Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-12-31
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LIABLE HISTORY OF A MODERN
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eres .,nio Now In Prison For
 spectacular scoundFel.
 ,o. iust been lodged in jail the 'ss u's Sgbo has tasted the sweets Of
 rm ia.t s. prime minister yields and
 lnas tba aamut of crime that con
 rgn a.isb sbV the conyict'a stripes, Will sd d,,sunbton sl'L is the individual to
 noaJ aoa fallen this remarkable expe-
 las and the distinction is accorded
 ,, du soing o.is of the most brilliant
 q :, D' and baeksliders that history salsac, l'a courso of his career, the dis
 sS 'no nortion of which began Plsp9u lsa vear 1878, he has ruled king
 'lp us was the prime minister of .,iais. as the chief adviser of King siIIis lI;o word was law, and he could
 .ba lb.1 execution of the king's im-
 .ta ,lr rolatiyes. This height of power pa,on a'p l reached from the plane of
 inc ordinary adventurer. For bo maintained his power, and
 st last fortune forsook him he |pd to the capitals of Europe for EE pibutes to his genius as a swim
 .h4on first achieved notoriety ill
 In that year he journeyed from End to Egypt, crusader, as much |sssbsrd s' the Lion Hearted, who made Fame journey centuries before, but 'lstter day crusade was for fraud .bsft instead of for the cross. A % named Major Barlow, who had
 an officer of the Yorkshire (Eng- E yeomanry, was his companion. M had planned out 8 programme of Eature that was as daring as it was kerous.
 sf at that time the relations be- \ tbe khedive and the king of Abyss were very strained. h fact, so kaay WAS the tie that it needed but Weight of diplomatic straw to Ss if altogether. Houghton and his E'spr made their way into Abyssinia, ;n q manner that no one seems to
 .opqhlv familiar with ingratiated 5Igss Ni.A King John. Major Bar- =9 9ss the first of the two to gain |zlpepce, for he induced the king to #bim a very excellent appointment EAe military service. King John was s than willing to have his troops re- Es inc benefit of the military knowl- E of an English officer, and it was Hong before Barlow was placed at |Rad of the Abyssinian army. No |Hr had he gained this point than he an to labor with the king ill the in- MB of Houghton, with such excel Nnsults that the English adyenturer hne King Johns political adviser later on prime minister of Abys- as this time Major Barlow had so ] the king over that the title of gen. EBas created for him, and he was @ally appointed commander iii chief !lh Abyssinian forces, with from EdDt 80, GOO warriors under his com, @ Included in this force was the zaas brigade of amazons, who were EAa in such q state of efficiency by nan that they became tremen- Npower in themselves and won fame < to this day has made them we'll |El.
 File Abyssinia is i'll a state of semi |Aation there is yet a strong lean EioRard the barbaric, and at the ethese events occurred that predi- Rm was even greater than now. So two Englishmen, quickly perceiv- #lat to maintain prestige and pow Rg must conform to the native GUS B decided to impress the fact of
 high power and favor with the 1y series of ceremonies both long 5Herd. For a week the soldiers of |sny danced and feasted, the cere-
 being witnessed by the king, zlton and Barlow, the latter two n ID paint, beads and feathers and us of uniforms of English officers. pad all the desired effect. The khmen found themselves thorough aohshed with royalty and people. Raer was not all these gentlemen
 Blocking for. Their mission to
 and to Abyssinia was principally nh tremendous wealth, and this aemed now in a fair way to so-
 They deliberately appropriated aad silver and ivory from the zpl the kings subjects, sparing no Fl the king himself. How much nahaged to secure no one will eyer
 oat certain it is that the amount Aormops. Wealth achieved, this @ adyenturers turned their atten.
 politics, and very soon had the aHA government and King John
 ears They stopped at nothing.
 'aflng was sufficient to overcome ss'acle. Their advice, no matter 9 llaordinary, was always taken,
 eommotion Abyssinia created
 'aeir practical suzerainty was
 na' all the nations of Europe had
 ',thtlon called to the matter. De-
 pi'owed in the various parlia-
 and 1t looked for a time as if
 peace of Europe had been
 Rlzed by the marvellous effrontery
 hnsllsh renegades.
 all this was going on Houghton
 lioW lived as we'll as Abyssinia
 p'lAlt When they travelled, it