The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
a SILLY EXPEDITION.
An American Travelling Through
AbysslnIa Wasting Time and
Money Which Should he
Expended az Home.

Copyrighted. 1900. Associated Press.)
LONDON. March 2i.-The Associated
Press has received following account
of the expedition under lanes J. Harri.
sen and W. Fitzhugh Whltehouse. OF
Newport. r. l., who. according to lat.
est telegraphlc advices have arrived
AT Meneliks capital and have started
into the far interior Of Abysslnia. The
last news comes from Zuquata, on the
Hawash river. a point about seventy
miles southwest Of Ads Aboba and re-
port all well. IL isnot expected that
any further intelligence viii be had un-
I'll the party, after having reached and
left Lake Rudolph, about 800 miles fur
ther southwest. come out at point
on the Sobat river or the Nile. near
Fort Nassa- From this point they
would proceed by water TO the latter
place. The party. which consists OF
J. J. Harrison. w. f. whtehouse,
Powell Cotton and A. Butter left the
Red Sea early In November with a
caravan consisting OF large number
Of natives and about eighty canals.
They were accompanied by compe-
tent surveyor who has had eighteen
years experience In Africa and a taxi
dermist, while the head man, A. soma
II, is the only one who recently travelled
with Captain Welby to Lake Rudolph.
On leaving the coast the party pro-
ceeded 10 an entirely new route to Adj
sabeba, the capital OF the Emperor
Menelik, about 800 miles distant. ar
riving on January Z The rate Of prog
ress was necessarily slow About ten
miles day was good average.
Four days after leaving the coast
the party fell In with abundant game
and some very rare specimens were
secured. About four days before reach
Ing Meneliks capital, herd OF about
100 elephants We're encountered. Twen-
~ large bulls fell to the rifles of the
party after an exciting and somewhat
dangerous sport Hundreds of natives
Hooked TO the spot to enjoy feast and
many insisted upon shaking hands
With the white hunters. The valuable
ivory was carried forward and pre-
sented to the Negus, who, however.
cuurteously begged Mr., Butter and Mr..
Whitehouse TO retain each a pair of
tusks of their first elephant spoil. The
caravan was left about fifteen miles
from the capital to which the party
proceeded and were most courteously
received By Captain Harrington, the
British resident, The residence of King
Menelik is a two-story building with
extensive court yards in the center of
a large plain, through which are scat
tered an immense number of huts, con-
tanning probably 10000 people, The
king is described as man of about |
5S years old OF dark complexion, mark
ed with smallpox, with slight gray
beard and brilliant dark eyes, He in
quired particularly from what part of |
America Mr., Whitehouse had come |
and remarked on the very great dis
tance and expressed the hope that they |
would have a successful trip and carry |
away a good account of his domlnions,
promising them gNides and a safe con-
duct. The king invited the party to
dine with him on Christmas day, old |
style. January s, when he entertained
them right royalty.
The Negus was dressed like an East
ern potentate. The party later returned
to the caravan, when they marched
south about fifty miles and after halt
for day proceeded to zuquata.
The entire route is being surveyed,
important hills as landmarks.