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Updated: June 13, 2025
Plainly the fire is getting the best of them and, what is even more discouraging, there is little more fight left in them. First Mate Watson, who, almost without rest, has led the fight below since it started, says that another half-hour will Few mightier monarchs than Menelek II of Abyssinia ever swayed the destinies of a people.
We struggled about the room, striking one another, knocking over furniture, and rolling upon the floor. Menelek was a powerful man, and he was fighting for his life. Continually he kept calling for the guard, until I succeeded in getting a grip upon his throat; but it was too late. His cries had been heard, and suddenly the door burst open, and a score of armed guardsmen rushed into the apartment.
During the fighting I escaped; but I doubt if any of Achmet Zek's men live, and the gold they sought is in the possession of the Abyssinians. Even now they are doubtless marching on this camp, for they were sent by Menelek to punish Achmet Zek and his followers for a raid upon an Abyssinian village.
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