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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
LATEST STYLES IN RAJAHS.
The Sporting Variety Forgcs Ahead
of the DIgnificd Species.

&c. W. Stevens in the London Mail)
OF rajahs there are very many kinds,
and much thought and care has been ex-
pended on the theory and practice of their
production. The Government of India,
while usually leaving them to themselves.
has made an exception in the case of their
manufacture. 1t is exceptional that
native State passes to an adult heir-a
rajah's life is not a healthy one; the
average age of the ruling princes appears
to be about seventeen-and the Govern
ment of India edueates the minors. For
young Rajput chiefs there is the Mayo Col
lege, at Amir; rulers of wider influence
usually have a governor told off to them
from the Indian civil service or staff corps.
The question is, what sort of man you
should aim at producing. The oldfash-
ioned good rajah-the conservative, pious
ruler, on good terms with his resident and
his subjects alike, but impartially dislik-
ing champagne, sanitation, bookmakers
female education and trousers-was per-
haps the most satisfactory, certainly the
most dignified. type; but he. alas. though
still eXtant here and there, must shortly
die out. With him, as a compensation,
will probably perish the old-fashioned bad
one, the intriguer and blackmailer who
took greedily to champagne and bookmak-
hated sanitation and female education none
| the less. OF the new generation the most
familiar type is the sporting Iajah. In
what was practically the final of this years
polo championship the Patiala and Kotah
teams were each captained by the Mahara-
jah. Other young chiefs are not less emf
nent in the saddle, and the Maharajah of
Patiala is keen and useful cricketer.
The NiZam of Hyderabad is, or was, al
most the best shot in the world. At his
best the sporting rajah is probably the best
solution of the difficulty OF keeping a man
manly when you deny him his hereditary
pursuit of war. At his worst-and there is
worst-he becomes bad imitation OF the
less gentlemanly kind of sporting peer. In
| both cases 1t is hard TO get him to take the
least interest in the affairs of his subjects.
After all, why should he? If a second
| Al<bar were born in India we should not
! let him rule in his own way, and he would
| in that case rather not rule at all. 1t is
childish to blame the rajah for being
| Oriental.
Thus see-saw the native states of India
over a third of it's area, over fourth
of its population. Up with a good raiah-
| down with bad; most up with a very bad
| who brings in a British administrator
Many of their people would like to be an
nexed to British India; others prefer
! things as they are-especially everybody
even distantly connected with the public
| service. We might annex them-there is
never any lack of pretext-and we might
leave them entirely alone to serve as awful
examples, and make our subjects content
| ed by the contrast. Instead of that we do
as always in lndia-the straight and dis
| interested thing. We are tolerant of the
rajah as long as he is possible, and sue
cor his people when he is not. Thus-as
always in India-we get no thanks from
| either.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
A Fat Mans Practical Joke.



The conductor of Harrison Street car return
ing from the ball game chatted amiably with the
fat man, the college man, and the restaurant
keeper. and time flew fast as the details OF the
last inning were discussed. Rapidly the car sped
on, and the conversation at its height when
there was crash. and everybody looked out in
4 startled, uncertain sort Of way
The long slat which is placed across the side
Of every open car 20 keep people in and out
had fallen from its perch and was resting on the
cohblestones 100 feet behind.
Naturally, the conductor rang the bell and
Just rs naturally he made few brief remarks
as he swung off the car and chased back for the
slat. just as he reached the fallen sat the
fat man rang the bell to go ahead and the motor
man, who never thought 10 look behind obedl-
emily started up the motor. The car flew down
the street, and the conductor with that slat
under his arm and trailing twenty feet be-
hind, came believing in the rear. OF course, the
Inotormau couldn't hear him and The car went
steadily on, while the fat man beckOncd encOurag-
ngly 10 the now frantic runner and the res
taurant keeper offered to l that he would either
have to drop the STAT or lose the
A woman came out and sigHaled for the car
to stop, and the motorman obeyed. The con
ductor, now at least 400 feet to the bad. put on
an awful burst OF speed and the fat man, seeing
him coming with murder in his eye aud the
slat in both hands, hopped of the car and van
ishcd down a side street with rlmnrkable AGILITY
for a man Of his size. The conductor climbed
aboard replaced the slat, and said never a word.
lie couldn't. He didn't have 1t in him, and
he hadn't enough breath left TO blow a bug away.
And the moved
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
STRIKERS TO BUILD A sMELTER.
Plans Perfected and an Immense
SuhscriptiOn Expected.

Colorado Springs. Col. June 25.-The
striking smelter employees of Colorado. in
closed sessions at the leading centres.
have under advisement the project of an
independent smeter. The proposition is
to be carried to the National Federation of
Labor, in which the Shelters Union has
its membership through its connection
with the Western Federation of Miners.
Each member of the national order will
be asked to contribute ST. BY this method
SS0OO 900 may be raised. The movement
may be completed and the funds be in the
treasury within thirty days. The men now
OIL strike propose to operate the smelter
for 10 cents a day until it shall reach 4
profitable standing. when the present scale
is to go into effect. All profits are to go
into the general fund Of the Federation
of Labor. At Elyria, Col, ground has been
surveyed and plans perfected for the
smelter. Work is to begin as soon as the
money is secured. Within sixty days the
smelter may be in operation. The smelter
capacity OF Colorado is unequal to the out
put of smelter ore by about one-fourth.
The strikers may make a success Of their
undertaking without affecting the strike
situation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
FIRE MAY HAVE HIDDEN CRIME
A Theory as to the Origin of the Con-
Migration Mt Laurel, Del.

Laurel, Del, June 25.-The fire of yes
terday morning was more serious than at
first supposed. One hundred and fourteen
buildings were burned. and more than
hundred persons are homeless. The less
will reach nearly half million dollars.
with less than thirty thousand insurance.
Only four stores remain out of about sew
enty-fve. 1t is now generally believed that
the town was fired to cover a murder.
Night Watchman Ward, in passing the
Horsey block about l o'clock, heard two
pistol shots. Soon after two men rushed
from the building which in few minutes
was on fire. Persons were gambling in an
upper room, and the supposition is that one
of the number was killed in a row and the
building fired to hide the crime. The spot
has been roped in and the debris will be
carefully examined.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
HERALDIc DEVICES.
Pictures on Medals to Prove Blue
BIoOdcd Ancestry.
From be Hartiord courant.

There was q time some six hundred
years ago when heraldic devices were use
full and the science of heraldry a serious
study. When warriors were encased in
iron plates with a grating over their faces,
all knights looked alike, and it was neces-
sary that each should wear sort of label
to avoid mistakes OF identity, just as we
now paste a picture on tin goods that the
careful housewife may know whether a
lobster or a mock-turtle is inside. Be
sides, surnames were not numerous enough
to go around and it was we'll to mark one
man as Smith "of the three demi-cats''
and another as Smith ''of the white horse,
PEASANT, regardant." By degrees quasi
legal status was given to tiidse who were
learned in the various ernblems by which
men, families, and even ccrppUfLions were
distinguished. 4 technical language was
invented consisting of some five hundred
words belonging to the science, some of
which. like "blazon." ''escutcheon, "
Crest" coat of arms etc, have come
down to us. Officers were Instituted by
royal decree to register the different de-
vices. To them. too, fanciful names were
given, the principal one being called
King at Arms" and the subordinates
Tin Englandl being named after some Of
the principal counties, the 'pursuivants"
or attendants bearing the faneiful names
Dragon" and "Portcullis." tReaders Of
Walter Scott will remember the frequent
references to the science OF heraldry in
his noyeIs) The college Of heralds still
exists in England and Garter. king at
arms" still pursues in a feeble and an
achronistic manner the medieval science
The fee Tor furnishing a coat of arms
to an American now is 5000. or as much
more as he is willing to fool away. Now
that every man has name and does not
cover his face when he fights there would
seem to be little necessity of this anti
quated method OF Identification. But
Americans who have made money in trade
are determined to have ancestors who
"bore arms" We suggest that it would
! tend to keep the money in the country. II
every man got up his own coat OF armor"
| and motto. There are plenty of drafts
men who could ''emblazon' it after lit
! tie instruction. Many of our forefathers
| forgot TO bring their coat OF arms over the
sea, mistakenly supposing that the day for
| such trumpery was past. Devices are
| easily invented. A lawyers shield might
show three foxes azure regardant, quarter
| ed by soiled ermine with bar sinis-
| ter motto. 30, the wild charge he madei'
| A physician could take for his vulture
/ operating for appendicitis ''quartered'
/ with a saw; motto. truth in the inward
| parts and so on. Where is the CONNER
| cial advantage of sending to Europe for
these things when We can manufacture
| them ourselves.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, June 25.-A severe rain and hail
storm visited Alexandria and vicinity this after
noon, accompanied by heavy thunder and vivid
flashes of lightning. The capacity Of the sewers
was overtaXed, and many of the streets were
flooded for time. In south Royal Street the
water rushed the sidewalk between Wolfe
and Wilkes Streets. washing away fencing and
inundating several small frame residences The
lightning did considerable damage. 1t ran into
the Opera House cafe, in south Pitt Street on
electric light wire and set fire to 4 cabinet
Fortunately the occurrence WIS discovered in time
to prevent serious loss. An electric train on the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail-
way which left here at . o'clock for Washington
disabled at King and st. Asaph Streets by
lightning. The iluid entered the front end OF
motor car No. and burned out both armitures
Mortorman Atwell received quite a severe shock
but was able to take charge OF a special MOTOR
which was sent from the power house To take
shade trees were destroyed and several hundred
English sparrow were killed by the storm.
Lightning also entered the electric railway office
at Payne Street and did some damage.
Capt. james T. King and Lieutenants Murphy
and Payne Uf the recently reorganized Aexan-
dria Light Infantry, have received notice to ap-
pear at Richmond before August TO stand exam
nations for their respective positions. 1t is
to have the examination held in this city, as
there are a sufficient number of retired officers
Of the Virginia militia in Alexandria to form
an examining beard Every effort will be made
to have the Alexandria Light Infantry fully
equipped in time for them to participate in the
celebration Of Alexandria's sesqucentennial in
October next
The last regular meeting of the present city
council will be held on Tuesday night So far
rs it is possible the affairs Of the city govern
ment for the present fiscal year will be wound
up. and on Saturday next. July l. the new city
government will assume charge of municipal
Affairs Most OF the present city officers were re-
elected at the recent election, hut the personnel
OF the city council will be somewhat changed
after that date. The new council will be organ
lied on Saturday and elect council officers. which
is the only business to be transacted. and on the
second Tuesday in July will meet and elect such
officers as are 10 he chosen by that body.
Amos Entwisle. son OF Frank Entwsle, is i'll at
| his fathers home, in south Fairfax Street
The funeral OF the infant of Lawrence
| Moody took place this afternoon at o'clock.
| Rev. n b. Masters, OF Trinity Church, conducted
the services. and the interment was in the Meth
| oes. Cemetery.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26

tk0bert Grant m Scribner's Maglzine)
Is there any body Of people in the world more
contemplate, and anybody among us more use
less as inspiring product OF Americanisin
than the peasure-seekins. unpatriotc element Of
the very rich who, under the caption of our best
society, arrogate social distinction by reason of
their vulgar ostentstion of wealth. their extrava-
giant methods Of entertainment, and their aim
less, peasure-loving lives? To vie with each
other in lavish outlay, to visit Europe with fire.
quency, To possess steam yachts. to hribe custom
house officers to sneer at our institutions and
by occasional check, to ignore all the du-
ties OF citizenship. is of handed epitome Of
their existence. And in it all they are merely
copy cats-servie followers Of the aristocratic
creed but without the genuine prestige OF the
old-time nobilites And in the same breath let
me not forget the women. Women indeed count
for much here. and yet it is they even more than
The men who a.e responsible for and encourage
the mere plcasure.loving life among the leisure
class. 3
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
Don't Wait Until the HOrs, Is Stole1 Before
You Lock The Stable.

OF course you know all about it. You
have read it in the papers. You know that
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera, and Diar-
rhoea Remedy is sold by druggists every
where. But you don't know all about it
unless you have used it and given it a
test in severe emergencies when your ply
sician is away from home and the drug
stores are closed. After one such emer-
gency you will always keep this remedy in
your home; but why. wait until the horse
is stolen before you lock the stable? Get
a 25-cent bottle OF it now and be prepared
for any such emergency For sale by
Henry Evans, 9SS Street northwest,
wholesale and retail. and all druggists.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
vanderIip,s Inspection Tour.

San Francisco, June Psf A. Wander
lip. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
has arrived here TO inspect the local mint
and TO form one of the board OF examiners
who Will Investigate the letting of the
stone contract for the new postofiice in
this city. Eastern and Western contract
OTIS have made bids for the stone work,
and a great effort is being made to have
the new postoffice building constructed of
native stone.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
TEE DISTRESS IN RUSSIA
Famine Horrors in the Seven East
ern Provinces.

European Topics Discussed in the
British Capifal-The Czar's Govern
ment in Conflict With The Town of
Brcmcn-LittIe of Interest Hap
eninE in the English Art World.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
DIED.

GUY-0n Sunday. June %. lsJ0 at I:20 a. M.
CECIL ALLEN GUY. aged twenty-six years
Funeral from 1894 Fifteenth Street northwest,
Tuesday, June q at p. m. 1t
INGLING-on Saturday. June %, 1Se9, MARIE
LOUISE, infant daughter Of Clarence T. and Eva
Vincent Ingiing.
Funeral services at residence Of parents, 0ii F
Street southwest. at . o'clock Monday. lntrr-
ment at GlcnwoOd. 1t
FITZGERALD-on Sunday, June .. 1893. at
the residence Of her sister. $50 G Street south
west, MARY C., widow Of the late William J.
Fitzgerald, and daughter of Jennie and the late
John Murphy.
Notice OF funeral in evening papers. 1t
KLINGSAN-On June p. 1893. MRS. ALICE
KLINGMAN, daughter OF Mrs. Alice Kelly.
Funeral Tuesday. June q, at $3.50 a. m. from
her late residence, $50 Street southwest ie25=zt
TURNER-At the General Hospital. Buffalo, N.
Y. June p, 1888. JOSEPHINE, wife of W h.
Turner, OF this city.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. ie2j-2t
TowNSEND-on Saturday June %. MRS. NJ
b. TOWNSEND, in her seventy sixth year.
Funeral from the residence Of her son, liff
kenesaw ave-, Monday, June %, at 10 a. m
je25-3t
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26

Russian Journal has Just published curious
portrait OF Tostoy. The philosopher is dressed
in a short pair Of knickeTbockers and a sort OF
loose athletic shirt As a matter Of fact, Tolstoy
is an enthusiastic cyclist. He declares that he
has TO thank his bicycle and his vegetarian diet
for the robust health which he still enjoys at the
age OF seyenty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26

Is a deceptive disease-
thousands have il and don't
know it. II yeu want quick
results you can make no
mistake by using DIR. Kill
the great kidney remedy.
cent and dollar sizes. Sam
e; also pamphlet telling you
'ou have kidney trouble.
& Co., Dinghamton. N. Y.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26

Ii you are looking for pleasure, drink Hcurich's
beer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-06-26
KID NEY
TROUBLE

mer's Swamp Root,
At druggists in G:ty
pie bottle by mail frI
how 10 find out If !
Address DR.. Kilmer
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-14
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Child, Alone in a Buggy Demol.
ished in Runaway, Escapes
Without a Scratch.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHRONICLED
Uncle and Nephew Fight a Fatal Duel,
the Former Using a Revolver, the Lat
ter a aWinchester-Trouble Grew Out of
Dispute Over Property Valued at
Only Ten Dollars.
Fought to the Death.

A terrible tragedy occurred at Reed
vile, Desha county, on the 5th inst.
John J. Bowles, with several laborers,
went to remove a mill shed from the
premises of his nephew, Edgar Bowles.
The younger Bowles came up and re.
monstrated with his uncle, telling him
that he would kill any man attempting
to move the shed. John j. then drew
his revolver and fred at Edgar, the ball
taking effect. Edgar steadied himself
and fred shot from his Winchester at
close range, striking his uncle in the
groin The elder man dropped to his
knees, and both men continued firing.
John J. expired where he fell, and
Edgar walked away about twenty feet
and dropped dead, having been shot
twice, once right over the heart, the
other shot taking effect in the left
thigh. John j. was shot twice through
the groin. Both men were noted for
their fearlessness, and it is said John
J. already had killed two men. The
latter leaves a wife and several grown
children. who reside in Little Rock.
The younger man was only recently
married.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-14
ALL THE MULES COLLAPSED.
Some Idea of the Nature of the
Ground GEN. Schwan's Force
are Marching Over.

San Francisco De Malabon, Luzon,
Oct. 10.-Gen. Schwan, in approach
ing this town, marched through
country so muddy that all the mules
collapsed. He occupied the town
without fighting, the insurgents re-
treating under cover of the creek
beds. Later, reconnoitering in force
southwark Gen. Schwan came upon
trenches, where hidden insurgents
poured several volleys upon the gen
eral and his staff. The. rebels resist
ed stubbornly. The reconnoiterers,
consisting of Capt. Geary's battalion
of the Thirteenth regiment and two
guns of Riley's battery, drove the in
surgents two miles, fighting all the
way. They found a filed piece, and
several wounded and sick Filipinos
flying red flags, and captured 25 in
surgents, including three officers.
Many Filipino dead were strewn along
the fields. The Americans loss was
one officer and seven men woudned.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-14
State Encnmpment, U. e. v.

Twenty-six camps were represented
at the eighth annual state encampment,
United Confederate Veterans, held at
Little Rock October 10TH The monu-
ment committee reported the sum of
$3,203S0 on hand. The commander
urged each veteran to exert his in
fueDce the coming year in swelling the
above fund to &c. 900, when a suitable
state monument will be erected at Lit
tie Rock. A resolution was adopted
requesting each encampment in the
state to take a collectson once a year
for the purpose of aiding the several
ladies' memorial associations in keep
ing enclosures around the various ceme
teries where the Confederate dead are
buried, and for beautifying the same,
and for removing and burying in one
of the said cemeteries all Confederate
dead whose remains have not been
properly cared for; also a resolution
memorializing the next general assem-
bly, to increase the pension levy from
Il to 4 mill. The following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year:
Major general commanding, Virgil Y.
Cook, of st. Elmo; brigadier general
first brigade, j. C. Barlow, of Helena;
brigadier general second brigade, H. A.
Mccoy, of Pine Bluff; brigadier general
third brigade, Carroll Armstrong, of
Morrilton; brigadier general fourth
brigade, c. c. Scott, of Arkadelphia.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-14
Robbed the Government.

George Expert, former quartermaster
At Fort Logan Fl. Roots, Little Rock,
was found guilty by court martial of
stealing army supplies and disposing of
them to merchants and others. He was
sentenced to be dishonorably dismissed
from the service, and to be confined at
hard labor for three years. When Ep-
pert learned of the verdict he confessed
to numerous thefts of supplies for
which he was not prosecuted, implicat-
ing number of prominent merchants
Of Little Rock. AL investigation is
being made and sensational develop
ments are looked for.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-14
CASE OF ALEXANDER JESTER.
The Defense Springs n Sensation by
Admitting the Identity OF
the Prisoner.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. IA special
to the Star From Paris, Mo-, says:
The case of Alexander Jester,
charged with the murder of Gilbert
Gates in 1871, was called here. After
Prosecuting Attorney Rhodes had
sti|ed the state was ready for trial,
Attorney Patrick Cullen, counsel for
Jester, created a sensation by saying:
"The defense, in order to expedite
business, and dispel useless theories,
desires to answer that it is ready for
trial. and to state that the prisoner
at the bar is Alexander Jester, the
same Alexander Jester who passed
through Monroe county in 1871 and
who was indicted in that year on the
charge of numbering Gilbert Gates.
We also plead not guilty"
Up to this time the defense had de-
MED the prisoners's identity.
A. A. Gates, father of testers al
legged victim, was the only witness in
trcduced by the prosecution. He was
still on the stand at noon. John S.
Forrest, of Chicago, is conducting the
examinations for the state.