Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-26
(copyrlght, 1901, by Frank G, carpen-


and mobiles in gorgeous costumes strut
through the streets with their woman
servants and slaves following them
some 20 about under huge umbrellas
of gold, silver and cloth Of bright coll
ors, The common people squat down on
the ground as they pass and look up
IN reverence. This city is the capital
of one OF the native states. aud 1t has
sultan, who has great palace city
within II.
The palace city has white walls
twenty feet high all around II. II con-
,ains magnificent buildings, the homes
of the princes and the poorer houses
OF the mobiles Of the court 1t contains
an enormous harem. II has a menag-
erie of tigers. lions and other Wild AMI
mails, as well as state elephants which
90 about in hls majestys PROFESSIONS
There are more than ten thousand
people connected with the court OF this
Javanese monarch, ana he has soldiers,
slaves and treasures galore. He main
tains the same state now that his an
cestors had hundreds OF years ago, for
though the Dutch rule his province,
they DO so solely through him, making
the people believe that they are obey
Ing the sultan. II Is the same with the
great state adjoining, that OF Soerkar-
Ia. where the sultan OF solo lives, OF
whom | shall write later on.
In the past these sultans ruled the
whole island aud they are still looked
up 10 By the natives. The Dutch APP
preciate their power, and keep the hand
of iron concealed In the velvet glove
with which they handle them. Right
IN front Of the palace Enclosure there
a. a barracks filled with Dutch soldiers,
and about the whole Is q moat with
drawbridges which can be lowered or
raised. The palace Is fortified, and
there are cannon on the walls, nominal
" to protect the sultan, but so ar
ranged that they could be easily turned
on his palace and shatter his Imperial
city to pieces.
A VISIT TO THE SULTAN,
The Dutch resident governor has the
same standing as the sultan. He sits
beside him on public occasions and Is
on a level with him. The sultan sends
word 10 the resident every morning
asking how he has rested and the resi-
dent replies in turn, When the sultan
goes out in state he has gorgeous gold
umbrellas above him, held by his sery-
ants, and when the resident calls on
The sultan II Is in coach with four
horses with similar umbrellas held over
him.
Through my letters from the COVER
nor general OF the Dutch East Indies |
was invited by the resident 10 attend
a great function at the palace Of the
sultan. 1t was the circumcision OF one
u the sultans sons according TO the
rites Of the Mohammedan religion, and
oil the court and the highest OF the
Dutch officials were invited TO attend.
Before my invitation was rendered !
was asked II I had dress suit and
2hite necktie and was told that ! must
be IN full evening dress. although the
ceremony was to take place at o'clock
in the morning.
We started from the palace OF the
resident at $3.50 a. m. Our party was
all In full dress. There were a dozen
rich Dutch planters, several officers
OF the army, each OF whom was re-
splendent In gold lace and trimmings,
and also the civil officials who wore
evening clothes The party all told was
more like group OF the best-dressed
men taken from a diplomatic reception
at the White House than what you
would expect TO find on this Island
generally supposed to be a jungle OF
savages. rhinoceroses, tigers and
snakes. We rode to the palace In state
escorted by the European guards OF the
s,.ts t1t tt.fx ThHs
were mounted on fine, black Australian
horses and always accompany the sui
tan when he goes out OF the palace
They are stationed inside his city noml'
nally for his protection and nominally
under his control, but In reality as
guard TO prevent revolution or con
spiracy against the Dutch rule with
out
GOING IN STATE.
Our procession was, I Judge, at leas
q half mile long. The resident. sur
rounded by his guard, rode at the hea'
In q splendid carriage drawn by fou
h-stepping. fawn-colored, Jayanes
ponies. His coachman was In livery
and his footmen stood beside him car
rying the great golden umbrellas whicl
formed part OF his state. Behind cam
the assistant resident, fine-lookln
Hollander In a coat OF gold braid, bu
with more modest umbrellas. He ha
also four horses. Further fack wer
other four-horse equipages, and the
came the more modest two-horse car
riages, each with Its swell coachme
and footmen, containing the planter
and visitors, and among them mysel
wish you could have seen the ma
tives dropping down 10 the earth an
looking up at us almost with reverenc
az we dashed down the long avenue {
widespreedlng trees which leads froi
the home Of the resident 20 the Kratol
or palace city OF his majesty. w
went throughg great gate by a crow
OF native soldiers and officials WI
straightway squatted until our PR
cession was by We drove across
great court inside the walls and final
stopped before another gorgeous gat,
way, the entrance 10 the palace ground
proper.
Here there were officials wearing hig
white and black sugarl1af cans NJ
unlike those worn by the Perslans
Corean gentlemen at home Each ca
was about eight inches high witho'
visor. II was the exact share OF
sugarloaf with the top chopped on. az
was made Of some transparent materi
which looked 10 me like rarafhne wa
From the ears 10 the wrist TIE rflcia
were perfectly hare. for according
court etiquette no man must wear
Jacket or anything around The upp
part OF his body while N the palsce
the sultan. Each official had %
geous waistcloth helted about him "a
ING from his waist 20 his thighs a
under this pair OF tight nanialoor
Each man had a great knife OR ki
with gorgeous handle ~ silver or so
IN his belt. and the richly carved met
showed out against Che highly colon
calico waleicloth. We saw thousan
Of these mon as we went on inside Z
palace They sGuetted in ssiutstion
we passed. and later on suuatles abo
IN front o. the great pavilion whc
We were entertained by the sultan.
THE SULTAN AT HOME.
This pavilion had a vast roof. uph,
by many wooden pillars. beautiful
carved and decorated with red lncpy
and gold. The sultan was sitting up
a throne within Il as We came up, a
the crown prince stepped down from
lower seat and came out 10 the nut
resident and shook hands with him.