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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1913)
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The present ruler's reign began In 1E80, when, taking advantage 'of tho disordered state of northern Abyssinia, Menellk proclaimed himself king of kings of Ethiopia on March 12. 1889. nnd una crawnnrl nt ICntfllto on Novntnhnr 3 nt thn an ma year. lias MangaBcia, a natural son of Theodore, mado several attempts to regain power, but Mene llk defeated all cffortB to overthrow him. He conducted his government with firmness and sagacity and steadily consolidated bis power. In the first year of his reign he made a treaty with the Italians, practically placing Abyssinia under their protectorate, they on their part agree Ing to lend him 4,000,000 francs. In consequence or disputes with the Italians and tholr encroach' ment on his territory and alBo of differences re lative to the Ucclall treaty Menellk raised a large army and Inflicted a sorlous reverse on the Italian advance guard at Umbalago In Dccombor, IMC. Tho Negus then mado propositions or peace, tout they were unacceptable to tho Italians as they includod a demand for retirement and also for a modification of tho Ucclall treaty. On February 24, 1896, the Abysslnlnns concen trated at Adowa and wore pursued there by tho Italian forcos under Gonoral Daratlorl. The Ital ian troops advanced agalnBt the Abyaslnlans In three columns, but tho configuration of tho coun try permitted Menellk to concentrate his men In an attack on tho left column, and tho other two columns being prevented partly by tho config uration of the ground and partly It Is said by bad dispositions conBequont on n want of unanimity amongst tho generals from arriving In time to assist tho Italians suffered nn overwhelming do feat with a loss of 7,000 men killed nnd wounded. This caused tho fall of Slgnor Crispin govern. Bent, and General Vallcs was sent with full power to treat, and an agreement fully recogniz ing tho Independence of Abyssinia was slgnod. Menellk had three concubines, by whom ho nnd ono son, who died nt tho ngo of thirteen, nnd two daughters. Ono of them, Zeodlta (Judith). married a Dljasmach who was governor of the Wonotnlgra GnllaB, anil tho other. Schonganch. married Raa Michael, governor of tho Wollo (lalla country. Monollk married In 1883 Taltou. tho prosont empress. Sho was a daughter of Dntul, n former Has of Gondar, whero tho women nro fanioun for their whlto skins, Sho horsolf was a great beau ty and very fair. Sho first married Wnldo On brio!, ono of King Theodore's gonernls, but ho was killed by Theodoro Bhortly nftor their mar riage. Soon after King Thoodoro's death rIio took for her second husband Dodjaz Tokla (leor ffls, whom she divorced. Sho was then married for the third time to tho governor of ono of tho provinces, who was subsequently Imprisoned by King John of Abyssinia. Sho then returned to n convent for a time but loft thero to marry tho Kanjaemach Llkargncho. Then Menellk foil in love with her, and In 1883, all obatncles having been removed, sho mado him her fifth husband. Queen Talton has borno Menellk no children. She has the reputation of being a woman of .unusual strength of chnrncter and Ib snld to hnvo had great Influence with her husband. Sho dooH not, however, share hla views with regard to the encouragement of foreigners nnd foreign ways, but Is much more Inclined to dlscourago foreign Intercourse and foreign clvlllzntlon and to keep Abyssinia and Its Inhabitants to the customs and cruder methods of tho old roglmo. According to report It was she who stiffened the bnrlchono of Menellk during tho varying fortunes of tho battle of Adown, and it wan her ndvlco thnt In duced him to hold on until tho ammunition of tho Italian column was exhausted nnd so enabled him to surround and decimate tho force opposing him. A clover rotort Is ascribed to Queen Taltou when a foreign representative was Impressing upon her the advantages of foreign and more civilized countries, Instancing telephones, rail ways, etc., and the various luxuries of civilized life. "If," sho said, "things are so much better and pleasanter over there, why do your peopje come here?" , Tho defeat of tho Italians greatly increased the prestige or Menellk. He presented President Carnot with tho Order or the Holy Ghost and also sent him two tamo lions. Afterwards he renewed negotiations with Franco, which had lapsed In 1891. He also sent a mission to the czar, and In February, 1897, he concluded a com mercial treaty with tho French, who In March of tho samo year dispatched an embassy under M. Lagarde to his court. In 1898 a British mission under Sir Rennell Rodd was received by Menellk In groat state, 20.000 troops being present, and In spite of the efforts of Colonol Leontleff at tho head of tle Russian mission and Prince Henri d'Orleans, who wero endeavoring to induco him to thwart Brit ish efforts in Soudan, u trenty was concluded between tho RrltlBh government nnd Menellk. A curious circumstance connected with tho Rrlt lBh embassy was that the average height of tho officials of tho mission woh over six foot, which fact appears to have greatly Impressed tho Abvs filnlans. The chief points of tho treaty, which wbb ratified by Queen Victoria In July, wero a settle merit of tho RrltlBh Somnll Protectorate frontier, the keeping open of tho trado route from Zeylah to Hnrrnr, nud the proventlon of transit through Abyssinia of nrma for tho Mah dlstB. In n letter to Queen Victoria Monollk snide "A treaty of peace now o.!hr between our gov ernments, nnd wo hopo It will inrrenso In firm liens nnd last forovor." In April, 1S9S, Lieutenant Harrington of tho Rombny Btnff corps now sir John Lnno Har rington, K. 0. M. G.who hnd boon acting as British vice-consul on the Somnll, const, was sont as British ngont to Monollk's 'court, where ho remained up to 1909. His firmness nnd tho nblo management of bucIi questions as aroso from tlmo to time between tlm British nnd Abys Rlnlnii goornmcnts gnlncd him tho confidence of Menellk nnd gnvo him consldorablo Influence In tho country. In October. 1S98, Rns Mmgascla, governor of 'rigre, rebelled nnd a largo fmco wns Bent against him, but uvontunlly negotlat'onB wero opened up nnd thoy settled mnttors amicably. Slnco thnt period Monollk continued crnsolldntlng his power, and his groat force of cb iracter mado Itself felt to such an extent that pe co has roignod through out nil his dominions frjm ono end of tho coun try to tho other; tho Mandates of Menellk have beon received with profound respect and Implicit ly obeyed. Otio nation after another has dis patched a representative to AbyBSlnla, nnd Meno Ilk was until his reemt Illness In touch with the wholo civilized worll. In Novoinbor, 1909, Mcnolllt was struck with cerebral juunlysls aid was stated to be at the point of death. A proclamation In his nnmo was read to tho chiefs preaching peaco nnd unity and obedience t0 tho successor ho hnd selected, iAi Yasu. Raa Tosamma wns to continue to be the KuardJa.1 0f hla heir, and IiIb majesty called down the curH0 of tho Almighty on anyono who ISi u'?-ompt t0 onn08 his successor. After J"1?, recovered his bodily henlth but was too feebla mentally to attend to his work. Ho suf fered another relapse In the summer of 1909, but REER&samG uua&R ittj&'dzz&tixusr wszg& made a satisfactory recovery. In November, 1909, he had a paralytic stroke which, depriving him of all speech and almost or motion, entirely incapacitated him from all work. Since then, notably in 1910, he has on more than one occa sion been reported dead, and although these ru mors have been at once denied the fact remain that for tho last two or three years he has been a mere figurehead, the government of the coun try having been carried out by a council of min isters under the presidency of L1J Yasu, the helr npparent, and during this period It Is doubtful whether ho has been seen by any ono but a few select court officials. Lij Yasp, the heir-apparent, Is tho son of Mono llk's daughter, Schoagasch, and Ras Michael, and wns born In 1897. f Voyagers whose ways take them "somowheres east of Suez" may know something or Djibouti, but to tho averago person Djibouti is practically unknown. Suffice it to say that, although sit uated in tho French Somallland protectorate, it Is practically tho only port thnt aerves the coun try of Abyssinia. From Djibouti a single track (metregauge) railway runs to Dlre-Dawa, somo 185 miles in land. The trains run twice a week and the Jour ney frequently takes 11 hours to accomplish, passing through somo of the most dcsolato desert country Imaginable. Dire-Dawn has grown up around tho railway terminus, nnd ns It Is some 3,000 feet above the Rca level is much cooler than Djibouti. Tho place Is not very largo, but the wide streets nnd white washed buildings give the place an air of space and cleanliness. There Is a large Arab and Somnll settlement adjoining. Here one comes under Abyssinian officialdom nnd one's baggage has to pass tho Abyssinian customs, usually not a very trying ordeal. At Dlre-Dawa travelers to Adls Ababa have to arrange their own caravans for tho Journey. Both mules nnd camels are available, but usually mules are taken, as thoy cover tho Journey In much quicker time than camels, which aro usual ly only employed for heavy baggago and mor chnndlHo. Ono has cholco of threo routes from Dlre-Dawa to tho capital tho Chor-cher route, by which ono travels along the Ohor-chor, momv tnln range through flno forest nnd nmongst beau tiful pine-topped hills. This routo Is rather long er than tho others, but Ib by far tho most com fortable, as It Is cooler, and otio may purchase fresh provisions milk, eggs, and sheep from tho small Abyssinian villages that ono pusses en route. Camels nro tumble to take this track, owing to tlio many stoop nscents nnd descents, which enn only bo managed by mule or donkey. Tho second trail Is vln tho A'sabot, passing nlong tho foot of tho Chor-cher range nnd Joining tho former routo near the Hnwnsh river. This routo passes through tho flat Danakll country, through great forests of mimosa troes and occa sional open plains, whero ono meets from tlmo to tlmo enormous horda of cnttlo and cnmels guarded by florco-Jooklng Danakll shopherds armed with spears nnd curved knives. No pro visions can bo purchased on this routo, but it Is fnlrly good going except during tho vory dry season boforo the rains begin, when water is apt to bo senrco. Tho third routo, the Bllan, runs farther north In tho Danakll country, nnd though flat Is vory trying on nccount of tho great heat nnd long marches that have to bo made from watering plneo to watering placo. From Tchoba it Is two days' Journey to Oon dabourka nt the foot of the Balchl pass. Hero tho track rises nearly 900 feet, a sheer ascent, and tho steopest climb on tho Journoy. Tho path Is simply cut along tho mountnln sldo. and nt times ono Is nbout six Inchos rrom a drop of 200 feet. From Balchl tho road Is very uninteresting, pnRBlng through long rolling plains of cultivated Innd. nnd nbout two days brings ono In sight of tho capital. Tho vlow of tho city ns one approaches Is vory fine. A Inrgo clrclo of hills surrounds It, nnd on a small elevation running out Into the center of the circle Is built tho ."guebl," or emperor's palaco. Thore are hardly any buildings of Impor tance, and the guebl Itself la but a miscellaneous collection of semi-European and native buildings. TOUKJI JOLO Many Old Spanish Houses With Open Porches. Traveler Impressed With Different Modes of Dress Moros Wear Tight Skin Trousers Women Attired Similar to Men. London. There are old Spanish houses in Jolo with open porches sit uated up (out of bolo reach) on tho second floor. At night these were lighted with big Chinese lanterns. Tho officers' club also wns usually brilliant, nnd one evening pleasant Btralns of music Indicated that a dance was in progress there. Tho same night thero was a concert In tho park for the public. "The public" consisted of a dozen soldiers, fully armed, tho ship's engineer and my self. The band played opera and pop ular airs, even including pieces from "Tho Sultan of Sulu." How out of placo any such light opera conception or tho island seemed I Meanwhile weird Chinese music emanated from tho upper regions of other residences. Tho merchants from tho Flowery Kingdom wero hav ing their gayoty also safely out of reach of tho ever dreadful bolo. One morning two soldiers persuad ed me to go out to see tho real city, particularly tho market. This was a big and busy place and tho costumes there would have attracted as much attention on Manila's Escolta as on New York's Broadway. Here the Moros .wore their full regalia, includ ing the dreadful knlfo. The Moros aa a rule wore skin tight trousers and their agile' legs gave them a spidery appearance, but there wero also Javanese nnd East Indian costumes. The turban and the fez were the most popular headgear. The women woro trousers of the baggy Chinese type, but there were also scarfs, sarongs and bright handker chiefs in evidence, and It sometimes seemed as though mon and women dressed indiscriminately, for many wore articles or clothing that seemed intended for the other sex. As for any claim. to being the fair sex the Moro women will have to House in Savage Moro Country. forego it. One is quite sure that the women ore uglier than the men until one looks at a man. All have sullen cruel faces. All have blackened teeth and mouths from which oozes a thick red liquid from tho betel nut they chew, v, Many have scaly, diseased looking Bklns. It must bo remembered that these generalizations do not necessarily cover tho Moros on the great island of Mindanao, though they resemble their Sulu brothers. The Mindanao MoroB have, some of them, proved moro amenable to four civilization. It Is theso fierce llttlo men of Sulu, who formerly made va&sals of the Mindanao dattos, that scorn our meth ods and all humanitarian and Chris tian teaching. "These women havo tholr little Jokes," said ono of my soldier friends. "A couple of fellows wero walking here tho other day, and as thoy pass ed ono woman mado a motion in imi tation of a knife thrust behind their backs. Her cronies appreciated tho Jest and laughed hideously with tholr betel smeared mouths." HUSBAND MAY FIB TO WIFE White Lies, as Marital Diplomacy, Approved by Ohio Judge Should Tell Them Gravely. Cloveland, O. A husband should oso diplomacy with his wife, that is, when a trifling llo will preserve tho domestic calm, ho should tell It gravo ly and well. This Is tho substanco of a Judicial opinion by Judgo Georgo L. Philips, iu the divorco action of John F. Grlgo llett. Mr. Grigolett went to lodgo meet ilngs and then told his wlfo, although jshe did not approve. Snld Judgo Phil jlps: "A wlfo objects to lodgo meetings, why tell her about them? What aha doesn't know won't hurt her." Tho Judgo refused a divorce. Four-Year-Old Child on Long Jaunt. Now York. Four-year-old Margaro tha Rlscbom arrived hero from Vien na, Austria, on her way to Kenwood, Cat., whore her mothor is living. The llttlo child's only protection was a card attached' to her dross, which read: "Pleaso tako care 'of me. I am going to my mamma. Pleaso do not kiss me." Sauerkraut May, Be Luxury. Fremont, O. Sauerkraut may be 'luxury soon. Kraut cabbages roacb 'the unprecedented prlco of $17 a ton at tho market here und kraut dealors 'had hard work gottlng material at that price. Sprams,Bruises Stiff Muscles are quickly relieved by Sloan's Liniment. Lay it on no rub blng. Try It. Aald Spndn m Dklocat! Hip. "ltpralned my ankle snditMooted wfruow. Went on crutches for four inonini. men I ttarted to um your unimeni. nccotainr to direction. 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