The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-05-28
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Thoebaw, the king Of Burmab, is oue
Of the most dcpraved wretebes on the
face Of The earth. His recent saeriGce
OF seven hundred beings, to propitiate
the gods and save himself from death, ,is
only equaled by the terrible hntehcfy
which followed his accession to the
throne in 1879 lie u only twenty
years Of age and - thus described /:
When the ministers of The old king
pronounced Theebaw his successor and
seated him upon the throne, he was a
tall, well,bi,ilt, personable young man,
Of smooth, olive complexion, with a
good forehead, clear, stcady, bright.
black eyes, Il. .Gr:n, but pleasant mouth,
n full, sensual chin, aud "a will of his
own. OF this last characteristic, Thee.
baw--as we may be pardoned for call
ing him for short-speedily gave unmis-
taxable proofs. The ministers who had
advanced him, among the youngest Of
| Mindone Minis Sons, over his elder
brothers, were within three weeks ini-
prisoned in the royal stables, there TO
mediate upon the facts that constitu-
tional reform is ticklish and risky
undertaking when all the traditions Of
/ the throne arc those OF absoluteisTn, and
that very slight taste oC power Is
sufficient, under such circumstances, to
transform beariless, ulb,l,Ie boy into
tlie worat type Of AN ai,r0iute monarch
| Instead Of these advisers Of his father,
/ be surrounded himself with meu, or
boys, Of his own age or tastes, and the
palace became the scene If orgies, con
,litcted absolutely without Testraint
Another Of Theebaw's acfs Immediately
| after his Accession wps to secure him
sell against plots by the simple process
Of killing of All his relatives i better
idea of what this means can be- gained
by considering that the gay old mon
arch had iifiy-tbree wives and one hun
drcd and tea children. e whom thirty
seven wives and Gfiy-nins children sur
viye him. ! is impossible To say low
many Of these brothers, sisters, aud
sierrmothefs,-so to speak--were kill
ed, but eighty Is fair compromise csti-
mate. /; must not be imagined that
they ~ctc disposed Of with any senti-
/ mental tenderness. At frst the vic
Tins wete led from their cells IN tgos
and threes to aisel.io TO the king then
thrit bands were tied 10 their respce-
/ tive rains ii smiles. aud blows with n
i,ravv ciuh cn the lacks of their necl.a
eil-i'.d their misery But this soon
igoytd TOO mild Il cciaele for the
iiendish inali.i4ity of Tioei.aw. One oi
His cider hrotheIs l,roiessed utter scorn
1 i"r bat could i,e done TO him, ard was
iltsaej TO death Ano'h her, who bad
i,4'-ed u,,oil foreigners as the dirt lie.
ita L be E.ei, and rs utterly unworthy
81 ,1a,' between heaven and earth, was
'snuts,i aud driven 10 Madness before
itcening "a inlffatbi blaw, and hi,
whining body wns then thrown inta
tie eigae'ic trench dug 10 receive the
! deal \ { rmsr governor Of EsugooH
hga his nuae und mouth filed With gun.
powder, q match was applied, aud l,e
was Hi,o dung into the trench 10 he
siilpd bv tie snccee,liug bodies. 0ne
young girl OF sixteen VAS pitched ,hte
the same hcnsing gave after having
suffered every Outrage that could b,
hy eight soldiers Of the guard On,
pregnant princess was cut III two, snt
her husband was called in to see hi,
wife aud cbill lefore l,r died. TIL,
messacre was carried on in this leisure
Is fashion until Theelaw and his exc
cutioners ~earicl with the sport ther
tia yom-n we're simply battered
over the bead, ard the children wer,
sNung against the palace walls. ~
last the victims were all killed, and tbs
revolting spectacle Mss avrE. hut Thee
haSs plan-oue not unusual IN Bur
inth--was not successful. for the rel
son that at least three OF his blood es
carel. and one of them will proiabl,
succeed him.