
lights lsat %, pigs, t@1o'Si bulk OF
shoep-Reeclpts, none market steady,
KANSAS CITY,
Kansas Guy, May iS.--Cstllc.-R Receipts,
,W market unchanged, kotyc Eieew,
!tOd, Di native COWS and he!fols, 800
200ua VI, calves, 3,0oukjO, western foi
steers h5ouc,9ji western fed cows ALTO
800,
Hog. Receipts, 5000 market tiio cents
lower Bulk " salo8, 6&u6,3ilti heavy,
E&g6''oi packers, b&u6Sm pIss and
shetp- l,coelpts, 3D. market nomnaly
sicOdE Mutlohs iooydG lambs, Zoo
lWL range we,hors, iitQjGi fed owes
hoai%,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
AMERICAN COPPER PLANT.
claimed 100000 Drlek WIN he Re.
quirol In Construction,

a wen known brick manufacturer
gives ont the Information that In the
conjunction Of the American Snelt.
lng " l'rIlnlng company'H copper smcll-
en- at tho roulh end Of the uroal SAT-
Lake aOoO,OOo brick VIII be- required,
The smelling company II obtaining
lgmos from local brick companies Oh
the cost ol this building material
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
90 Hssaas.s
Sold 10 boise Parties.
ApooInl Correspondence.

Provo May l3--'rho Sierra mine,
patented, situated I'm American Fork
mining district, has been sold 10 W, l..
Cooke, OF Rolso, Idaho by Miss I.aurl,
Hunter Cooke, NJ Salt Lake city The
condition named IN the deed ~ 81.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
For the week ending at noon,
BANK CLEARlNGS.

Now YORK; May ig..rho following IA.
bic compiled by llradsiyoel shows tho
bank olenrlnge ~ tho principal elites for
he week ended May u, WIN lho pefoen'
pared with the corresponding week la
Year,
L
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
BANK STATEN EMIT,
BEES CAN HATCH EGGS.


A most remarkable discovery made
by an aged farmer OF Ashtobula coun.
~ ohio, has been attracting n great
deal Of attention VI la,o IN this section
and IL Of particular interest juht now
during the poultry srMslry season ~ the
year. Henry Decker Of Rome town.
ship has proved that the heat generated
IN hive OF bees can be depended on
without fall w a substitute for setting
hens or incubatofs IN Matching OF chick.
ems Not only this, but no hAb dem.
onetrOied repeatedly that instead OF
tho n days required BY a hen In hatch.
ing cggs, only 10 days are necessary
under tho new rcgimc--a saving Of two
days.
Mr., Decker, who Ia 20 years old, has
lone raised both poultry and bees.
Previous to his discovery no used am
temperature ~ the bee hive was aim.
swarm Of bees be recognized that tho
temperature ftho bee hive was sim.
liar 10 that which no maintained with.
In the Incubator. Subsequently n Their
momelor proved this supposltion 10 be
correct The idea OF making his bee
hive do double service then dawned
upon him, Accord ngly 20 eggs wero
plNceN Mllnln me NiNc M an expert
m,nt, Opening the top OF tho hive tho
cgge were placed on cotton cloth
thus separating them from the bees
Around the Sides u cuahion made from
n quit was placed and over tho eggs
another cushion W0s put IN before tho
cover Of tho hive WAS returned to ia
position, out Of the FIRST 20 eggs ~
chickens wero Matched, The propor-
tions In many subsequent experiments
have been similar The claim In made
that one hive IN this manner may DO
mndo to DO the work Of eight sitting
hens and NJ tho same tlmo yield 100
pounds of honey In one season, since
Mr. Dookors experiment has become
known, ho has bon flooded with mqulr.
les from farmers ana bockoepcfs,
Under tho new plan tho number OF
oggg placed In hive II not restrict.
cd M IN the case OF the hen, there
In no reason why several dozen could
not Ia Matched az the snme time. AZ
far az " known no one has ever tried
this plan OF Matching chickens except
MIR, Dockcr,--Kansns city star
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13

q, u, 4 J, IT, Whitconr Pattcrn.mak-
ers, Gears, Sprookets, Sheaves, Mil and
smeltor work specially Estimates
checrfully given, gt' Reed ST. Tel
1904 Y,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
wool.
ST. LOUIS.

H. Louis, May I3.-.Wool strong, Ter.
ritoly and western mediums, gSUSi, hne
medium, 2Ig2S, fine, SWO,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13

ATTORNEYS, NoTARIES ana real
estate men VIII Hnd n full supply OF
legal blanks al tho peseret News Hook
store.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
Nevada stocks

James 4 Pollock s. CO., brokers, re.
ported the following quotations from
Fan Francisco today,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13

Tho American Rect Sugar Journal
gives prominent spnce 10 the excellent
showing ~ the Amalgnmated Sugar
company for 1904 which II prints as
follows,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
nEnrLAR CAllL sALEs.

Consolidatcd MorCur. 800 pt 60,
May ppy I'd, 200 no liia 6OO'at liA,
silver ShlDld-lOO nt 33is,
unclc Som zoo nj Ak, 100 ut 3Qlt
New YORK 100 ut GOA
Yankee Consolidated 400 AZ 3ih
nur,J lubAub NAIIR
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13

lopp,
hoard OF DIrectors--Joseph II. Smith
Fred j. KloscL ii, III, Spencer, Joseph
Scowcroft, II, u, Ellison, Adam pattcr-
son. Joseph Clark, George stoddard,
A copy Of tho articles Of Incorpora.
ton OF the Cedar Creek Irrigation com.
pony Of Spring CITY Sanpeto county,
was lllod IN the secretary OF states OF.
fee today. It's capital stock IL $4,000,
divided into shares OF the par value OF
10 each, j, J, Jensen Nv president
Christian Anderson, vice president, A,
j, g. Thompson, secretary and treas.
uror
Tho wet and uncertain weather has
lnlcffercd considerably this week with
trade generally, but IN Wow Of the good
That WI BIO done 10 the soil ana ngri.
cultural interests, thoro II no complaint
from bus moss men Tho banks COM
tlnuo TO do VOL and this week again
he clearing house has rolled M n biz
increase or nearly n million over tho
year Tho dry goods trade has done
fairly IN all lines, the boot ana shoe
mon report tho past week about Tho
Same az that ~ the week proylous ana
the clothing mon say II has been very
fair with thcm The grain and -four
trade has been quiet, fonturoloss In fact
Tho real estate market has been steady,
hut without notable features, one
transfer ~ 100000 noted on the Official
records proved on investigation 10 have
been only the settlement Of an old ne.
count In the shape OF n note.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-01
DEFECTS THEME OF ADDRESS.
Mr.. A. B. stickney to Discuss Inter.
state Commerce Law.

Mr.. A. B. Stickney. president of the Chi
cago Great Western Railway Company,
will deliver an address before the Wash
fngton Economic Society Friday evening.
February 3, in the banquet hall of the
Shoreham Hotel, on the subject of 1.-THE
Defects Of the Interstate Commerce Law"
Owing to Mr.. Stickney's prominence in
the railway world, his ability as a railway
manager and his general familiarity with
the railway problem in its effect upon the
companies as well as it's relation to the
public the meeting Is expected to be one
of the most interesting ever held by the
society. There will be a large number of
senators and representatives in Congress-.
government officials and railway officials
present.
The following officers were chosen at the
last meeting to serve for the year 1905:
Mr.. LeGrand Powers. president; vice presi-
dents, DIR. John Franklin Crowell. Mr..
Robert L. OBrien and DR.. r. l. Holaind
secretary. Mr.. J. H. Fishback; treasurer,
Mr.. Charles f.. Howe; committee on TOPICS
Mr.. Martin A. Knapp, Mr. George E. Rob-
erts and Mr.. II. T. Newcomb; executive
committee, Mr.. LeGrand Powers, Mr.. J. II.
Fishback, DR.. Charles p. Neill, DIR. John
Franklin Croweii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-01

since the death of his wife, in 1894. and Sid
nav n Eyley who resides in Los Angeles,
Cal. There is also q brother of the senior
Exley. Henry Exley of this city.
Mr. ExIey was prominently Identified with
r and local Masonic circles. having
been. for wears a member of Burnside Post,
q. A. R.. and Hiram Lodge, No. 10. F. A.
A. M. - u. TT
at the aee Of twelve moved to Lowell Mass.
and. thence toffMaf9borough. Mass. from
which Mace hsenlisted in the Union army
and fought until hesMas wounded, ana later
was mustered PIT insb this city. where ne hao
s' Me- I EsIeV wa Most popular official and
had the reputation oflbeing one Of the most
efficient cierkssan the government service.
He served duri4g The ciyii war as a cor.
posa in COMPANY 9r 1857 nntil the
ond battle Of Knil run; when ne was as
abied by a seyefe woNnd In his leg. necessi-
tating his dischargs from the military a serv- -
ice in ssptsmhs ssS from his S'1 wound
he was appointed a. EIerk of class in the
off,ce of the payinasSsr general OF the army.
and served coptinuRpsly in that office In
various grades Ap ,x.one e years. ca s In a .he
fail of 1872 he,iWas blaced in charge of the
examining division that Office. and serv.
ed as such until hiSs appointment as chief
0w;ns 10 his thorough and extensive
knowiedge of the business of the Office in
ali its details. acquired by actual expert
ence. his death, is considered distinct loss
10 the ONCE. That fact Is appreciated by
ali the officials and employees Of the office.
from the paymaster general down. One
Of his associates said today that Mr.. Exiey
was Thoroughly wrapped up In the work of
the hnraau and knew all about It, from the
ton to the bottom. Faithful and conscien-
tians 10 high degree. he frequently re-
mained at his desk far into the night, and
during the Spanish war 10 loSo ne WORKED
So hard that he broke down at his desk
from an attack of nervous prostratton.
Mr.. Sidney T.. Exley has been advised OF
the death Of his father. and pending his de-
cision as to whether be VIII be able 20 come
to washington the arrangements for the
funeral are held In temporary allegiance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-01
ARTHUR SIMMONS TRANSFERRED
White House Doorkeeper Sent to the
Interior Department.

That prophet is without honor in his
own country was forcibly brought to the
attention of Arthur Simmons, the former
doorkeeper at the Presidents Office in the
White House, when he attempted to get
into the Interior Department building this
morning before o'clock. Simmons was
transferred from the White House to the
Interior Department and entered upon his
new duties this morning. He entered the
department building at the usual hour for
messengers, and was stopped by a watch
man at the door, who demanded his BUSH
ness. and informed him that only employees
were admitted before o'clock.
Simmons was surprised at first, but made
himself known and was permitted to pass.
An argument of some length occurred be-
tween the negro and the Waterman before
the admission was gained, however. Sim
mons has been assigned to the board OF
pension appeals, and has been placed at
the door of the board rooms as messenger.
He is one of the Oldest of the employees at
the White House. and Is probably known to
more of the great men of the United States
than any other employee there. He was ap-
pointed messenger during the adminis-
tration of President Grant, and has been
at the White House ever since. His trans
fer to the Interior Department is in the
nature of retirement, as his duties will
not be nearly so arduous or exacting as
they were while he was watchdog for the
President, the term frequently used In de-
scribing him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-01

ton of the remains at Constantinople, as
well as the press of diplomatic duties,
Chekib Bey the Turkish minister. has de-
cided to postpone the shipping of the body
for the present. 1t will be placed in a
vault here to await the completion of the
arrangements for the journey.
The minister has not yet decided in what
cemetery the vault will be. 1t is his inten-
ton to accompany his mothers remains on
the journey home, where the funeral serv-
ices will be held according to the Moham-
medan rites.
The Mohammedan burial service is en-
tirely different from the Christian rite.
An explanation of the custom has been
given by member of the local legation
No cards are sent out when death occurs.
but the relatives are notified verbally of the
event. Upon the day appointed for the
funeral the relatives and friends assemble
at the home of the deceased, and the body,
after being enyeloped in a shroud and
placed in a coffin. is taken to the mosque,
where it is placed upon stone slab in
front and to one side of the entrance of the
mosque. The remains of those who die are
never taken inside mosque. There are no
priests or ministers Of the Mussuiman faith.
but an official appointed by the government
to lead in the prayers and deyotions, called
the imam, announces to the congregation
that there Is the body of dead person
outside the mosque. Therefore all those in
the mosque-relatives, friends ana strangers
then repeat prayers for the dead. whose
name however, is not announced. After
these prayers the body is taken to the
burial ground. being borne upon the shout
ders of those present, who are relieved at
intervals.
While in no way giving absolution for
sins, this act of bearing the dead upon
ones shoulders Is considered by the Mo-
hammedans to be a pIous act. Upon ar
rival at the burial ground the coffin is
placed in the grave and each of the rela-
tives of the deceased throws few handfuls
alnfn
simple burial service Of the land and faith.
In the event of the death of prominent
Official or other person, those high in rank
attend the funeral. and show their respect
shoulders.
The military often attend the funeral in a