Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-12
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~ VI VQUC.
Official and social Washington had
as their guest recently his highness
Maharaja Gaikwar of Bareda, GUAR
eth, India. and his wife, the Maharanee,
together with retinue of retainers
and servants. Gaikwar rules over g.
100000 people in India and is also the
Nizan Hyderbad of the Mahometan
church, thus being to the Hindoos the
first prince of India. His highness is
3S years of age, short and stocky in
build. of dusky complexion and ex-
tremely democratic In manner and
conventional in garb. The prince
speaks English quite tluently, having
received his education from private tu-
tors in Baroda. He has ruled over the
province Of Gujarath since 1882, being
then IA years of age The Gaiwar dyn-
asty is over 200 years old. The maha-
raja lives in handsome palace in
India aud is greatly interested in the
advancement of education among his
people. The entire revenues of the
province are at the disposal Of the
maharaja, who, while he has large in
come, is encountered with heavy ex-
penses He is obliged to pay out Of
the revenues for the support of the
army and the administration of the
civil government.
His present visit to this country is
his first journey to America, although
he has toured the continent several
times. II Is the intention of the maha-
raja to make quite tour of the United
States, and for this purpose he has
secured the services of q courier who
will have entire charge of all his trav-
els. From Washington he will go to
Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Chi
cago, Denver and San Francisco. Dur
ing his stay in Washington the prince
visited nearly all the principal points of
interest, among them the congression-
al library, the soldiers home, the fish
commission and Mt. Vernon. He also
attended a performance at one Of the
theatres. The prince is devoted ad-
mirer of the life of General Washing
ton and after visit to the tomb at
Mt Vernon said: "He Is great man.
I have read Of his wonderful deeds
many times. and shall read Of them
again. The prince, during his stay
In Washington, lunched with the Pres
ident at the White House on two diff
ferent occasions, and also with Sena-
| tors Elktns and Lodge at their resi-
dences, the prince having letter OF
introduction to Senator Lodge from
Ambassador Reid at London.
| Now that the session of congress II
drawing to a close and the summe
speech-making is about to set in, con
gressmen and politicians in genera
are seeing to the proper repair of thei
political fences. Representative Gal
her of the Fourth Ohio district de
clares that eight or ten congressiona
districts in Ohio that went republica
at the last election will be turned int
the democratic column this fall. MI
| CARRIER is chairman Of the democrati
state central committee Of Ohio an
has just returned from visit to hi
home at Greenville, Ohio. "This wi
be due" said Mr.. CARRIER, ito genera
dissatisfaction with republican rule i
the state and the suppression of full
Their investigation by the state senat
recently to the national tariff issue an
to fights within the republican rank
in some districts. In Cincinnati tn
two districts are not entirely safe t