Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-20
HINDU ROYALTY IN GOTHAM
Gaedwar of Baroda Proposes to See How
We Do Things.
GLIMPSE OF HER RICHNESS THE MAHARANI
Royalty Party Less Imposing Than
It's TitIe-Princely Incomes of
Indian PrinceH-HOw They
Bust Trusts.

Hindu royalty is represented in New
York Just now At home the chief of the
party Is the maharaja, gaekwar OF Baroda
Sir SayaJl Rao III, Sena Khas Khel.
Sam sher Bahadur, Farzand-i-Khas-i-Dow-
et-i-EnRlishia. Name and title looked like
that on the steamer register, and It goes.
In plain United States, the maharaJR IL
hrst in the rank of Hinud princes and
second in rank in all India. He comes
to us, says the New York Sun, to see tho
country, study the people and try to learn
the secret of their success, With him are
her highness. the maharani Of Baroda, as
pretty little woman as ever walked down
a gang plank. and the Gaekwar's brother,
sampatrao Caikwad.
For q prince with so many names. the
second wealthiest in India and the owner
of collection of jewels that is famous
the world over the maharaja is a most
unassuming visitor. He ssuntered down
the Celucs gang plank looking like
very ordinary tourist who had been
bronzed by tropical sun and pleasantly
nodding goodbys to the acquaintance he
had made on the trip over. Perhaps that
10 explained by the fact that besides
being one of Indis's weslthiest princes. he
is regarded also as its most enlightened.
How He Looks.
He is a little man. not much more than
fVe feet tall, but stockily built. He is q
years old and has ruled over the state OF
Baroda under British sovereignty since
he was a mere boy He traces his ancestry
back TO sivayi. the founder OF the Nah
rata power in India. but he owes his Occu-
patton Of the throne TO an indiscretion OF
his predecessor. Gaekwar Mulhar Rao, who
cut up such high links in 1875 that his Nah
arina fed for protection to the home Of
Colonel Phayre, the English resident The
| Gaekwar made bluff by discharging some
/ blank cannon charges at the residents
house. but It didn't work. Her Highness
refused to return TO Rao's zenana, and a
little later Colonel Phayre got some chemi-
/ Gals in his food which acted like poison on
his system. The gay old Maharaja was
/ tried and deposed, although he wasn't con-
victed OF having poisoned the resident.
II was up to the Maharani then, in acord-
| ance with the Hindu custom. to appoint
the succeeding ruler. Guided by England 5
helping hand she chose Gopal Rao, the
present Maharaia then a boy Of r.
He was educated at home by English
tutors and began early 10 make a special
| study Of the needs OF his state. He decided
that there must be a public school system.
Yesterday he said there are schools now
in more than half OF the state and In some
parts Of II compulsory education. He has
| established a mans college and a woman
college and technical school in the city
of Baroda, and has changed that place
from a slovenly, antiquated Hindu town
into a modern city, with ine public build
ings and spacious parks He declared early
agains child marriages and announced thai
none OF his children would ever marry
before the age OF %. These are only a few
OF the things he has done. He has taken {
most active interest in the government OF
his state. being allowed considerable latitud
by the British government and has Otter
sat as a Judge IN the native courts
Rockefener Income.
The Maharaia's income has been estimates
at from s.. oooooO 20 S7.SooOOo a year. Tn
seindhla Of Cavalier with $4,000 con a year
Is said 70 be the richest OF the India