Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26

she armed herself against contact with the
Christian dogs The space in the room
was so limited that the maids of honor, OF
which there were two, were obliged to go
outside by back way and climb in the win
dow. When the maids had successfully ac
complshed this feat declining by a scorn-
full sniff the proffered assistance of one Of
our cflicers), the exchange of civilites be-
tween her royal highness and General Bates
commenced. The sultana hoped the general
was WE'LL the general hoped the sultana was
the same, the sultana was honored by this
visit, etc. The general finally expressed his
wish to wait upon the sultan. The old lady
begged that he would remember her sons
extreme youth and added that the best thing
that he could do would be to give him
little advice. A tender parting now took
place between us one side and the old
dowager on the other.
His Palace Like n Shnnty.
The palace of the sultan is about ten min
utes' walk from the village. Harlem boasts
of shanties of more elegant construction,
though possibly of less room, for there is
more available land in Sulu than in Greater
New York. A square board house with
galvanized roof over part of it, and an eX'
tension at one side which contained the
harem, wall of stones about the whole
We entered the gates and passed by three
soldiers in khaki uniforms and red fezes
who presented arms. These were three of
five soldiers that the sultan had brought
back with him from his visit to Mecca, and
were evidently Arabians. Their ordnance
consisted of five rifles, four of which were
of different makes The entrance to the
house was through a small lean-to shed at
one side which led into room as bare as
barn chamber. The living apartments were
above. A broad flight of rough board stairs
with strip of carpet down the middle LED
to the upper regions. We ascended and found
ourselves in large darkened apartment in
the august presence of the Lari Paduka
Maha Sari Manlana Sultan Hadji Muhamad
Jamalu Kiram
Guarded by His Soldiers.
The sultan was seated in a chair with
high back in one corner OF the room, which
had no communication with the outside air.
Other seats were ranged before him IN
circle. and directly in front Of him was
high tabourette with marble top. The sui
tans vestments were gorgeous-a frock coat
of yellow watered silk, black vest with
gold chain festooned across, white under
shirt of muslin, flowing skirts and trousers
Of white gauze and patent leather pumps.
high fez of some colored material served as
an understudy for snowwhite turban
which was wound about it. Later on, feeling
oppressed by the heat of this headdress, he
took it off and disclosed a small white fez
beneath, which he wore during the rest Of
the conference.
The result of the conference is now
matter of official record. Over the discus
sion of one of the articles the sultan lin
gered all the time that we were there; 1t
provided that he should always fly the
American flag. Several years ago the sultan
ook a journey to Mecca. This was the
event of his life On his voyage, contrary
20 his agreement with the Spaniards, he flew
his own flag, Nothing had happened to him.
lie felt that 1t would be incompatible with
his royal dignity after making the journey
once in this Independent fashion to appear
again with the American flag hoisted above
him.
''Only once in many years." said the in
terpreter, "he makes a journey like this,
and while he is willing to fly the American
flag at all other times, he would like to fly
his own flag then. II he did 1t once In safety,
why not again?"
Ill hAtn taIIy AAr