The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-17
A PERSIAN PAGEANT.
How the Shah Received the First Dip
lomatic Representative of This
Country.
His Name Ii BENJAMIN and He Was
Presented with Grand Cere-
monies.
washington Telegram,l

washington Telegram,I
q O. W. BENJAMIN, the first diplomatic
representative OF the United States to Per.
STA. gives the following account of his re-
ception by the Shah:
A brilliant pageant had been prepared
outside the walls of Teheran ut one of the
royal pavilions. At the stairway of tho pa
vilion Mr. Benjamin was met v Nas'r 81
Mulls. or the General I'M Chief of the armies
Of Persia, and a glittering crowd Of promi-
nent officers blazing with blue, scarlet. sill
yer, and gold and decorations innumerable
or diamonds and costly gems Mr. Benja-
min was escorted TO an audience hall by the
General Chief, where an exchange OF
courtes IS was'otfel ed and accepted
Next Mr.. benjamin was taken to the court
below and mounted upon a fine horse TO
continue his travels This was the signal
for every Cne to mount aud the oortege Of
nearly coo royal guards was put in mo don,
they beng brilliantly and deliberately cos
tunnel AS the procession moved across
the plain toward the beau iful turreted gate
of the city, which is decorated with psrti-
colored glazed tiles the Cossacks dashed
hitner and thither between the lines firing
muskets In the air and exhibiting the most
brilliant feats of horsemanship The streets
were lined with spectators At intervals
were stationed police or squads Of III. lttary.
I6SSinR tIIOuRn Lilo RIdnu Oh Tho
Department OF War, the cortege hled into
the new or European quarter OF the city.
On approaching his quarters Mr. BENJAMIN
was told by an aid that 800 soldiers were
mnrshaied at the entrance to receive him
Mr.. benjamin dismounted, returned the ga
Lutte and, accompanied by the General-in-
Chief and his staff, was escorted to recep-
tton-room. where further courtesies were
shown and refreshments enjoyed
Mr. Benjamin next made an informal call
on the Minister for Foreign Affairs ut his
residence, according to the custom OF the
and is a conservative and astute statesman
OF kindly manners and disposition The
10th of June MIR. Benjamin received a ca ]
from the Grand Chamberlain, who Is a SON.
ln-law Of the Shah, and who informed Mr..
Benjamin that his Majesty desired to receive
him at clock p. IN the llth-
Mr. Benjamin was taken to the palace in q
landau furnished by his Majesty and drawn
by six horses each mounted by a hveied
postiilion. Twenty royal Ferqushes or foot
runners clad in scarlet and wearing plumed
6aras preceded the carriage, together with
score Of horsemen accompanied by Mo-
hamoudan, the second master OF ceremonies
Mr.. BENJAMIN arrived ut the gardens of the
/ palace, which are beautihed with fountains
and shrubbery and foliage arranged art
fully wild, after style peculiarly Persian.
All were ushered into a spacious and hand
some hall where the first mas or OF cere-
monies and other gen lemen and dignitares
! 60 geously arrayed were in waiting. Here
Mr. Benjamin was invited to make the seat
of honor and treated to tea and kaliaun, +"
or water pipe.
Boon after the announcement was made
! to Mr.. BENJAMIN that his Majesty was In
readiness TO receive him, and ihereupon he
was conducted by the first master Of cere-
monies to the palace itself. ''At this mo-
ment, says Mr.. Benjamin, "a salute fired in
honor OF the United States Numbered over
the city, and on entering we assembled a
magnificent staircase. The walls were dec
grated in part with paintings OF European
masters From the staircase we entered an
audlence-hal OF vast proportions and most
impressive in effect. His Majesty stood at
the upper end Leaving my outer shoes at
the door. as prescribed by the treaty of
Kourmantchio, l made low bow and
walked up to where the King was stand
ing"
Mr.. Benjamin then adore, sed the King in
French, and presented his letter of Gre
dence. His Majesty replied that it gave him
great satisfaction to see an American Lega-
ton at Teheran, and he considered that
both Governments would be further bene-
fitted by increasing the intercourse and
diplomatic relations Of the two peoples.
After this ceremony his Majesty expressed
strong hopes that the United States now
that it had established q Legation In Persia,
should maintain one permanently at Te-
| heran
At the conclusion of the audience with
| his Majesty. Mr.. BENJAMIN made formal
call upon the Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
and pad his respects also to his Royal
HighnesS Naib Sultan, who Is Secretary of
War aud one OF the sons of the King, and
thanked him for his mill asy escort.