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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

After the Italian invasion of Ethio-
pia-you must never call it Abyssinia
in the country. for the Abyssinaians
loathe the name-most of the natives
succumbed to a severe attack of
''swelled head They had crushed
the Italians. and they thought they
could easily do the same to any other
invaders, white, black or brown, at
any time.
But Menelik did not catch the pre-
vailing epidemic. He knew something
of the power of the white nations, and
also of their land hunger. He saw
the slow. resistless advance of the
English through the Soudan, and the
partition of many African kingdoms
among the European Powers.
"At any moment" he reasoned to
himself. 81 may have to face a far
more serious attack l must have
money to arm my troops as the white
men are armed. unjust buy cannons
and hundreds of thousands of rifles.
There is only one way to get the
money l need. l must take all the
trade and commerce of my country
into my own hands, and make all the
profit there is to be made. 1t will not
be too much for my needs, and it will
be better for my country than letting
to Europe with them"
This was, confessedly, his far
sighted scheme. Some people may
think it was economically unsound;
but it seems to have answered to
perfection. His people stand ready to
day to meet an invasion ten times
more formidable than that of the
Italians, and give the invaders very
warm reception.
Europe knows all this. and as re-
suit Menelik, King of Kings of Ethio-
pia, is the only African monarch for
whose alliance European powers Gag
erly compete, and who treats with
them on a footing of fearless equal
ity, So proud is he that he will not
permit the Russian, French and Ital-
ian representatives at his capital to
fly their national flags over their
residences The only foreign flag
that floats at Adds Adeba is the Brit
ish. The British representatives hoist
ed it, as a matter of course, and
bluntly refused to haul it down when
the Abyssianians demonstrated. Meme
Xix recognized in him a kindred spirit.
and told his officials to let the flag
stay. The other foreign ENJOYS asked
permission and were sternly refused.
Some foreign ENJOYS have been
very unfortunate in their dealings with
Menelik. They made the mistake of
regarding him as nothing more than
an ignorant savage, who could be
bamboozled and flattered into any
thing.
1t is the custom in Abyssnia for
all foreign missions to bring presents
to the Negus. The French brought a
lot of Partisan mechanical toys
sheep that squeaked, pigs that ran
about on their hind legs, and dolls
that talked. They thought such
things would be certain to tickle the
fancy of a dusky king.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

spair he said, "Wil you propose some
thing then?"
Queen Taitu, Menelik's consort, who
had sat silently by his side during
the negotiations, replied
Yes, there is only one treaty which
the Emperor of ETHIOPIA will make.
and it needs only one clause. He will
bind himself to the King of Italy new
er to give one inch of his territory
to any foreign nation. and never to
grant a protectorate to Italy, or any
other European nation"
That means war" said the italian
Il know it," replied Menelik, but
the queen has spoken her mind. Go
back to your king and tell him 1 am
ready for the worst he can do"
The story of the war that followed
is we'll known. All the world is aware
that Menelik proved himself a capable
general and born leader of men, but
few people know of the humanity
which he displayed at the great battle
of Adua in which the Italians were
utterly routed. With immense labor.
he organized rough field hospitals and
surgical help for the wounded of both
sides. He went personally into the
thick of the battle and brought in
many wounded men under fire. The
Italian prisoners, of whom he took
. V"t LiuiilOCl9' iie'U ~ OetuoS " COIIl-
plain of their treatment. He even gave
them pocket money to spend while
they We're on parole in his capital.
That war established Menelik' S
right to be regarded as a civilized
monarch. at all events for the pur-
poses of warfare, and in recognition OF
his humanity Abyssinia was admitted
as a party to the Geneva Convention
with the cordial consent of Italy.
Since then AbySSinian troops have
fought side by side with British SOL
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

I but one item in an always shifting
panorama-hundr of barefooted
woman still walk to and fro from Pla-
va, where the brown coffee berries
from all over the island are spread out
on the floors of large warehouses to be
picked over and sorted before being
packed on lighters and carried aboard
ship, then to be carried, reports show,
mainly to Europe where Porto Rican
coffees of high grades have long been
esteemed.
At present, as already said, the Ponce
Railway and Light Company, which is
about to become an important factor
in lighting the island city as we'll as in
transporting it's inha bitants in their
daily goings and comings, has no di-
rect connection with the actual han
ding of the island products. But it
already proposes building at the Playa
a big wharf-with perhaps a pavilion
and the extra inducements of the sort
of park which we all know at the ter
minus of so many American car lines
and it will then be in a position to
carry freight direct to the side of the
cargo-loading vessels.
Indeed freight-carrying on electric
cars, development of the trolley idea
which the Stone Webster firm has done
much to promote, bids fair to play
an important part in the commercial
development of the island. The freight
age on coffee from the plantation to
the Playa averages about $40 a ton
much more than it is likely to cost
electric traction. The expectation Of
sugar, mahogany and other products
is, of course, similarly hampered. Once
cheaper transportation has been pro-
vtded a great impetus will undoubt-
eddy be given to the agricultural in
dustries of the interior.
To get the benefits of this export
traffic Ponce is ideally situated. for
it lies at the southern seaport of the
main artery of the island. From this
main artery-the old military road
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

rapid transit. A circumstance that
! certainly adds to this security is the
! presence among the conductors and
motormen of many educated young
Spaniards, among whom service of
this character has become distinctly
popular. On the sars you will find
several young graduates of Spanish
universities and at least one graduate
of Columbia University, New York-a
young man who is not merely serving
on the platform as a vacation expert
ence, but who hopes to rise to an i'm
portant position later on.
The new line was built by native la
Dor with a few imported Italians,
whose presence at first caused a small
strike-a natural introduction. a cyni-
cal person might say, of American civ
ilization-which was settled, however
without much difficulty. Very few ne
groes were employed; in fact the negro
is not as an important factor in Porto
Rico as he is in jamaica. Some 700 or
800 natives were required under the
superintendent of a small body of IA
or 20 Americans. The equipment con-
sists at present of half a dozen open
cars. operated by motormen and con-
ductors Sin khaki kit" crowded. of
course. during the busy morning and
, afternoon hours. but no more crowded
than the carriages used to be, and run
at fixed scent fare that is decidedly
more economical than dickering with
the carriage drivers. The American
superintendent, it may be added, have
had to learn compare lively little Span
ish; in fact damn" as a direction, has
come to mean that's not right. do it
differently" and the native employees
exhibit rather a remarkable quickness
in learning how to do it differently.
Such a railroad with modern equip
ment seems to the visitor a symbol of
progressiveness. Yet it has 80 far not
altogether altered the life of the old
highway. Morning and night, during
the Contemplating season-and this Is
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

YOU will find branching off numerous
smaller roads, about the worst that
could we'll be imagined, over which the
products of the island are still carried
on pack animals until they reach
series of stations on the chief high'
way, where they are loaded on tns
bullock carts and so brought forward
to the port. Again to the east o.
Ponce lies another example of the el
fectual methods of the old regime,
a strip of the French railroad, intenu.
ed originally to encircle the whols
island but only represented in fact ny
disjointed sections of tracks connectlls
such places as presented fewest en-
gineering difficulties. Like the Amer.
lean army that preceded it along I.s
present roadbed, however, the Amer
lean trolley line will probably event. ~,
ally continue its march across tlI'
island. When that happens the eiec-
trio freight car will become an IN
portant adjunct to civilization ana, 70
gether with improved dock faclhtle5s,
at the Playa, will mark another ga AZ
in efficiency, another long lap IN lle
race of the West Indies to overeoii ia
under their American trainers, tl ne
handicap of four centuries OF SPANS"
repression.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

and has defeated. besides the Italians
the Egyptians, the Gallas. the NAH
dists, the Mad Mullah, and many 9TH
er formidable foes.
AS the result of stormy career. he
has welded a set of quarrelsome tribes
into a strong, united nation. Now, ne
wishes nothing better than to rule in
peace and set his peoples feet in the
path of progress.
Menelik is a wonderfully active man.
He never seems to tire of hard work.
No detail of administration is too small
for his attention if he thinks it will
tend to the benefit of his people.
He rises at every morning, and
goes at once to service in his chapel,
for he is a devout Christian. He be-
longs to the Abyssnian branch of the
Coptic Church, and is we'll informed on
theological subjects. Nevertheless. he
will not submit to priestly domination,
and he has materially curbed the power
of the priests, to the great advantage
of his country. If a sermon is too
long for his fancy he tells the preacher
to stop, like Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia.
At a. m. he receives his secretaries
and starts work. After he has trans
acted government business he becomes
judge and hears any plants which
may be brought before him. He is ac-
cessible at all times to his people. to
listen to their grievances and redress
their wrongs. His judgments are full
of keen insight. "He is as good a
judge as his ancestor, King solomon, >
an Englishman once declared enthu-
siastichlly.
Menelik is found of going about
among his people in disguise, as the
Calip Haroun-al-R aschid did. to find
out their real condition, their needs,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

The new line, which is one of the Sc
ries operated in various parts of I'm
Gle Sans domain continental and in
sular by the Stone Webster manage
ment of Boston, follows the path talk
en- by Gen. Miles and his soldiers in
the very beginning of the American in
vasion. Although originally designed
for the convenience of Spanish troops
in quelling instructions, the old road
is here practically long village street,
for Porto Rico is a very much inhab-
tied island-almost as thickly peopled
as Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
Peering among the tall palm trees and
surrounded by the lesser 'flamboyants"
the cottages of the poorer people, often
the same type of matched cabins once
occupied by the native Indians whom
the Spanish occupation so rapidly an
initiated line both sides of the road
way, separated from it by ditch, or
cutter. some four feet deep and
crossed here and there by small plank
bridges. The ditch itself is necessary
to carry off the overflow of the little
Portuguese river which does its best in
rainly weather to turn the country
surrounding the Playa into an unin-
habitable strip of marshland.
Despite this temporary march. how
ever. the climate is the best in the An
titles. More tnan thdt, IL mas been
found perfectly healthful for Ameri
cans provided they take plenty of ex-
ercise and avoid unfamiliar fruit, so
that as a winter resort Porto Rico in
general and Ponce in particular, is UNI
doubtedly destined to grow steadily in
popularity. The city itself, naturally
a center for the developing sugar cof-
fee and tobacco interests of the South
ern part of the island, is potentially
of the very first importance as a point
of disembarxing for tourists. In the
interior of the island there are famous
white sulphur springs which only
await American enterprise to attract
thousands of people annually,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

The work of constructing the cleo
trio line between Ponce and the Playa
was undertaken on the first of De-
cember, 1901. The cars began running
on May l, 1902 and since that time
they have carried a daily average of
several thousand passengers. The
only problem, which has been success
fully met with, has been to supply
sufficient transportation facilities to
meet the unexpected demand. This
passenger traffic has naturally been the
chief concern of the company up to
this time and the old-fashioned
sleepy looking carts still carry the
freight on its way back and forth from
city to port; they are, however, destin-
ed in all probability to be supplanted
by freight-carrying electrics.
Already the passenger carriages,
that only a year ago went rafting
along the ancient roadway with all
the speed that the people of the trop-
les know so well how to get out of
their crazy little horses, have practi-
cally disappeared. And, if one ventures
forth it no longer collects all the pas
sengers aboard that can be crowded
into its palsied seats at reduced fare
for every additional passenger. Under
the Spanish regime the drivers of
these carriages could shift on the pas
sengers all responsibility for acct
dents, and for that reason careless
driving was the rule rather than the
exception. The driver who was in a
hurry-and they were nearly always in
a hurry-could afford to take such
chances as, all questions of humanity
aside, are quite impossible to the man
agement of an American line of trolley
cars. The naked brown children who
play about the white road are there
fore safer, since the advent of the
American trolley car, than they have
ever been in their naked brown lives.
And the same is of course true of 9TH
er pedestrians. many of whom indeed.
can now afford the cheaper rates Of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-18

Menelik looked at them for mo-
ment with disgust and rage then he
thrust them aside.
DO you think" he asked, that I
am child or savage, that 1 should
delight in tops?"
The Russian and English emissaries
showed a truer insight into his char
acter. They brought him Mauser pis-
tolls, revolvers of the latest and best
rifles they could buy. He was delight
ed.
These are gifts worthy to be re-
ceived by a warrior and a king" he
declared.
The influence of the Russians and
English over Menelik dates from that
lucky incident, but the French have
always been badly represented at his
court. After Kitchener's victory at
Omdurman, the French at Adds AIDE
I ba assured Menelik that the English
had been beaten. with the loss of 49,
900 men. When he heard the truth la
ter, that Kitchener had crushed the
Dervishes with the loss of only 1923 of
his soldiers, he exclaimed in disgust,
What liars they are!" Since then
he has never believed a word the
French ENJOYS have told him, and he
always speaks of them with contempt.
Menelik is a truthful. straig htfor-
ward, daring monarch, and he likes
men of his own type. His fine quail
ties were shown in the dispute which
precipitated his war with Italy and in
| the war itself.
Count Antonelli an Italian envoy.
wanted him to sign a treaty giving
Italy protectorate over his country
For hours the Count sat in conference
with Menelik, proposing clause after
| clause of that treaty. only to have ca oh
J one rejected in turn. At last, in de-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
REPORT ON The MILK

Food Commissioner Shorey reported
at yesterdays Board of Health meeting
as follows:
The milk samples found below stand
ard gave on analysis the following fig
ures and were obtained from sources
noted.
/. J. Pulaa. total solids. lilo: butter
fat 2.5.
9. Williams for D. Assn, total SOL
ids. los; butter fat. 80.
3. NJ. Cabral No. 2, total solids, 1913;
butter fat, 81.
L. Jap for Lishman. total solids. 1913;
butter fat, 81.
The names above are all new to the
BLACK List" and Of the four No. has
been discharged and No. 3 has gone
out of the milk business.
wish to ask whether in the opinion
OF the Board II is necessary to give
milk dealers written warning the first
time sample of milk was obtained
from them below standard. -Four years
ago when first took charge of this
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

We have all kinds OF GOOD
desks, filing cabinets, etc.,
in our office furniture de-
partnent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
THE JoSS-MAN

Over in Shanghai, within the walled
city. there stands among hundreds Of
others of its kind, a pagoda. There is
nothing about this particular pagoda
in itself to attract more than the ordi.
nary attention, but the joss.priest who
offers up the paper prayers of the PEG.
pie is man OF most peculiar habits
and ideas. There is a place in the rit.
ual worship OF the great Oriental God
where the priest, to the accompanl'
ment of clashing brass, falls into a
trance and invokes Buddha's blessing
II is weird scene. During one OF
these invocations the BOSNIAN cried:
"oh! shower upon thy people more
Douglas Patent Closets that We may
be civilized" He's a good joss.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16
BOARD OF HEALTH TRANSLATES A
VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS

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roa,ardau ,rons,o,od Largo omount
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ooa,.oa ~. ~ ' p
$50 ,.,,..
,o,,ar 80 ro,S ,ror, w TT ,oros
asan,,a 90 .arra =. vatar,nary
t... 20 t,,ie u,,n,,, L., rrha
-. - n.o,
I -
WIoer Co. eees VI
Inc Wiiuer o. o. 70 onereu 'he onls
'enuer rece,'eu ~, ireisn. anu pass ',,
ger service 10 the ieper Set'ieineh'' he
'enuer reau'
for ireisn' anu passense, sei, NV
ior period Oh SIX nnohtns enuIhs De
cemper oV' ivVo' between fiohViuiu'
nau,aNahai' hai"alo nuhoo' Iia'ama'
Waiiau' reIehuhu anu ha'aupapa lmo-
iokai' Lahaiha 'maui,' anu hahaia'
paiaoa lanai py pasSenser s'eani-
en- lor .he sum Vi my uoi,ais lsSO'
per week service 10 oe ipaue weekly;
'ne rate ol service 10 consist vi cai'
ot once week at the por's haineu,
excepting that snouiu tne s'a'e vi
weather prevent tne iahuihs vi paiai
at naiaupapa vi 'he ms. |N',
ohd call Is 10 De haue Ut haiaupapa
lot the purpose Oh ianuInB paiai' wealth.
CT permitting.
PRESIDENT u H. wight IN le''er'
rurther stated that tne tenuer was on
the condition that the steamer recei'-
ing the contract shouiu also receive tne
soo per week SUBSIDY granted py the
Legislature LOT common carrier ser
vice between hono'uiu' MAUI Moiokai
ana Lamar. me 'enuer was acceeptu'
w. H. heihe wlshed 10 KNOW now
near 10 TINS city ne cou'u es'apish
tahnery' Inc matter was pos'poheo
until DE- fratt couiu return iroin 'he
other isiahus.
wong leons's fishmarket.
The committee acting on wong Le-
ong 8 application 10 estaoiish nsh-
market reported taVorapiy' through MI
ROBINSON. DE- cooper stated tha' the
board mad no authorily 10 seiect sue
was lts province 10 see that suen
places were sanitary. Inc matter was
referred 10 the superintendent Oh run
Tic WORKS
Report on insane asylum
DE- Mays TOT 'he insane Asylum
committee, READ the IoHo"lhs report
AS chairman Oh the committee oh
insane Asylum neg 10 maze Ihe io'-
lowing report ana suggestions
ma 'hat lhe attehuah's Work IN
elght-hour shiits' rus Is custom 70
oe condemned At'ehu"''A uouiu w
theh regular oass WORK anu oe re-
heVeu IN tne evening" as IN al nus
pitais, ny the hignt attehuahts.
Attehuah's "ispihs iea'e vi "osenc'
nave hither'o oeeh a'io"eu u pro''u'
SUBSTITUTE 10 temporarily MI 'hei'
pIace, Inns ID custom also open u
criticisni' Inc seiec''on vi an ennpioye
| Cltner temporary OF OtneFWlSe, IL
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

OF Health was brought up. The list Of
employees and their salaries was read.
The matter of salaries OF inspectors
was subject to some discussion. 1t was
finally left in the hands of the presi-
dent.
Trip to Molokai.
The annual trip to Molokai was dis
cussed. 1t was thought that permits
should not be granted to visitors. DR..
Cooper recommended that the press
send only one representative to the
settlement. 1t was finally decided to
leave the matter in the hands Of the
president.
After this discussion, the Board ad-
iourned.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

The BUSINESS MANS HANDY IN.
oex, published In the Saturday euiIe.
tin and the Weekly Edition, gives .
roneise and complete resume Of all le-
gal notices, calls for tenders, Juds.
ments, building permits and real e.
tate transactions. Evening Bulletin,
rs cents per month. Weekly Bulletin,
a. per wear.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

Pocket Promo Cameras for either
plates or films are the very latest OF
the Promo series. They are not merely
snapshot cameras but equipped for
every branch OF artistic photography.
Price $50. at Honolulu Philosophy
Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-16

maps no OtneT pldCe III tnt ClNillSeu
world could be found where insane
patients OF both sexes are turned out
to occupy all day long the same recrea-
ton ground. Yet such Is the condition
OF things here. 1t Is true, the attend
ants are on the alert to Keep the fe-
male patients at their end Of the
ground, and the male patients at the
other side, but that does not sufficient
ly remedy the evil. The only way to
do so is to construct board fence
across the recreation ground and con-
tinue 1t SO as to enclose the whole fe-
male department.
FOR the protection OF the patients,
the windows OF the female wards re-
quire to be barred. One OF the dormi-
tories, containing six beds, is entirely
without bars, the windows Offering
every facility for ingress or egress.
Putting the several Recommended
tons into the form OF motion,
move:
Il. That the present arrangement
OF eight-hour shifts for attendants be
abolished at the end OF the present
month, and that SYSTEM OF day and
night service be substituted therefor.
z. That the attendants be no long
er required to provide substitute for
temporary absences, that duty belong
ing to the superintendent"
y. That the superintendent shall
see that the pay roll fully sets forth the
names OF every person employed, with
the amount due to each person
=. That matron be appointed. II
any way can possibly be found to do
So preferably one who has had exper-
renee IN insane asylum WORK..
D. That six-foot board fence DO
erected enclosing the female depart
meht ana the FEMALE recreation
ground.
%. mat Dars De placed on all the
WINDOWS Oh the iemale wards and dor
hltories'
AFTER some discussion all the items
aDoVe were passed with the exception
Oh that recommending the erection OF
Doaru renee ior segregaung purposes.
me item arranging the SHIRTS OF the
ATTENDANTS was referred TO DIR. Nal
s'er'
New Asylum Site.
The site for the new asylum was dis