The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28

IN MANU- USE DE FONTENOS.
READ of an occupation by ono
or more OF the foreign powers. S
causing tho chleftains. states
men and provincial governors of
y 2 h nyssinia To- avoid any lighting among
somewhat chaotic situation which pre-
walls Just nj present ut Ads Abnba.
IN connection with Tho throne, Con-
Menelck Is still alive. But he has been
completely paraiyzed physicaIly, but
Also mentally. In fact. he has neither
thc VIII nor the means of making HIS
wishes known, Before he Was over
taken by this illness, he appointed one
OF his most trusted generals. Ras Tas-
sama, the governor OF the province OF
Core.;to be Regent pending the m min l..
y OF his grandson. the Crownprince
Jysssu, which is the .ibyssinian FOR
The Regen; has now died, and since
!; is only the Emperor himself WHO has
the power TO appoint a Regent. ard the
Einperor is incapable OF doing any
ms TO what is the right thing to do.
There are some who advocate the i'm
mediate coronation Of the crownprince.
and his proclamation as Ncgus thus
bcStowing upon him the power to APP
point REGENTS 20 administer the
government OF the Ethiopian empire
during his minority. But there is {,
vnting himto the throne, ana eapeciai-
y against consecratins him as SOW
ereign. as long as Menclek remains
in the land of tho living
The leading man In the Abyssininn
capital since the death or the Rcguht.
seems to be Ras Abnte. brother.iii-
lew OF the late Regent. and at his sug
ing statesmen and generals OF Abys-
sinia is being formed, presided by the
Abuna or archbishop Matthias, which
y to take charge OF tho government OF
"A h.. So ~,
II position 10 assume the reins him.
SELF either as Recent or az Emperor.
Champions OF the equal rights Tor
women movement may be intereate ed
10 learn that In tho seventeenth cen
Jury very remarkable woman. the
widowed Countess of Thurn and Taxts.
Tor upwards of twenty years filled the
office OF postmaster general for almost
the whole of continental Europe. II
was an Office calling for the creates
amount of administrative ability and
energy. For in those troubled timea.
when there were no railroads or s,enrn-
ships, when highways were infested
with robber barons and bandits Of
rather than peace constitUted the nor
NAL state of affairs. the conveyance OF
mails was attended by much difficulty
and danger, calling for both naval and
military projections.
The office OF postmaster general OF
the German empire has been here
ditary in the historic house OF Thurn
and TaXis since 1908. and up till about
quarter of century a'.o the con
veyance OF the mails was a monopoly
Of the family. which now has to be con-
tGRt with the mere title.
@.eonard H. Count of Thurn and
Taxis second to hold this hereditary
Office. died suddenly in 1922, when his
son was year old, HIS widow. Count :
css Alcxandrine. a daughter OF the no
bic house of Non Rye. was thereupon
appointed by Emperor Ferdinand II
acting postmaster-g general for the en-
tire German empire. during the TWEEN
ty-four years OF minority OF her boy.
She was likewise appointed post
master general for the Netherlands.
King Philip ". of Spain. member OF
he IIapsburg dynasty, further nomi-
mated her 10 he postmaster general of
his peninsula kingdom. M
She administered the office to the