New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
CELEBRITIES ~ BURN


When Mindohn Min the late King Of Burmah.
heard IN 1874 that the elections had gone against
the Ministry and that Disraeli was to pT Premier
he sighed and said Then poor Ga-!a-sa-t"ng
Gladstone - in prison, suppose. am sorry Tor
him. don't think be was bad fellow. and gave
him the FIitrrn-Striug I~aiWay the Burmese "ritr
of kuighthoodi "A year or two ago That J. tho
Burmese notion Of how 10 settle the iIgpnSiinn.
The lines of statesmen IN the ROYAL cit ~ Grms
not cast IN pleasant places II they rlr' rapidly;
they come down with ~ much precipitation ana
their fall is a. crushing ordinarily u h ne'iiabie
The coohe Of today may he tue Minister Oh To-
morrow and a month hence he may he sprr"i,
cugcd in the court of the palace. win vertical
sun heating down Oh him and huge stones plea on
his rhc>t aud stomach hen about "A A'h ago
the Naingangva Woondouk. who was seut ~ Am
ha,s,dor to the English RAJ. came back ~ Nancaidy
10 Announce that his mission had failed ana thtt,
in fact. after e!ght months rogOurn just within mo
British frontier he had beef told 10 20 away, ne dd
not survive long. II was week or two before he
saw the King and "hrn he dad sc hlni li' W''t-
ing vas unpleasant. Next day the poitIy Nooh-
douk " died of apOpleNN. sudden deaths "erc h"b
AT al uncommon m the late kings reign. An
u'irIdl dl-plcar'd him 10 some way, atd Mihhohh
MIN said cmphatically " | don't want tO see that
m.u any more The poor wretch left the royal
pr.ncc 10 bc seizrd bv lictors outside and killed.
day OF two afterward his Majesty would ask where
Su-and-So was " Aias. SIRE was the dus""r h1
died of rhagrIn shortly after the Lord oi lar ana
Ocean cast eye. of dIsplrarurr on hum hen tho
Conyener of the Fifth Great synod quoted wlSe
saw from the Laukaueedec and turned ms miHi Ia
other matters. lhcebau j.. perhaps not quif 80
strict in his notions. When he FIRST cam" 20 mo
throne. he unearthcd the spear with which ms.
grandfather Tharra Waddy used occasionally 10 spit
ms COUNSELLOR, Iheebaus aim waS net qultS 80
good or his purpose not 80 deadly. III" prodded
"A few hcrals and interpreters. and hung me spear
M one or tWo of his fathers advisers; but am not
aware that hc ever actually Killed anybody Ia
fact. hc GETS on fairly well with In, Ministers. hay
ins drilled them into complete submissoh I" hlS
wishes.
IIpoung Mnun. Nyo MOOn the Lord illgn Admiral
and Governor of the town. he wears th' dragon
tattooc,I on thc nape OF biz neck. Fonrteen years
D. -ltt IN
a coolie HIS rise from thus rank might have been
credit Ia him If u had been effected 10y hs own
powcrs Bat hc rose by mere accident, ana u" la~
carried all tendencies Of his original position WIN
hun In l~66. when two OF lhcebaus hall
brothers the Mingohn and Mingohhdrns lr,nces'
rose IN rrbllnn against their ather TIE i3t' hing,
the Iuoung Xuon was of the guards OF the
palace After the rebels had killed their uncle. tho
War Prince" they made for the summer Palace,
small buildup side the stoc AIDE uf the actual
Nandau. A man stationed outside the Eastern
Gate 70 Nil the King Whenever ne mad ms np,
straiehtway did the rchcls had tor's"'n. RONai
blood 100 Muudalay however, never goes out.ld" tio
reached The gate he promptly jumped on ihe Intent
ing Icgcidcs back and babe him carry nm over.
Ihc man wls 50 overcome by the royal presence, or
80 ~a, i>hy accustomed 20 do what ir va, ordered,
that h, ohrNcd. When they were safe within tie
.iurr -tnrklde the man stooped down % lct tho
klns dl~u"uut. and his sword iell IRON III" "H- oil
w.u-t,luth None bat the King may carry arms
v.th.u o.. Naul5u. and tie lipoung N"on, gia'ping
thr situation. ,uat'nrd mp The sword AMI eat tho
u.iu~ head oh. Nudul.n Min, with curious r.
gard fo, tl,i- miNtup 90 harharity and faWdIt' 81
.,,f .uu. made tie c'c!e a .b0rllnatc Minister on
tur spot: and since tn'n The hppung N"on has
gnu, oi distinguish ~ htn> " ~ on thr OCCASION
H., prr,rut post Wt- aimed for htn 10y hlr energy
lu d., iua>~i.fr- Of l~l-. llrrhau found ~ ITO
, tlr..,. .,.l r,.tnf-,.'.~> Nnon a willing and en-
.,,.r helper BOO t.r lugritr of hls brothers ana
sisters The Governor i'-t fwo night, sleep that
J.. iiI.iit not MISS single Stem "i the horrors. ana
.ul.At br assured tAat uuur "i thr princes and
pi.nr,,-c, vrr. allowed To- dir too easily. Natur-
a.llv Bee is uar ut Ihrrbiu- hrmc~t supporters Tor