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

OF 81 Hagy Abndullah Ally Sadik
Pasha to America.
AWED BY NEW YORK.
lie Comes to This ccaatry to Pave the
Way for Diplomatic Relations Be.
tween Abyslnla and the United
States Of America. What

tween Abysinia and the United
States Of America. What
lie Thinks of New York.
El-Hagy-Abdullahi Ally sadil
Pacha, prince of the Mohammedan
church, general Of the Ab~yssinian
army, minister of commerce and on.
VoY OF EmperCr Menelik to Presidents
Roosevelt, arrived on the Cedric at
New York recently.
lie 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 Violations.
England, France, Germany and
Italy have representatives In Abyssin-
Ia, but Menelk has never sent diplo.
matte agents 20 those nations. Sadik
Paoha's mission Is to study the posi-
ollltles OF closer relations with Nu.
rope and America. He has come to
America otter q stay in Berlin, Paris
anu London. Menelik is especially in.
terested in the United States and has
already given q home for q legation
ct Ads Ababa, the capital, in case
This country cares to establish one.
The Paoha Is q man OF striking per-
sonali6y. His color is ebony, but he
has cleary chiselled features and tho
SINAI feet and tapering tingeres of the
Arab.
He speaks no European language
and travels with an interpreter. On
d steamer he wore European COS.
tune, save for a red fez. but as soon
% ne reached the Hotel Breslin he
donned an Oriental costume OF won.
defful colorings and wore a turban.
A1ter W hours of prayer the Abys-
slnlan envoy went for o drive, then
returned TO the hotel, where he held
an informal reception.
He was met st the steamer by Will
liam H.. Ellis, O.. Dellring, Hugh
Creighton and John Madigan. Among
the caller at the hotel were General
James s. Clarkson.
II the emperor could only see this
through some one's eyesi" exclaimed
1he Facha on his return from Central
Park. The providing OF women on
the street.car and The tall buildings
Impressed him moSh.
SyfdSp aYss a Aas- xss 3Ns%t
Women?p he was asked.
Il did not have time to see them,n
he answered. Il was busy counting
the stories of the buildings.n
Some one remarked that there was
one building thirty two stories high.
Take me there" he said. II will
say my prayers IN the roof of that
house tomorrow"
Sadif Pacha, who Is the head OF all
the Monhammedans In Abyssinia, is
exceedingly devout and devotes four
hours Of each day to prayer.
He mas n wife and two thousand
slaves. He is exceedingly sensitive
on the subject OF his children. When
some n 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 lie
was not sure of the number of his
children, but 1t was in the ncigbbjr-
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..
z. Morgan, and he will pay Wall street
! q visit. When his interprete mention.
cd oha> subject of loans Sadik shook
his head With dignity amp said Ably
ssin1a had no Ssfeh thing as debt.
How do yous1lke American foo7pn
the visitor was asked.
olVe me d was the inter-
preted answer. II have yet tasted
only the cocktail and found him pleas
and, but the rooms that go up (mean.
ing ~elevators) are too fast for my
stomach"
Sadik lost part Of his suite in Eng
land Through the miscarriage of a.
val1se 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 1t
by the next steamer.
Sadik's guide in New York is wi.
liam Ill. Ellis, who accompanied Fred.
eflck Kent LOOMS on the voyage in
which Loomis mysterlously met his
death by drowning while en- route to
Abyssinia. The envoy has with him
some magnificent specimens Of ivory
and W stuffed tigers, presumably
, presents for the president. When
asked If they were for Mr.. Roosevelt,
: Sadik replied automatically:
. "Yon will learn later.''
one question that struck terror to
y the Pasha General who commanded
: = the left wing Of the Abyssinians ia
. their greatest battles was whether he
= = would buy firearms In America.
That question:, F" explained the In.
> terpreter, might cost him his head
! ON his return" Menelik's envoy told
: OF the great peace that had come to
!, h1s country and how a stranger could
travel throw the empire unarmed,
: One OF the objects of his visit is to
J ! establish direct communication with
= this country. AT present American
cotton goods are sold In Manchester
and French Abyssinia before they
reach Monelik's frontier.
Fiery Death Shower.
At Chicago, Ill, five toms Of mol.
ten metal exploded ut the Joliet plant