The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-28
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In England Arc Treated With Much
Consideration.

the Indian empire. that %potentate was
requested to take up his residence in
England-the inducement to a ready
compliance being given by the prom
Use Of a yearly income Of $24O,O 600, with
nothing at all as IN alternative. Dhu-
leep Singh wisely acquiesced, purchas-
ing the fine estate Of Brandon in Nor
folk, upon which he resided for many
years as a wealthy English country
gentleman. Though during this pc
Rod the maharajah frequently ex-
pressed the desire to revisit his ma
tive country, protesting the utmost
royalty to the empress-queen, yet he
was never permitted to travel east of
the isthmus of Suez. In this case the
bond seems to have descended upon
the heads of his children. For while
his sons have entered 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. APP
preaching Calcutta on the left bank
of the HULL river at Garden Beach, the
visitor will have pointed out the fine
palace of the late Valid Ali, king Of
Oudh. There from 1856 until a recent
date this prince was held in semi-cap-
tivity upon an annual allowance OF
5000, 600, the only proviso as to, his
freedom of action being that he should
not leave the vicinity of Calcutta. The
king Of Oudh, true to those prodigal.
instincts which brought about his
downfall, not only managed to- ex+-
pend this large sum, but in the keep
ing Of snake mounds, menageries and
other costly forms of amusement dear
to the oriental mind, was obliged to-
draw frequently upon the imperial,
treasury for further amounts. The
leniency with which he was thus treat
ed was probably due to the fact that
he offered no armed opposition to his
own deposition Blazing with jewels
and seated in a smart equipage, with
servants in royal liveries, the king Of
Oudh was often a conspicuous figure
in the Calcutta park, where the society
of the Indian capital takes an outing
after the heat of the day is passed.
Far different vas the fate Of the poor
old Bahadur Shah, last of the Great
Moguls. After the fall of Delhi. IN
1857, he was tried for high treason and
sent as a state prisoner to Rangoon.
There, in a small hut, the only lineal
descendant of Shah Jehan and Au-
ranged passed the remainder of his
days, unnoticed and upon a mere pit
lance. AS, however, both his sons
were slaughtered and a less culpable
rebel leader, Tantia Topi, was exc
cuted, he may have thought himself
to, escape with his life. Near
Colombo, in Ceylon, England still
holds in light durance Arab Pasha
and his colleagues of the Egyptian re-
bellion of 1882. While Arab has not
ceased to bemoan his fate and useless
ly implore the British government for
permission to return to Egypt, yet,
the nature of his offense,
and that he was sentenced to death.
his lot, cannot be considered burden
some. Provided with an income SUM-
cient for his wants, a pleasant resi-
dence, permission accorded him to re-
ceive visitors, and a considerable
Of freedom within the dis
trict, he would undoubtedly had been
worse off had his successful enemies
been Of hts own race and religion.
For. several a Cetawayo, king Of
the Zulus, was held an unassigned.
prisoner at Ghowe. nea the scene OF
the present military operations in Ma.
tai, where he died before the promise
of restoration to his throne was car
ried into effect.