The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-19

a black vest with gold chain feStooned
across, a white undershirt of muslin, flow
ing skirts and trousers of white gauze
and patent leather pumps. A high fez of
some colored material served as an under
study for a snow white turban which was
wound about it. Later on, feeling op-
pressed by the heat of this head-dress, ne
took it off and disclosed q small white fez
beneath which he wore during the rest Of
the conference.
The room was evidently the royal din
ing room. A large table was in the middle
and this was set with a varied collection
of ancient casters and vases, such as
would be especially admired and treasured
in some "backwoods" district at home
Two sides of the room We're open, but
translucent straw screens kept out the
glare. Behind us, standing in the door
way, and crowding into every recess and
corner of the room, where the Moro re-
tanners, armed to the teeth. Taking into
consideration the American feminine ele-
ment, it was one of the strangest assem-
blies that had ever been gathered together
in the Philippine Islands, or perhaps,
anywhere.
Making the Treaty.
A bed which stood in one corner of the
large room had quite a sumptuous appear
ance, and l was sfterward told that IL
was underneath this article of furniture
lldL lnS sultan Kept his treasure nOdrIS.
being a misery person. The Sultan is a
young man with dark, pockmarked face
and a very slender moustache. His heavy
features did not express much character
and when he spoke his voice was soft and
rather plaintve. Ii was not difficult to
accept the fact that mamma ruled the
roost.
Capt Smiley produced a typewriter
copy of the articles and the Moro secre-
tary one written in Arabic and the CON
ference commenced. Wine was poured
from bottles into little blue glasses the
size Of thmble, and these were passed
around. Those who had the temeritv To
taste of IL after the two doses of choco-
late reported that the flavor was thar
of water seasoned with rusty nails.
The result of the conference is non,
matter of official record. over the disc,,s
sion of one of the articles the Su1toy it,
gered all The time that we were there. a.
provided that he should always dv me-
American flag. Several years ago the
Sultan took journey to Mecca. This wa -
the event of his life. On his vovses
contrary to his agreement with the Snsr'
iards. he flew his own flag Nothing Ma
happened to him. He felt that IL Womb he
Incompatible with his royal dignity amor
making the journey once in this independ-
ent iasnion' 10 appear again with the
American flag hosted above him.
only once in many years" ga, 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 agan?"
This was the burden Of all their talk for
several hours while we sat silently learn
ing something of a people whose every
idea was strange to US, and YET for whom
we were 10 be forever responsible before
God and the word l wondered how this
little two penny Sultan, with an exagger-
ated idea of his own Importance. would
feel and act II he had an idea Of the vast