The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-29
SHAH STORIES ARE BEGINNING.
His Untamed Hlghness Making
Trouble In Europe Already.
From the New York Press.


From the New York Press.
London, June Hills majesty, the
Shah of Persia, who is coming to Lon
don. and who has been taking advan-
tage of being in Europe to drop in at
the courts of some of his fellow mon
archs, has provided several surprises
for his royal hosts by his rather origi-
nal behavior, and may be counted upon
to add to the gayety of nations when he
gets here.
While at Rome, besides ruffiing the
plumage of the Vatican officials. the
Shah distinguished himself by cheating
the entire company at a banquet given
in his honor out of all but the two or
three opening courses of their dinner
The feast was given by the King of
Italy and the cream of the official
world was present. Perhaps the Shah
was not particularly hungry, but how
ever that may be, hardly three dishes
had been served when he unceremoni-
ously left the table. Court etiquette,
of course, demands that when a royal
guest rises every one else shall do so,
too, so the distinguished company left
the scarcely half-finished dinner.
At Lucerne the Shah made another
small sensation by posing for the cam
era of pretty American girl tourist
The potentate, with his staff. was pass
ing by on foot when the girl leveled her
kodak at him. She had some trouble
about focusing at first and, noticing it,,
the Shah stopped short and waited I'M
til the shutter had clicked when he
gave a little nod and marched on. From
Switzerland his majesty went TO Ber-
lin to see Emperor William, and on
arriving at the capital suddenly be-
came possessed of a desire to do some
hunting. 1t was explained to him that
the season was entirely over but as
this fact did not seem to curb his
yearning for the chase and he showed
signs of being disgruntled, hunting had
to be declared legal for few days for
his benefit.
At Berlin the Shah was introduced
for the first time to the wireless tele-
graphy and megaphonic telephone. At
ter testing what he had been told about
the latter and finding that he could
hear every whisper spoken in a room
at the other end Of the building the
monarch instantly ordered loud-speak-
ing telephones for his palace at Tehe-
ran. remarking that he thought II
highly probable he would make some
discoveries.
The Shah's difficulty with the Pope
arose through his having no minister
accredited to the Vatican, but il
might have been entirely avoided II
Cardinal Rampolia had been less stub
born. The Shah himself suggested that
he should pay a visit to the Holy Fa-
Their but was told that he could not
go 20 the Vatican from the residence
of the Persian minister, who is accred-
tied only TO the Quirinal. The Shah
then said he would drive with the Bel
gian minister TO the Holy See and
then go TO his audience with the Pope,
but Cardinal IsampOlia made more
difficulties, with the result that the
Persian monarch said that he would
not 90 20 the Vatican, At all. and left
Rome without doing 80.
Marlborough House. the special Lon
don home Of King Edward while Prince
Of Wales, g. 20 be the residence 81 the
Shah and his stan while they are In
London, and IL now IL being arranged
for their reception After the corona
ton the Shah VIII 80 % CARLSBAD %
spend a fortnight