The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
ALL is QUIET AT CABUL
NEW AMER Is ACCEPTED BY SUB
JECTS AS LOGICAL HEIR
The Young Ruler Is DevotinE Him.
self Assiduously to Introducing
Reforms, Modern Ideas
~ and COnveniences.
Special to The Globe.


CABUI, Dec. N.-There has been no
trouble, yet, nor. for the matter OF that
Goes any seem likely to be expected.
The new ameer appears to have dropped
naturally into his position and to have
been accepted the logical heir One
hears nothing of Russia or Russians
here-all is English, very English, 50
much so one. is disposed to be quito
amused at the Anglomania of these
duSky semi
And all this with but two or three Eng
lish people in the city.
One of these Is a woman physician, at
tached to the royal harem, the othe: an
EnslisEman with q German wife. Ths
latter has charge of the ameer's gun fac
tory. Another Englishman, Mr.. Martin,
is chief engineer to the Afghan govern
ment. So far as any sign of anti-foreign
feeling is concerned, the Englishmen here
will have to go long way to find it.
Anything with the hallmark of Lon
don on it goes here.
AS soon as anything new arrives the
first question asked by the native is,
docs 1t come from London?' An ad-
verse reply at once subjects the article
to doubt.
In spite Of the fact that the Afghans
are well posted on the events Of the Boer
war, they still think that the British SOL
diers are the masters of the world The
old ameer believed this, and Ameer Ha-
bibullah has not sought to change any
ones opinion on the subject He ad-
heres to the lines laid down by his father
and is especially considerable of every
thing British. Habibullahs character
has been misrepresented so far as his
personal prowess and courage are con-
cerned. He Is as brave as the lion as
brave as his father, in fact, and quite as
clever. He speaks English fairly well.
and clearly shows his prejudice in favor
of people Of that nationality Ameer
Habibullah has been taking an active in
terest in affairs of the government for
years past. He has presided over the
daily Darbar and each week holds a re-
view Of troops. numbering many thous-
ands of infantry, and cavalry, the equal
of any troops in the world.
Like the late father the ameer devotes
all his mind and energies to the affairs
of the country. Thre times week he
personally inspects the workshops, having
palace in the vicinity to facilitate his
supervision.
The new workshops comprise almost q
small city In themselves, and among the
most recent articles turned out are
smokeless powder and fountain pens.
Electricity is being introduced into
ordinary houses and buildings, after hav-
ing been for some time in use in the
palaces and workshops.
Coal mines have also been opened at a
small distance from here, and stoves
are being generally introduced. A new
hospital has been erected, which Is under
the management of the English doctress
and has become enormously popular with
the Cabu1ese Crowds of sick people flock
to it, many being brought in on beds from
distant parts to share it's benefits.
The latest new buildings going up in the
city are new palace for the ameer. and
a new house for Mazuella Khan, now be-
ing built near his old palace. which Is to
be an exact copy of Dorchester house,