New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-29
Reed & Barton.
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4 BR4VE MANS EXPLOITS.
SIR CHARLES EUAN SMITH AT The CAPITAL
OF MOROCCO.
"a Union Square.


OF MOROCCO.
From The illustrated London News
Tho object OF the British .pccsl neon nsPo1 se6
italy was 10 obtain q new commercal treaty sPer-
scdng that which concluded In 1870 oy siI yonn
s naTnnn: s Of he me new treaty were be equally
open TO all European nations ana Wclm eNec r. wI
rtmedy abuses existing by convention arranged "a
iss3, for the prote,on Of EnIopsns IN Mor1oro 1
cbosinS these without the Intervention OF the sultons
Government; and the export OF corn horses am esse
oher pors willie the dudes on goods transported By
zen from one port CT Morocco TO another would he re-
that he would Ign this tr.nty next day. lie deayel
doing. without assisnLnE any pre- a con- N,
tanning some clauses which substantially nuhhed the
original stipatlons prcdonSy aEcea TO- then .,Id
that he was authorized to icy oar Minister $4,000
he wond sign it, whereupcn sr G Eusn-.m ta In
Next day the courtyard OF the house occupied by the
British Envoy and hi, family was beset BY illooNns
mates mates Neither Sir {. Euansmltb nor hts wife; nx
the members Of his staff were personally aaTmen, put
then sent FOR SIR c. Emn7srlth. and Invited him, Win
the other Engs TO CONE and .sy N d dae paace ~ say
Enian.smlih replied. II may be killed; as you say
but If am there will be another British Minister AZ
there Viii be no sultan al Fer" lie then declared
us mission ended and proceeded IN sriic Ii. ret 1rs
Or c"ScS BY Which he had come up from the
sDmas 'q we're ss now S missing they had Suddenly been
removed and concealed In another quarter OF the cy'
and on July IL SIR C. Smith started on his return
journey. In camp, on the evening Of that day., hS
was oveHten BY se Su@ns 1e Offering 10
conclude satisfactory treaty. The terms Of this wero
6S cam, ana sse @ T aa h
powers Of his commissioners and fnany rejecting ths
Minister continued his journey ami safely arrived Al
Tnnrer, whence he will probably soon come 10 Eng
And In what a scene has the drama been PLAYED
for where In the world cond one pitch upon as roman'
Vim Vic SPOT p as M@ a is s Waterfalls With
It's crowded bazars and narrow streets teemng VIVID
"Fs @ to to m9 ent not est & ops
away from the "n like ssc ke the se Tsss r Ss
covered with orange groves and olive woods, Aye.
Fer must have been very beautiful once and 4, now
s besn EverywSsrc one sees the traces Of its past
glory eyerywhsre ono see, thu signs n o. it, prg hsrs
paved their part. and oppression is ever present:
INC dwelcr IN rel fears HI, neehbcr the father fsaIs
the open doors Of the great KaIroun Mosque with It:
p ps mnsm,e a"s 0 Of Ss and
brohepin domes 1t is present a. one santeis tnrougn
se s % eroS msTs aG The people
know It, They deplOrc H. but they make no st, struggle
III.
man siarves, and the rich buys more slaves for
his hsren Anc poison turks In the e Gs ana srS
knife in the sment Of hs w0me hs, ana a nS sa y very y
lauchter-cyen the music Is sad The children smiie
When q@ A thy grow older they viii smile EvSs
their pleasures are taken soleinnly inst as inc
Is tho greatness Of Islam decaying The fanatissm
remains. but The religion IS gone; Hate ana distuss
have tan Its place-and the sultan Is forever Duild'
Yct rer is very beautiful SIN. very beautiful In its
S S, S for s aF pans DEAN sr in the "
grovc seems to bcm,an the past the very fountains
has been Fe1, the city OF palaces and gardens, is
Fes the city 81 ruins ana wiSernssses cvsr
day grooming more and moro worm eaten, and the
ers are being lost forever. Yet there still r.main
l .mon 20 the ronrya, enclosed with archc.
and leading on to SHADY GARDENS mat the late p,nta.
hi sen al e 0F ce e Of as few eSn:
Of the lovely houses. with It's monotonous ever
Without Without the city walls the same tale Of DEATH ana Dc.
cav Tie ruined graveyar Inc broken s 1onps ,ss
e. s Of ps sS'r ~" that
dotted about apparently pupo:ely many The 1 l.
ducts leading nowhere. aud solitary walls.
Ye. there Is building in Fee kept in , ,eptai,
TorcccS Mual idrecs. grandson Of one Of the sur
NlyIng NJ iiasSan. who fell al Rsroela, MINI
MY the purpose OF a mosque but also that Of >
sanctuary, for even the snltan cannot arrest man
was who founded Fez he who saw the slopes OF Goel
Sanh. ON the banks of Wal FaS the Ideal site OK q
city; ard on his chosen spot they laid his bones to
rest. II Is he who viii prevent the christian dog
from conquerng his country, he who will drive the
nfdel armies into the Aantic-at least. the people
say So BUT enough The scene and drama are be-
fore us we await now only .e hiding Of the curtain
upon the last act.
,ir Charles Euan Smith. who ha, behaved with such
spirit and determination during TIE negotiations for
tlc signature Of n Commercial rr,atr Mt rey and who
has read the sultan lesson IN mcnlincss and fonor
Is inst ff'y years Of age, and has wide experience
military and political with both Indian and African
potcntates. Sir Charles entered TIE Indian Army nc
he age OF seventeen. attained tae rank OF colonel
In 1855, and retired from the service In 1889. As
cnriy as 1910 he occupied the pos, OF Secretary to
Tho Special sslon emf % Persia IN that year. Later.
ne was military at.ache and private secretary to SIR
l,rrtic Frec. lie accompanied the Antisave Trade
Mission in 1872 and made Political Resi-
dent at Zanzibar In 1915 4 ycnr later sir Charles
was again IN india and for three wears frallcd the I'm
p rtant duties Of Assistant Resident at lydcr'bnd:
In 1879 10 transferred 10 Muscat Consul and
Political Resident. Whca Sir Frederick Ro"cris made
his memorable march rom Kahdl N kandahar In
1880. Sir Charles was the chef political officer to
that da,hing General. Ills htasi appointment was
c nsul-Gcnera at his old quarters Zarzibor Sir
Charles made G. b. IN 1850, and received the
honor OF knIghthcod year later