New-York tribune., 1890-08-30
REBELLIOUS MOORISH TRIBES.
THE SULTAN ASSAIIiED BY ENEMIES WITHIN
AND FEARS TREACIERY WITHOUT
HIS EMPIRE.

For a week or so cable dispatches of alarming
character have been received from Morocco. About
one month ago The Tribune related the facts concern
ing revolt of the Benz Zemmor, their defeat by
the Sultans troops, and their apparent submission.
which has been followed by fresh outbreak Al the
same time the Moorish Government had upon its hands
a difficulty of an international character with spain.
a result of the unprovoked killing of some spanish
cavarymen of the Mcila garrison This difficulty
also was in fair way toward arrangement and
everything seemed to indicate period OF com
parative Quieness in the Mahzgreb country in the be-
ginning of August Mouley llasSan glad TO have
leisure to attend to his religious devOtiOns at Rabat
and to resist automatically the continuous encroac-
ments being made by European powers upon the
independence and the material integrity OF his empire
Morocco is the sick man. of northwestern Africa,
whose death is being fastened by European intrignes
and over whose possession spain, Italy, France and
Germany nav fight each other. Italy is trying to
fortify her position in the interior by starting there
arms factories requiring many Italian civil and military
employees: Germany has secured commercial treaty,
to the advantages of which other nations are entitled
also but which will be especially of profit to her
she Will buy the of the Moorish barley and OATS
thus influencing the financial situation OF Morocco ;
the latter is constantly dreaming of FrancoAlgerlan
army crossing the Moulaya River, the weak frontier
line between the MahzGreb region and Algeria as To
SPAIN she has firm hold the northern portion OF
O'Donneu i'm 1850. Who knows but that some time
in the future the Sultan at Fez might not invoke the
protection OF the United States or seek some Nnd
of arbitration Of h troubles with European powers
which are already suspected OF having fomented inc
present revolt American influence is powerful In
Morocco and it has not been weakened by the re-
c1etable conflicts raised there by Consul Reed Lewis
during the Cleveland Administration. The rappolnto
ment of Colonel Mathews. popular among the M00rs
and the foreign residents In the empire, mas ALREADY
re-estabshed the prestige welded by the United
states Tanger, Fez and other OF the NOrihwcsbri
African cities
Current incidents in Morocco are consequently. of
special interest for Americans. The latest news
condensed from " lie Reveil du MorOc' and the In
ternational organs published at Tangier bear the
cate Of August 13, and do not contain any precise
indication TO the probable issue OF the present
rebellion. II appears that IL broke out in different
tribes at the same time .cnce the suspicious enter
taned concerned the part which may have been
played in the occurrence by interested parties ol ru
rope IN we ~ peSs Inhnr ,,ihos ON ihn miner Moulaya
being melted by mysterious emissarcs. were racy u
revolt as soon as the sultan should have left fcL or
Neguncz TO travel along the Atlantic Coast A
brother Of the sultan. MOulcy Rcchld, Governor oi
Taflct was sent with some troops IN" disafectcd
districts, but he soon returned without having zone
anything After his departure Mohamed outaieb;
chief Of the AIT Ysdcg tribe. was III constant
trouble with his people. Finally they at.
the Sheik was cntrenched With 100 soldiers Who
fought desperately against the rebels, hundred iod
,onre numerous Mohamed Outaleb himself kept
firing from a window and killed r0re than twenty
five men But he wOrtally wounded, ms son 10
ceived also some wounds the Casbah was st1rncd bN
thc bcsicgers and Outaleb KILLED on the spot. III,
body was cut up in many pieces. lils son cs'PTii
with two faithful negroes of his escort To tlc Heuc
of friendly Shcilt who attacked In l' turn ana
compelled to retreat with his forces f. the town 81
scfr0n That town WAS bcsicged BY the rebels Whn az
the latest Intelligence. we're still around the Place
tbough they lad been repulsed after q FIST a--alt
The Sultan. Mouley IIassan left Kabat on Angust
: Nothing definite at the latest date from Ianscf
was known there TO the ronte which would be taken
NV the Sultan and his army but minors wcr' rlie
obout the spreading Of the rebellion among many
tribes Including that Of the Benz Zcmmor, which
rad made its Submission recently. MoulcN Ha'sln
had rricd for few hours at Rabat IN order 10 make
hi deyOtiOns in the mosque August s. Friday being
the sabbath of the MOslems