The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-22

g1naan traAa. - Negus IT once 1eeernfnr
q % oppose The sRegts sf Khedfvo Ismno
- Close ths seaport to his people. Bsfove
- could take any steps m that direction.
however. the English tnvasjon Of Abys-
sanis undsr Lord NapseT took place Ths
British army. composed partly OF native
roglments from the highlands Of Hindoo-
Gtaa, 81 partly from Scotch batsaaacuo,
III Woll-soaaousd men, dtseDbafkod cn H.
coast, and Unrched without the sltgntoot
lalay under the Ab9siniAn platsaa uDoA
which they OtoFmed the1r way. The 1Toop9
had, therefore. no time TO become subjece
to the e0ervating influence Of the fewer
stricken climate on the iow-3ying coast
and ware fresh aad NJ for nghftng. -
Abyssinians fought hard: but at that tisno
they were neither % wen armed nsr -
thoroughly Organised - they are ~ pre-
ent; and, moreover. the English had tax
On them more or less by surprise Com
ssqusntly. Nesus Theodosos w0s 1sfsaa-
"a and killed his stronghold captured,
and his son carried on to England. whero
he died soon aftsrward. the British troops
leaving the country a. soon ~ thsy he'd
aoeomplishsd tbsir purpose
The suocessor Of Theodoess.
During the anarchy that succeeded sho
1sfsat and death Of Emperor Thsodoros
the Egyptians managed TO OBTAIN ponses-
sion Of 4he provinces Of Boxaos. with sts
capital Of Keren. on the northern 'front.'
~. But In S7z cousin Of Theodoroe,
kaMa BY name. 0vsrcaxne his adversarioo
and caused himself to Be crowned - en-
peror OF Abyssiuka, thereupon setting 70
work 70 arrive thu Egypsiam 0sse of the
country. Two Egyptian armies were cent
against him, and were massacrsd almoee
20 ths last man, togethse with their Faro
pean olI,csrp. who Included . Hungartan
count, Itchy; . Danish baron. Nunxingw,
and . Dutch count, Ahrendrup. brotheg
sof the former governor OF the West Indian
island Of D. ThomAA. and we'll known In
New York. A third Egyptian army vs.
thsrUupon sent. consisting OF over $1,000
men, almost entirely ofhcered by Euro
peans and Americans. and under tho COM
mand Of Prince Hassan. with the late
American General Lorin9 ~ chief of stan.
This army shared the fate Of its prede-
cassors, only the American ofYicerB ard
Prince Haasan escaping with their live.
Before the prince was released the Negus.
rsmember1ng that Hassan Was Moham-
msdan. caused q cross 10 he branded With
. hot iron on the palm and back Of each
a hia haads. II was for the purpose Of
hiding these SCARF that Hassan used always
70 Wsar gloves both out and indoors.
The Emprsss Taosi Appears.
II IVES about this time that Empires Pa
Cd appeared upon the scene. Lake her
present husband, who IL her c0nain. she
IL descended In q direct line from the bibIs-
cal Queen OF Sheba and Solomon tho wiscs.
king az the Jews. In common with all tbs
princes and princesses Of Abyssinia's an
Gent dynasty. she was exilsd by Emperor
Theodoros in the early part Of the sixtiss,
and took refuge with her parents. At the
auaintance Of and fell In love with her
cousin, Prince Nenslsk. IN exile like her
self.
They were about to BE- married, when
Theodoros suddenly invited them to his
court. assuring them not only Of the se-
curity Of their lives and property but also
Of his favor. Complying with his invita-
ton. they returned. but with evil results
- far ~ their mutual attachment was
concerned. for they had no sooner pre-
scented themselves before Theodoros than
he also fell In love with Taoti. and insisted
on making her his wife. giving Nenelak
ons Of his own daughters in marriage.
Empress Taoti. a. she has now become.
was subjected to such ill-treatment by her
savage husband that his death 1T the
storming Of Masdala home few months
y
Ancs from untold misery. and she quickly
consolsd herself by comforting her hand
and heart upon 4 general OF the name of
Ualde Gabriel. On his also being killed in
battle . year later. shc became the wife
of Gen. Tackle Ghiorghis. commander-in-
chief Of tho army Of the king OF Tfgre.
Dissatisded with the union. she soon OBJ
tanned q divorce from him ana then mar
risd the governor Of Egiou. but had not
lived with him moro than three months
before Emperor John caused him TO he
thrown into prison and executed. Rem
dercd desperate by her matrimonial mis-
adventures. she sought refuge In the con-
vent Of Debra-Meni and became q nun.
II did not take long, however. to convince
her that she was not made for convent
life. and accordingly she obtained a dis
ponsation from her vows from the arch
bishop or abounah Of Abyssinia, and mar
r!ed man OF the name OF zeccAragagiou.
whose only merit seems TO have been his
wealth. and who iliused her In the rnost
shameful manner. being accustomed "a
flog her most numerically. Making use
OF the old-fashioned plea that she Wa
anxious ito pay = visit to her mother
she managed to got away from him and
to take refuge in a ncghboring province.
carrying away with her a considsrabis
portion OF his wealth.
True to iicr Early Love.
IT wac while living with her brother IN
the Ephrata province In iSs2 that she waa
brought for tho nrst time into contact
again with her frst lover and nancee
Menelek. who had meanwhile become kina
Of Shoa- Their meeting had the effect ol
revivins all the infatuation between this
two. and In spite of his being already mar
ried. Nenelek persuaded the ex-Empress
Taou 10 take M her abode with him. OF
course Meneiek's wife. Queen Tofana. OBJ.
jected. But she was quickly divorced. and
her death followed the dissolution of her
marriage with an altogether suspicious
rapidity. TAoti was thus left without ans
rival in the affections of her lord. and wal
married TO him with imposing ceremony IN
1855. being at the time IS years CID. Ever
since then she has exercised a marvellous
influence over her husband who cansuiis
her about everything and invariably fol-
lows her advice. II was due 10 her clever
ana sagacious counseis that he formed thai
alliance with the late Emperor John which
had the result OF assuring TO him the sue.
eesxlon to the latter's throne. And the as
tonishiug slrrewdness with which he has
managed for ten years past TO oppose al
the efforts made by the Italian govern.
ment In the shape of intrigue and Of armed
attack to obtain possession OF his country
Is justly ascrfbed both by his people and b,
his fees TO tho remarkable cievernesu oil
his dusky consort. Empress Tao,i. til.
queen OF queens" and ''the sun and ifEhl
of Ethiopia" EN-ATTACHR.
CoNDENsED DIsPA TCHEs.
George Anthony pennisan, archaeacor
Of Taussfan ENGLAND "a 3RaA aSsf 81