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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
THE PANAMA CANAL
Sweeping Changes in Com
mission Expected.
NUMBER TO BE REDUCED
PRESIDENT SAID TO BE DIssATIS-
FLED WITH PROGRESS.
Admiral Walker, It is Reported, Will
Be Displaced-Meeting Held in
New York Today.

There appears to be no doubt that radical
and sweeping changes are to be made in
the personnel of the Panama canal COM
m ,ssion President Roosevelt has told
various members of Congress in plain Ian
guage that he is not at all satisfied win
the work of the commission, and that re
had hoped that Congress before 1t ad-
iourned would enact legislation under
which ne could reconstruct the commission
and place the work of constructing the
great waterway on more satisfactory ana
practicable basis than at present. Con-
gress however did not take the initiative,
contenting itself with merely extending the
operation of the Spooner act.
Commission to Be Reduced.
While no authoritative statement con-
Germ ng the Presidents intentions is obtain
able at the White House, it is known to be
his purpose to make such changes in the
membership of the canal commission as In
his Judgment, will facilitate work on the
great waterway. His desire, it is under
stood is to reduce the commission to three
members. all o. whom shall be practical
engineers of emnence. Under the SpoonHr
act one of those engineers must be from
the navy and one from the army. Admiral
John G. Walker now represents the navy
and Gen George w. Davis the army on the
commission. 1t IS said positively that Adj
miral Walker will not continue long as
a member of the commission. The achieve
ments of the body under the direction OF
Admiral Walker have not been satisfactory
to the President
AS constituted now the commission is said
to be unwieldy. 1t is regarded as contain
ing too many elements which have to be
adjusted one to another before anything
definite can be done. To remedy this defect
the President, it is believed, will reduce
the membership of the body and place in
immediate supervision of the canal work
men who will work in consonance with the
ideas of himself and Secretary Taft. In
doing this the President will exercise his
discretion about appointing seven members
of the body, as provided for under the
Spooner act 1t is very likely, indeed, that
eventually he will reduce the commission
to three members, simply by not filing the
places of those whose designations shall
have been accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09

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Evening star., 1905-09-24
AMERICANS VISIT
TO KING MENELIK
Hard Journey Across Burning Deserts and High
Mountains in the Interests of United States Trade

1t may not be long before this country
Will be doing fairly good business In
Abyssinia, the ancient Ethiopia When
President Roosevelt ordered Robert p
Skinner. United States consul at Marseille
France. to visit King Menelik and convey
his best Tishes and esteem, he did so with
the hope that this act. would open a new
commercial field for the United States One
result of that trip was to cause the or
ganization OF an-A.aeEiean-A Abyszinian trad
ing company. which will locate headauar-
ters at Djibouti. and from there bring TO
the United States all kinds of furs and
hides. and other rare products, IN exchange
or cotton goods
The president of, the. company, Mr. h.
YGribeschock, has been in Washington for a
conference with tire State Department as
10 the work He made a trip of many
months into Abyssinia. one OF the few
Americans who-ever went there. In speak
ing OF his visit to that country he said TO a
Star man.
Il left New York, November D. with a
large supply OF biscuits, canned goods. etc,
going to France and Austria. / sailed from
Trieste TO Alden, which is the Gibraltar OF
the Indian ocean. II is strongly fortified
by the English. who have so managed
things that IL has become the principal
trading and shipping point for the produce
OF Arabia and northeast Africa. 1 studied
the trade at Alden for some time and then
took a steamer 40 mites acrcss the Gulf
OF Alden TO Dtibouti, a French port about
twenty-five years old. which Is being de-
yeloped into rival to Alden. The harbor
Is good and of sufficient room for many
vessels.
1T was from Djibouti that l started out
on my long journey into Ethiopia TO watch
trade conditions, and to talk with King
Menelik. who styles himself The Lion OF
the Tribe of Judah has conquered and
'MeneHk II. by the grace of God King o.
Kings OF Ethiopia. From Djbouti to
DiTeh-Daouah there IS a little narrow
gauge railroad. built by French company
II traverses the desert of Somali. The
trains loaded with guards to protect
them from the attacks OF savages The
distance between the two cities is 1870 miles,
and there are ten stations the journey.
Tho heat is so intense that the engine has
to take water often owing 10 the eyapora-
ti0n. The passengers are about In the same
Gn. The natives all along the line bring In
skins and other things for shipment. Tho
train made the 100 miles in something over
twelve hours. all In the daylight.
-Daouah Ii not In French SomaIi-
land, and rs situated in Ethiopia or Abys-
sinia. IL was here that fitted myself out
for my long trip of 500 miles across the
mountains and deserts OF Abyssinia No
one would ever forget the trip. There is no
spot In the world where the sky - so clear
Evening star., 1905-09-24

and beautifully colored in the day time and
so sprlnkled with bright, shining stars at
night as Abyssinia. The warm days and
ccol nights are healthy, the scenery fine,
the experiences thrilling. Notwit hist anding
the desolate deserts, with their thousands
or human beings living in them, the near
oy mountains teem with wood, fol- age and
shade. The mountainous parts are well
populated and the people are much more
Intelligent than the desert folks who are
unciviized wild and treacherous The
country is rich in minerals. Even back III
the biblical days Ethiopia supplied Ara bia
with gold and silver
In the mountain and plateau regions
the people wear a long cotton shirt a
pair of short trousers, and over the shirt
they wrap a long piece of cotton cloth
somewhat resembling the togas of the
ancient Romans. They don't use any foot
or head covering. While European
could not take Off his tropical helmet In
the daytime without being stricken with
the heat, the natives go bareheaded in
the hottest sun In the two deserts the
people wear a sheepskin covering their
TOMS. Ihat is all; and occasionally it Is
less than that. The country abounds In
wild animals of all kinds as is shown by
the presents made by King Meneiik to
president Roosevelt. / have seen every
KIND OF wild animal on the desert. and it
- almost impossible to travel for the
thieving, stealing hyenas. Goats and
sheep are everywhere raised by the peo-
pie. who have trouble in keeping the
".iu ahiiiidIS from destroying them
Il went from Direh-Daouah on horse
back over the first range OF the Abyssinian
Alps 10 Harrar,- an old Egyptian city of
$1,000 people. 1t is completely inciosed
by stone wall, and the streets are so
narrow that sometimes only three people
can walk abreast along them 1t is gov
erned by Ras Makonen, the famous Abys-
sinian general who defeated the Italian
army sent against King Menelik, and who
Is slated to succeed Meneik. 1t Is from
Harrar that the caravan route starts for
the Abyssinan capital. In the market
place men and women trade American cot
ton goods for either money, salt or cart
ridges Ammunition is the principal money
in that country.
In Harrar ! found accommodation in a
small inn conducted by an Italian. The
accommodations were not particularly
good, but was tired and was soon asleep.
1t was not long. however, before / was
awakened by the disagreeable noises of
the hyenas, which were being chased
through the narrow streets by the dogs
found that these scavengers do the street
cleaning of Harrar, and there are large
holes In the stone walls of the city es-
pecially provided for the entrance OF the
hyenas. These animals come In as soon
as the city begins to settle down for the
night and pick up and dispose of anything
that would have been thrown into the
sewers of a modern city. They leave the
town at daybreak.
Il was given cordial reception by Ras
Makonen, the governor. with presents OF
Evening star., 1905-09-24

and I had to walk up five steps to shake it,
This visit was formal one, and did not
last longer than thirty minutes, but after
ward had long talk with the king. 1 pre-
sented him with Winchester rifle of the
latest style and 1000 cartridges. He asked
me to demonstrate the mechanism of the
weapon, which did, and he was pleased
The following day the king received the
German minister in formal fashion, having
10000 soldiers on parade. 1 sat in the
throne room and watched the reception The
German minister delivered an address and
ten German soldiers presented arms to the
emperor. His majesty responded in short
speech. Then the large reception room was
changed into a dining room, for the purpose
of feasting the visitors. People sat around
on the floor in groups of five or six and
in the middle of each group was q tray on
which were bottles of talla (beer) and teche
(c.der). Then men walked around with a
quarter of beef in each hand, serving each
group. A similar feast is repeated every
Sunday in the palace, when 6,O0O bulls are
killed, and each inhabitant of the Kingdom
is entitled to have a meal If he goes for 1t.
Il stayed week in the capital and talked
with all kinds of people about the country
and It's commerce, and then started back on
my way to Harrar. My Mussumen SOL
diers refused 10 return with me, and l had
to go on with the twenty-five Abyssinian
soldiers, who promised faithfully to stand
by me- My return journey was a perilous
one, and we lost many animals by thirst
and starvation The DankaIis refused to
give US water and to show us where we
could find springs. 1t was only by threat
ening to shoot some of them we succeeded
in getting them to guide us to springs.
tired to be agreeable to them, giving them
presents of various kinds, but l found them
very treacherous, and no matter how many
presents l distributed among them they
would try to fool me and my party as to
where we could find springs. They were
constantly trying to secure guns and car
tridges from us, but, as King Meneiik for
bids them having these things, l could not
give them any, and it would have been dan
gerous to have done so.
"A one place my soldiers threatened to
revolt and to go over to the side of the
Dankalis. They demanded more money
than they were getting. and l was forced
to promise them enough to stay by me- The
Dankalis were armed with knives and
iances at all times. and never came near us
without these weapons.
The temperature in the desert was SIM
ply awful, and there was hardly minute
of the day or night when we were not in
danger of being killed by the natives the
savages of the regions or dying from thirst"
Evening star., 1905-09-24
Fitting Up a Boys
Room in College

When mothers boy goes to college 1T be-
comes her duty and the delight of his Sis
ters to fit up that room in the manner con-
sidered right and best. Two things are to
be kept in mind when making plans for the
proper furnishing of the room-comfort and
simplicity No boy likes lot of tides,
pincushions, rugs to trip over or fancy ar
ticles on his bureau or mantel. The more
solid and substantial everything is in the
beginning the less future expense there
will be.
All the cherished possessions of the young
man should be bestowed where they will
look best. Fish nets, guns, balls and bats,
Indian clubs, dumb-bells swords, rackets,
oars, fish poles, reels and fish baskets are
all things that lad loves and In case he
should sometimes have visitors older than
himself it is we'll to have a few pipes
around in convenient places.
Each student having the right to furnish
his room to suit himself, he Is quite willing
to allow his female relatives the opportu-
nifty to show their taste. And II there are
many of the abhorred little girlish knick-
knacks, with bows of ribbon, they are
promptly consigned to a safe place. But
they are not seen during the term.
Lads are apt to have strange tastes as to
sofa pillows, and 1t is well to eater to them
a little. One mother made herself adored
by fitting up her boys room with dark blue
denim curtains at the windows and on set
of bookshelves set between the chimney
and the wall These curtains were run on
rings, and were warranted not to show ink
spots too plainly. The windows were fitted
with sliding curtains of denim. the ligt.
side outward.
On the walls were photographs of father,
mother and sister..sThe, chimneys.requiTes
no fancy drapery, for 1t would probably be
burnt accidentally. but on 1t can be placed
a vase for flowers, and that should be SOL
IDLY attached to~the wall by wire A few
small pictures prevent the dreaded bare
look sssseesz,s
nishings for her sons room at college, and
1t Is SO very sensible plan that all women
may find something helpful in 1t. There is
an old-fashioned and roomy sofa, big
enough to sleep on n necessary. This
originally covered with haircloth. but she
had that taken or and the whole covered
with strong denim. Large cushions of the
denim were made to form cozy resting
places for the head. The denim for the
cushions was washed. that 1t might not
blue and the other of dark. "A rope of white
cotton surrounded each and formed loops
at the corners. Two of the pillows had the
initials of the boy embroidered in the CEN
letters. It is a fad with the boys TO have
letters as large as the cushion Will accom-
modate. One other cushion, which is much
admired by all the boys who have seen 1t,
is made of dark denim, and has the mos.
surprising array of snakes. bugs, skulls and
bones and other grisiy subjects upon IL.
Another one has deck of cards. pipes,
chips mugs. and goodness knows what be-
sides wrought upon 1t A medium-sixed bur
strong table is furnished and on this should
for appearance an open book Is always kept
on the table.
A student requires one large comfortable
easy chair. that he may rest In after the
Evening star., 1905-09-24
BRICK DWELL ING FACING THE FLATS

1t could almost be contained in the parlor of
modern fat This fact eIoquentIy tells
the size of the little brownstone house.
Years ago in that part of 22d street there
was stone yard, and this little cozy corner
of structure was erected as the Office of
the yard.
There was desk room in It, but the desk
and the clerk must have been small When
1t ceased to be a stone yard office colored
man made his habitation there, and lately
1t has been converted into a grocery store.
1t is perhaps unnecessary to relate that the
stock of groceries is not large, and that
bulky vegetables are arranged outside on
Evening star., 1905-09-24

a fence of the usual height, and yet the
houses only slightly overtop 1t. Though
ture.
The Star man was told they are very old
and without the least wish to be ungallant
toward them. it may be remarked that they
look the part. But life goes on in them just
as in larger and grander houses. People
laugh, sigh and yawn in them; the gossip
of the neighborhood clatters on: other per-
sons business is duly attended to; babes are
born there and beings die there-just as in
mightier houses.
1t is not likely that at judgment day any
Evening star., 1905-09-24

souls will be shot down the chute because
in life they dwelt in the little houses on
22d street. In fact If exact justice be done,
and IL there is a law of compensation run
ming through all things, these persons
should be entitled to commodious accommo-
dations in the hereafter. They didn't have
this in the little houses on 22d street.
K
Down on ore Of the streets facing the
wide green and fragrant fats there is a
tiny brick house, with tin roof, door and
window, just like real house. And dolls
don't live there either. but grown up people.
Evening star., 1905-09-24
Cotton Mil Wages in Germany.

Consul General Guenther of Frankfort
writes The great strike Of cotton mill
operatives of Saxony and Thuringia, which
lasted four weeks, and which was partici-
pated in by over 10000 workers, has been.
settled by compromise According to the
terms of the agreement. the working day
In the factories is to be 1O1k hours The
minimum day wage scale paid is as fol-
lows: Male operatives UP to eighteen Years
OF age, 65 cents; female operatives. 34h
cents. Those that have nst been employed in
the factories for six months receive 10 per
cent less than these rates. Overtime win
be paid for at the rate of 7M to 0Ik cents
per hour"
Evening star., 1905-09-24

The house is not much niger than the fence,
and the fence is not higher than the ordi-
nary fence.
On the edge Of the flats, and with good
view of the Capitol Washington monu-
ment, State, War and Navy building and
other imposing piles, there some dwell
ings of refuse tin and broken boxes. Peo-
pie live in them, and it is said get quite as
much good out of life and live as long as
some persons who put on grander airs.
There is row of little houses at the
foot of South Capitol street that are en-
titled to honorable mention in any story
on the subject of dwarf houses.
Evening star., 1905-09-24

to the wall, the diminutive dwelling is not
extinct.
truth and excellent intent, though some
times it's perspective Is blur, its focus in
exact, its delineation fuzzy and the image
blot But the camera can prove this con-
tention: the small house is not extinct 1t
1t with us yet
There is a dwarf mansion on the east side
of 22d street between NJ and n. 1t is OF
pretentious material. None better enters
into the palace of the millionaire. 1t Is
brownstone. The whole structure could be
closeted in a room of ordinary size-in fact
Evening star., 1905-09-24

w yRITERS on real estate subjects and
NV on the upbulding of Washington
w expend much talent in telling OF
the giant houses of the great and
rich This is all very well. The
Eouses deserve it There are hundreds OF
massive and majestic dwellings in Washing
ton worthy of all the architectural phrase
oiosy and magnificent adiectives heaped
upon them. But though building booms,
apartment houses, civic expansion, progress
and prosperity are crowding the little house
Evening star., 1905-09-24
Serious Danger.

From the Chicago News
hear that you are visiting Miss Eva
now, said the pretty girl. Are you Sc
rious p,
"Serious?" replied the suitor. with sigh.
'Well, between her father and the bulldog
It y enough to make any one serious"
Evening star., 1905-09-24
Good Reason.

From the Chicago News.
why do you call life hurdle race.
pray?'
Because We are always jumping At con-
clnsions."
Evening star., 1905-09-24
he little plot of ground before the build

the little plot of ground before the build
ing.
On 22d street south Of d street, near
where 22d street rambles on to the flats,
there are two little frame houses in which
dwell adults and children. One Of the ten
ants told the Star reporter that the rent
was out of all proportion to the house
OF course, other tenants have made this
observation before, hut these little houses
really do not seem to be above the 30-cent
size. The fence against which they lean is
Evening star., 1905-09-24

''The second day was received by King
Menelik. who was seated upon his throne.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-01
U FOR CONCERN.

Under the above caption the Albu-
auerque Journal says:
People OF Las Vegas, New Mexico,
profess considerable oncern lest the
nam Of their town be presently eras-
ed from the map by Senator William
A, Clark and his associates, who are
now engaged In building railroads TO
and boosting Las Vegas. Nevada. 1t
IS alleged that considerable confusion
already results from the similarity OF
names in the ~postoffice departments
aud that mail intended for Las Vegas,
Nevada, If often coming 10 Las Vegas,
New Mexico.
"The New Mexico town holds that,
since II had the name before there
was even any Nevada, they have a
prior right 10 It. They therefore will
ask. according to the Las Vegas news.
paper. that Las Vegas, Nevada, change
It's name. may De Iut ItSuil
Of this request II Is worth while for
the people Of Las Vegas, New Mexico
10 interest themselves in the matter
especially If there is any great confus.
ion in the mail service resulting from
the names, for the postoffice depart
mem has been acquiring a habit OF
late years. that In a case Of the kind
the name Of one or both towns Is sud
denly changed. without consulting tho
wishes Of the people. Add to this the
long existing objection in the postof
flee department to Spanish names fol
postoffices. and in addition. the legal
fight now on over the postoffice for
the old town Of Las Vegas, and the
people of the San Miguel county me
tropolis have cause to worry lest they
wake M some morning to find that
the name of their town has become
.Jonesboro, Smith Center or Clark.
town"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-01

Ia Santa Fe county only was vicious,
since every county In the territory Is
interested In the capitol and pays
taxes for the support of H., Whether
the law creating the insurance com,
missioner repeats the vicious law or
not, II is doubtful II the operation
Of the law cannot be defeated on the
ground of special legislation. In fact
IL IL rumored that the original law
was so special" In It's intention that
II aimed to benefit only a single insur.
ance firm.
II, AS the Albuquerque Citizen says,
the second point 10 be advanced by
the plaintiffs Is that no law can be
enforced which permits any compcn.
sation from the territory TO a member
o. the Legislature for a period OF two
years. IL has been settled that a
man can have no commercial dealings
with the territory during his term OF
office In the legislature, and that no
member of a legislature may hold Of
flee under a law created by an assem-
bly, OF which he was a member, but
to make the claim that the legislator
who has discharged his duties and has
gone back 10 private life may have
no dealings with the territory until
another legislature be elected sounds
absurd. If we have any laws that are
so silly. they should be repealed at the
first opportunity. However, lawyers
| generally believe that Mr.. Perea will
win the case on It's merits.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-01
INTERESTING CASE.

Tomorrow. the case Of Pau
Wunschmann & Co, VS.. Insurance
Commissioner Pedro Perea, which
seeks to prevent the defendant from
placing insurance on the capitol with
John s. Clark Of this city. will be ar
gued In Santa Fe. The plaintiffs al.
lege that under a special act of the
legislature the insurance on the CAPT
tol must be placed in the county in
which the building is located. and
that the law creating an insurance
commissioner does not repeal the
special act.
The legislation which required the
placing of insurance on the capitol