The sun., 1902-10-24
KING OF SIAM COMING HERE.
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SOUS IIIT TD WESI PDI\1.
Hen lie the Iir,i trIsning 80, errixn
To Visit america ~ the Guest Of
the nation Signinc,I His Wish 10 he
In,itrd and Has I>pensc Fund Head,

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was somewhat "N"iHhadoweh Yesterday bN
the news that his father, IA" King of SIAM
j. sooI ~ visit this country as the guest
Of the na,ion A renewal of the ru,nor ,o
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iHt StN was current aopard INC hl'eu
states despatch boat Dolphin, ON which
the Crown Prince and his sui'e wen, 10 West
y, I'm, mad ,La our,,ocbing ,isi, may Lao
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Ihe king intimat"d 70 S"rie'dry Hay
some time agp that he would like 80 be-
iuyi,.d ia ,his cn,u,,ry and ,ha, in ar,ici
ua,;or -, s,,ch NJ, i,,i,a,ion tho cor,cil ~
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''d'' Oh Nianl i"u d",hoii"oH "h aPl"o-
pratlnn o; i."W,Um ticdI- 30 d"fraN IN" "N-
peuses of the King I'm this country. A
ticoI il a Sianese coin worth abnu, 90 cents
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'nuia'o''sho'h !" ''' present h'hs sue
cseded 10 III" throne IN 1888. He Aas already
visited Egvpt and the principal countries
Of Eurnpe III. .p.rsnnal income * $40 600 ooo
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taxes on opium. Hprl'-' uh' hlli'H' nSf"rieS
and edible birds nests His country il
about the -iye of Texas and has a population
Of 8,OpoOOo
If thp present mans are carried ont King
ChulaL,rrkoru win l.. the first re!ening
sovereign TO visit the United States Al
American who has lived in Siam and been
received on Intimate terms at the royni
palace said of tho King Yesterday
His quick perception, noble patriotism
and ardent love for hi, poople have caused
him To introduce many reforms and 10
nut in operation enterpri.es which pro-
mote the welfare OF both noble and peas
ant He j. an absolute soyereipn hut II
Il
ing now has Of his own volition and of lis
own Initiative done - much for his own
country Personally hc has made the
only crnrlc'r Collection of the Buddhis'
scriptures, annotated thcn and personally
-upervi-ei Their p,hli alton in mod"r
Sam"-'. and IN appreci ion ~ their sChol-
aIv production the University of oxford has
clr ferred upon him the d"grer of u. c. ."
The King can receive no more splendid
cntert ainm"nt in this country than did
his son the Croy II Prince, Yesterday AT
the hands Of the army and navy and the
State Department The trip to West Point
wa- the red letter day in the Princes Amer
ican tour For the first time In this city
he and his brother, Prince chakrabongse,
and the military members Of their party
wore their uniforms and decorations. All
the uniforms were the same In color, a
light gray The faCings and collars of
the two royal brothers w,re blue and gold
The stripes on ,heir trousers were scarlet.
The Crown Prince had three stars on
his shuulder-strap-, which show that
he is lieutenant in the Sarnes.
royal body guard. His brother is a
second lieutenant and has two stars
The facings and collars worn by the mill
tary attaches with the Prime, are red
and goli The stripes on their trousers
are magenta. The Crown Prince and his
brother and Col. Ralavallobh all wore
their many orders and decorations in
tltt
cs" order Of the White Elephant There
are hut two Americans upon whom that
order has le"n conferred Prof Gore
of Columbia University. who was with
IA" party Yesterday, l. on" Of the two
Gen. John Holderman the first United
States Minister to siam, l. the other.
The Siamese, accompanied by theiry
Minister, by Mr.. T.. IL Lotus, secretary
Of the Siamese legation, " u Peirce, rep
res,n,ing the President, Col. David b
Sickles. Edwin Morgan and Prof Gore,
boarded IN" Dolphin at FOrty-second
street, North River, early in the morning
IN" Primo" was received with ell the honors
due 10 his rank Tie rail was manned
the marine guard parad"d, the Siamese
national anthem was played, and a. he
stepped aboard the whit" elephant flag of
Siam was run ny To the mi22entop and a
salute of twenty-on' guns was fired. This
ceremony was repeated twice IN the course
Of the day when III" Crown Prince dis
'mbark'd 81 at West FONT and when he came
aboard again.
II was tou late for Sau'es and Colors wnen
~" V.luhlu so back 10 New York last
nigh, but the Slames' anthem and then the
star SpdHgled Banner were played when
he said good-by 10 the ship.
On the way up the river the amese
put aside some Of the surerhuous ignity
or difIideaco, whichever II was, that had
made their entertainment little too io rmal
10 bo thoroughly enjoyable. They all
became enthusiastic ever the HuGson
the Palisades and the Highlands. and wcr"
not backward about expressing their ap-
preCiat ion. WheIi asked how the Hudson
compared with the Mriuam his iiOval Il gh-
ness said that II wouldn't be fair TO make
a Cumpari rison
There are no magnificent hills there
he said The Moiram flows through fat
country"
Al the luncheon served ON board Mr.
Peirce proposed a tons, tu the King Of
Siam and 10 his son4. the Crown Prince
and Prince Chakrab pgse. Ths Crown
Prince responded by pIuppeiur n toast
10 the President of the United States
Lieutenant t commander GcOrre NJ
Stonpv, in commnnd of the Dolphin. whom
thov cali in the service n prince too shared
'hr bonors of outcrtaiping the SiAYrsa
urinccs al tha ,ahl, with Mr. Poir,.. pniny
M the Hudson ON tho trim hack aftrr lark
Lo was n ,iih, nervous o6out tho slir' no
La Ind u,v.r Eo,n ~, ,Lo U,.Ison L.fnra