Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-21

/ u.NNI IN" NNN 'A..'N'- N"N'.. '.''
had been imposed at JoIo. and bile
majesty had several complaints 90
. mails. as tH tHg treatment OF Hs sub-
I I...a by .H. American soldiers DOB tba
/ various islands of This 8TDn.e IlIO AT
/ one time during the audience there was
/ a recess while / made "a photograph Of
/ hs majesty and during the confer
/ enc. 4 had 8u excellent opportunity TO
/ take notes of just how he looks
/ A PEN PICTURE OF THE SULTAN.
Imagine q stocky utle fellow Of not
over tive feet four inches with the face
. of a muIatt0, slightly puckmafled Let
him have % high rpcalug forehead,
/ large yellow ears and sensual lips ON
the upper one of which is Thin black
WJs8Ohe. Upon his head put n blue
velvet cap about six inches high. and Def
this De- pushed back from bis dark yel-
IJW forehead. Let him seem unc0m-
Portable in O. light business European
| suit and "a white shirt with "a turnover
collar fastened hy q gold collar but
ton Watch him as Doe opens his lips
and notice his teeth are iet black. aud
see III YOU cam the sly cunning cruel
look under his apparently dignihed
manner Upon his hands nut ringe.
each set with pearls as big as marrow
f8t peas, and iu one OF them let him
hold a goii-headel cane. and YOU have
"a fair idea of the sultan az he sat be-
fore me- not twenty-four hours ago. He
was not prepossessing and indeed. the
dlttos and servants about him looked
much more Imposing than he His
brother R0jah Muda, had q great bolo
no hs side. and his headdress was
HIHrImT Glad la "a rf
turesQuc Moro costume. az were all the
men in the room except the foreign
ers and HE majesty himself
HOW THE SULTAN BLUFFED THE
ADMIRAL.
Every Moro had a sword or q spear
and as I looked at our unarmed Amer
lean party thought Of the danger that
might arise .n case Of dispute and re-
membcrcd q story which / heard the
other day OF how the father Of this sui
tan once intimidated an English adj
mlral during his visit To- this very ISL
and There had been some trouble as
90 accounts between the English and
the Moros, and the sultan proposed 20
SETTLE it by giving a number OF pearls
The admiral wanted hard cash He
grew insolent and said TO his majesty.
"lf you don't pay what ] ask / win
go back 90 my boat. and then"
Here the old sultan raised h.s hand
with "a significant gesture and every
one NJ hIs hundred rptaincrs about him
drew his bolO. 0r Kris and raised %
ready t0 strike The admiral had only
small party with him and the dele
E1t.on could have easily been chopped
into Wincame1t AS the krises came ont
the admiral stopped in hls sentence.
and the sultan took up bis words. say
ing iu an .nteu0gatIye, but significant,
tore.
'Aud then?"
ooh said the admiral "ard then we
W.i settle % in come other way" Hsd
h- uttered the threat he intended 60
make ENGLAND would probably have had
"a war on los hands from the loss OF au
admiral end The sulu nation would
probably have been wiped out OF ex-
instHrro
THE POWER OF THE SULTAN
Tho present sultan louks 20 me very
Welk but DE De- "a man Of great power
among the N0rus and be could. if he
would cause the United states no end
of trouble He has been very diplomat
CalIy managed Boo the first place by Gen.
Bates. and of late hy Major owen j.
Sweet Ha ls you know, the greatest OF
our Filipino Mohamme1ans. being rev.
erencoI Dog them not only because he Us
the h.lr t1 "a royal Lne of sul'aus. but
also because he has made a pilgrimage
to Mecca. and is supposed 90 have hts
M1hlmm lau.sm direct from the foun-
tain source. Uc .e the ruler iu the Sulu
islands alone 0f about 10000 M1r0s
and is also thr mead of the M0ros of
North B0rneo I'e has some kind OF
authority over the Mor1s of MIudanao,
but Do ig mon. nominal than real, and
such lGttHs aa Nauli and others hardly
ucknuN.nls. h.m.
Here in Suu Doe ls supposed to have
the power Ul NE and death over hl7
subjects Ills power is limited however
somewhat like that of the kings In the
days of feud8Hsm Some OF The dattos
refuse 90 obey him and make war upon
him In case DTS demands DO not suit
their ideas and plans. He has always
more ur less trouble with his people.
uuug0 ing them as far as he can with
uut causing rebellion
THE INCOME OF THE SULTAN
A large part of the income Of the sui
tam comes from zines He has his men
watch to See which OF his subjects are
making money. and as soon as % man
gets something ahead he is charged
with som. crime and the result is a fine
TIA MAN has amassel $500. for instance
Doe viii have him accused OF some crime