The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-17
PORT SfTD's POOH-BIH.
Outwitted the Merchant Nayrisch But Gave
In to the Man with the Plug Hat.


in to the Man with the Plug Hat.
There were four Of MS standing near the
register at the Palace Hotel counter last night
the tall man with the scar on his neck, the
short fat man with the four DAYS beard, the
proud owner Of the Plug Hat and lie.
You have been "a newspaper mani asked
the tall man.
"Oh. YES: ont in Australia" he answered
II was first al Melbourne, and then at sgd
nev. That was Just before the Egyptian M"t-
And you became warrior. of course
Well | went ont as correspondent. / had
letters % Baker Pasha who had been at school
with Am uncle of mine
Baker Pasha cent me ~ Port SAID az a sal
ary of $500. He said he would IN 7hoiI llihe
Give me charge al Port Sud AT 600. All that
came about At Port SAID. YOU know, there is
"A Governor. usually "a Turk; q stpendmry
magistrate. Turk or Am Egyptian. a com
mandant Of geudarmerie, and various c"ns"l-.
You heard the 'Mikado| You remember f0oh-
BAH Well sir. was the fooh-bah OF l"Ii
Smd. | was commandant of cendarmefle.
The Governor went away and the suptudnrF
magistrate became acting Governor. me
English consul went away and asked inr
10 act for him m his absence. lneu tAr
stipeudiary magistrate went away ana lrit
me acting for him and also acting Governor:
There | waS "A regular POOh-BAn. Now, 10
each other There was man at Fort oaid
named Mayrisch. Tie kept the largest store IN
the place where You could get anything from
AN anchor 20 q needle. He also had "a uig
gambling house the Eldorado, opposite his
stor. lie made Zoo 600 there the first year
Of the war. So YOU may imagine what the
place was worth to him. J dealt with May
rsch. running quarterly bill. he must have
thought | was going away, tor De sent me- IN
my bill for rs before the quarter wa. mp.
refused % pay until the usual time. lie SAID
he would summons me- All right / SAID
summons away That afternoon when eot
up-I always slept from about 3.3O o'clock
until 81 sent two gendarmes t0 the bank to
get Navrisch'- account. OF course, as COM
mandant. all accounts We're open to me- Hr
had Lls. 600 balance. and ! knew De- owned
his house and had property IN Italy and Nal
Ia SO he WAS not in need of my t2S. When /
returned ! told am English detective % %
down 90 havr-ch'- store that night after
o'clock and take drink there. The place
was not licensed and drinking after @"ci'rk
wa, against the law and subjected the proper
~ to seizureand sale and removal Of the bust
less 10 ten miles from Port Sad.
THE detective got the drink. and next
morning shortly after o'clock. as Mayr-ch
WAS going 10 board the ship in the harbor. two
gcndnrn.es accoStod him and told Linn bee wa.
under arrest and was CD appear 49, fho court of
the c0mmaudlut that WIS mel 100 % O'Clock.
H. appeared and told him hc could elect FOB
Dee tried before the stipendi4ry magistrate.
That WAS me again | could fine hin only
four hundred piastr0s a- c0mnanlaut, but Us
stpendiary magistrate ! could c0niscatc his
property He did not know was acting as
Stpeudiay. He elected % appear before the
stpendiary. and when appeared a- the court
Nayri-ch almost tainted. He asked for
twenty-four hours postponcnent. which l
granted. Ia the afternoon went % the GOV
clnors Office and the clerk told me- Mayr-ch