Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1901 — DEATH OF AFGHAN AMEER. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF AFGHAN AMEER.

Hl* Demis* Crase* Great Uneasiness mt England’s Capital. Habib Oullah, the eldest son of the Ameer of Afghanistan, has reported to the British agent at Cabul that the Ameer died last Thursday after a brief illness. The Ameer was taken seriously ill on Sept. 28. Habib Oullah Khan, on Oct. 2, asked in a durbar that public prayers be offered for the Ameer. On the morning of Oct. 3 Habib Oullah Khan announced that his father had expired at 3 o’clock that morning. Nothing is known of- the state of affairs at Cabul. Thus the Afghan Bpecter, which forever haunts British power in Asia, has rearisen at London with unwelcome suddenness at a moment that is undeniably inopportune for the British and Indian governments. With the death of Ameer Abdur Rahman, which, although not announced officially, London does not doubt has occurred, a crisis is immediately created which, pending a satisfactory settlement, will not fail to cause serious anxiety in this country.