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East Indian RIne Blood.
(From the Sketch. }

His Highness Maharana Dhirai Fatch Singh
Bahadur, G. G. s l.. of oodeypore, is the six
tieth or so chief Of his dynasty. founded by
Bapra about A. d. 72s. His position is unique.
for his house was the oRly from which the
Delhi emperors could not force bride. The
Mewar chiefs refusal to let the blood OF the
Mahomctan conqGerors mingle with that CT their
daughters would probably have been gotten over
had they been nearer at hand. as Joypore and
Jodhpore were. II never got over, however;
hence the buest blood in India-thc cream OF
Rsjput aris,ocracy. His higness, who was born
in 1850. succeeded his kinsman in 1851: is re-
served, dignifcd, OF active ard temperate habits.
a good horseman, and has killed more tigers than
any other prince He is the husband of one wife
another unusual distinction-and has one son,
horn in 1884. As a ruler his instincts are con
servatiye; rarely leaving his state. he has
seen little of the outer world.
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Alger has promptly approved the find
ings of the board of survey created to
fix responsibility for the loss of 100000
pounds of refrigerated beef sent to Porto
Rico last summer. The principal points d.
cided By the board are that the beef was
not chemically treated. conclusion with
which the public will not concur; that the
carrion was as sweet as nut when it
reached Ponce. although it had been on
shpboard and exposed to tropical condi
tions for a whole month; and that Swift
& Co. are manifestly entitled to full pay.
which they will get Immediately and be-
fore there is any chance for further de-
velopments. Oh, Mr.. Mckinley! Some
body is piling up wrath against the day
OF wrath, and no mistake.
The times., 1899-04-27
Am Exfreme Ah,tInence Adyocntc.

Some people are in such hurry to find
fault with other people that they do not
stop to see where they are going. and as
a result of this they occasionally land at
the foot OF flight OF stairs on their heads
their tongues. however. still in motion.
An illustration OF this was afforded. by
Prohibition paper of some prominence a
little while ago.
There was a dinner, given by the busi-
ness men of New York town, and at their
dinner were served various good things to
eat and drink. II was very innocent af-
fair. modest In expense. limited in the
number of courses. and attended by emf
nentiy respectable citizens. Not even
wines were to be found ON the bill of fare,
and the disappointed Prohibition editor
was about TO give up his search for immor-
ality when he discovered the momentous
words, "oyster cocktail and board of
trade punch That was enough for him.
His imagination was as fertile as the soil
Of Porto Rico. and that one little seed of
suggestion sprouted and grew with the ra-
pidity OF war rumor. He sat down at
his desk and wrote a Horrible History. He
pointed moral as sharp as a womans
hatpin, and adorned with it tale like an
old fashioned three volume French novel.
The beauty OF that report. and the viru-
ience Of the editorial article which ac-
companied il, were, he fondly believed,
destined to become tradition In the office,
II not In the newspaper world. for years
to come. They did, but not exactly in the
way he anticipated.
He described the gorgeousness OF the
dinner. and the hilarIty of those who wick
edly assembled to regale themselves on
forbidden drinks. He did not omit a single
The times., 1899-04-27
stumbling Blocks of writers.
From the Memphis scimitar.)

u TVTiIT'Trr5
An educated person is supposed to know how
to SPEAK and write correctly, and nearly every
one does know, but few really practice it. The
coIloquialisms which creep into ordinary speech
are too well known TO need mention. but they,
of course are laid 10 the score OF carelessness.
When a person dts down TO write, however, it
would seem that careless habits would be laid
aside OF course spelling varies; it is gift
denied some and given Others. Punctuation is the
great stumbling block, and few educated persons
take the trouble 10 punctuate at all They know
how, but neglect 10 do it, and whenever you see
a semicolon ina letter you know the author is an
babitual writer for publication, an exceedingly
rare person. Newspaper contributions are evil
dences of this and not has all lis punctua-
tion in place until a member of the staff has
looked il over
The times., 1899-04-27
DECLINED A coLoNELcY.
Little More Fighting and the Honor
Empty One.

Empty One.
Lincoln, Neb., April 26.-Lieutenant Col
onel Cotton cabied Governor Poynter today
declining the colonelcy of the First Ne
braska. vice Colonel Stotsenburg killed
giving as his reasons that he was in charge
OF the customs house, and as the Nebraska
troops were to be permanently retired from
the firing line he wanted no empty honor.
Major Mulford was, thereupon. named
The real reason is believed to lie in the
fact that Cotton, who is Republican. was
passed over by Governor Holcomb for
Major Stotsenburg, and now he refuses the
honor from Holcomb's Populist successor
Governor Pcynter is being dsluged with
letters from parents Of members of the
First Nebraska. One letter received to-
day says:
In the name of God and the mothers of Ne
braska, cannot You do something to relieve the
regiment that has bcrne the brunt OF the fight
ing since the beginning? There are few left
Why should they be sacrificed in this unrighteous
causey They enlisted only for the war with Spain.
but now held and compelled to give their
lives for nothing. Must we submit to the des-
potism of Otis in retaining our sons under pro-
test!
This is a fair sample OF the dozens re-
ceiyed daily because Nebraska is pushed
forward in every fight Forty eight have
died in battle or of wounds. and 122 are in
the hospital. Only about 500 are left.
The times., 1899-04-27
RoLANDs FOR oLIvERs.
German Verses Almost as had as
"Hoch der Kaiser"

"Hoch der Kaiser.u
Just to emphasize the fact that the verses
sung or recited by Captain Coghlan, more
or less in derision of the Kaiser are not
the only ones of an International character
in existence, we give below translation
of some stanzas in honor of Mr. Mckinley
which appeared not long ago in the File
gend" of Munich:
WAS lSr McKINLEY'S YATERLAND?
What is Mckinley's fatherland?
Is it the States united handg
Is II where staggering 'mong his fellows
The Arizona Kicker bellows?
Oh, no, YOU beti
Mckinley's bounds are bigger vet.
Is't where, bv men expected most
The mighty dollar rules the roast2
And where in wanton pride of pelf
The millionaire disports himself
As nowhere else2 Oh. 10, YOU bet.
Mckinley's bounds bigger yet
Or where they treat as suit them lest,
John Chinaman. that yellow pest;
Where every nigger's but beast.
Where Red men rove but TO be fieeced?
Oh. no, You bet!
McKinley's bounds are bigger yet
Where is McRinley's fatherland?
Is it fair Honolulu's straud
Where Kalakaua once did reign
An island King? Dead wrong again
Oh. no. you bet.
McKinleys bounds bigger yet
Where is McKiney's fatherland2
Is't Cuba, his by sleght OF hand?
Or is it where, with pious mien
He assmlates the Philippine?
oh. no, you bet,
McKinley's bounds are bigger vet
Then tell us. pray, what stretch Of land
VIII satisfy that grasping hand?
What more. Great Scott, can he desirs?
Have patience. friends, our great good sire
Has made with Destiny n bet
He'll scoop the whole round world in vet.
EPILoGUE BY TRANSLATOR.
Ard only then, ! understand,
viii William fatherland.
ANOTHER EPILGGUE.
But now. alas! We understand.
There will be. then, no fatheFland-
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The Cignr Seizures.

(From the Philadelphia LcdgerD
1t is the misfortune of many innocent deal
ers in cigars that they must suffer the CON
fscaton OF their stock which may be found
to be supplied with counterfeit stamps. This
is an injustice in the law which should be
remedied at the next session of Congress The
Government would be sufficiently protected by
requiring the dealers. in such cases. TO cover
the cigars afresh with genuine stamps. and
would not be under the imputation OF profit
ing by their misfortune, as it will ii it CON
fiscates their goods and sells them for its own
benefit
The times., 1899-04-27
The Competition of Women.

lfTom the Unlahi " Notld-iteTaid.)
The danger that the competition of women will
reduce the wages below the bare cost OF living
is acknowledged to be a grave danger. The
danger that the competition OF will result
in physical deterioration of the is too remote
TO be of present concern. But the chief danger
is to the American fireside, for. as the competi-
tion of women increases. the number OF happy
American fresides must Of necessity decrease in
proportion, and with the decrease in the influence
Of the American hresde comes the decay of the
Republic
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Minnesota and the spenkership.

Vt FN7tI
The Minneapolis Congressional delegation. being
unanimously Republican, will naturally WELD
considerable influence in the contest if it acts
Unit. and it should not fail TO do so. 1t would
be well for members to launch Tawney as
their candidate and gather for him what strength
they can. Some lucky turn at critical moment
might insure his success. And if at any time it
should become evident that he could not win,
his following might be able TO name the winner
and cast the deciding vote. For such a service
Minnesota would be sure to receive generous con
sideratiOn for her interests
The times., 1899-04-27
A wonderfuI New Flower.

(Rome Correspondent Of the London Leader.)
Signor Emilio Borgiotti, enthusiastic lover of
flowers near Pistoja, has succeeded in producing n
species of violet, six centimeters in diameter.
and having from 10 to 100 petals. Signor Bor-
giotti has presented some of his precious violets
TO Queen Margherita, and to the Duchess OF
Aosta. well to many women OF the ars-
tocracy, but in spite OF the entreaties of many
florists he still refuses to place them on the
market or to reveal the cross by which he has
obtained this marvelously beautiful flower.
The times., 1899-04-27

There is an alarming rumor abroad, con-
fined, however. to Administration news
papers, that Alger Relief Howell will head
an anuBryan movement among the
Georgia Democrats. the inference being
that it will be diversion in favor of gold
and the Administration. The story is cal
culated to result in much Democratic
hilarity. If Bryan wanted TO make him
self secure of the nomination he could
not work a shrewder scheme than to in
duce Howell to antagonize him in the
Democratic convention on the strength OF
the latter's carrion meat record and
coparcenership in the attempted white
washing OF Algerism.
The times., 1899-04-27
A Chunce for Mnrconi.

tToulogne Dispatch to the Londcn Newsl
The French government authorities are so graf
iae,l with the success Of the wireless telerrlpiiy
demonstrations between Boulogne and the Soutn
Foreland on the English side OF the Channel
that il is proposed to attempt the telegraph from
Paris II is stated that the Eihel Tower will be
the French terminal. owing TO its great height
namely 0s5 feet, the English terminal remaining,
at the South Foreland. The direct distance be-
tween the two points is about go miles.
The times., 1899-04-27
EpMoGUE BY TRANSLATOR.
A Terrible rroposltion.
(From &c London Telegraph.l

Niu'h N'e 4-N''N"A 'NitStHFh|
Some of the most sangune and imaginative
champions of the cause Of woman are at present
considering the practieability Of fantastic
scheme which has been put forward for the
speedy attainment of their end. II is suggested
that all women's societies and individual fe-
males willing to fight for their rights should
organize a strike-not against all work. hut
against cooking only, and not against all cook
ing but against the preparation OF dinners alone
'IIow long, these desperate rcformcrs inquire.
will the lords of creation he able to go with
out dnnersY" They are convinced that the strike
would not last single week. The very idea is
sufficient tc frighten the most courageous man
hood.
The times., 1899-04-27
Terrible In Any shape.
(From the Hartford Courant.) J

These horrible Georgia lynchings are an out
break Of primitive ferocity through the crust of
ciyilization-an exhibition in our own time OF
failure to convict those South Carolina murderers
Is breakdown OF the machinery OF human JUS
tice. That's pretty serious matter, too
The times., 1899-04-27
Not Classical, But Great.

(From the Richmond Dispatch.)
Theodore Thomas may not think Dixie is
good music but it will always be an applause
winner at political conventions.
The times., 1899-04-27
The virtue of silence.
From the Bostop .Journall

TF rOil the Bt,stOn JOufnaI.5
II Is 4 pity that to his excellent gifts as a
sailor and Il fighter. Captain Coghlan of the
Raleigh, has not added the virtue of retcence
1t is a most useful accomplishment.
The times., 1899-04-27

And so it is understood that fighting
Joe Wheeler is to receive the double gilt
potato of assignment to the command Of
the military Department of Texas, II the
President thinks such an assignment for
the most experienced and able general the
country can boast of today will meet the
views of the people, he is sadly mistaken.
Does not Mr.. Mckinley thoroughly under
stand that he is tampering with public
opinion when he attempts to ignore or
shelve the one American soldier of high
rank who made distinguished record in
Cuba? II begins to look as IL he saw a
Presidential opponent in every officer likely
to make name in any capacity. Is it
that, or is General Wheeler to be sent to
San Antonio to write book on the achieve
ments of his old colleague, Shafter, who
was there once himself?
The times., 1899-04-27

1t is quite within their province for Ger
an-Americans to protest against the idea
of unfriendly feeling between this country
and the great Teutonic Empire. 1t is quite
right they should remind US that the Gov
ernment of Frederick the Great was the
first in Europe to acknowledge our indie
pendence. and that there has been peace
and amity between Germany and America
ever since. Whatever, recently. may have
been the feeling on this side resulting from
the foolishness of Won Dederich in Manila
Bay or from the friction in Samoa, the
nearly universal sentiment of our people
today is strongly in favor of close trade re-
lations and cordial understanding with
the Government of the Kaiser. German
Americans should appreciate this and avoid
things which world tend to turn the tide
the other way. For instance, if the Teu-
tonic element in the United States were
TO take decided stand against the Ameri-
can expansion policy, that course would
inevitably create suspicion that a for
eign influence was the inciting cause, and
that would be very, very bad.
The times., 1899-04-27

Peaders Of THE TINES who may at any time
be unable 10 procure copies OF it At any news
stand or railroad station or on railroad trans
will confer favor upon the management by SEND
ing to this Office information OF the fact.
The times., 1899-04-27

course. He did not spare the reputation
cocktails and the punch multiplied and
grew strong, and If the guests were not
actually swimming in intoxicants when
the feast was over, it was because they
did not want to spoil their clothes. He
had them ALL finally, reeling forth from
the banquet hall and falling in the gutter,
heiplessly drunk, a disgrace to their town
and a shame before high heaven. He said
a great many things about them.
Then he sent forth his paper on the
wings of the wind and the United States
mails, and awaited the results.
Now as everyone of proper education
is aware, the oyster cocktail is made not
of wine when it is red. or yellow, or
white or any other color; it contains no
whisky, no rum, no gin, no hard cider
even; in fact, it is not anything to drink
at all. 1t is simply a concoction Of oysters
mixed up with pepper, vinegar Wor-
cestershire sauce, tomato catsup, and
whatever other condiments the eater
chooses TO add; and while the consumption
of an unlimited number of these cock
| tails might cause Indigestion, 1t certain
ly could not intoxicate. AS for the board
of trade punch" that was merely inno-
cent lemon ice. and a three-year old child
might have taken it without bad effects,
while the ordinary adult could indulge
| in it as freely as In cold water. Hence
the people who went TO the dinner when
they read the Prohibition editors account
of them were divided between a yearning
TO take appropriate vengeance and the
impulse TO shrek and howl with unholy
laughter.
They indulged themselves in both ways.
| They spread the joke around as widely as
possible, and then they brought libel
suit against the paper for defamation OF
character. The Prohibition editor is now
wishing that he had not done it.
The times., 1899-04-27
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

THE TIMES. in all is editions Morning. Even.
ing. and Sunday. Will he mailed TO one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired.
The times., 1899-04-27

Communications intended for publication in
TIRE TINES must be tersely and plainly written
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name pnd address of the writer. Rejected COM
munications will nc; be preserved. and only man
uscripts of obvious IMPOTENCE will be returned
10 their authors.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-03-11
Mangum's Monkeys Again

Mr.. Mangum's alleged importa-
ton of 300 monkeys of the "Sphag
tails Vulgaris" variety don't see
Linnaeus) has called forth the fol-
lowing resolutions from a color
ed congregation in Arkansas:
MOUNT SANTA A. N. E. CHURCH.
Whereas, News have come to
us through the Cotton Planters
Journal Of Memphis, Tenn, that
one Mr.. Mangum, a white farmer
of Mississippi, has turned off his
negro cotton pickers and has
bought 800 spaytail monkeys Of
the most vulgar kind to take their
place; be it,
Resolved, That we invite all
law-abidlng negroes to at once
start out with strong petitions
among alltheir white people, and
send sameto the nearest politician,
calling upon Mr.. Mckinley to
close all ocean harbors against
further prostration OF this danger
Gus new pauper labor; be it
Resolved, That in the interest
of the millions of free colored peO-
pie in the South, that memoran-
dums be sent to the house of rep
resentatives and Mr.. Mckinley,
insisting that the same bill which
has stopped the Chinese be made
to cover this more hideous native
of Africa; and
Resolved, That congress take
steps to free the 800 monkeys now
in Mississippi, and send them
back where they came from, pas
sage paid; and
Reesolved, That the negro has
bettcr right to the cotton field
than any other kind of labor, and
with proper treatment can dC
more work than any other labor
Rev. Richard johnson and Con
| gregation,
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PUBLIC ON THE QUI vIvE.

The Gulf States Exhibit, pure
" agricultural and industrial
monthly, published by the Ameri-
can Ginner company, at Meridian,
Miss, prints in its last issue the
full text of Mr.. Charles Scott $
famous letter to the governor Of
Mississippi, with the following
editorial notice:
In this number of The Exhibit
is presented the open letter of
Hon. Charles Scott, of Bolivar
county, to Gov. McLaurin, in re-
pIy to certain innuendos contained
in the Governors speech at .Meri-
dian on January 18th. This letter
belongs to the humors of politics
and is written in so sprightly a
spirit that both partisans and OPP
ponents will read it with interest
and amusement. Mr.. Scott is a
master of the satirist's style and
after dismissing the Governors
lnsinuations by frank explana-
ton of all,his transactions with the
tax collector and treasurer OF the
levee board, he returns to the
charge and accuses the Governor
of writing eulogies of himself and
procuring their publication in pa
pers friendly to him. While this
is not very helnous ofense and
could doubtless be justified by
many precedents in latter day poll
tics, it amuses the crowd and places
the burden of explaining upon the
Governor again; and herein lies
McLaurin's greatest weakness; he
is constantly making "explana-
tons OF things done and said by
him; his enemies have discovered
his propensity in this direction
and are constantly goading him
to a repetition of the performance.
A politician who explains too much
suggests to the lay mind that bis
conduct ought to be SO open, frank
an clean-cut as to make explana
tons unnecessary; but whether it
is or not, it is a standing invitation
to the gadfy to come and harass the
unfortunate victim. As we have said
Mr.. Scott's letter is notable con-
trlbution to the literature OF the
campaign and the people are on
the QUI vIvE to hear what the
Governor has to say in response
thereto.
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caused wherever it went an immc.

caused wherever it went an imme
diate rush down the stairways.
One of the ladies in the tole
graph department Is still serioutly
sick from her experience
The insinuating odor penetrated
into the closely locked room OF
the Court of Enquiry and made an
investigation of Its causes unnec-
essary. The court adjourned
hastily, as dld some of the late
employees of the defunet Alger Re-
lief Commission, who were on the
fourth floor. One of the Court of
Enquiry is reported as saying
when getting out of the building:
81 can't stand this kind Of az
object lesspn.R
The building will probably have
to be fumigated before the Court
meets again Monday,
The timed roast beef was stored
on the fourth floor, just above the
room used by the War Investigat-
ing Commission and by the Court
Enquiry, Some ef the cans had
come from Santiago having been
sent to the War Investigating
Commission by General Miles,
ltls understood that other cans
were sent to beef -,
demonst"-' pN'N''' ="
.late their wholesomeness,
pleasant odor and general good
character. Washington I'd. C.)
Times.
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ANSWER TO INQUIRY.
Explosion Of Timed Beef Nauseates
and Adjourns the Court

Explosion Of Timed Beef Nauseates
and Adjourns the Court.
A number of cans of maIodor-
Gus timed roast beef exploded
Yesterday afternoon in the Lemon
Building, where the Court of En-
ouiry is holdinf its sessions. The
explosion and the odor from the
burst cans caused the instant flight
from the building of q large num-
ber of Government clerks, includ-
ine a number of young women
employed there. The court was
in executive session on the third
floor, and just under the room in
which the explosion took place.
Major General Wade, Brigadier
General DAVIS, Col. Gillespie and
Col. DAVIS, the Recorder, rushed
out to investigate. The odor per-
meated the whole building and
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LOST OUT.

What can thss apparition be
Is it the Wandering Jew, seek
ing a home for his people, or the
curse of Spain let loose on the
shores of America Is it the
North Pole moving Southward, or
the ghost of the Populist party 2
Is it the spirit of some great tribe
of aborigines come back from the
happy hunting ground to visit the
scenes of former revery, or the
person of embalmed beef travelling
Incog Z Is it the soul of the good
good ship Maine investigating
how we'll its destruction has been
remembered, or that of Byron
surveying the Moore-Long con-
test Is it anti-ratifcation mourn
ing for itself, or a congressional
tempest in moving teapot
No, gentle reader, it is none OF
these. 1t is the Hon. Babe Bailey,
of Texas, looking for his National
influence. -Scimltar.