Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-03

that l'rince George was upon the point
of mesalliance with the handsome
daughter of a senior officer of the army
when his engagement with the Prime
ess Mary was arranged as matter of
state. The visit ef Prince George and
his wife to the United States would
move society from its center to its cir
conference.
If the shah of Persia comes over to
see us, as Is promised, picturesque
element will be added 10 our summer
festivities. If he shoul1 happen to
bring along his harem and the hand
some young boy dressed as female
whom he generally takes with him as a
comp anon on his travels. even the wild
and unconventional west would be
likely to hide its blushing face. The
sultan is something of q traveller. He
was in England, bag and baggage. a
few years ago, and our English cousins
having in mind the proximity of Persia
TO India and the necessity of keeping
the shah in good humor as protection
to their eastern interests, nearly bank
rupted their purses and wrecked the
peace of mind of the virtuous British
matron while he remained among
them.
| The Shah Nasr-ed-Deen. is progress
sive monarch and has ruled his country
wisely and humaLely. as a whole, il we
do not judge him too severely by the
standards of western civilization. lie
has had only few officials who have
conspired against him summarily put
TO death by strangulation; the extrava-
gance of the court and the oppression
of the people has not been unusually
excessive, and the sensual indulgences
of the harem have been discreetly mod
crate. For an oriental monarch the
shah has very respectable record.
| He lives luxuriantly, as becomes a
powerful eastern potentate. His pal
aces and the grounds surrounding them
are equal to anything of their kind in
the world. in elegance, splendor and
artistic beauty. They are superbly
decorated with mosaics, carved wood,
and gold and precious stones in prodigal
profusion. The famous Peacock
throne in the audience room of the
principal palace is valued at more than
Sl3, ,000, ,000. When the shah travels he
goes In great state, accompanied by an
| imposing body of attendants, several
/ squadrons of cavalry and his favorite
1 wives. On summer pleasure
! journey to Mesched. few years ago.
I the royal train consisted of over 20, 600
people On his visits To Europe. sew
\ eral of which he has made. smaller
retinne accompanies him. but large ho-
tells or palaces have been found neces-
sary 10 accommodate the party. He
J will probably come in somewhat
| lighter travelling order to the worlds
/, fair. II he comes at all.
The Shah's Trip May Cost Him His Throne
Absence from Persia, may, however,
bee somewhat dangerous TO the shah.
lie has three sons and several sons-in-
/, law, each of whom is credited with am
bition and plenty of oriental craft, that
has not been modified by contact with
European civilization. Like the shah
they are very we'll educated, possessed
of considerable intellectual power, and
gifted IN the art of plotting.
Should the shah come over here
he might very possibly find him
self without throne when he got
hack The eldest son, Zie-i-Sultan, is =
man of power. of wealth, of ambition
and withal, cruel 10 the point of saw
agery. Born Of n plebian mother, he
I Is not the cir to the throne, that in
heritance falling to the second son.
/ Musaffar-cd- Deem Mira, who is gov
crnor OF one of the provinces distant,
| from Teheran. The third SON IL the
/, ,Naib-e-Sultaneh, Kamran Mira, min
lister Of war at Teheran. The
three lothers hate each other most
cordially and the prospect In that upon
the death OF the present shah there will
be lively tiwc IN Persia.
The raiah of Johore will share honors