The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-24
PRINCE RANJ| COMING
:Hindoo, BIackamoor, Crick-
eter and Good Fellow.
LIKEWISE MURIEL WILSON
Beautiful, Rich, and Swift
Enough for Wales Own Set

New York, Sept 23.-The Journal says:
1.-TWO remarkable interesting visitors are
looming to the United tsates.
They are both British and they both be-
long to the most aristocratc society Of
England, and yet there could not be
greater contrast than that which exists
Soetween them.
One is a black prince and the other is
beautiful girl of the purest English
type, the most famous young society belle
of the day in London.
TIE man is Prince Ranjitsinhji, who is
coming over here primarily to play crick-
ct and also to have good time in Ameri-
can society
The beauty is Miss Muriel Wilson,
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson,
gwho have become famous as members of
Hhe Prince of Waless set in English So
ciety. She is coming to New York this
week, and will receive a vast amount of
attention from the world of fashion, for
she is one who has breathed the same at
mosphere as the prince of Wales and
wears the halo of his friendship.
From the point of view of novelty
Prince Ranjitsinhji is perhaps the more
interesting Of the two visitors. , He is
most distinctly a colOred man, and yet he
will be undoubtedly welcomed by the best
American society, and especially by
American girls, with whom he has al
ready demonstrated his powers of fas-
cination
Time was, no doubt. when American
society would have held the prince at
arms length as a person of color. but our
upper circles have outgrown such provin-
cialism. Oriental potentates travelling in
this country have indeed often had disa-
greeable experiences because they were
confused with negroes. and only this sum
mer "a nobleman Of India" might have
been SEED compelled td eat apart from the
white guests at a small country hotel
As a matter of fact. Prince Ranjitsinhii.
is no more of an African than President
Mckinley He belongs to one of the most
ancient branches of the great Aryan race
from which all Europeans and Ameri-
cans are descended. Forr all that, the
Prince is very deeply coIored, more so
than many an humble Afro-American. In
as a reproach against him. and he is
sometimes spoken Of by his warmest ad-
mirers as the Black Prince" although
more common appelaton is just "Ranji."
The Prince is the best cricketer in Eng
land. splendidly built, 1.-THE and graceful
as cat, Cambridge man. highly Guilt
waited, very polite and pleasing in con-
versation.
There is a more picturesque side to
him. He is a son of the late Jam Of Nay
aEagar. The Jam is a monarch in India.
There are many kings and emperors in
the world but there is only one Jam. But
for untoward circumstances Prince Ran
Jltsinhji might now be the Jam himself.
and. indeed. he has never given up hope
OF obtaining the title. An American cir,
who may marry him may therefore en-
terrain the ambition of becoming the
jana. or Jamess. and may be Of consid-
cradle service TO her husband in his
struggle for his rights.
Prince Ranjitshinhh was an adopted son
Of the Jam OF Navanagar and was pro
claimed by him as his legal heir and sue
cessor. unles a son should be born To him
by one OF his legitimate wives. This proc
I&mauon was witnessed by the Jams own
minister and b. the Britishs political OFF,
GERS at his court. The Jam never had any
children by his legal wives. and VET in
spite of this. just before he died he re-
Noed his former proclamation. named the
son Of one OF his odalisQues as his suc-
SeSsor, and set aside poor RanjitsinhH.
1t was expected that the British gov
eminent would enforce Prince .Ranii,sin-
MIS- rights, but they did not do So. The
Prince, however. is assured a handsome
income by the government. and there are
several members Of parliament who have
urged his succession to the throne Of the
Jam.
ne Prince was born on September II
NJ, and is therefore only twentv-seven
years old As child he went To Rai,p-
mar College. in India. an institution CON
Quoted on English lines. and there learn
ed 10 play little cricket When he was
seventeen years old he went to England
and entered Trinity college. Cambridge
lie became a hrst-clsss oricketer in a
very short time, and in his last wear
played on the varsity eleven.
1t was after leaving Cambridge thar he
teaped 10 glory. One year the Australian