The New York herald., 1879-03-28
BEFORE THE MASSACRES.
THE KING OF BURMAH-HIs GRANDEUR AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE MASSACRE
AN ENGIIsH PROTEGE

THE KING OF BURMAH-HIs GRANDEUR AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE MASSACRE
AN ENGLISH PRoTEGE.
from the London Daily News, March 15.]
Written before the late aud describing
the state of things accompanying the accession of
of the present ruler Of Burmah the following letter
from Rangoon will be of interest
The Mandalay govcQpment announced officially
the Sd OF October that the Mindone Min the
Fifth: Founder of Religion. had breathed his last
ON the preceding afternoon. AS every one in
died on the 18th OF september. the announcement
was received, not as piece of news. but as a not
fcation that the Ministers had made their arrange
mcnts and felt themselves strong enough to give
out definitely that the Thee Baw Prince was the
successor to the throne and that they meant the
government for the future to be rs much like con-
stitutional monarchy as their lights would enable
election OF the Thee Baw by proclamation issued
tho 10th of September appointing him Ain Shay Min.
or heir apparent Tho words ''Ain Shay Min mean
..the Dweiler in the Eastern House." and thus give
hint to tho brethren of the mystic tie that may not
be without its effect As the Ameindan or royal
edlct. is rather curiosity in its way. give you
literal version OF =
THE ROYAL TITLE
the Sovereign Of land and Water i of Shs Tsdda Of
Celestial Elephant Master Of many White Eephants Pos
Firth Great synod His Majesty the King sends forth his
II the manner among tho kings aforctme with the
object Of the cause Of religion aud the good
Of the true blood rya as heir apparent to succeed to tho
h"ya son. the iS'f fhcS Ba% Prince
Spamns%aa % who is aSsssnasd asS sG% hs he SSngnoas
race which had i; origin & in King uha Mosha o. ,he
the snn having nished his cdacon aud passed three
first class examinations with degrees of honor in the three
In matters both spiritual and temporal rendering him
p''s an% thus %''H % sned !" a,c s
sssag% r. hrys d0"S and As he Is "a Ss ,nqs
~ prctcetng the ense OF religion aud in conducting the
powers AID usual su2rond"ss Of s"cS position" such
~ 'ro"ps elephants, horses, weapons and tho IKE;
or inner Ministers 81 the pSsce together Win those Who
have tho charge q elephants and horses shall submit list
ct what arc the hitting nppurtcnances OF an heir apparent
Proclaimed by ordcr Niptn Waning Moon of Thaw.
tholin IL 40 BE. uvh September. ts11L
THE ROYAL PRINCES ARRESTED
Immediately upon the issue this cdict several
of the Royal Princes who had been previously. ar
into the palace. There they seized again with
10 much roughness that they imagined the
end had come. and two OF them attempted TO
escape aud actually managed TO get the
palace walls. Both, however, were rccaptured, one
of them being badly sashcd about the face Ivy
tho Mckkhara lthe Kings eldest 's SON j." man Of
about forty-hvc) and tho 1honzai (also an
elderly mani. had been noted for their tie
haut bas treatment of all Europeans their suffer-
ingu Were looked upon with comparative cquaninity
by people here IL il tor tho other princes, notably
the quoniam pupils of tho Rev. J. E. Marks that
compassion is reserved. All these except some
escape into British territory, imprisoned;
most of them chained TO the walls OF
the frghfu Burmese subtcrranean dungeon called
khaidike. Some private reports say that the more
formidable of them have bccn alrcady starved to
death, but there IL to believe that such
IL not tho case. though II would be In per-
feet agreement with the usual Burmese
''thouzan' In such cases, except that tho moro
expeditions aud merviful habit of chopping their