Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-06
His Highness, Ghooly.
The Persian Minister Takes
OHense at the Press.
HE SHAKES OUR DUST OFF HIS FEET


Liberty Enlightened the World Too
Freely About His Royal Master-And Now
Come a Few Criticisms on His Highness
Misunderstanding Effects OF a Course of
Engiish-Consternation in Society.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 6-Hadje
Hassein Ghooly Khan, the Persian minister
to the United States, will shortly leave this
country for Europe. In an interview Thurs
day he told reporter that he would not
come back and that Ire had been driven out
of the country by the unkind and ungener
Gus things which had been written about his
sovereign and himself in the American news
papers. The Persian minister, pointing to a
volume of clippings relating to the shah,
opened the interview by asking whether any
minister could stay in this country longer
after he saw all those things in the papers.
Didn't Get "Onto" Its Significance.
He added: Il tell you surely, though, that
cannot bear all these things to be said
about my king who in his heart has the
kindness to favor the American minister and
all the American citizens in Persia. When
! arrived in this country came 10y the way
of New York l saw there the statue of
iioSfty EHiiputeiililB tHe w OTlu was
glad and | thought here one can live al
ways without trouble or annoyance Now,
after being here nine months go away as
fast as L can, and like a prisoner escaping
from his prison. Write that resign my po-
sition as minister from Persia, and speak as
private citizen of that country. As a Per-
sian minister 1 could not say this.
The minister said that he had no fault to
fiY.I Will
throughout the interview he complained of
stories which had been printed in the papers.
And Now Ghooly Catches Il.
The Chicago Times correspondent tele-
graphs regarding the sensitive Ghooly as fol-
lows: THE trouble, in fact seems to be be-
tween Ghooly Khan and the newspapers In
reality Ghooly Khan should not imagine that
he has grievance against the American
newspapers In fact, they have treated him
with great kindness and leniencY. When
Ghooh Khan arrived here he was taken up
by society and made much of He was in
clined to be genial and his nature seemed to
be possessed of more leyity than the average
Oriental, and the men about him voted him a
good fellow. Ghooly Khan became
"rounder' in Washington He took in all
sorts of places ana became the patron of one
mansion" in particular.
Wanted to Learn English.
He seemed to be very anxious to learn this
English language, and in furtherance of his
alleged interest in that direction he took
gorgeous blonde from one of the mansions
situated in the shady part of the city south
of the avenue and trausplanted her as
his "instructress" at the Persian legation
He was liberal, and both himself and his
"inStructress" kept tolerably well filed with
wine a'good share of the time
And Makes Splendid Progress
The society people heard of the new "Eu-
glish instructress' of the Persian legation,
but they took no action regarding it and
Ghooly Khan was continued TO be received as
a persona grata in all the social centers of
Washington. The 'instructress" taught him
English, but she taught him English" used
by toughs This English Ghooly fired off in a
free and easy way at the social receptions
and dinners at which he happened TO be
guest. For instances when he told his host
ess on certain occasion to wipe off her
chin and suggested to his host that he pull
down his vest" his entertainers appeared un.
comfortable.
Creates CONSERVATION.
On another occasion, when he told the lady
of the house at which he was a visitor. to
come off and not make so much damned
noise there was CONSERVATION all around
him. At n reception at Secretary Whituey's
one evening, when he told the accomplished
wife of the secretary that he thought she was
"too damned fresh, an extraordinary sensa-
ton pervaded the surroundings. A few
weeks later at "a party given by the secretary
of state, when Hassen Ghooly told one of the
Misses Bayard to "kiss me sweetly, baby
dear" society people thought it was time to
draw the line
And Gets the Cut Direct.
Still the Persian representative was toler-
ated for some time longer but about last
january, when the social season was fairly
open and great gathering was convened in
the parlors of distinguished senator the
representative of the shah took bold of the
nose of the wife of the senator and said:
sidesreeaa 4, bngle you haye," 1t was then con
and he was forthwith On I" cut Iihooly Khan
The Only One of His Kind.
Since then he has been completely cut off
from all social connections at the capital
His social calls are met with the invariable
announcement mot at home" Hassein
Ghooly Khan realized the situation after a
time, and the cold shoulder of society made
him sad and peevish As result he re-
signed his place ami is preparing to quit the
country, but he makes as an excuse the COM
ments of the American press on himself and
his imperial master. Ghooly Khan will be
missed. We never had diplomat in this
country like him, and may never have
again.
1t is but just TO say that the Chicago Til
bune correspondent, in long despatch to
his paper practically denies the above asper-
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