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

OF 81 Hagy Abudullah Ally Sadik
Pasha to America.
AWED BY NEW YORK.

Way for Diplomatic Relations Be.
tween Abyslnla and the United
States of America. What
He Thinks of New York.
El-Hagy-Abdullahi Ally sadia
Pacha, prince of the Mohammedan
church, general Of the Abyssinian
army, minister of commerce and en-.
vov OF EmperLr 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 country and Abyssinia, but actual.
ly to pave the way for permanent dip.
lomatic relations. 4
England, France, Germany and
Italy have representation in Abyssin-
la, but Menelik has never sent diplo.
matte agents 20 those nations. Sadik
Paoha's mission Ia to study the posi-
bilities Of closer relations with Eu.
rope and America. He has come to
America otter q stay in Berlin, Paris
and London. Menelik is especially in.
tereSted in the United States and has
already given a home for o legation
ct Ads Ababa, the capital, in case
TILL country cares to establish one.
Inc Pacha Ia q man Of striking per-
aonality. His color is ebony, but no
has cleary chiselled features and the
small feet and tapering tingeres of the
Arab.
He speaks no European language
and travels with an interpreter. On
the steamer he wore European COS.
tune, save for q red fez, but as soon
as he reached the Hotel Breslin he
donned an Oriental costume of won.
derful colorings and wore a turban.
After two hours of prayer the Abys-
sinian envoy went for q drive, then
returned to the hotel, where he held
an informal reception.
He was met at the steamer by Will
liam FL. ELLIS, O. Dellring, Hugh
Creighton and John Madigan. Among
the caller at the hotel were General
James s. Clarkson.
If the emperor could only see this
through some ones eyesln exclaimed
the Pacha on his return from Central
Park. The providing OF women on
the street cars and tho tall buildings
araprssssd hiyns most
Women?n he was asked.
II did not have time to see Them
he answered. II 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 on the roof OF that
house tomorrow"
Sadif Pacha, who is the head OF all
the Mountaineering In Abyssinia, is
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 neigNb)r-
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..
/. 2. Morgan, and he will pay Wall street
\ q visit. When his i%nterprete mention.
ed Uft0. subject Of loans Sadik shook
his head With dignity amp said Ably.
ssinia had no stNGh thing as debt.
) How do you9lke American food?''
the visitor was asked.
Give me o chancsa, was the inter.
4 preted answer. II havoc yet tasted
only the cocktail and found MN pleas
and, but the rooms that 60 up (mean.
8 ing eleyators) are too fast for my
] stomach
Sadik lost part Of his suite in Eng
land through the miscarriage of q
valise 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 Il
=. by the next steamer.
Sadik's guide In New York is vii.
liam II. ELLIS, who accompanied Fred.
F. erick Kent Loomis on the voyage in
/. which Loomis mysteriously met biz
death by drowning while en- route to
+ Abyssinia. The envoy has with him
some magnificent specimens Of ivory
and two stuffed tigers, presumably
> presents for the president. Wher
asked II they were for Mr.. Roosevelt
, Sadik replied automatically:
- You will learn later
- One question that struck terror tx
!" the Pasha General who commanded
the left wing Of the Abyssinians ID
% their greatest battles was whether la
- would buy firearms In America.
- 'hFnhaf nttApftpa - nz~Jnf..nl - l..
terpreter, might cost him his heat
: on his return.' Menelik's envoy toll
- OF the great peace that had come E,
y bis country and how q stranger coul(
y travel throw the empire unarmed
:, One OF the objects of his visit Ia tx
establish direct communication Will
- this country. AT present American
cotton goods are sold In Manchesta,
and French Abyssinia before thel
, reach Menelik's frontier.
= ~
Fiery Death Shower.
At Chicago, H., five tons OF mol
G0n metal eXpladed aG tho IniJat y1o,