The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04

numerous body Of armed men ready TO
fire at them, and believing that resistance
was useless, yielded, and quietly handed
over their money and merchandise to this
adventurous brigand.
On another occasion, when he was
availing himself of the hospitality of a
native, who had given him nights shell
ter in his tent TO screen him from pursuit,
he was informed by one of his spies that
the gendarmes had discovered his escape.
Quick as thought he threw over his Shout
ders the cloak of a chief or donar, draw
ing the hood close over his forehead.
Leaving the tent, he made his way to-
ward the approaching party, and, ad-
dressing the commanding officer said
"Areski is not here; after robbing us he
went away. Come in and see for your
selves" No sooner were the words out
OF his mouth than the gendarmes sprang
from their saddles and entered the tent.
The moment their backs were turned
Areski vaulted into the officers saddle and
dashed OF at full speed 1t is recorded
that Areski had made up his mind TO try
and capture the Project of Algiers on his
Journey through the forest of Yacouren.
IL is said that he was late in reaching the
spot where he had intended to effect the
capture: and it is also said that at the
last moment he hesitated; moreover, he
frequently intimated his desire not to in
terfere with the authorities If they would
only let him alone, and to colAlists with
whom he was in peaceful communication
he observed that he could see no reason
why he should be interfered with, mas
much as he regularly paid his taxes.
And, strange as it may appear, he GER
talnly did regularly pay them, If not di-
rectly, at all events Indirectly, either
through his wife or his father, who lived
In Algiers in house in which he (Areski
rented in the Casbah quarter Like the
erstwhile Corsican brigand. Bellacoscias,
he could boast Of being "domiciled"
Year before last the authorities be-
lieved they were about to capture him.
A battalion of zouaves, with the assis-
tence of number of genda rmes, formed
a circle around him, but he managed to
elude their vigilance, and within a few
days he committed q series of barefaced
robberies and murdered inhabitants who
he believed had put the authorities on
his track. He was tried and sentenced
to death in contumaciam, and price was
put upon his head, with the unsatisfac-
tory result that number of innocent ma
tives who were mistaken for Areskl were
hunted down and seriously wounded in
resisting their aggressors, who were anx-
lous to obtain the reward. And all the
while Areski, whose haunts were in the
dense uud erwood of the forests of Yacou-
rem, was hiding in safety and laughing in
his sleeve. So great was the sense Of
terror he inspired that even his victims
who escaped with their lives dared not
mention his whereabouts. ''Areski's
dagger is a long one they said, in their
expressive words, and will surely reach
the hearts of his enemies" And so he
levied blackmail on the natives. who,
nevertheless, kept him well informed Of
what the authorities were doing in order
10 capture him, and always warned him
of approaching danger. He exercised an
influence over them to which they in their
fanaticism believed they were doomed TO
submit. The list of troops mobolized to
capture this bandit included 300 riflemen,
800 native troops and several brigades Of
gendarmes. And it took them long time
to do it.