Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05

tivcs, of Whom she Has Had Several
within a Very Few Ycars-Generai
(ronjc at st. Helena.
An insight may be gained rs to treat
mcnt In store for leaders of the BOer
republics who may suffer defeat and
full to escape into either German or
Portuguese territory by comparison
with that Of princes and kings held
captive heretofore by the British gov.
eminent. In 1s4O when the state Of
Maharajah Dhulcep Singh was finally
annexed to the Indian empire, that
potcntatc was requested" to take up
his residence In England--the induce.
mcnt of ready compliance being
added by the promise Of a yearly In.
come Of $4,000. with nothing ut all
as an alternative. Dhuleep Singh wise.
ly acquiesced, purchased the fine es.
tate Of brandon In Norfolk, upon which
lie resided for many years us wealthy
English country gentleman.
Though during this period the ina.
harajah frequently expressed the dc.
sire to revisit his native country, pro.
Tossing the utmost loyalty to the en-.
press queen, yet he was never permit.
ted TO travel east of the isthmus OF
Sucz. In this case the bond seems to
have descended upon the heads Of his
children, for while his sons have en-.
tered the British army and one Of
them, Prince Victor. recently married
the daughter of the Earl of Coventry,
yet they have never been allowed to
set eyes on the land over which their
ancestors ruled.
Approaching Calcutta on the left
bank Of the HULL River ut Garden
Beach the visitor will have pointed out
the fine palace Of the late Valid All,
King Of Oudh. There from 1856 until
a recent date this prince was held In
semi.captivity upon nm annual allow
ance Of $500. 900. tho only proviso as "a
his freedom Of action being that he
should not leave the vicinity Of Calcut
tn. The King Of Oudh. true to those
prodigal hereditary instincts which
brought about his downfall, not only
managed to cxpend this large sum. but
In the keeping Of snake mounds
menagcrics and other costly forms Of
amusement dear to the oriental mind
was obliged to draw frequently upor
the imperial treasury for further
amounts. Tho generosity and lenicnc,
with which he was thus treated wal
probably due to the fact that he offered
no armed resistance to his own deposi
ton. Blazing with jewels and seated
In q smart cquipagc. with servants II
royal liveries. tho King Of Oudh wal
0ften>n conspicuous figure on the Cal
cutta Maidan-thc famous park wher'
tho society Of the Indian capital take,
an outing after tho heat Of the day hai
passed.
Far different was tho fate Of the pool
old Bahadur Shah. last Of the Grea
Moguls. After the fall Of Debit In 1856
he was tried for high treason and sen
as a state prisoner to Rangoon. There
In n small hut, the only lincal descend
ant Of Shah Jchan and Aurangzel
passed the remainder Of his days. I'm
noticed and upon mere pittance. AZ
however, both Of his sons were slaugh
tered and a less culpablc rebel leader
Tantia Topi. was executed. he mn!
have thought himself fortunate to ca
cape with his life.
Near Colombo. In Ceylon. Englant
still holds In light durance Arab
Pasha and his colleagues Of tho Egyp
tian rebellion Of 1882. While Arab ha,
not ceased to bemoan his fate and use
lessly petition tho British government
| for permission to return to Egypt, yet
considering the nature Of his Offense
and that he was sentenced to death, hi
| lot cannot be considered burdensome
Provided with an income sufficient 70
bis wants. . pleasant residence. permia
sion accorded him to receive visitor
and considerable measure Of freedom
| within the district, he would und0ubt
eddy have been worse OF had bis sue
| cessful enemies been his own race an
religion.
OF minor potentates England has a
present one African. being confined I
the limits of that island In the SOut
Atlantic made famous as the prison o
the great Napoleon, and another eve
the far less desirable residence of Cap
Coast Castle. For several years Cctt
wayO, king Of, the Zulus. was held n
unresigned prisoner Mt Ghowe, near tn
scene Of the present military operation
In Natal. where no died before til
promise Of restoration to his thr0n
was carried into effect.--St LOui
| Globe Democrat.