The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-05
'HENMED IN BY MOORS.
Melilla Surrounded by Twelve
Thousand Hostile Tribesmen.
THE NUMBER WILL BE INCREASED
Many Thousands More Ready to Join In
q Demonstration Against the spaninrds
who Destroyed Mosque-Bodios of
Soldiers Terribly mutilated.

q Demonstration Against tho sphnihfus
who Destroyed Mosque-Bodies Of
Soldiers Terribly Mutilatod.
MADRID, Oct. 5.-Cable reports from
Melilla state that the village is surrounded
by 1000 fanatical Moors who are deter
mined to have revenge upon the Spaniards
for destroying with their artillery fire,
the mosque i'm one Of the adjacent villages.
II is also reported that the mountain
roads are filled with well armed natives
who are Fastening to support their core
ligionists in what they believe to be a
"holy war" Report has it that the Muz-
zins in the mosques, when they call the
natives to prayer, add a call for all the
faithful TO rise up in arms and follow the
green flag of the prophet. The situation
is critical.
It has become known that the bodies Of
the Spaniards who were killed in the bat
tie were abominably mutilated by the
| fanatical Moslems. This knowledge has
added much to the Indignation of the pop
ulace. There is much talk of holding in
dignation meetings, and it is expected
that such meetings viii be held in Madrid,
| Malaga and Seville, where the fury caused
| by the receipt Of this intelligence has as
sumed the boiling point.
In dealing with an enemy Of this kind 1t
/ is absolutely necessary that every precau-
! tion be taken to guard against defeat The
cool heads at the war office know that in
| fighting the Moors they are actually car
rying the war into Africa, and that the
natives in the event of general hostilities
would have reinforcements gathering to
| their standard from every part of the Mo
| hammedan world Thus it is that they
proceed with caution, though with all pos
| sble haste, to deal with the question so
suddenly demanding an answer.
! The government, it may be said, has no
| idea of starting war with Morocco Spain
| well knows that the sultan Of that coun-
/ try has no authority whatever over the
mountain tribes. He has been compelled
time and again to send his troops into the
mountains to subdue the warlike natives,
and the latter have only submitted when
they were able to negotiate a peace in
which all or nearly all the advantage ao-
crued to themselves. Spain will, however,
carry out her intention to strengthen the
Notifications at Melilla, and will see to it
that a sufficiently strong force of military
is stationed there to prevent any further
raid by the Rihians. Morocco will be com
PEELED to pay indemnity for Mondays raid
|
strong diplomatic protest to the govern
ment of Morocco, and has decided to act
| with the utmost vgor in order to wipe
out the stain of defeat. The fort near
Malilla, upon which the Spanish troops
were at work when attacked by the Moors,
will be erected, and the Moors will be pun
ished at whatever cost in men or money
The Moors have destroyed the fort works
and swear that they will never permit the
erection of a fort in proximity to a Mus
sulman graveyard.
The field after the battle presented q
terrible spectacle. The bodies of 16O Moors
terribly mutilated by the Spanish shells
lay in heaps. Many other bodies were re
moved by the Moors during the fighting
The village of Frajana was almost wrecked
, by the fire of the guns of the Spanish forts
/ The bodies of dozens of human being anC
domestic animals were buried under tn,
ruins of the houses
Fresh contingents of Kabyles continu,
, to arrive at Melilla 1t is believed that tn,
natives can now muster q, 600 fighting
men, including 5000 mounted.
, A Spanish gunboat has been shelliug al
points Of the coast occupied by Moors. Re
Inducements of artillery from Malaga ar
rived at Melilla yesterday, and was enthu
siastically received by the Spanish garri
, son, which is thirsting for vengeance
AL The full details of the Mellila igh
e testify to the desperate gallantry Of TIN
o Spanish troops and to the bravery of TIN
a convicts who fought by their side for sew
eral hours. The sorte of the Spanisl
troops to bring in the convicts from tn
beseged fort works was made under re
v peated charges of Arabs, and is describes
4 as u splendid act of heroism