Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-24
COMING TO WASHINGTON.
His Royal Highness the Rsjsi Rsjagan Now
in New York.

In New tOrk.
The Indian prince and his suite who ar
rived in New York on Friday for tour
through this country. is attracting a good
deal Of attention. He rules over 1000, 900
subjects, draws an almost fabulous income,
and bears the title Of king of kings.
He is his highness the Rajai Rajagan Of
the Indian province Of Kapurthala. He Is
the first Indian potentate of high rank who
ever left India to visit with the world, and
his fourth wife, who accompanies him, Is
the first woman Of a royal Indian household
who ever journeyed from her native land.
The Rajai Rajagan of Kapurthala has come
to visit the worlds fair and he intends to
see everything Of interest in this country
before he goes back to his native land. He
is accompanied by his revenue master ASH
Brix; his secretary, Dirvan Dowlat Ram.
and two military attendants, Capt. Sundan
Sing and Maj. Nahal Sing. He is attended
by his valet and six other servants.
Lieut. Col. c. +. Massey was sent by the
British government as the official escort Of
his highness. His highness is a man of
distinguished appearance and of graceful
bearing. He is perfectly at home, too. in
his European clothes of broadcloth, in which
he dressed before beginning his journey.
He wears turban, which is almost the
only thing in his attire that would indicate
Col Massey was sent by the English gov
eminent on the death Of the princes father
to govern the province Of Kapurthala until
his eighteenth birthday. Then the prince
took the name Of the Rajai Rajagan. king
OF Kings" as his ancestors had done be.
India. he rules supreme. The Rajai Raja-
gan's attachment to England and English
customs has made him known as the most
enlightened OF eastern princes.
Col MASSEY. in speaking of the prince,
said: His highness comes simply as a
private tourist and expects no entertain
In New York city has been most pleasant
and his highness anticipates the greatest
object Of his visit is to see the Chicago ex-
viii have ssa Ss eos see @
or Ave days in New York. and rsn ehen '9 sSe
party will visit Newport. Boston, Saratoga,
NIAGARA. Chicago. Washington. Philadel-
order named. His highness's time is linn
tied, as he must be back in India by the
middle Of November. and he has yet to
visited Rome, Paris and London. In Rome
he met the king and queen Of Italy and his
holiness. the pope. He also had the honor
Florence. Italy, and also. later, Of being
entertained by her majesty at Windsor He
was wa, present ct the opening Of the Imperial
ding of the Duke Of York. His highness
will. Of course call on the President In
" hsHtiStoh.
You will find the prince an intelligent
gentleman. ready and glad to see you. and
quite as anxious to learn from you what
you may be able to tell him Of your coun-
try and places Of interest as he will be will
Ing to tell you Of himself and his own peo-
pie: He is not twenty-one years old yet,
and quite boy in his desire to know what
there Is to be known and to see the sights.
Il have been intimately associated with
him for years and know him thoroughly
For number of years. before he reached
his majority, ] was his guardian He is a
splendid fellow and the people here will like
him, know, as they have wherever he has
been.
The prince is a great reader-a great
newspaper reader. He will read ali you
have to say about him. In his own country
he is not only a subscriber to every paper
published there. but he is a reader as well.
He keeps up with what is going on
he Is much interested in the present con-
dition OF AFFAIRS in Slam, though he does
not apprehend any serious trouble"
The wife Of the Rajai Rajagan is not a
handsome woman as the American idea es-
Inmates beauty. She Is sixteen years old
they say. tall, slender and girlish looking
She was clad In a simple silk dress of light
color, and wore a large Leshorn hat