The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-04
SPAIN AROUSED
Prompt and Energetic Meas
ureS Taken to Punish
the MoOrs.
TO lombard THEIR STKONGHoLDS
The Moors Are Rallying to Support
What They Believe 'fHOlY
War"-Situation Critical.
Bv Gable to the I'm tied Press.


MADRID. Oct. 4, 1S93.-Not within re-
cent years has public sentiment beeu SO
thoroughly aroused as 1T has oeen by the
attack of the Moors upon the Spanish
garrison at Melilla, on the northern coast
OF Morocco. The government mas taken
promD aud energetic measures to punish
the Riff tribes who attacked the
Spaniards, dispatching with all
possible speed after the re-
ceipt of the news of the battle. gun
boat to lombard the Rf1an strongholds,
and special steamer with u bst.ery OF
artillery to reinforce the Melilla garrison.
The Spanish naval stations were yester-
day buster than they had been i'll years.
AT the military headquarters, too. there
WAS an air OF suppressed excitement, aud
orderlies were dispatched frequently to
the barracks conveying instructions to
certain regiments to hold themselves in
readiness to proceed Immediately to
Menlla. But Notwithstanding all these
preparations the people are dissatisfied
PRIDE OF RACE.
The populace do not seem to under
stand that some time is necessary to pre-
pare the troops for foreign service. They
are bitterly angry at the Moors and all
the pride of race, which has distinguished
the Spanish naGfon for centuries, uu-
reasonably demands that summary vane-
geauce be wrecked upon the barbarians
who have dared to insult Ene yellow and
red flag of Spain. The people. who hus IN
their anger demand imD1ssihi ilg. do
not stop 10 consider that tae mount un-
eers OF Mo. occo have practically n Itat,
aud that The gre te st desire OF tnelr lives
is to tigut the ''despised Christian"
THE MOORS No MEAN ENEMY.
1u dealing Win an eLeiny OF tais kind
it is absolutely necessary tnat every ore
caution be taken TO guard against defeat.
The cool heads of the Wac Ofic4 know
that in fighting the Moors they are
actually carrying the war into Africa"
and That the natives. i'll the event of gen
eral hostilities, would have reinforcs-
ments gathering their standard from every
part of the Mohammedan world. Thus
it IS that they proceed with caution.
though with all possible haste. TO deal
with the question SO suddenly demand
1ER an answer.
Tue government, it may be said has
| no idea of starting war with Morocco.
Spain well knows that the Sultan OF that
country has no authority whatever over
| the mountain tribes. He has been COM
PEELED time and again to send his troops
into the mountains TO subdue the war;
like natives and the latter have only sub
mitted whom they were able to nego tiate
q peace in which all or nearly all the
advantage accrued to themselves. Spain
| will. however. carry out her intention TO
| strengthen the fortit1cations at Melilla.
aud will see to it that q sufficiently strong
force of military is stationed there to
prevent any further raid by the Rif1ans.
Morocco will be compelled 10 pay in-
demnity for Mondays rail.
BODIES MUTILATED.
1t has become known that the bodies OF
the Spanlards who were killed in the
battle were abominablT mutilated by the
fanatlcal Moslems. This knowledge has
added muoh to the indignation of the
popuIace. There is much talk of
holding indignation meetings. and 1t
is expected that such meetings will
be held in Madrid. Malaga
and Seville, where the fury caused
by the receipt of this intelligence has
| reached the boiling point. Cable reports
| from Melilla state that the village is
surrounded by twelve Thousand fanatical
Moors. VINO are determinel to have re-
yeDge upon the Spaniards for destroying
with their artillery fire the mosque i'll
| one of the adjacent villages. 1t is also re-
ported that the mountain roads are nlled
with well armed natives who are hasten
ing to support their co-religiouists in
what they believe to be Holy War"
Report has it that the muezzins In the
| mosques. when they call the natives TO
prayer, add q call tor all the Faithful to
rise up in arms and follow the green fl ,g
of the prophet. The situation Is critical.