The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-03
ENGLAND GOES AFTER
SULTAN OF SOCOTRA
VIII Either Punish Tribe or Sc
cure Booty Stolen From
Wrecked Steamer.

London. April 29.-An expedition will
De dispatched shortly from Alden to
punish the sultan OF Socotra. unless
loot taken from the British steamship
Kuala, whic.. was wrecked on the island
OF Socotra, is restored and an apology
given.
The punitive expedition will consist
OF a cruiser Of the East Indian squad
ron and the steamship Dalhousie. which
will convey a company of native In
fantry from the Alden garrison. The
command of the party will be given to
Maj. Gen. Sir J.. A. Bell. political resi-
dent at Alden.
The Kuala, bound from Dundee to
Singapore, went ashore in November
and n of the crew vas compelled to
travel 900 miles in an open boat for
assistance. The lives of the crew were
threatened and the vessel was looted
by the natives. Subsequently the crew
was rescued by a Russian ship and
landed at Singapore.
Socotra is an island OF the Indian
ocean, lying near the entrance of the
Gulf Of Alden. 1t is 80 miles long and
contains 1880 square miles. Though
virtually part Of an Arab sultanate.
Socotr is under British protection,
constituting a dependency OF Alden.
History Of Timur Ruby.
The Timur ruby has been a part Of
h British crown regalia since 1t was
presented to Queen Victoria in 1851 by
the directors Of the East Indian COM
pany. There has been more or less
mystery in the history of this Jewel,
some experts even contending that 1t
had been lost. The recent visit of the
king emperor and his consort to India
resulted in the publication of a history
OF the jewel written with the idea OF
clearing away to misrepresentation sur
rounding II.
The Timur is the largest known
spinel ruby, weighing just over 352
'carats. 1t is uncut but polished and
was probably discovered in one of the
old ruby mines of Badakshan. 1t was
seized by Ameer Timur, better known
to western historians as ~Tamerlane,
when he plundered Delhi, in 1898. In
due time 1t descended to his grandson.
by which time the great Tartar empire
was on the wane and during one Of the
many wars between the tartars and
the Persians the ruby fell into the
hands OF h Kings of Iran. Shah Alb
bas l. presented the ruby to his friend.
the Mogul Emperor Jehangir, in 1912.
When his favorite wife demonstrated
with him for inscribing his name on
JS"Sb AoAA Il Liz SLIlhIIlK
prophecy that the ruby would more GER
ta1nly carry his name down to posterity
than written history. for 1t would al
ways remain in the possession Of the
ruler OF Hindustan. q prophecy which
mas been fulfilled to the present day.
In 1740. Nadir Shah sacked Delhi
n carried the ruby away with him.
When Nadir was assassinated in 1747,
Ahmad Shah seized the ruby with 9TH
er booty, and, proceeding south. found
ed the kingdom of Afghanistan. When
MS grandson was expelled from the
country he sought refuge in the Pun
Jab, where he was compelled to sur
render both the Koh-i-noor nj the
Timur.
When the Punjab was annexed by
the British in 1849 the Koh-i-noor. the
Timur and all other state jewels were
taken over by the board of administra-
ton and the first named Jewel was
taken directly to London, where 1t was
presented to Queen Victoria. The
Timur was later packed up with other
jewels and taken to London for the
great exhibition Of 1851. At the close
OF the exhibition the ruby was present
ed to the queen by the court OF direc-
tors of the East India company, since
which time it a been one Of the crown
jewels.
Charity Organization.
During a conference OF the Societies
for the Relief of Foreigners in Distress.
held at the Mansion house, the lord
mayor declared hat he was inclined to
agree with the American critics OF
England. who asserted that there were
too many charitable societies in this
country. He was almost disposed to
think that there was one society very
much missing in London, and he would
like to give 1t the name of the Society
0f Edlrn0ffnn In TnI,,~v .-I MA
The two qualities were scarcely known
among the proletariat Of this country;
otherwise they would scarcely need the
work OF the numerous socities formed
and managed for the relief Of people
who did not help themselves.
The annual report Of the British
Sugar Beet council shows that the rails
Ing of sugar beets in England has
passed the experimental stage. The
greatest advance reported by the coun-
Gil was the establishment Of a factory
at Norfolk. There the farmers will be
able to test their beets, and those who
have not yet planted their lands will be
given instruction.
The members Of the council are con-
that the industry will soon be
placed on a sound financial basis with
out any assistance from the develop
ment fund, which could not be drawn
upon because the international sugar
convention prohibits subsidies or grants
of any kind by the government for an
undertaking planned to produce sugar
for commercial purposes.
Will Save Bone Collection.
The collection of bones, the remains
Of at least IL 1000 people, in the crypt
of Rothwell church. near Kettering,
Northamptonshire. has been rear
ranged and placed on shelves, to save
them from decay by damp.
The crypt containing the remains was
accidentally uncovered by workmen
some 200 years ago. Many suggestions
have been ventured as to the origin OF
the bones. among them that they mark
a monastic burial place. or that they
were the skeletons Of the victims Of a
plague. or that the bones are those of
the slain al the battle OF Naseby. A
recent theory Is that the remains ara
the bones OF villagers buried in the 18th
and 18th centuries.
SMALL VERDICT FOUND.