Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-03-30 | Page 1 | King Menelik of Abyssinia Again Reported Dead

KING Of Of i b ABYSSINIA REPORTED DEA London Doubts It ThinKs Thinks' Report Re Renewal ewal of Former Former Fornier For For- mer nier Rumor ADDIS ABEBA Abyssinia March 30 Menelik H. H king of Ab Abyssinia sUed lied today aged 66 years years- in the twenty- twenty first year of his reign Prince grandson of the late monarch age ago 14 years is heir to the thione throne The ancient empire of Abyssinia or Ethiopia includes the kin kingdoms doms of Tigre with other otner territories terri tern tories and dependencies Its area is square miles and the population is estimated at between 00 and 11 Menelik was elected kin king b by the Abyssinian chieftains over Ras Mang Mang- asha He lie claimed to be a direct descendant de de- de- de of Solomon by the tho Queen of Sheba and styled hims himself lf Conquering Lion of the Tribe nibe of Juda elect of the Savior King of Kings of Ethiopia Menelik refused to acknowledge the domination of Italy over his country and compelled the Italian army to capitulate at in 1896 when a treaty reaty was signed recognizing the absolute absolute lute Jute independence of Abyssinia Since then peace has crowned Mene Mono ik's iks policy toward foreign powers and the country has prospered with the introduction introduction introduction in in- of improved methods of government got gov and commerce