THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, .' JULY H ,1807.
HINDUISM'S
Eyen !NIotlier
Ganges Can-
not Wast Ttifl Ancient Faitn, as It Is Found at Benares, Clean EnougH for Presentation to Anglo-Saxon Society Some Lost Illusions-: Dirty "Holy Men
-VAw Missonarys Hard Job
HOLY PLACE SHOCKS AN OCCIDENTAL;
B
. By wiuum t. Bin.
' (Copyright, HOT, by Joseph B. Bowie.)
SNARE1 India, July 11. ThU la
; holy Hindu ' ground. Evan If
uch aa'outoaat a European
should quit earth on this moat
; f avorad a pot, ha might hope to
i b. born again aa a Hindu. This la the
' beat plaoa In the wtorld to die, accord -
Ing to th. belief of 207.148,000 Hindu.
1 That la why tha thousands of parsons
are yearly brought here for that ex
press purpose, and wealthy rajaha build
; palaces along tha river banks In which
to spend their dying days. The slra-
fle fact Of dwelling In this aacred city
mparts sanctity to one. More than
Mecca la to tha Mohammedan, Benares
U to tha Hindu. , . M
Obviously, this 1 the place to study
' Hinduism. Obviously, also Hinduism
"hare Is not the Hinduism of the Chl
. oago parliament of religions or of Boa
toa "parlor meeting." All the wishing
- that Is done In "Mother Oanges' can
. scarcely make Hinduism clean enough
to be presentable in good Anglo-Saxon
; society.
Holiness and Dirt
' j Th. 'holiest" Hindu Is the dirtiest,
ilia haa hla faoa and body completely
Smeared with ashes, whereas tha or-v-
dlnary Hindu haa only hla arms and
' breast and forehead ao marked. This
holy man's hair bangs In matted ropes,
uncombed, unwashed and aah-nlled. . Al
though his sanctity Is so great that ha
- ' is worshiped I saw the act, mora than
once he la not obliged to bother about
tha common moralities which go along
with the weatern faiths.
One of the holiest, sa well as on of
ths brainiest, was reclining on a couch
of sharpened nalla (a torture which
?robably looked more terrible than Jt
elt, for thla man underwent it with no
sign of dlacomforO when I Interviewed
him, through an Interpreter. I aaked
him about tha "holy woman" at his
aide, comely even through her ashes,
on account of whom this celebrated
"fakeer" is considered outcast by certain
of the stricter sort of naw Hlndua He
assured me that tha woman merely lived
with him to take cars of hla bouse;
and that h la not married to her. India
ts full of stories of tha Immoralities
of these "holy; man," who, aa they march
In procession stark naked through the
streets, are truer to typo than when on
their vlalts over seas they alt, pictur
esquely clad, tha adored canter of groups
of American women faddists.
One More Disillusionment
At Benares I discovered a grievance
sgalnst tha stories I ueed to hear and
read, whan a yotfngettr In Sunday school
about these "fakeers, and tha other
Hindu pilgrims to th. Oanges cleans
ing flood. I saw thousands of tha lat
ter In a single day. It used to be rep
resented that these men and women
were all so smitten with a sense of
tbelr sins, so burdened with their con
sciousness or unnoiineas, wi iu por-
tiMfur ,ro Huitea atones.
moisted themaelvaa mwn k.i- k,JLr
less aorta are wreathed in Haters,
showered With rlua, covered holy
water and made obatsanoa to. A Hindu
la not going to take any chances; he
' worships whatever is likely to be
CO&PSB
W TUB SACKED
GANGES.
farmed all their exactlna vowa In or
der to secure spiritual, release. But
missionaries on the spot tell me that the city Benares far antedates the Chris- If ever modern aclence takes hold of water in India This Is a pool the dered by the simple fact that were I tracted a mob anywhere In Christendom.
aa i found tha Jarianeaa and the Chinese "n er nd the pilgrims from all of India, tha popularity of Benares is slxe of a swimming tank In an ordinary to write plainly what I saw, as the A woman worshiper wanted to go into Digging Up Buried City,
sacred, from Buddhist statue to a
Christian churoh, to speak only within
my own knowledge. As one said, "You
neVer can telL and It Is best to be on
the safe, side." The tracts which I saw
a missionary distributing among ths
pilgrims on the river bank were eagerly
sought for and ' road.
Innumerable God. 1
For theoretical Hinduism tha reader
must be referred to tha encyclopedia!
this Is not tha place to attempt even aa
outline of Its main features, much less
, a description of the principal members
Of Its gallery of Innumerable gods.
Woven Into tha. religion Is tha casts
system, which hopelessly shuts off one
for life In the caste into whloh he was
born, ao that a Brahman la contami
nated by' the very ahadow of a sweeper.
Theoretically, there are four grand di
visions of caate, actually, there are
thousands of castra, and I never heard
of an European who attempted to un-
' derstand all ths casta marks which
Hindus paint upon their faces, heads,
arms and chests.
One advantage of caate has been
.mentioned to ma by British dnarof-
ncers: ir ic were not ror the tw
system, wnirn breaks ths people
into lrreconclllable sections. Englan
wouia not oe anis to noia inaia ror
monins."
Theoipby's Flourishing College.
Theosbphy, . which here claims to be
practically pur Hinduism, hss astab
' llshed a great college at Benares, tha
"Central Hindu College." with 700 stu
dent and a fine equipment of buildings.
Mrs. Annie Besant, herself, whom tha
late Colonel Olcott nominated at tha
direction of the "Mahatmas" as presi
dent of the Theosophlsts (although not
all of ths Theosophlsts seem Inclined to
ratify this choice), resides here and Is
the heau of the college. The day of my
visit to ths college she waa in Madraa,
the world headquartera of theoaophy. so
my Interview waa with her assistant,
an Englishwoman dressed In a salmon
colored kimono, with a white phlloso-
Shers robe drsped over It. She wore
is sacred Brahman cord about her
neck and her bare feet were thrust Into
sandala Mrs. Besant claims to have
been a Brahman in a previous incarna
tion, A, revival of pure Hinduism ts one of
the oblects, if not the chief object, of
the college, which also Hves Instruc
tion In the western sciences. It was aa
aurprislng as It- was disgusting to find
that this Institution, with a staff of
European theosophlsts among Its teach
ers and supported in good pert by funds
from Europe and America, should have
as the one conspicuous figure on its
campua. In herolo slse, the unmention
able Sblve symbol. If Boston only
knew!
to be. They know little or noming f v& iu viupirv, uume uuwu uj gone, ior inn wormnp 01 mo uuiis is KymiiaHium, wiinuui aiiibl or uuuoi. pruminem xeaiurs VI xiinuu wuraiiip lit wie muvr mriuc, uui uiq jinvai cun-
about' what the Anglo-Saxon experiences thousands to ths western bank of the thJ" t0 Cjve believer erms the filled from the Oanges, and cleaned out Benllres this paper would not be per- tended that she had not paid enough
as a consciousness of personal sin. Ganges In order to hatha Prom in- "hudder. People bathe and drink the only once a year. To bathe In It one ... tranamlaslon through tha mails money. She ahrilly Insisted thet she
What these neonle are trying to ex- . ,M ,n ora,r lo name. rom ln. wftter right from the epet where sew- must pay a high fee. as well as buy "?'tlea transmission tnrougn ma mans. . . . . force n(r wv na.t tne
plate is the dread burden of life itaelf. nta to decrepit Old men they dip Into age la seeping- through the ghats. They the flowers milk, oonfectlonerv, sandal- ""V,-0," prie'at. The lat ter thereupon struck her
and to secure, by ths favor of the in- the water and mutter their prayers, ,lrou,ble1. by th,e ilroxlmttra.f wood nA, .ot.her.uVOtlv v0,,nf.i.that from writlni a descrlotlon ot tha sculn resounding blow la the face, but even
numberable gods In their pantheon, a wlth . earnestness and sincerity which btner; in " of & . The are poured Into the pool by the Bathers. I wVhf tallS of oS2 temnfe the th' could not deter the intending wor-
mmgatlon o5 life's Ills l ths next , !k VI lnce,rltf. wnlcn 'act that corpses are soaking In the As a result of ai thesa accumulations. Jures on the walls of one tenipie tney when watchlna
WrthTln tha long order of relncarna- wnot 09 doubted. The great ghata, or stream just above them does not dl- the contents, instead of bsing merely my not even i be recalled without die- xtnv muM for 10 mlnutei the noiu9 ot
Uona -tP down ln ths water, are thronged turb tn worshipers a particle. d rty water, are a viscous mass, nause- f""1.,." .Is red monkJvS that fill the wrangle stllP filled the temple: al-
Every Hindu's dread Is that ha may Wth devotees. Many carry awav the , Th Pract,Sl of burning the dead at atlng even to look upon or to , smell. -mpVetmD,ri moe thTn 200 of them though the other worshipers seemed
-ALtv. k. tVl nam la-rat ad tnto a lower " uvuiep, Many carry away tne Benares is famous. After the body. Yet tottering ..Old women, strong men, on" tempie more tnan eyu or tnem , m"ln(j ,, . nttla aa did the well-fed
?- .5 - ni. water, for household uss, or to be borne wrapped ln a thin covering, haa lain and blooming, youth ducked ln this scampering aDout tne trees ana tne
rnw, that fM1r4 th tmnl ftmirt
s or tne sscrea cows ana dui is
emmxm ui tua.a - . ,v , . , . . .. .. . . n.n i . t t ...a k . court
inin an aaa a anake. a tnaL or soma otn- wwiiiuuiij pacjt noma to tne Pilgrim s ." . - fv "y "J , wu-i. . . .,,. ,,h, Trv..
Vr-lo.th.om. ;creat?ra 11. hope i- native villaga Only th. western bank jrft Sk Vt'rfSt TtlV tTe'd" t'oaeth a wealthy Brahman d Vbull Is Being on the Safe Side.
vpisir tis mmw rv rnnnrn inm m. iiixiifsr w. -m . . . . " . . . : : . . . . . t n - j
iH 1 fvnaja In tha ltw v f wi n at
"-"' ",," i,v,.. y vfiiges is eiiicacious, to aie on tne purpose, ana ll is consumea witn tnus noning to insure mat wnen tney " j-v-, v. within the romnaaa of ona brief ar-
rlf,..rv npSilM of 2a4 " S,Urn bank la to be reborn an mor. or l.ss thoroughnasa Th. parish should be Born again they would one. through th. narrow streefs and to pil- w ".f1 .iVfifit t L k"
ySSS JMrdB" foWwayV jsa fi:T..hw- fi. - ps ,52,
V&ZnE5&. en?ngn."reorrheseTh.etr?uc!urnearItbu? maWy f ReUlon Not Fit Prfnt aMiSS ".MftiT t0 thl. sacred city and It. myriad pilgrims.
Scorns of tha holyjnanatraa -xpect to B0 merlt , maintaining one 'after I came to Benares prepared to find The endeavor to give a fair repre- n , . A. , bnt n making the 46-mlle round of
proeaed from thla present life Into another man has built It. One huge much to sdmire ln Hinduism: but some- ..ntatlon of the conditions in India Quarrel in the Temple. holy places. The objects of veneration
Nirvana. brown stons palace especially, a wonder how I cannot get paat the dirt and filth- Bnlauon 01 ln" oonaiuons in inaia Rre innumerable. Here are a dainty
Therefor, all thes. washlnga Early of workmanship, hss sst down" ln dls- lness of it all. there, for another ex- amidst which mlsalonaries work, and At tha famous "Cow Temple" I saw par 0f feet, carved In high relief not
In ths morning th. people ot this old orderly ruin on th. bank. ample, ts on. well, tha most sacrsd bit against which they must strive, is hin- and heard a row that would have at- Impressed into the white marble which
Although there are now only a few
hundred Buddhists ln all India proper.
It was at Benares that Buddhism real
ly began. Buddha, after his enlighten
ment, negan to teach at a spot a few
miles from here, known as Sarnath, th.
original sit. of Benarea At tha pres
ent moment archeologlcal explorations
of great Importance are under way at
Sarnath. The ruina which have Just
been unearthed are probably those of
the very monastery to which Buddha
retired in the fifth century B. C. The
Images dug upare In excellent condi
tion and quite as well carved as those
In modern temples. One of the "finds"
Is a huge polished granite pillar, erected
by King Asoka, the Constantlne of
Buddhism," 200 years before the Chris
tian era. Th. week of my visit a finely
built well. In perfect condition, though
now dry, had been uncovered. These
excavations at Sarnath are probably th.
most Important now under way any
where In the world.
"HOLE IN THE WALL" GANG OF TRAIN ROBBERS
cf tne Career of Crime of tne "Wild Buncn" Tneir Robberies, IMurders and Final Capture Hold -ups tne Most Hazardous of Occupations Two-tnirds of TLose Engaged are Killed
T
(Copyright by William and Robert A.
, , Plnkerton.)
By William A. Plnkerton.
vaHEfUS Is no crime in America ao
hazardous as "noia-up- roooery.
Over : two thirds of those who
have, been engaged ln it have
eventually either bean killed out
right, operating or, resisting arrest,
lynched by posses, or what is known as
-died with thsir boots on." Many were
wounded and died from tha effects of
wounds, while nearly all others were
either captured or sentenced . to long
terms' of Imprisonment or driven 'from
th. United states, becoming exiles ln
, distant climes. Those at large are con
stantly in fear of arrest, living secluded
lives and risking no ohances of dls
overy by communicating with friends.
The train robber or "hold-up" Is the
on. product wa have that no other
" country has, except th. lands to which
, he migrated to hide and avoid arrest
and persecution here.
I have maintained that no crime pays.
. and 98 per cent of criminals die in debt
and frequently in want When tha
criminals' time comes for punishment
nearly all leave their families in actual
want. I know of few train robbers or
V "hold-ups" alive and out of prison to
' , flay who ar. ln oomfortabl. clrcum
atancas. unless they have made it by
honest means. Many haVe brought the
, onus and stain of their crimes to their
' families and relatives to live down.
On. of th. most notorious bands of
v train robbers and bank "hold-ups" who
operated In the west and southwest
from Wyoming to Texas, from 1895
until 190. was known as "The Wild
' ' Bunch. They made their headquarters
In th. south in various small cities ln
. Texas, after their robberies they hid in
. v the north ln the ' Hole ln th. Wall"
country in Wyoming.
Members of Band.
This band originally comprised:
Tom Ketcham, alias "Black Jack,"
leader, hanged at Clayton, New Mexico,
April l, 1901. for killing Sheriff Ed-
ward Farr of Whaiensburg, New
Mexico, who was. attempting his arrest
- . for a train "hold-up."
William Carver, alias "Bill" Carver.
t neoond leader, killed April 2, 1901 while
resisting arrest ln Texas for a murder alias ."The Tall Texan.
almmltted at Honors.
. 6am Ketcham, died June 14, 1900, in
xna Dinu re, new Mexico, penitentiary
of a wound inflicted by a posse of of
ficers attempting, to arrest him for the
robbery of the Colorado Southern Rall-
roao cuinpauy i v.nnarron, xncw Mexico. LiOgan, Cassldy. JUonghaugn, Wll
w-fi " sacyunnness, now Carver. Ben Kllnatrick. "Deaf Charlie
band on September 19, 1900, at the noon
hour, robbed the First National bank
of Winnemucca. Nevada, a member of
the American Bankers' association, of
132.640 ln gold, holding ud the officials
with rifles and revolvers.
Logan, Cassldy Longbaugb, will
myt xa.vjfuiiuieBH. now Llfvr. Han K1lnatrln.tr "llnnr i:tlArlia"
rvlnr a lif. sentence-at the Santa Fa Jmim iiqb u.ni. at xrnr um.
jvsw Mexico, peniitjiiua-ry ior participa- tana, July 8, 1901, held up a Oreat
.tion with'Black Jack Ketcham ln the Northern express train, stealing ihere-
rMmarrftn Train rohharV- jAenT -. , : j l.m m .u
' - Lonny Loaan and Harvey Logan alias National Bank of Montana; for which
4 , "Curry brothers. I-onny was killed at Ben KUpatrlck. alias "The Tall Texan,"
. Dodson; Missouri. February 28. 1900, waa arrested by th. police ln St. Louis.
. -vhll. resisting arr.st. Missouri. November 6, 1901. having a
- Oeora Curpr, f aHaa "Flat Nose number of the unsigned stoW bills in
- Oeorge,V thint pleader. kUlednear his possession. He was MRtnad-tl-
i-inmpwn, una) , f,1" "J, me Columbus, -Olo,-penlten
Ing arrest by a ahsrlffs.ppase. t ary, and has sines .bean tranaf.rrad tt
'Hrth' i,esv niifi ""kob' tjurrv. now in unit an- jt aa.
mi
19 iiati mvriff ir- at' --..:::':". r: :..: ::::.. ::. . .-..; :::: w.vq rsivx " 1 mmm- - aaiBammtasjMs- a. v .atsaTaV mm m " wa
5frJ9 i- A; " -H' '',1 U .- f -v' .:-" A IK . 'Ja
lEmwm Jwr 7k l-m- "vrv yiu-&- W
A Bart of tnis 1 IS-: , ' x. 1 i ' -t l I fi ' . . . i , . M II I
aOF ' I I . -
; tla3l ' '
quickly drew a revolver, help up th.
officer temporarily. Jumped into an ice
wagon and forcing th. driver out of
th. wagon drove rapidly down the
street; intercepting a man ln a buggy
lie abandoned the wagon and captured
tho buggy, forcing the driver therefrom
at the point of a revolver, and in this
escaped through the marshes to the
Cumberland river, where he forced two
negroes to row him across ln a boat
and was lost trace of.
On April 17, 1902. he was killed by
officers In the streets of Ban Antonio,
Texas, while resisting arrest In 1892
Hanks and Harry Longbaugh help up
a Northern Paclflo train In Big Timber.
Montana, for which he was convicted
and sentenced to 10 years In the Deer
Lodge penitentiary? from which institu
tion he was released April SO, 1901, re
joining his old companions ln "hold-un"
rnhharla
"Butch" Cassldv. with Harrv Lnnr.
Dauirn ana una r-iace, a clever nora.
woman and rifle shot, fled to Argentina
repuouc, woutn America, where
it is said, have been Joined by
.During the past two years ther com
mitted several series of "hold-un" bank
We advised the
robberies ln Argentina.
They became suspicious
Argentina authorities of their presencs
ana
"Deaf Charlie"! George Parker, alias
"Butch Cassldy; Harry Longbaugh,
alias "Sundance Kid"; Ben KUpatrlck,
l-fSPM VTT DlTPT'v
tirvinr a 10 yari 'entenc lit tn lanta, ot3orart& man trnM.ak..4nu .n-a-itMatiAn wu-h i.r u.
Jtawlina, Wyoming etat. - PMmntlary rrst the police found a room key of a pool game at KnoxviUa, Tennessee.
j or -ma wwry n -.vil,n2 i iii -HJ-iTat .fLel .0.I, h,n, when they ar- .resulting in pistol light. Two police- -d this man as Harvey Curry, alias an the guarda In the Jail and fleeing us to every city, town and h
lrsln at Wiloox, Wyoming. Jun. 1. 1S99. rived at the hotel thev found Laura men came In to au tt th. dlaturbanca ' IT.ii "aJS r an7,il.. T.a-.V.V waa 7.7 tZL9 f.YTm.&Zl n. haa tha United ttatak! with tha rao,
andsVntencefftr'a tlrm'SfU2( . year.i
rw .""ii.. ' " " ' j". r" niencea io -wo , rauroaa cui. om was eventually traoea tha United state, penitentiary at Co-
lumbua. Ohio, on November 29, 180S
Pa nlwr It. 199i,ugtraasr got lO-Xoot Juinn.
ahln ofi.Harver isan. : aiias aaa years ana six months Inn the Missouri and arrested in an exhausted condition
wni-n was j , -"tierson. - - from coldi .XDOaura and injury from his While awaltinc transfer . ta'-fhat Inatl-
rurry.
Uankg.
aiiaa CatrUU,' Hank, ailaa
city, town and hamlet ln
tates, with the request thaf
ai auinoniiea notirv t
f Txes. another one of this band, at- When Hanks offered one of thest
tempted to pans some of the unsigned stolen notes at Nashville, the merchant
notes in Nashville, Tennessee, on Octo- became suspicious and notified the po-
Tnaa ST- ISAt ifrnfilara 4aartKlnv rtiak 1 Kirtalanhnna wKn MiwinH-il I.. l
.Wa aubseausaUy 14aaU tutloa b mad. hin scaa by. boldl&s stolea imij(na aotes had bsea atat by. jy, but Hants, observing wliat ooourrad.
location, xney Deoame snsnli
of preparations for their arrest, fled
from Argentine republlo and were last
heard from on the southwest coast of
' Chili, living ln the wild open country.
This is the last actual band of rail
road train and bank "hold-up" robbers
who have operated ln the United States.
Etta Place, the alleg-ed wife of Harry
Longbaugh, It Is said, operated with the
remnants of this band ln male attire
ln their bank robberies in South Amer
ica. When the band was not committing
robberies ln South America they were -engaged
ln cattle raising on a ranch
they had acquired and were expert
ranchmen. Their ranch was located on
a piece of high table land, from which
,they commanded a view of 26 miles in
various directions. Owing to this their
capture by the South American authori
ties was made almost Impossible.
Bert Alvord, a train robber, was one
city marshal at Wilcox, Arisona, and
deputy sheriff of Cochise county. He
was said to be fearless, diligent and a
conscientious officer. He claimed . ha
became a train robber and "hold up"
on account of a reward for 11,000 of
fered for the arrest of a "hold-up" and
which he was never able to collect. Ho .
proceeded -to hold upa train and toolt
from the express messenger 11,000, de
claring he earned thla money snd that
there was no other way for him to col
lect it. He became a "hold-up" man
after this and was charged with many
robberies and finally hunted, down by
the rangers and rurales.
In January, 1902, Alvord Joined forces
with Bravo Juan. Augustine Chlcon and
Bill Stiles, Texas and Mexican outlaws,
working along ths border. Alvord and
Bravo Juan were caDtured In tha tflnrra
Madre mountains of Sonora, Texas, tried
and acquitted. " Later Alvord and Stiles
wore arrested for a train robbenfaW.at
cochise, and Alvord was sentence
two years m the penitentlarx
waa awaiting trial ln th. same
they, with 12 other prisoners, broke Jail
at Tombstone, Arisona, which-was the
from this Drison. On th. nrevlous occa
sion Stiles seriously wounded th. Jailer.
Alvord was later captured and aervod
his time In th.OTuma. Arisona, peniten
tiary and waa released during OctobsnT
1906, ;-- .. . v "'-A-..,'. jfi
nd etiios
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