The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
THE MEAN OF HYDERABAD AND HIS
MAGNIFICENT st-RROt,yDTNGs.
Ten Million Dollars Year II What he
tSpends-His Collection OF Jeweis yaiued
at e3O,OO0, oOO-Tho Higgest Diamond In
the World and the Srnar1est Diamond
Dcaier-Muntlnr with ('hectnhs.


| From Tho S,a frdnoifoo CbrosiT,.
Tho dispute over one Of the costliest dia-
monds In existence. between tho Nizam o!
Hyderabad and Alexander Malcolm Jacobs,
two Of the most striking figures OF tho Eastern
world. Ia OF peculiar interest. There liz In the
city a distinguished English traveller who
knows both men well. He is familiar with
many OF the circumstances which have made
Jacobs remarkable. He knows tho history of
tho Indian trader. and from personal relations
can speak OF tho singular powers which made
him tho model from which Marion Crawford
drew his character Of Mr.. Isaacs."
Flo has even more intimate knowledge OF the
Indian Prince, for he has dlned and hunted
with him. has seen the weird barbaric spendor
OF his court. tho magnilcenco Of his Oriental
pleasures. He has looked upon the countless
wealth the Eastern monarch has boarded in
his strange castes. He has studied the sys-
tom and government under which tho Nizam
rules. an autocrat as absolute and as splendid
| as any in tho world. Last night he told his
story substantially rs follows:
| The Nizam Of Hyderabad." he said. Ia
ono Of the strangest monarcbs In the world.
He Is a finely featured. brown-bearded. hand
some man perhaps 20 ycnrs Of age. He is In
overy aspect an Oriental. surrounded with
strange conditions and u luxury that is very
| likely unmatched in tho world. He is an eager
| sportsman and one OF tho most daring tiger
hunters in India 1t takes but u little less than
$lO.0OOoO0 to maintain his establishment for
n year. The cost Of maintaining tho court Of
Queen Victoria is about one-fourth as much.
"He entertains on marvellous scale. and
is the mightiest OF ali indian princes and no.
compose his court. The banauets Which he
o he Ths
| OF Oriental EDlandOr. Tho Qup4fs rO1ed N
tho finest OF. OF silks 81 and adorned With jewels.
oba ecpses tem all Nj
Jewels. Ropes Of pearls are about his neck
pess IN o' Hs pr ese
limos Of the Arabian Nights =. He e' Ives hI for
pleasure alone. Tho immense revenues. six
Els Hs esss
eneS Is one OF enjoyment
e he not tb asoGe the
Of the country which forbids him wife. stu
his ssnaS Or ana
are from almost every land under the sun. and
the Fsa y master h tires OF be-
g., =" Hy'deraIad Is about the last stronghold Of
tercst. for strange ,barbaric: ancient aspect
1t Is perhaps the most fascinating place In the
rsssrvns lie d soD
Client Orient unbroker. Standing on the bridge
SEE s divides the the sa0T In Ts se sase
are the minarets and the gables Of the ancient
buildings. the crowded. narrow streets through
and there we sec the elephant with gay trap.
pings conveying n. some great noble to his
Orient a;o,, no tho ,.ho,,a t,o w..h.,,,.n
aps Rs dy eohes In the wsesrs en-
river. two or three elephants sport idly in the
Of pass s Hsaf d@ sSsls
eSs1 thinH sannos Be- dSp
!: In the city is the main palace of the Nizam.
sGs ns be kesPs h Jewels
M ta pdias saa
US sA' saw them all they make Serhap p The
greates st G s9llecon e IeTebls d IN the world
asked their prineely owner to allow me to look
nsr ers He sss it HS s m an 0f
and and placed ad in my hand a great crys.al:iits
fas Us 5e 1hs
It weighs about $50 carats; and Hl Il very much
under curious eircumstanses. ''' ~ ~
cred is strange one 4 native workman Of
Portugal used to see 1t cleaning from clay |
rs asns sa & way ss
He sensuted holy BSshnin. Who Was taken
dd well to tell s me- en-, declared sd, ss the
The. stone was dug from the bank. but the
Brahpin was not sure Il was diamond He
small part Of It in fragments. The larger stone
was sold to the grandfather Of the present
Tbe Nam no VI With his immense revenues.
can well afford to spend millions for precious
WY h aSss 80 nk
Of Of India it has been their custom to put their
eh5eT t6s Man, the Ms sh 9,
them to this habit and fear maintains the GUS
iish rule for they are as contented az an, race
can be under the domination Of another: They
to s EnSe e aPhSs ana s
value and their enormous stores OF gold are
ases Of 1nSn tSspPs Thsy S hsb sas
molans. and the CEar is their foe. They know
he Is ready and waiting to dsseGrate Coastan,
Hnsand psessSre which tSs S,s cannot 4, r:
Constantinople and expel the, sultan there
would be in every Razaar q India the res tb
a act While England ! may ' Wish to Keep FREQ
from European politics. ahe cannot permit
But this has little to do with the circum-
stances which brought the famous trader
the powor and the wish to purchase Jewels.
tho Nizam went to him who. above all others.
Of o extr m ability He seems to know
all that can be, known Of tho people. the GUS
East East He He ' seems TO symboiise buddhism in q
certain way. and that, ! Imagine. led
OF Ills Mr.. isaacs, though there is but
little in common between the original
and e93py Crawford met Jee Saa, In .simls
certain seasons. The little Persian Sentle-
man with tho keen. flashing eye made
seemed to know everything. and to Crawford.
haye no doubt. smb2died tho strange peepl-
Sam Ward. was at that time taken up with the
popular fad. Buddhism; and had tmbued his
nephew with 1t. In Jacobs, the diamond dealer, |
found his subject.
jacobs Ia an honorable man. and strongly
all ba haa haan m nnSpd N his |