The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-26
SULTAN Of SULU
At Washington
POTENTATE OF COMIC OPERA
FAME HAS DONE AWAY WITH
HIS DROVE OF WIVES.
LEFT PEARLS BEHIND
But Brought Unlimited Exchequer--ls
Anxious to lmbibe American
Customs and Takes Teach
ers Home With Him.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Jamulai XII
ram II. the Sultan of Sulu, who
through his many wives and pearls,
and George AIDES comic opera in
which he and the American cocktail
shared honors and which was written
about the time he became one Of our
insular possessions, has come 10
America to cultivate his long-distance
acquaintance.
He arrived in New York yesterday
on the American liner St. Louis, sans
wives and sans pearls, but with unlim-
tied exchequer, an extended suite and
an Unsuitable thirst to imbibe Amer
ican customs If not cocktails. He ar.
rived here today.
When the revenue cutter drew up
alongside the liner at quarantine and
Major Hugh Scott. who, as military
governor of Sulu, became a close
friend Of the sultan, climbed aboard
/ he found his friend standing at the
rail grinning welcome.
Beside him stood his brother, Datto
Raja Muda Mulalil VAST, heir appar-
tent to the throne, and Charles J. Wer-
| Bile, the sultan's interpreter.
Attendants in Steerage.
Major Scott, wondering at the ab-
sence of the rest of the royal train,
was informed that Mali Gulam, Hail
Tahir, Hail Mohammed, all of whom
have made journeys to Mecca, and Sa-
| lih Maydano were in the steerage be-
cause there was a dearth of cabins.
The major found that few years OF
American rule in Sulu had done many
things to the sultan. His royal robes
had given way to sack suit Of black
he wore billed" shirt with a dia-
mond stud; there was huge diamond
solitaire on the little finger and his
hair was dressed pompadour of the
rah! rah! rah! brand. A black velvet
| fez or turban trimmed in red and
gold was all that remained of his
comic opera clothes and the rest of
the party were dressed accordingly.
While the boat nosed its way up TIE
harbor the sultan took turns visiting
with Major Scott and grinning at the
newspaper men when he recognized
| such words as wives" and pearls"
land watching the sights ashore.
The customs men soon learned that
they would not get much of the visit
| or's money, for the large assignment
of pearls with which he started have
been scattered all along the route
from Singapore here.
>. Sells His Pearls En- Roue.
I ut was June IL when he left Jolo,
the capital of Sulu, and on August 12
he was in Singapore There he sold
some pearls and at Colombo, Naples,
Paris and London, at which places he
successfully stopped, he disposed Of
more. Altogether he sold probably
$350,000 worth, the largest of which
was big irregular one OF beautiful
coloring which brought $4,000 in Par
Is. He had been so successful in get
ting rid Of them that when he reached
here he had only few left for his
own personal adornment.
The sultan does not know many En-
glish words, but he is anxious to learn.
In fact. that is what he came for, and
when he returns he expects to take
back some American school teachers
to help his island
But as for taking back wives, he
told the newspaper men he had nc
A such intentions. His record number
was four, he said, which was entirely
too many, for they caused too much
trouble and cost too much money for
clothes.
All this, OF course, since the Amer.
leans came to his kingdom and intro
duced clothes. At present the sultan
said he had only one wife and was
happy.