The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-03

OF El Hagy Abudullah Ally Sadik
Pasha to America.
AWED BY NEW YORK.

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Way for Diplomatic Relations Be.
tween Abyslrla and the United
States OF America. What
lie Thinks Of New York.
El-Hagy-Abdullahi Ally sadia
Pacha, prince of the Mobammedan
church, general of the Abyssinian
army, minister of commerce and en-.
yoy Of Emperor Menelik to President
Roosevelt, arrived on the Cedric at
New York recently.
He comes ostensibly In regard to
the new treaty OF commerce between
this counrY and Abyssinia, but actual
ly to pave the way for permanent dip.
lomatic relations.
England, France, Germany and
italy nave representatives In Abyssin-
la, but Menelik has never sent diplo.
matic agents % those nations. Sadik
Paoha's mission Is to study the possi--
oiities OF closer relations with Eu.
rope and America. He has come to
America otter Q stay in Berlin, Paris
ana London. Menelik Is especially in
terested IN the United States and has
already given home for a legation
et Ads Ababa, the capital, in case
Ghls country cares. to establish one.
Inc Pacha Is G man of striking per-
sonality His color is ebony, but he
has cleary chiselled features and the
Arab.
He speaks no European language
and travels with an interpreter. On
the steamer he wore European COS.
tune, save for red fez, but as soon
as he reached the Hotel Breslin he
donned an Oriental costume of won.
derful colorings and wore q turban,
After two hours of prayer the Abys-
sinian envoy went for drive, then
returned to the hotel, whore he held
an informal reception.
He was met at the steamer by Will
liam FL. ELLIS, O. Dellring, Hugh
Creighton and John Madlgan. Among
| the caller at the hotel were General
James S. Clarkson.
! Ii the emperor could only see this
through some one's eyesl, exclaimed
the Pacha on his return from Central
Park. The crowding of women on
! the street cars and the tall buildings
s inapressed ihl I'm SnasSs
women?" he was asked.
II did not have time to see thern,n
J be answered. II was busy counting
the stories Of the buildings.n
Some one remarked that there was
one building thirtY.t two stories high,
| a Hn I,
say my prayers on the roof of that
house tomorrow"
Sadiff Pacha, who is the head of all
: the Monhammedans In Abyssinia, ia
exceedingly devout and devotes four
hours OF each day to prayer.
He has one wife and two Thousand
slaves. He is exceedingly sensitive
on the subject OF his children. When
; some one asked him how many chill
dren he had, he swept out of the
} room, deeply offended. His interpreter
explained that the question was
thought to bring bad luck and that he
was not sure Of the number of his
children, but 1t was in the nc'gbb Dr.
hood OF two hundred. He was brought
back only when American ignorance
had been explained to him.
One of his first injuries was for j.
. p. Morgan, and he will pay Wall street
\ visit. When his interprete mention.
ed GfiI. subject Of loans Sa1ik shook
his head With dignity amp said Aby-
ssinia had no stSQh thing as debt.
How do you qlke American fcod?"
the visitor was asked.
Give me chanct0 was the inter.
preted answer. II have. vet tasted
only the cocktail and found h.an pleas.
and, but the rooms that go up (mean.
ing elevat0rs) are too fast for nv
stomach"
Sadik lost part Of his suite in Eng.
land Through the miscarriage OF O.
vallse containing his credentials to
: the president. Two Of his men we're
sent back to London from Liverpool
to get the missing bag and bring it
. by the next steamer.
4 Sadik's guide In New York Is VII.
liam III. ELLIS, who accompanied Fred.
erick Kent Loomis on the voyage in
j. which Loomis mysterlously met his
4 death by drowning while en- route to
r Abysslnia. The envoy has with hina
some magnificent specimens of iyory
and two stuffed tigers, presumably
RI PASpohu0 AoA ohc plCbiuGIU, Wuo0
asked If they were for Mr.. Roosevelt,
, Sadik replied automatically:
. You will learn later"
One question that struck terror to
f." the Pasha General who commanded
the left wing OF the Abysslnians ia
- their greatest BATTLES was whether he
- would buy firearms In America.
= That question:, T" explained the In,
. terpreter, might cost him his head
= on his return" Menellk's envoy told
y OF the great peace that had come &c
y bis country and how stranger could
. travel throw the empire unarmed,
:, One OF the objects Of his visit is te
= establish direct communication with
- this country. At present American
cotton goods are sold in Manchesta,
and French Abyssinia before they
reach Menelik's frontier.
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