The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-15
AYooB KHAN.
The Claimant to the Afghan Throne Now III
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The Claimant to the Afghan Throne NOW III
N Y. Herald.
Ayoob Khan, once the ruler OF Herat,
and the most dangerous rival OF the pres.
emit ameer, being, since his discontinue
in Afghanistan, a refugee in Persia, has
always been treated by the shah with
marked kindness and by the Perslans In
general with due respect. The Persian
government, with an unusual liberality, al
lowed him for his maintenance thousand
tomans (about ESQ., q month, and Of late
that subsidy hos been doubled. But the
Afghan princes turbulent spirit could not
be quoted nor his impatient youth satisfied
with refugees condition. while his mex.
pcrience led him to hope TO regain, through
some change and chance, his lost rule and
power. Thus, say correspondents writing
from Teheran in April last. lie has been
continually busy planning q change
OF residence, fight or a coup de main.
Meshhed, Teheran, Shahrud and lpsG-
han by turns have on various preteXts
been asked for and granted as places OF
residence, but as he has always been
closely watched by the Persian authori.
ties these changes have not served his
plans, Having once succeeded in obtain
ing from the Shah permission 10 reside in
Bokhara he left Teheran and travelled as
far as Meshhed, but upon the British Min
listers strong representations he was
nj khn NJ MIA ms IN
return to the Capital, It required all the
vigilance Of the British Minister to look
after Ayoob's safe custody. His Afghan
followers, OF whom there were over 200,
were determined fellows, and are entirely
devoted to his person, aud in April last it
was thought they might attempt to carry
him of to the Caspian.
Ayoob's recent attempt to escape was
we'll planned, and was perfectly easy OF
accomplishment. The Persian govern.
ment telegraph line from Teheran to the
Caspian having been cut in dozen places,
Ayoob Khan was to set out in post car
riates for Kasveeu, a distance OF one hun
Clred miles, and thence on post horses to
Resht, another hundred or 80. The whole
distance could be easily gone over in
thirty hours and once at Resht he was
safe. From this place one hours ride
would take him to Pir.i Bazaar, where o
boat was to be waiting TO convey him
down the so.called river, across the lake to
Enzefti, and over the bar to Russian
steamer in the oiTing. With good man
agement he could be steaming away to
Kransnovodsk within thirty.six hours
after his leaving Teheran. The
Russian legation at Teheran was
not q stranger to Ayoob Khan's in
tention. Everything went smoothly at
first, but eventually Mr., R. F. Thompson,
the British Minister at Teheran, having a
key to Ayoob Kahn's secret preparations,
made such remonstrances to the Persian
Government that the latter at once de.
ciared Ayoob Khan State prisoner, and
sent body OF two hundred soldiers to
surround his house, TO keep strict watch
on him, and to prevent intercourse with
suspicious outsiders. The prompt salts
faction given by the Persian Government
to the English demand was considered in
official circles at Teheran as a marked sue.
cess gained by Mr.. Thompson over his
Russian colleague, who, after great efforts,
had failed 10 prevent the measure being
carried out.