St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-26
SLAVES IN MOROCCO.
Many Young Captives Are Slain
There Every Year.

London Times.
The following reliable information
respecting the activity of the slave trade
in Morocco is important and interesting
at the present time when SO many STIR
ring events are taking place in that
effete empire.
From what Sir Charles Euan Smith
told me when / had the honor of seeing
him in Morocco during the past winter
| feel sure that he would not fail to i'm
press upon the sultan during his diplo-
matte mission to FeZ the necessity of
putting stop to the slave trade in his
empire, which has now risen to scali
dalous and constantly increasing pro-
portions. The gentleman who furnishes
me with the following information is an
old traveller in Morocco, and is person.
ally known to ME as ore of the best
Known authorities OH the internal policy
of that barbarouS country: -
Il must now tell you Of the caravan
which arrived at Tendouf from TIM
buctoo at the end of March last. 1t
brought scarcely any merchandise, but
there were 1000 slaves, principally
young girls and boys. So great was the
influx of slaves at Marakesh (Morocco
City that instead of holding the market
twice a week. as is usual. it was held
daily from April 25 to May IA, and the
prices were comparatively low.
ranging from 91O to 914 head.
During the feast of Ramadan,
the Kaids. who come to Mara
kesh in order to present gifts TO the sui
tan'S son, who is the Khalfa of his
father, agreed that the most acceptable
present would be some OF these young
slaves from TimbuctOo. There were
fOrty-three KaidS. and each of them gave
this young man, only eighteen years of,
age, three slave girls and two slave
boys-oyer 200 slaves in all! AS the
Khalifa has bad reputation for cruelty
and other vices it is not pleasant to
think of the fate of these young cap
tives.
1T is said that more than 300 slaves
were sold at this market in ten days to
merchants who had come from Riff,
Tafiiat and other distant places to OBJ
tain a supply of human chattels, and
besides this many were sold privately.
| was myself the witness of sad scene
IN this market, where three little ne
crosses from eight to ten years old, who
had evidently come from a very distant
part, as no one there could speak their
language, were ruthleSSly parted from
each other and sold to different owners
amid tears. pitiful cries and such re-
sistance ds the poor little creatures
could employ.
Zach had to go off alone among
strange people. not one of whom under
stood a word she SAID. | could give you
many particulars which would shock
you respecting the purchase of male
and female slaves simply for the pur-
pose OF increasing the stock, as was not
at all uncommon during the days of
slavery in the Southern States of Amer
lea. This is found to be very profit
able, as the offspring of this cOnnec-
tion are carefully reared and fetch very
high prices as presents to men in au-
thority.
"As you are aware, there are no
banks in Morocco. Every one who has
money that he wishes to take care of
buries it in the ground. 1t is necessary
that no one should know where this
treasure lies hidden. Therefore, in
credible as 1t may seem, old and worn
out slaves, male and female, are en-
ployed TO dig large hole to hide the
wealth OF their master, and the unfOr-
tunate negro may almost be said to dig
his own grave, as he never sees the
light of another sun. A cup of coffee,
tea or some native drink contains the
deadly poison so often administered III
Morocco. where,i it must be remembered,
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