Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02

into his mouth and chewed as he
talked. Now and then he turned his
head 10 expectorate into the silver cup
which the slave held TO his lips. As
he opened his mouth IN conversation
! could see that his teeth were black
ened and his gums apparently ran
blood
Az | looked / could not realize that
This was the famous sultan Of Minda-
mao. man who, as far as religion Is
concerned. Is the head Of all the Moros
OF this great island, and one who Is
possessed Of considerable power He
seemed like a pasteboard king and q
poorer imitation OF ROYALTY than any /
have ever seen on a stage Of second
class opera.
would like 20 picture him 10 you as
be looked when he was talking with
Colonel Hayes. Imagine a slender, con.
umptiye, yeliow-skinned man OF forty
odd years Let his checks be hollow,
his forehead low and his eyes small
black and twlnkling Make his nose
straight aud his black lips prominent
ard sensual Let him have a Wlsp OF
o mustache and perhaps one hundred
brown hairs two inches long on his chin.
Clothe him In a Jacket Of woven silken
thread fastened so loosely with g0id
buttons at the front that there Is a
crack down his chest ana waist through
which the skin shows, for he wears
neither shirt nor undcrshlrt Let him
have on tight. yellow pantaloons, up
held by a wide belt with a buckle OF
silver as big as the largest hatiron. Let
his Jacket have silver cuffs and a collar
OF silver. an more or less furnished,
and you have the sultan as he APP
peared today.
THE SULTAN AND WEBB HAYES.
The sultan received us with dignity
and appeared honored at meeting am
other distinguished embassy from the
United States. lie said he was an
American citizen and told Col. Hayes
he was very glad 20 meet him. / am
not sure whether IL was he or the Dat-
70 BaQui who informed Hayes that the
Moros Of the next province have bad
hearts. and that he would like 90 have
HE American soldiers unite with his
forces and kill them. To this Colonel
HAYES replied that We believe In peace
rather than fighting, and that we
wished to stop war and not make o.
The colonel told the sultan that the
Americans were his friends. and that
we propose Co treat him and his SUB
iects well with the hope that In time
we might make them American cli-
Gems As Colonel HAYES went on MS
his heart warmed toward the saVages
about him. and 10 the generosity OF me
u ment ne asked the sultan whether
would not 60 back with him 10 the
ulspori and take o. trip upon u 20
b.yaO our next stopping place. which
about 260 miles away Colonel Hayes
I'D ihe sultan that be would drop MIN
az that port. as our ship was going on
rom here To the Sulu Islands and
Zamhoanga Now. when this offer was
made the colonel ] think. expected u 90
boz politely refused. He supposed the
sultan would shudder at the idea 90
such "a long journey and az being left
geo Gar away from home He was mis-
taken The sultan jumped az the prop
Osition With profuse thanks he told
he interpretcr who Informed his great
brother that he would not only go With
him To- DavaO. hut that he would give
him the honor Of hg company 10 Sulu.
where ne wished Co see his brother sui
tan. and that ne would go on from there
% Zambumga 90 have conference
with his good subject Datto Mandi
Ne added that Dee would, of course. take
his reunue with him, including the doA-
IN ladies OF his harem whom he had
with him IN his house on the seashore
near by
Thi. was a proposition With a ven-
geanco. The mule transport hud no
quarters FOR frst-class passengers. As
/ have said before we sleep on the deck
and are 80 crowded at the table that
now and then one has 20 walt The cap
tain OF the steamer rs very crotchety
Envlshman. who objects 20 having any
uassengers AZ an. much less a lot
of dirty M0ros had had considerable
trouble "a set him Go take me and
laughed TO myself as l saw the compll-