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Show Ssf& IS HF ADED i : m$&JK i 1 L D b j A AV AAAI;-A FOPv, & Pv,0 A D WAY Al i; ;: mA i:WlY HE Owns the Most Famous Diamond Necklace in the :' ' A A' '1 V?:A A-- A;!A4 S'rfe lVbr, as So&f Gold and Silver Artillery to Guard f:i&2ffi&t&& MSMfM. His Palace, Holds the Power of Life and Death Over V S&ttt&tfffl: .lA )IPhW Three Million Persons and Is Training His Heir at 'f - Wj mBmm I .Wmmm Harvard. ElPlil d i "F J i Ji2 V -iSl pooni pxtnivn?nnt wh -n t.ll in li-tl.n. On- day a ' V ' i -V klij" i'V" NST'S pompous priest, with il a-le mark of Siva i'j hW I C i .'. i'JO i i s f ;f brow, ntti-nd-d by y.-r.'Of hi-I v I :t 1 rot ii Ir-milio K? l--irrVA", I'fi ''"art of Larodj. .-am- to th- tittle ha;i,:- Wv MvVflTnl -'ft'.Tlj 'btle Inquires regard lt.2 1 1... !-. -mlanis .f t'tt'tel) "'A l'llt':-"' frTJV- -"I Lil.iJI. wh.i !imI been the lirst i Jack war - f i i.- S'a'c I J W 4 ' sSx u AfA A Hlu'l" r.niillv that has a genealogy to I . ,.r..n.l ..f Nll'"' '' ' ,'l,"rMl,'s M hi-biry Jealously and fun get, -rally -H ? I $f IL"'' T- ? " - il y7 tahJisli its descent through icniuil.s. Th., , IM, LI L ihjyiiifa?Aftff -ilvn remarkable where Hi- prlcsih I Is h-r.-d'iary and Lrir'i-H'i''ti v wh-re Ihc re-t ri. 1 1. .in of m-i,. tontine Hi- s-,. f afJli?;T'' '"'fiAViAlA; marriage. M-.n-.v-r. getter a I ri mi.-,- N -.-nci a: hm IOtV''IM ' 1,1 "Mlpiilioii ..f on- patch ..f a..l. .t ill- I - .Uftw l'l? ( Ill K A-Vi' F'i ' Aji '-'t time ninety-six per o n( ,.f Hi- rural popt.i i!..!i ,.f '" ('V Ifo ii ft ' -yiiir V" n.ila Ih-f ami ,11- in Hi- .IMrl. t w Ir-iv I !i. v u-i- vi ' WVril-U lN,n'- ,,n'1 I",fll' !" 'i:'vs ..f Hi- rallr-a.l Hi-r- .k l V It'-i Ct" r"fy I.ra.H-ally u.i nio c-ni. nt. Tims th- of Hi- II ltM Hoii-r Hi- lr"'iM- li!-li ri 1 : 1 1 r a'uas asi--H l-t l-t w -. n I raja !i ami Hi- l.'i It l-r I . In T-To M ii:,.,r K i -ip-cc-.i!,- I hU br-.tli-r a-; H.i-k-v.ar. Mall'ar - -i-nx t" ln b n I bail l-l. II- a in n-N-!i ;! Hi- U mi- -I' biMl l--)-'- 1 a ! 'a on a -unt -I' ;m : i m i -1 1 1 ; r m !.. uu ty lb- I'li-r Mai liar Ka.. va- iiu -i-.n-r --..'.-il on Hi- - i -1 H i than In- j.m- r in hi- i'-i"iis In ! I n : 1 1 Ii .Ti s. . l- im r-a .1 Hi- t-n-ral t . 1 1 i ! I aril nilulial In all 1'iai mr of 1 1 i -'ili"ii. x! la V,i;.i - . 1 1 1 1 I I -1 1 . r.i...-l I'liayr-. in- I : . -i 1 1 r 1 1 . i i t I 1 m:i H-r-kl- rnlii- Ibn li- na-i rcllii- f-r-i la!!. Malbar b':'u i-1 i i 1 1 th- iiiliii-in anil i-nli n-i - a -v:iiil .'air--. II- 1 1 n-; i bail i-r-:ii ii rv w a n. 1 1 . l- that nalr-- b- 1 1 1 . n i ' i . I hi- ny I -im-i I ia I ; y Hi- ailin'itl--li-Hi-a ..(' aiTiiir woiihl b,- a -in i.f i Imii'. A f-'.v In its all-r H-Iilicl Piia;. I- il-i i v-tv.l bU nil i- The Gackwar . .. .. . 7'J'?;:A-.''ri of Ba rod & : , - . '"'3 j;' '.f ' f In Oriental "V-VlV,?r . ? ' V ?x From the J ' ' ' " V" "''"'' 1 (Coprrlchl. Jd1. th- Ni-w Tort lli rN: f-.. All rlcbm rcirTf.Li Nt.w Yoek, Siiturduy. nAIIAUAJAII Sir Sayljl Kan ii;n;kiir S-na Khar Khfl Sliaiuilj-r Unhailur of HariMlu Is on his way t-i I'.rnud wny ami !m bl-titally U vllt his son, tin- Prime .lalslnrao (!iuk-wnr. (!iuk-wnr. who is a frfbtnaii at Harvard. Tho younK 1'rlDt'f, now about iweiity joars ild. is lntalliMl In a suruptnoiis suite of rooms In upper Vcstniorfly Court, one of th- most cxolush- ont.sldf dortnllori-s. lie U h-lr to du annunl IncoiiK' of mihk-thlnjr mihk-thlnjr like SI 2.1 i.in. yrt h.- Is oiisld-r-d fxtrnn-ly rJpmooratlo aDd has a large uumber of trl-nds umonp; the llarvard men lie Is especially foml of the theatre the-atre and likes the musical cotuedi-s most of all. He prepared for Harvard at the Horace Mann School. In New York. Two years a--o the father of the Prince vNJted I'.os-lon I'.os-lon and Harvard, ainl the nnlhods of teachlriK at Harvard appealed to him so Mronjrly that his last words to I r. I'llot. president of Harvard at that time, rere lhat his hoiis should be sent to Harvard to llnlsh their fslucatloii. The .studies of th- youu; I'llnte have been selected with a lew lo the responsibilities which he will lis-mme lis-mme as ruler of three million subjects. Th- .iek-war .iek-war of l'.aroda, father of the Prince, Hashed upon New Knslaiul lo Hhmj with the brilliancy of a comet. He was ins ipalilcd l.y his wife, the Maharanee, his brother aud 'i la rye retinue of servants, ami the forpenusncss of these Indian visitors has rmt yet lrt-rai rorfrotten t the Hotel Somerset, wh-re they were juartensl. The tiaokwar is erne of the .senil-lndepeinl-nt I'rln-es f the Indian Kmplre who are jirlvllei-vl lo make laws, Wvy taxes, mint coin and maintain standing armies. He will arrive In New York during the early part of June. He Is Ki-liitf to England by wuy of China, Japan lud the I niled Stales, and when he returns to his native na-tive country will hao completed th- cin le of the Maharajah Gaekwar of Baroda and the Maharanee M rhotocraph Taken During Their Visit ro This Country Two Years Aro I V- ypycir. v The Gaekwar JaisingTao 13 Wtitcra Gaekwar Ccstumo work with energy, so that Raroda Is to-day one of th best ordered principalities In the IndLiu Empire. Th linances have been placfsi In a healthy condition, ralK ronds and canals have been built, schools, hoppltalt and oth-r public Institutions have been established mid numerous laws have been made for the Rood ot the people, but often with their disapproval. Tho prohibition ntralnsl child marriages Is a case In point. In Haroda It Is mi longer lawful for a K'rl under twelve years of aire to marry, but there are at present pres-ent In tile State six thousand widows and jvcnty-sli thousand wives less than fifteen years old among a population not much greater than half that of New York city. Th- country of l'.aroda is not to he tr.i-ed on an ordinary map of India. It consists of a score or more of separate patches of territory, widely scattered through tlujurat ami Knthiawar, two hundred miles In umre than one Instance dividing one from Its nearest near-est nelghlxir. These several territories aggregate an ar-a equal to mily twothlnls lhat of the State of Massachusetts. It is a fertile, well watered land, good to look upon. Most of It Is nnd-r cultivation and rich Ilt lds of cotton, grain, tobacco, tbix and Indigo attest the prosperity of the Inhabitants. Opium Is also one of Ihi' products. This Is a government monopoly. No man may grow a poppy without special spe-cial license, and every niime of the June extracted must i turned ny.-r to tl flicial i oll. i im s. The crude extr u t is reliin d in I he State fa. torv. and after a .erl alu qil. unity has h n s,. ash!- fur domestic consumption con-sumption th- unlput Is shipped to liomhav for sale In China. This tralllc nets the govermnetic about . im.iMKt protit a year. (inly here and there does the capital letray the impress of (he modern civilization that largely Influences Influ-ences Its life. In general its aspect Is that of an old time Indian city. 7 Leisurely Hindus, In pink or white t ib -ry, pass through the bazaar JN in Hi- shadows of carved balconies w hose woixl is worn and io)lshed JJ'ijj 1 and toned to almost blackness bv age. Now and then a sedate camel If 1 pads along the street, carefully V"vVjl threading Its way among the naked malum poison wa.s put In Lis ciirr loo much of U, ' till as It ha p -in .1. f Th- Ca-I.war was arrested as the Instigator " this IV'. iilleiiipl mi Hie life of th- ..il!lial igcnr. He was I -"!l triid by a sjM in comiiiissjiiii i ump.ised of three 1 A i1' natives and three I'.rlii.-h members, inclmling Sir L Jl t Kl. har.l Couch. Chief .lustii - ,,f H-ngi-.l. Sergeant . . v"S A?1 La 1 1 i n t n-, with Hi- possl 1 .1- i i j i ii i i it Sir Charles 4 ' K .T-Ij s,vr V ' iT Unssell Hi- most able n.h.s ale u In. ever I l-aib li nt ($ ! t ' f-1 'TwV Vi- H, e I'.rlllsl. Itar. weni out .. India b. d-Icml the A'l. -'t A j'l royal sii.s,.ect and was paid .r.o,i!ni f,.r his services. Ar V'1?;-' A 11' S JT,'? .'?V Th- trial ended in a d !. k. the thr.e LnglNI, , i f,. . i Mi fl I fit I tA V 'T1, m-.bers of n. court lln.lmy the Un-Uar g.iiltv ami If f fx J V 'Q' lb- three natives reaching , itrary veidai. -- Tli -y--'i'Si i I 'iI t- Nevertheless, the Imllan gov,-! nm-nl d- I - A.' - w 'TwJ H KJ. ' -sf'E I "... Ca-kuar for Hi- g I of bis , H- was .. 'Jv ' . AV (V'T" CT7i4- .bporinl to Madras, where In- Ihcl In ,iM,n a A '7 ' . rtt t$ t Tj1- - i A ,1 JT; i" hands,, i,. pensl..,, unlll his ilealh. In Is'..:. The an- F VL'" A-'-,J ( ?j U" 'JSJfiJ i !Vi tli-riiles jiiiuilticd Hindu eisi.i:n to pr-,iil in s-r. .-v 'cl A- V .-A. '--i - . til Hing the quest I. .)i of the sue ess..n ),, the Vacant VA'v'v .-T f sj .'XlT '' T'T y, ........ - ;ilA; :-L:;htA -:-Ac-.-sA sS?'r:iSST VA ym?ym bi&mm&m a1-ai: : ms :&?f$mm- -;-M :-;'a-; . m:iri- a :y:M. y ai A Street Scene m the City of Baroda from the Blunder jlobe. When abroad th- (Jaekwar assumes the dress snd follows Ihc customs of Western civilization and Indulges in all the rctlm d luxury that Is provld-d for the miKleni man of wealth. He tarries with him the tplendid cost miic of brocade silk and gold lace and Ax:' wonderful Jewelled ornaments In which he will Ippear at court receptions In England. He Likes Broadway. Liicoutitcrod in Hmadway In frock coat and silk hut the (Juckwur might Is; taken for a Cuban of the op-r class. 11- Hpeaks Kngllsh fluently and Trench ind CJertuun fairly well, "dlis wile umi daughter, who company bini, are dressed In the prevailing Parisian fashion and have the manners of Amerh uns. At home they lend ulnioet lonely lives. There are no other Womi ii of high rank in Larodu and the wives of neigh-lxiring neigh-lxiring naihe Miieiitales liok at them somewhat 0kanc- mi j-ciiunt of their liberalism and fondneKs for Western ways. Three or four Luropeaiis afford the iul congenial i-ompany lhat they can enjoy. Two years a,. the Caekwur was frankly deligtiied with New York and confessed that he considered It a inn re pr-gi i-iit c cify tb.iu lx.ndoii. The hustle of Itroadwny. its lights. Its theatres itnd cifes appealed to him liuiu-nsclj. as they naturally would to a man with an Inherited hue fur pageantry. The tloekwar enlered Into the life of NcW York with I he 7.-.t of a school I mi nn a acatloir, luit hl time was imt devoted entirely to pleasure by any nn-atis. H- has it dis ld.slly serious side, as was shown t'.v the .artful study h- "mail- of publl- Institutions. The l ire I epartiueot and police force excited his admiral lou, but what he leanieil of these could not le turned to practknl acconnt In his principality. "n ii,.. oth-r hand. 1 tared a bus l.enetlt.sl by lie ex-aniliiatl'.n ex-aniliiatl'.n her ruler made t(f ,,ur schisils and hospitals four years ago. Whi-ii th- (iaekwar act-nded Hi- throne in 1STT, the Stale had neither one nor the other worth considering. Now th.Tr are a number of .xehools of v arious grades I'J whl-h Lngllsh Is taught The Post HfuVe Hepart-lnent Hepart-lnent ib lhre,l Ih( year letters and mst cards on an uenu e ,.f f.,ur t0 t.jt-l, Inhablt-iUt. The need of hos-pi'aU hos-pi'aU as -eti greater than that of schools and tnm liu ' ijii.illv w,. Ul,.( p.jr-sl.l has iH-en fcinltteu by m,:ii!,..x.. s.onrg-d bx cholera ami decimated by plagu- ; line and again. Porin-rly tin- pisiple co-d w ttli Mu se dire dilutions as best they might. Now the- ill .,re u. ii Un.k.i Hfti-r In ad narti of the StJl-. The Maharajah. HI- II -.'Inn's Hie Knight Crind Coniiuandi r of the Pviili..) ii,,r f u,,. st..r ,, i,J1a and of the Most Lniln. nt i ir.h r of the lndla& Lmplre Is a very lmior-t.iM lmior-t.iM pers..i,:ig.. iu his ,nvn country. A salvo of twenty--i - tuns signalize hli coming and going. He Is escorted escort-ed b a i a mle of gaudy troopers whenever he leave b's palace His stnte elephuiu Is a Uast of lmpre-m.. lmpre-m.. j.r M,-i..imt bedecked with c.HtJy Uapplnjrs. At th- gr. it .Inrbsrs 1,- i.-euplen a place of honor Hear the i-eroy ami yu-ld-. piecedence lo only a few gniml.is, Mi.-b j the NUani ,,f Hyderabad and the . .M.i Ii ir.ijah ..f Kashmir. N"erihele-s. If the Hack war's memory U ordinarily )c. i b- i jti tve..W( the ilnys when he was b ;oir vll-1-u.e l i 1 v it.- in H mud wa'.l.sl, grssi (hatch. si hut, pl.iing t-Hli d.indo am-K the nxv.anut Ire.., and. (like .l,.Agti. taWing li, turn ut teudlng the water ! I. tift .she, II-eon:. hive had m. dn-um of greater for- I 1 11,1- I ti n, lot ' ne t. xllln,. t..irliu.in. ltut Slid- i.-,r., i ,i- ..'- ;,f.- i,u. ,,r 1 1, e strnu.e turns Hut future ;a-kwar hid no ditili uiiy In satisfying I he emissary fmui the capital of their right to claim m-m-Is'rshlp iu the nnnl familv . nlihough the coiine. t i.,:i was through, a branch distant from I li- reigning house. That muttir scttl-d ami the ,.,r.-,,n I 1 1 -.soleuinla-il by a feast mid a religious , ere.Mouy, the barefisited lllage boy was suitably cloth-d and con-durtcsl con-durtcsl with much pomp and circuiustaiiie lo l'.armbi. To explain the reason f-r all this ado- or. its. Ih-Illndus Ih-Illndus would say. lamasha it Is necessary to hark trnck a few centuries, which, according lo "oriental conception of time. Is a m-le trltle. Til- founder of the fortunes of the Initio- of P.iir.sla was a trooper in the force of the old Maialha freebooter. Khan. I- Kao, who tlourl.shcd toward the end of the m-, nun mil century cen-tury This tr.M,j,er altiaci-d the notice of his ha.b r by performing the !eat wlili h In i bru I line, was ,. milled mi-lled to Colonel Fred P.urmiby, of ride to Khiva" lam-, that of completely severing a man's 1 1 u u !v with a single backhanded stroke. Th- Marath.i who give this wonderful exhibition of strength and il-M-iiiv was raised to the command of a pagi ami distinguished distin-guished with the title of Miaiiisln r Laliadur r tllus. trloiis swonlsnian"!. which has been borne by the t'aekwars ever since. Hi' llnl.shed his cnici r as one of the pi Incut llglires of that turbiil-ul II and vva-. kol-,1 in a raid Uron a neighbors territory. Ills nepii-vv and understudy. PUaJI by name, steppcsl Into "his virus He ln-ciu,,. a highly succo.-ful l-ader. eslabllli.il an lndeiM-ndeiit principality ami was the lirsi ..f Hi- lin-of lin-of ia'k w a rs. Like Robber Barons. The early Maralha chieftains had uianv points ..f similarity to the robber barons of inedl.i-v.it Muiope. Like them, th-y galn-d their euiineine b.i shi er masterfulness mas-terfulness und strength -r arm. Th- live gnat bram-hes of th,. Mnralhas are all ruled by in. n ..r obscure ob-scure origin, the P,lioli:as alone being -f Lajput descent. The founder of the gnat h"ii.,c of Ib.Jkar was a goatherd; the iir.-i Slndhla was a slq.p-r bearer in the household ,,f th,. Pi shvva. Now, In this couutry if a private solili.r of lowly birth should rive to high rank and great wealth the obscurity of his origin would forgott. u in two g-n-eratloiis. Not s,, p, 1 n J 1 1 . wh-re Hi- ltajpnt warrior class b.asts descent rn.ni n. ", l,l,lren of the Sun and the Moon." and where the distinction ,,r cast,. s paramount to every otl- r. Hut the most bin- blooded liojput admits his Inferiority to the proud Ilrahm.n. who very ..ft-u has no material isws-inii of greater value that the gr. .vv vtrlng which .syudnliies th-srtTed th-srtTed thn ii of the thrice born. The alino-t naked P.rahmtu Ingg.r who accepts a dole from the olriiomr at the gate of the pain, e would di-ellne with scorn an Invitation to dine wph the rul-t of Hanvia. And ,g the Cu-kwar. with ail his pride of place, laiks the distinction which HiuJa.s re.si-ci nN.Te nil others. It Is Jast as w-Il that he Js nm of high cate. for In that case he could hardly Lave become be-come the man of broad sympathies and the UIhtjI ruler that ho Is, and his r. Ife and daughter. lust..j, of freqnentlng' the drawlDS rooms of New York, would hare been sis.luded In n zenana. Since the last Maraiha war. In 117. KpmIs )uin bes-n guvf-med by u Wru-kwiir, with t he help of n British Ke.sJdcnt and a suUldlsry for-e. The iwisitloti of Kesldent at the court of on- of th.e p-eiulo linle pendent Indian s,tentates Ls always a delicate oi.i' and never without illagn-cab!e f-atures. It Is M buslnens to io- that the Prime treats his subject, humanely, a-o-s his revenues with dlS'Tctl'.u, avo,, quam-Ls with his n-lghtM.rs and. in short, bchav. himself properly aivording to th- HrbNh i.i- (. ethics, which Is v.ri l!f?er.nl f.-'.ni thr.t of th- Hindu. , Ts 1 f children playing In the dnst. Hut UtUl despite its apparent sleepiness Ita- -t rinla Is an unusually wealthy city WJi for Its size It has a considerable fXjThe Palace of , . '(the Gackwar m , , . irj(je and several luiHrtnnt Industries In textiles, Ilk brocades aud metal work. The palace is a hideous and prououncedly modern struct ure. marred by a mixture of materials and styles. The large apartments are tilled with Kuropean furniture und upholstery In parish colors. The throne liMiiil suggest. the lobby of nu U to djte New York hotel. The llaekwar does not maintain a harem. He has hut one wife, who is as much Kuropeanl.ed as himself. In the palace they dross after Western or oriental fashion to suit the occasion, but lit I h-lr drives about the city mid when travelling iu India always al-ways wear the native costume. The Hack war has great admiration for America and American Institutions. Institu-tions. No other man In the worl 1 N the siscs,,r ..,f sn many Jewels as this Italian Lajah. and he Is th- own-i of Hie only gold ami sliver artillery iu the woild Poslid to defend his gorgeous palace are four gun-fashioned gun-fashioned from gold and silver. They ate the pro.lii-i of ii native artisan, who worked live years iu f.is,.,u lug them. Kjch of the caution weighs .,ur hin,ir-d -oUnils, and two are of solid gold an. I Iw . .f soli.l silver, save for the bun r barrel, which i- of tcc. Iiaxxllng ami magulli' nl i the .,.;.ir-! . i 1 1,, bulliM-ks lhat linn I this royal artllleiy. I'miv-llu' thousand dollars is said to bo Hie of Hi- trappings. trap-pings. Ilu the horns of th- enimuls ,u- golilcii cups, and on their legs are anklet', of g.ii.l and ilver Ornaments of gold inlorn their heads, ami when th-mval th-mval attlllery is in notion the splendor of it dazzles the eyes. The guns are gu.il'ileil day and night by picked men from th- royal bodyguard. The most famous diamond ncckl.n f the world Is th- property of the Maharajah. Il is composed of two hundred beautiful brilliants of marvellous purity, each as large us a haxelnut. This necklace Is valued at Jli.'.UiHi.ouu. Then he lias a famous collarette, made of live hundred diamonds. Hanging from luN circle of light is the llfth largest diamond In the world, the Star of the South. Kmcrulds are strung between the diamonds. In on- room of the palace i a rug wiih a surface of four square vaids made entirely uf I u 1 1 fill diamonds-, pearls and rubies. The gems have been w ov eu Into a rebuilt t carpet, w ith designs ami margins clearly lb lined. His household cxpch.sc. ore lrne by the pro,de. so that he Is enabJisl to lii-l vest his enormous Income In gems, rare carvings, ,$ painting's Jlli lU'a. " 1 rajaship. Jumtj.iliaU Wd-w of Malhar Lao's prtsl- ec.ssor. being child'-ss, was jlloVVed ti udopt a son and heir. Her i lnd. fell upon th- present 'LieUwar, and at thirteen vers of age he was luveslisl with the ' title, the government being placed in the hands of a reeent during his minority. ! All Is Changed Now. The last generation of Indian princ-s i-d useless 1 and often dl-olufe lives. Thi-y b,i, i.,.u broUiMil up 1 In the way? of their lathers and liHte, th- We-uiii 1 clvUUStlon that forced ilelf ii,u n,,..,, and iheir 1 people. They Were compel). -i, however, lo rule with ' n-g-anl to II. ami tiny 1 1 - n 1 1 1 v f1Ns,. , of a ill-ia-t- . fill l.'lsk b .'caving Hi- dire, U'.u of jltails lo I a- vlAier and the jiotltlcni sgent, while th-y gave themselves them-selves up to lo.iung aud qii-sllonabl- diversions. All this has changed. 'J lie native rul.-r of today has either Le-1 1 -dU' atetl In Liigland or under LrltHi direction In his own country. He has learned to re- sjrt-ct liioiJcru nnlh ms of goveriilnelit an d to appellate appe-llate the obligations ..r a .sovereign. His Ideas of social ethic and of 'pi r--n.il eoudiici are vi ry diiTer-cnt diiTer-cnt from those of his father. juiic .' requcnlly he out-Lngllst.es out-Lngllst.es the Lngllsh. The lincl.Hiir !s one ..f the taller day type of rnj.lhs. A P.rltish tutor su'srini. n.lc.l Ids education at l'.nnU. I'uring th- r-geia-y : . i i leius.s h-aning was coinmclii cd and Ihc li.u-Uw.ir has i oiituil.cd the g'jml |