Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-13
HIDDEN TREASURES.
Searching for Precious Stones Worth
an Enormous Sum.
ONCE THE PROPERTY OF A KING.
4 Dying Soldier Coniesscs That lie
stole the Treasure and Burird
n IN the Gmund.

war correspondent Of the Riutofs
kilograms company, who has beef
strangely connected with the remark
able story u the search Tor hidden
lrcasurer now going ON Vt MandalAy
Burma, British India.
In briei a former British solilel
named William White, aud sporting
man who has become possessed OF hi,
secret In part, are now marching
towards MandalAy In anticipation OI
being the fret 10 ind the hiding place
u the crown and regslla VI l<ing
Thtehaw, Of Burmab, which wcf,
stolen by two British soldiers alter the
sacking Of the place In 1855. Tn,
Jewels are said TO be- WORTH An
enormous sum Of money And the
British government has Offered a large
toward for their recovery.
10 a representative Of tho Associ.
sicd Press Mf. piggott gave the fjl-
lowing account " tue Ices Of Kiug
Iheehaw's valuable Jewels and the
subsequent efforts maic o. regain
possession Of them. lie said:
THE British troops, alter they Gu
tered Bufmah 10 c.ssi'Hs King Thee
baw fof his cfuslties made iheif way
~ tic lfa0ua1di river 10 Man1aiay,
the capital u Bufmah, In several ships
a considerable distance apart, the Il ct
extending Tor distance OF about three
miles. Tnis force winch was ready TO
/ Li.emhRrk Ht q moments notice caused
a panic among tue natives who he'd
NJ their approach.
"When the Brltish troops reached
the capital they cent repeated messagus
10 tho Ring by Gen. PenJergast anu
Col. slydin, requesting his submission.
/ kiug lhecbaw, upon the advice OF his
ministers, declined 10 submit and the
troops disUmbafked and marched
through the town TO tue palace. A
deep mat extended around the walls
and there were four entrances 10 the
palace grounds. FMS British crossed
the moat aud after sharp couilict the
soldiers Of King Theshaw I'D Ia all
directions.
subsequently the British occupied
the palace greuui aud placed strong
guard al all the gates la order To pre-
vent tho escape OF the HiIg and the
looiing 0i ths royal treasury by the
kings own servants. One " the Oh.
lecis Of tho occupation VI the palace
grounds was TO prevent the robbery OF
the crow n jewels, which were reported
10 be Of Immense value. Ia addition
TO the valuable personal effects OF the
king the royal treasury was known 10
contain n large number Of precious
stones which had bern found la tue
mines Of the Mogout valley, tho site Of
the great Bnrman ruby mineH. IL was
One OF tue laws OF the country that
every ruby over certain size found In
these mines had 10 be presented to the
king aud deposited In tho royal treas.
ufy, anu when II IL remembered that
this law had existed since 1893
some Idea Of the value Of the
stones contained in the treasury
may be formed. 30 soon a. the king
abandoned the palace aud when the
British had taken possession Of II,
placing guards over all the royai
apartments, was one OF the frt 10
enter the palace, which fou d 10 to
a gorgeous place. But when search
WIS made Tor the treasure there was
considerable surprise aud disAppoint.
ment ut tho fact that all the rubies, the
crown Jewels, ETC., had disappesTsd.
Had they been stolen by tho seryants,
the maids VI honor, or by some OF the
British soldiers who were frat detailed
10 occupy the palace Suspicion for a
long time rested on ine maids Of honor,
m King Thoebaw had been allowed 10
take away with him as many OF these
a. he wanted.
"a number Of the natives, attracted
As 81 A. A.
commander, Joined In the search ana
were constantly coming 10 the British
commifsioner protesting 10 know where
the missing jewels were hidden; ali
their stories, however, turning out 10
DO untrue and the levels were never
accounted for. The search was finally
given up ana the mystery OF the disAp.
pearance OF King ThoebAw's Jewels
remained unsOlyed.
"rhe story Of the missing treasure IA
now transferred from India TO England.
Some time ago a man, formerly a mi.
yato In the second battalion OF the
Royal Wet Surety regiment, whioh
had seen service In Burmah, being
present at the capture VI Mandalay,
died at Wadsworth, suburb Of Lon
don,
- ltNlNh1 W Auo hHlAltfr uontn. on
condition that o0mTadr Of the same
regiment should not be punished. he
confessed that he had stolen King
Theebaw = fegalia ana that he ana his
cOmrado had hidden them ia a bole
lust outside tho palace grounds. The
hole was carefully Oiled up and con.
ceRled And became n decided place OF
safety from the fact that a British
sentry box WIS shortly Afterwards
placed over the very spot whore the |
Jewels were hidden.
1.-THE dying soldier explained
the discovery Of the Jewels In King |
Theebaw's palace, saying that he aud |
mis- comrade, William White, entered |
the palace during the night anu after
some narrow escapes from being dis. |
covered by the guards they occidental.
ly stumbled Toto the room containing
the lewslTy Of the AbdieAied kipr |
Of Burmah. This Jowolry, alter con.
sullatiop, they buriei The prrson who |
received lheuyiug soldiers confeasion.
after the mAn's death, sought out the
second soldier concerned In the rob
berry. Tho lAtter was found living on
pension At southampton. When
questioned on the subject while he was
badly scared, but being told that no
harm would come 10 him, admitted
that the story told BY his eomrade WAS
correct.
"rhese facts eventually reached the