First Published on New York Times- Oct. 27, 1909 Updated Jan. 6, 2014 BRUSSELS (Oct. 27) – Baron de Jarlsburg, the Belgian explorer, just returned from Abyssinia, has much to relate about Emperor Menelik, whose serious illness was recently announced. “Menelik,” said Baron de Jarlsburg, in an interview with the New York Times correspondent, “has since accession to the throne, twenty years ago, transformed Abyssinia from a semi-barbarous power to a State modeled on the lines of a European constitutional monarchy. “The sovereign, who styles himself somewhat pompously, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Juda, Elect of the Saviour, King … Continue reading Emperor Menelik II – Abyssinia’s Ruler Said to be a Heavy Buyer of American Railway Stocks