Arizona republican., 1911-12-08

lilllltdry officials.
 The emperor and empress then pre- ceeded to a pavilion inside the walls of the fort. where they held reception for the chiefs of India, who had as sembled, clad in all the colors of the rainbow and bedecked with priceless jewels, to do obeisance to their mon Q arch. This function was highly i'm pressive and distinctly oriental in its pcmp and display. Maharajahs ra . jahs, thakores ahd nawabs competed with each other in the matter of raj m,nt. Richest silks, Vclvels and sat ins, crusted with gold embroidery and g,ms worth the ransom of all the kings land potentates on earth, made up their costumes. so brilliant as to dazzle the eyes of the beholders
 Foremost among the native princes presented to their majesties was the
 Nizam of Hyderabad. whose state is 5000 square mikes in area and has d population of l4,00O.00O. His dusky highncss wore on his turban a string
 uf diamonds of fabulous value and on
 his arm an armlet of precious stones.
 Another mighty potentate in tOday'S 'assemblage was the Gaekwar of Baro-
 da. who has 2.OOO,00O subjects. The GaekWar is a we'll educated man and
 has travelled all over Europe. Asia and
 America. He was decked with his en-
 tire collection of precious stones, said
 to be the most valuable in the world.
 worth about S1O,0O0.0OO. He is accom-
 panied to Delhi by the Maharani Chim-
 r1a laaf hn fS la.lx
 at the durbar, since the Nizam of Fly
 derabad has not emancipated his
 wives and consequently does not per
 init them to participate in public func-
 tions. Scindia Maharajahs of Gwal-
 iCr. is also accompanied by his newest
 wife, the only daughter of the Gaek-
 var Of Baroda. whom he recently mar
 ried, forcing his former queen to take second place on the plea that she had not presented him with an heir.
 Other ruling princes who paid hon. age to the emperor today were the Thakore of Gondai. one of the most progressive of Hindustan rulers: and the rulers of Mysore and other great Perhaps the most in- terestng figure was Nawab Sultan Je- han. Begun of BhOpal. who has the q .stnction of being the only woman ruler of the Mohammedan kingdom in the world. Her country is among the best governed in India. She appeared heavily yelled in a voluminous garb that covered her from head to foot concealing the outlines of her petite figure.
 After the reception to the native rul- CTS. their majesties, with escorts Of British anu Indian soldiers, went in procession around the Jamma Masjid Mosque, where in past centuries the AIoghul emperors humbly knelt with faces toward Mecca. and paid their ievotionS to God. From the Mosque iEe imperial procession passed through lll the principal streets of Delhi, halt
 ing for d moment at the historic Ridge. which on many occasions has been red with blood, and where in 1857, during the Sepoy mutiny. the British made
 their stand against the rebellious city on this spot their majesties held a for the representatives of the government of India. some 1000 il number.
 Tomorrow King George will lay the of the All-India memorial o King Edward. The great day will b. next Thursday. the day of the dur oar
 The kings camp is located at the loot of the Ridge. and directly facing t on the northwest is the camp cf the commander in chief To the south of his majesty's camp is the headquar- .ers of the government of India. off o the northwest, beyond the camp Of he commander in chief are the camps ! ,f the native princes.
 The troops are encamped in a cor lon about the whole tented city. which 1 overs about twenty five square miles l md shelters tonight about a quarter | D. a million souls This temporary | :ity cost millions of dollars and is laid l .ut with broad streets. gardens, polo 1 grounds and band stands. About A. | 100 motor cars have been brought to | rdia by British visitors, and the king | md queen have over two-score mag | iificcnt cars at their disposal. Ele- | ,hants in magnificent trappingS. the ! property of the Indian rulers, and big | automobiles mingle in the streets of | lie tent city. Dozens of the best med | cal men of England and India are as- cmbled to make war against plague, | malaria and other ppidemics that may | nake their appearance during the fes- ivities.