Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

from Hamburg, half a dozen missionaries
CROOKS from johannesburg, merchants from
Paris and Berlin five hundred Englishmen
less than that many Chinese coolies and
a pinch of japanese in the shape of almond
eyed tea girls imported by an Arabian
slave dealer
Keep IN mind then that all this figaro is
ruled by quick-tempered, dark-featlired
sensitive Portuguese from Lisbon with the
ala OF a thousand little soldiers, who will
accept bride or jab sword into Won
with equal alacrity, who hate a real white
man JUST shade more than they deteSt
the real black, and purposeIy limit their
knowledge Of English TO the one word-'.ar-
rested"
| That is Beira. Cecil Rhodes found the
| place SO interesting last wear that he ,,ra
lerred staying in shanty with an Ameri-
can COWBOY watching people from all oynr
.iie edrIn get INTO trouble, rather than jour
.ey - Cnltal, sixty miles away, where Sir
Alfred Miner, the newly appointed British
governor general, was waiting to meet him
ne great colonlzer probably regarded
events with other than feelings of mirtb
| ior II any one can be held responsible for
thls little bunch of humanity hanging on
the edge of Africa in the unhealthiest spot
KNOWN 1t Is Cecil Rhodes, the explorer of
Central South Africa.
Glitter of Gold.
Inc South African squatter has his own
reason for camping in a dessert and flirt-
ing with eternity in the shape of deadly
FEVER germs The glitter of gold is his load
stone. 1t is that which has turned the
toe of emigration northward: Johannes
burg and Kimberly no longer afford opper-
tunltes to make easy money and great con-
fldence is put in Cecil Rhodes promise of
good times and quick fortunes in Rhodesia
IneSe sood ilmeS have thus far given no
sis1i OF materializihs. bur that vast unset
lied portion of the poDulace whom AIR
hlpllng calls The Gentlemen Ro,rrs
ABROAD, nevertheless continues to mass
on the outskirts of this country y.har, =
grand rush may be made to MashonaIand
or Mataheietand when gold is discovered
III view OF the tact that an expert Amer
lean engineer has just completed q tramp
over me whole territory. examining all The
geological formation carefully. and pro-
hounced the country quite worthless from
a miner ii standpoint ii is almost pathetic
10 see TINS confiding population docimated
tdch day, put as constantly reinforced If
IN the end it is doomed to bitter Gisau-
pointment. Mr.. Rhodes will have much 10
answer tor. since not only are the floa1ers
and ne er-dO wells focking nortlward but
mechanics, uadesmen. protest. snal men
ana laporers are coming, with their fami-
lies.
Attracts Adventurers.
Every publication Of Rhodes paper. the
Cape Town Times, sets focth the emtice-
meAts of Rhodesia ana causes some r.nfor-
lulldtc DtSSar TO draw from the bank his
little savings, pack III and go norm. gen
orally to Beira. Not one man in Gu,. hum
cred ever gets any further ana nos a few
leave their bones 10 bleach the quick
sands there. The unemployed man cannot
stay there long, for With bread at ore shiI-
ing a loaf money evapoTates like smoke,
and Betra is bad place to be stranded in.
had tie good fortune when arrested on
a recent visit there 10 elicit the sympathy
of two dare-devilS whose regulations as
boxers and men of action somewhat damp
ened Portuguese birthstone, and thereby
easily obtained my release This was pure
luck, however, for ordinarily Il victim is
heavily fined, and. in addition. generally
carries away the ugly scar of a short,
blunt sword.
In company with Ralph Jewell. 4 Cai:-
fornian who had spent some years in The
TranSVaal, | went to the Beach Hotel, took
dinner, and afterward, in company with an
Engishman named Harris. strolled up The
main street to cast an eye about fer some
means of making a livelihood. While hold
Ing a discussion on ways and means, for
the three of US possessed but single Hru-
ger siXpence, we were interrupted by two
genddrmeS. Grabbing ME by the arms
they pointed up the street and jabbered
that familiar word, arrested
Portuguese Police.
Don't make a move, stranger" called
out man who wore high cavalry boots, as
he up to us. You'll make the mistake
of your life. Take my word for il, there's
only one law here, and that's for the Portu-
suese. An Ens1ishman or American has
protection. ! See YOU Were just going to
knock these fellows down. If you do they'll
cut you up. You want to go along to the
tronk with them, for they say there's a
warrant out for the man with the white AL
pine straw
There was no alternative and cursins the
day / bought such conspicuous hat,
marched to jail, accompanied by my two
friends, all wondering for what | could be
"a aIU1NF nrrar of RI
earth. An important little man in gold
trimmings finally appeared and showed me
document containing my name The war
rant, he explained, was, however, of such
q peculiar nature that he could not under
stand it. Another commissaire who shortly
arrived was equally puzzled. The two
seemed on the point of coming to blows
over the warrant, when the wearing
the most tinse, grabbed the parchment and
tore 1t in small pieces.
Thinking that ! might throw some light
on the matter, ventured to rise and walk
forward, whereupon both officials gazed at
me with pity, which Immediately turned
to frenzy, and, shaking their fists screamed
some orders. Three policemen rushed me
to corner, looked at me very fiercelv and
then stood by with drawn swords until an
other order brought out platoon of gen
darmes BY them l was conducted once
more down through the main street of
Beira.
We brought up at a big square corrugat
ed iron building bearing it the legend
Armagem Alfandagado," which I took to
ne the proprietor's name. It turned out to
mean government bonded warehouse" and
inside of 1t presided a short, fat Pertu-
guese-German who represents the United
States of America as consular agent in
Beira. Above his desk in bas relief on the
consular coat of arms lurched forward a
| much battered American eagle, which seem
ed to extend a friendly claw
Rescued by Two Giants.
"Doan ged SO fresh at vonce Young man "
said this individual, when / made a some
what hostile demonstration, "or I viii naf
you sent pack to JAIL we're you Will stav
some time, yesv
He then explained that my arrest had
been procured as a courtesy to the consul
general, with whom 1 had had some diff
Guilty. l was total stranger in Beira, and
1t was beginning to look ominous for me
when movement at the door caused a
dozen clerks, who had been called in from
the counting house, to tumble over one an
other in frightened haste, and in walked
two of the most powerfully built men 1
have ever S. en-.
Onewa tall and smooth-faced with keen
gray eyes. rather angular in finish but
hardy looking. He wore a white duck suit