The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-02
GOES AFTER
SULTAN OF SOCOTRA
Will Either Punish Tribe or Sc
cure Booty Stolen From
Wrecked Steamer.

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London, April 29.-.An~ expedition will
be dispatched shortly from Alden to
punish the sultan Of Socotra, unless
loot AXE from the British steamship
Kuala, which was wrecked on the island
of Socotra, is restored and an apology
given.
The punitive expedition will consist
of q cruiser OF the East Indian squad
ron and the steamship Dalhousie. which
will convey a company of native in
command of the party will be given to
Maj. Gen. Sir ]. A. Bell, political resi-
dent at Alden.
The Kuala, bound from Dundee to
Singapore, went ashore In November
and one OF the crew was compelled to
travel 800 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 so miles long and
contains 1880 a miles. Though
virtually part of an Arab ~sultanate,
,,Socotra Is under British protection,
constituting g dependency OF Adsn.
History of Timur Ruby.
The Timur ruby has been a part of
the British crown regalia since 1t was
presented to Queen Victoria in 1851 by
h 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
king emperor and his consort to India
resulted in the publication OF a history
of the jewel written with the idea Of
clearing away tie misrepresentation sur
rounding 1t.
The Timur is the largest known
sptnel 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 it descended to his grandson,
by which time h great Tartar empire
was on the Wane n during one Of the
many wars between the tartars and
the Fersians the ruby fell into the
hands OF the Kings of Iran. Shah Alb
bas I. presented the ruby to his friend,
the Mogul Emperor Jehangir, in 1912.
When his favorite wife demonstrated
with him for inscribing his name on
the jewel, Jehangir made the striking
prophecy that the ruby would more GER
Al III lldlIle QOWH 10 DOSIerlIy
than written history, for 1t would al
ways remain in the possession of the
ruler of Hindustan, a prophecy which
has been fulfilled to the present day.
In 1740, Nadfr Shah sacked Delhi
and carried the ruby away with him.
When Nadtr was assassinated in TAT,
Ahmad Shah seized the ruby with 9TH
er booty, and, proceeding south. found
ed the kingdom Of Afghanistan. When
ms grandso was expelled from the
country he sought refuge in the Pun
Jab, where he was compelled to sur
render both the Koh-t-nooc and the
Timur.
When h Punjab was annexed by
the British in 1S49 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 it was
presented to Queen Victoria. The
Iimur was later packed up with other
jewels and taken to London for the
great exhibition of 1851. At the close
ed to the queen by the court Of direc-
tors of he East India since
which time it has been one Of the crown
jewels.
Charity Organization.
During a conference of the Societies
held at the Mansion house. the lord
mayor declared that he was inclined to
agree with the American critics Of
England, who asserted that there were
too many charitable societies in this
country. He vas almost disposed to
think that there was one society very
much missing in London, and he would
Xix to give 1t the name of the Society
of Education in Industry and Thrift.
The two qualities were scarcely known
among the proletar1at of this country;
otherwise they would scarcely need the
work Of the numerous socities formed
n 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 uga beets in England has
passed the experimental stage. The
greatest advance reported by the coun-
ell was the establishment of a factory
at Norfolk. There the armer will be
able to test their beets, and those who
have not yet planted their lands will he
given instruction.
The members Of the council are con-
yinced 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 1000 people, in the crypt
Of Rothwell church, near Kettering,
Northamptonshire, has beer rear
ranged and placed on shelves, to save
them from decay by damp.
The crypt containing the remains was
accidentally 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 hat the bones are those Of
| the slain at the battle Of Naseby. A
| recent theory is that the remains are
the bones of villagers buried in the 14th
and 18th centuries
SMALL VERDICT FOUND.
Dubuque, Ia, April 29.-The Jury in