The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-09
KISSING A CRIME.
Britssh Authorities Diner from the pusen
Courts On the Matter.

Brtfssh Authorities Diner from the Dutch
Courts On the Matter.
The secretary Of state for India has
Just issued solemn order In council
Diminishing from the service of the Anglo,
Indian government one OF the principal
medical authorities Of Madrus, a mill,
'ary surgeon named Clarence Smith.
enjoying the equivalent rank Of that "a
brigndier general. for merely having re-
quested a kiss
The surgeon general was a married
man. possessed OF membranes IN Tn
shape OF grown-up children. and tia
I lady TO whom he offered the salute had
n husband. She might no; have said
anything about IL had the surgeon gen.
ers1 been sober. but when be made hi
offer Re had been dining not wisely.
but too wei. ard instead OF breathing
love he bresthed the odor of branGics
and sodas.
Even ladies In the east are averse "a
taking alcoholic stimgisnt. IN this nar-
tieular form. anf. accordingly. the Of
tended female turned The mesiica .-~f.
Fral ont Of her house and intirrat~i
20 him that she would inform her hus-
band The following morning tlge Of
fender realized he bad r-a.de fol o.
himself and wrote "a letter ef abjec,
apology 20 The lady. attributirg his be.
havior TO insoxieatiOn- Bas there was
DO forgiveness in her. and so fex days
later her husband sent . detailed ~
port Of the generals sction 20 head.
quarters at Calcutta, along with tie
letter OF apology.
AL this took place sbous 4 year ago.
and ever since then the Britah aGthori.
tirs have bad their hands fan OF CORES
spondence, dsecus.sos spd rspcr.A abosz.
tie uatter. The sgyrfeved hustsod de-
raanded that the e5eud<s be sstinrly
punished. aod sft<x due cotridcxat~ou
the yiceroy. Lord EIg.r. who. - Sent,
10 naturally devoid Of any ssna. Of I'm.
NOR, oro~red tie Dismissal from -ks
service of the al too gallant rsne1nl.
The latter appealed sgz:uss fhedes,stor,
pleading in extecuataDu Of his tern<xfty.
that the lady lad frequently p~rrnisssd
HIM ~ kise her nod. srguirr tkzs tk.a
Justified fsIrtbsr sdsazscen.
The lazy prorestec. hova~vs<. caaxsAa
lad resisted and rcsrnted sver ths Errs
GyproaHh toward whas diplomats de-
scribe as an Enthusiastically. and tAA
euthoritsss appear % have secvytsd kes
statement and hs-e csr-zernned ths dis
II L<sal Of TIE gvnrrsi. amer . scrx.ss
covering . g3sxter % . esEs<zry. Dozns-
nany ON the ground a enrxfrg 20 k<s
G married lady. trrtin rrsItsy heeaaa
. nan Who could be s-Hc2 . fo~a - 10
nix his position 20 ezabrsrs N sldsxiy
end tLDattrac;ire v-or-&n w.s obviously
Too fooiSh To be iu:ruSsed VIII sny ~
ryorssbIs onsce IN tie service Of kss
Lritsanic fDarsty.
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See of The queen q fhs Eefh<rissd..
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sec>11iy 6ec.dcd lat raan v.so kz~1s
lazy rho 10 = total ssxs1gx so kirz
N sbe pubic street. 1anot bs brvaly
punished for the o4e1A<. To loss
p~-cn." remarked fbs pres6ssk oS sA~
supreras eoaSt, -caacss be rsstss
rseaaor. IS i r. In fs.s DAesrs % s-srra
marx o. syncAfky." Tn<,af. tbe rsxsra
<udgss sen 90 cc,ssSsr 70 30 p~rsnsss
.fele and p-Ai-s~o~.hy wsy q s2>o~.
ing eSuxr-ss1 for p>xso-2l ekArzA>-s
Saz Francisco Exsx7krsr.