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ft 1 i MEKfeLfclC r r . .'.if ... ... us it'1 .. . i ... ., EMPEROR OF ABYSSINIA Soldi taJ Stta ReoowtxxJ M ma jr Wlgr ComuI GeaerU Skinner li to VW tfa Ethiopia Moaurch , Tip OBEBT P. SKINNER ef tfafr s nllon. u whn has hwn difr. nated by the president to VlIt the empire of Abyssinia for the purpose of negotiating commercial treaty with fimpeyor )Jenelek' ., la at - present consul general of the United RtfitpS at Mumoilloa Pronno Sending a mission to Abyssinia is one of the state department's efforts to cre ate and extend our trade,' Our goods have filtered into Abyssinia for many years, almost without Jhe knowledge of our own people. The empire baa a population of 10.000,000 and a stable government, while a recently complet ed railroad connects it with the outer world. ' . :;,c . v v-'v ; : ' : We now supply Abyssinia with cot ton sheeting, petroleum and other sta pies and, are buying bides, carpets, wool, ivory and civet Our relutlons are important and reciprocal.' but not direct , Hitherto the; trade route has been by sea from Aden i tb'Zella and thence Jby jraravnn to Herrar, W ithin a few months a" railroad hits been fin Jshed front Djibouti, a new ' French town on. the lied sea, to Herrar. the 'commercial capital of Abygslula. Consul General Skiuucr will leave Marseilles on Oct 25 on a war vessel designated by the auvy department and proceed ta the French port of Djibouti and thence by rail to Herrar. From that point the consul general and bis party will ,. mb overland to Adln Ababa, the capital of Abyssinia, where the negotiations with Menelek will be conducted. It Is 'regarded "as certain that an intimation has been conveyed to the state department that Menelek will enter into a trade alliance with the Waited States. ' Inasmuch as the proposed trip will necessitate a passage through a wild and sparsely settled country a small guurd of marines numbering sixteen men, commanded by a sergeant, will accompany the consul general. An ap plication has been: madeto the French government to permit tne armea Amer ican marines to cross the French terri tory between Djibouti and the borders of Abyssinia, and It will probably be granted. " Adls Ababa, the capital of Abyssinia, ia about .300 Ww.Ja a straight line from Herrar. but the' expedition will aiid be wcut to work to teach the in vader a lesson.. Defeat after defeat ef the most disastrous sort was inflict ed on the Italians until the treaty of Adls Ababa was signed In 1890. la this war Menelek displayed generalship far superior to that of any of the offl cers pitted against htm. and the result of the conflict has always been regard' ed as the deepest of disgraces by the Italian army. , " I Unlike, most, of his people, who are rarely of more than medium height Menelek la nearly six feet tall, with a must-ular and athletic frame, '"which be carries with much dignity. Captain 8. M. Wellby. the African explorer, aays that while Menelek la by no means handsome be baa a very taking and frank look. Hl features are large and massive, and there are Intelligence and pride' In his expression. He Is an en lightened monarch, and the reforms and improvements In government in- r r t" f :" "! PLAYING WAR GAME. IMAGNITUOS OP THE COMING ARMY MANEUVERS AT FORT RILEY. , '' 'A i . I 'V. " ' ''t ' ; V BOBJJHT P. HKlVXtM. Uncle flam's trade envoy to Abysstnla. anguxabnl by him have done wonders In retrieving Abyssinia from Its for mer statW of acniibarbarlRin. . His habits are regular, and he is neither a gormand nor a bard drink er, white bis morals are said to be of a character that would not disgrace the highest civilization. 'Menelek is shrewd, farseelng and progressive and favors, commercial relations with this country because he believes the United 8tatea Is not seeking conquests. .Itobert V, Skinner, the , president's commissioner. Is a native of Massillon. O 4 newspaper man by profession and the owner of a prosperous paper Jo bis native city. . During the several cam-, palgns of tbe late President McKlnley Mr. Skinner accompanied him as a spe cial correspondent and had the advan tage of the president's personal friend ship. - , ',',"111' .. Shortly after his first election Presi dent McKlnley appointed Mr. Skinner consul to Marseilles. Later, when the consulate at Marseilles was advanced In grade, President Roosevelt made him consul general. Themmercial and geographical sit uation of Marseilles made it a favor able point for the study of trade con ditions in the Mediterranean. . and among Mr. Skinner's earliest renorts was one advising the opening of rein-'' lions with Abyssinia. Oo Mr. Skin ner's return from his mission to Africa be will resume his duties at Marseilles. 1 '""T 1 "" 11111 '" . BUPKBOB KXKKUCX OT ABYSSINIA, '. . have to travel a much greater dis tance because of the mountainous sence of direct roads.' It will take from I fifteen to twenty days to cover the dis- tance. t .... 4 t , . Menelek 11 "king of kings and con ' quering lion ,of Judah.M is sixty-one , year elg f For fourteen year be has ruled Abyssinia, gradually amalgamat ing the four kingdoms of Shoa. Tigre. Amhara and God jam Into a solidified .empire by tbe suppression of Internal disturbances and by successfully re- - sisttng vaU aggression . froni without v -Before assuming- Imperiar authority In "18S9 Menelek , was prince of Shoa, ' ' which W said-; toa J geographically ' , identical with the ancient kingdom of Sheba. Indeed be traces bis descent to - an old time Menelek.! son of Solomon and tbe celebrated queen ' of Sheba. This claim Is supported by Abysxiuian j tradition, by the Koran and the .folk lore of .the Arabs. Doth Menelek. and his subject believe that he bas inher ited the wtedorn ef bis great ancestor. and the belief is said to have bad i re " markable effect on the emperor. His sway affects a territory of 150.000 - square miles, and . the prevalent reli gion of the country to 'Christianity, though of a primitive and barbarous type. The faith,. wa taken there in the fourth century tJid .Wai planted firmly enough to withstand all subsequent . assaults of the Mohammedans. Though t his ohltlng of tbe antag onistic elements In bis own empire ' must be reckoned as strong evidence of MenPIck's ability as a ruler, the crown ing feather in his cap was the defeat of Italy In open warfare. Trouble with tbe Italians began as far back as 1ST0. wbca Itily began extending its Juris diction over te Pod sea territory in the vk'- "y rf J'?- lua. As t'me went ' on she ai-i J a rr-. t.ctorate over Afyssiula, wl.'.-b was cever rv;-'&-ed by tv '.-'-"-i. 1l --r wcr? cc- -'ir.t ' ', I t II : j t: rrs UNIQUE IN POLITICS. , Sotmm ot tke Qaecr Idea ot Consraa Robert Baker? member of congress from the Sixth New York district, bor ough of Brooklyn,: who recently caused I a mild sensation by sending back to a railroad company a complimentary an nual pass. Is a unique character In pol itics and promises to be one of the ! most pktiirKjw members of the Fif ty-eighth congress. ne-declined to appoint a eadet to 1 tbe Annapolis' Nafat academy on the ground that he Old not believe that Kr Tfcaa EleT Taaaa Mem Kecalara mm JHIUHa, I'artlcl-' aata-MrB;aalaatloai ! tae Trwoaa. ' Maja Oaaara Jmmm C. Batea. . Major General John a Bates, U. 8 A-, who will be the ranking officer In fae. coming series of army maneuver at Fort Blley. Kansas, Oct. 15 to 27, in which more than 11,000 men will pa Uctpate,' ia a veteran of many cam. pa&n havlntr fought In tbe civil war, In Cuba and the Philippines, i - Besides the large force of regulars regiments from, the national guard of Arkansas, Missouri, Kunsas. NebraHkit Iowa and Colorado will take part in the maneuvers, making the largest body of troops assembled for a Similar puj-jwHe in recent yturs. -Fort Uiley, which Is to be the scene of the maneuvoi-s. ' is located on tiio Kansas nnd ItepuUlUtm rivirs. about three and u half miles from Junction City, Geary county. Kan., on the line of tbe Union Pacific railrond, and con tains about SO.ihk) uores. As a result of last yearfs maneuvers It was fouml that for the hundling of large bod.ex or troops in the working out of t:tt cat problems the present reservation, larj;e as It is. was entirely inadequate, In order (o secure addit' -tal lands the military authorities have for the past year been negotiating with trie landowners iu the vicinity of tort 1 ley with a view of Increasing the uci neuver territory by the temporary use of desirable tracts adjoining the reser vation. The war department has succeeded in obtaining the written consent of 14M owners, whose aggregate holding amount to about seventy square miles 6r,44.23 acres, by which they have agreed to permit the military authorl ties to enter upon and occupy their; holdines whenever it may become nec essary to do so in the prosecution of the maneuvers this year at a nominal rental of 5 cents per acre. By this .means the war departmpnt has secured a section of country which affords very kind and variety of for mation thut could be desired In practlc ing field operations by. troops, consist ing of philn. high rolling country. streams, railroads, woods, defiles, ra vines, etc. The section lines and farm roads are exactly such as would have to be utilized In actual warfare in a like country, and tbe bouses, separate ly or clustered in small villages, form an Important part in playing the war game. As a part of the work attending the maneuvers at Fort Riley the greater ji'i i i ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i.'i i i i ) 1 i i 1 i 1 mm- ... . 'iu. - "i . ' . r v t ft - - ' ? . , : f ) ' ' I ' ' t " . ' . r V V I L t , i , r : 1 .,,,,. t, , , CONGEES8MAK ROBERT BAXKB. ' - " t - war wa ever Justified, and therefore naval and military cadets were use less. . ' .' . " . 1 T . Congressman Baker, who has not yet taken his Beat In contress. is an Eng lishman by birth, a fluent talker and a forceful debater. Hp was elected on the regular Democratic ticket, but had t-,e aupport of the fin!e Tasers. of v!:n' theories he is a warro advocate. I a por iMin sn.l t:ike pride In f ' N -', v ' In !! ' r-r 7. ' MAOB OXREBAL JOHIf C. BATES. portion of tlie regular army organiza tions will reach the. scene by marching a part of the way and by rail the others part both going and returning, v The militia, will be transported by the United States by tail or water from the home .stations, ;;pf , their, companies to tue piaee -of maaeuve and return ami will fee paid and. supplied rations from the date efjtbe'lr departurfe. to date of return to their home stations. , . . i The troops . participating m the ma' neuversroire. tor, Jbe organized Into, live brigades, an artillery division and a provlsionai division, nnder command of 1 Major' General; Bates i; fouV brigades of Infantry Wlil.be command eu. respectively Dy Brigadier General Frederick jR; Grants J. lanWln ( EU-ll and- Thomas IL, Barry, of the United States army and Brigadier General J, guara . Brigadier General C. C. V. Carr.'U. S, A will be In charge of -the cavalry brigade, and Major W. 11 Cor fln. United States sniilery corps, will lead the artillery divi;jn. - Major General Jolm Q; Bates, the ranking officer of the maneuvers. Is a native of Missouri and a son of the late Edward Bates, who served In Md coin's first cabinet as attorney gen. eral. In May. 18!I. when but nineteen years old. he was commitisroned Prwt lieutenant in tbe Eleventh Unite, States infantry and served with tit Army of the Potomac until 1803. H was with his company at Gaines Mill Malvern, the second Bull Run. Antie lam and Fredericksburg and wa twlee brevetted for meritorious scrv Ices In the field. At tbe outbreak of the Spanish wa lie was made a br'padier r"tiera ( of rolun'eers and was promoted to maj'!' trenerai for distinnWbed service ib' tle Fantiaco campaign. In !KW 1 was sent to the Philippines and cam into prominence t!irnuj;!i h iti:; wifi fi p-'t.in cf ? I'n. Genwnl P ,-' Next to Hoods New Drug Store KINSTON, -- - - . North CkrbHHa the mmt r I M ' vp A H w4t !. 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