The morning news., 1894-06-17
SULTAN MULEY HAssAN.
The Man Who Was Regarded as the
Successor of Mohammed.

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Successor of Mohammed.
Muley Hassan, Sultan of Fez, Taflet,
Marahech, and Suse, Emir al Mumenin,
Sheridan Majesty, whose death, or mur-
der, was reported in the MORNING News
cable dispatches, succeeded his father,
Sidi Muley Mohammed, Sept. 25, 1873.
He was born in 1881 his absolutely
despotic rule was only too Ienient, in the
middle age view of his subjects. 1t was
only little less cruel, perhaps, than that
OF his predecessors, in the view of modern
men or in the light of European civiliza-
tion. His reign was occupied with spas
modic, inevitably vain, efforts to subdue
rebellioas tribes, and to grant reparation
to England, Spain, Italy, and France for
number of outrages. His last year was
especially troubled. 1t began with re-
clamations of France against his purpose
to bring under his yokethe tribes of rthe
various oases Of TOuat 1T continued
with battles among the tribes of Fee. 1t
was perpetually disturbed by embassies
of italy and England, and it is finished
after war with Spain.
In January, 1898, an ultimatum was
sent to him from England, demanding rep
aratiou within forty-eight hours for the
murder of British subject at Tangier.
He granted the reparation demanded
In October, 1898, the Spaniards engaged
in erecting new works at Fort Guaraich
were attacked by the Riffans, in defiance
of the treaty of peace of 1861, which
granted to the Spaniards sovereignty
over the territory situated within 1000
miles of Melilla. In December Gen.
Martinez Campos, ambassador of Spain
obtained satisfaction from the sultan, but
the ,latter's promises of money were
easily made. They could not be kept.
His empire is hopelessly in debt. c.
Montbard, who travelled from Tangier
to Fee in the independent quality of an
artist, has described it as hopelessly in
ruins.
Pierre Lott, who was in the train of M.
Patenotre, envoy plenipotentiary of
France to Morocco, has given the most
vivid personal description OF the sultan
and OF the ceremonial of his court, as fol-
lows:
Through door surrounded by pink
and blue arabesques come about fifty
little negroes, slaves in red gowns, with
muslin surplices, like choir boys. They
walk heavily, huddled together like a
flock of sheep.
"Then come six magnificent white
horses, saddled and harnessed with silk,
and restive under the hands of the serv-
ants who lead them. Then comes gilded
carriage, which looks ridiculous IN these
roughly-tmpressive surroundings. 1t is
the only carriage in tez, and was pres
! ent from Queen Victoria to the sultan.
There are few moments of silence.
Then a tremor Of religious fear passes
through the hedge of soldiers. The fifty
little slaves run as if in panic, and de-
ploy their ranks in the shape of an open
fan. In the penumora of the pointed door,
on a superb white horse, which four
slaves hold appears tall white mummy,
with brown face veiled with muslin. A
red umbrella of antique form is held over
his mead, and two negro giants, one in
PINK gown, the other in blue gown, fan
invisible flies from his head. AS the
strange horscman comes toward us. al
most shapeless, but imposing neverthe-
less, under the mass of his snowy wells,
the music groans in notes more stri-
dent sings a religious hymn, slow and
desolate, that trightful drum beats accom-
pany. The mummY's horse kicks with
rage, the slaves holding him with much
dimculty
AT last appears in front Of us this last
authentic SOL Of Mohammed, mixed with
Nublan blood. HIS costume of muslin,
delicate as cloud, is Immediately white.
his horse, too, is all white; his large STIR
rups are made OF gold. his saddle and har-
ness are pale green lightly embroidered
with pale-green gold The slaves who
parasol, and those who hold the fans are
herculean negroes, who frankly smile
They are old, and their white boards are
in striking contrast with the black of
their cheeks. This ceremony OF another
age is in harmony with the plaintive
music, is admirably framed by the i'm
mense surro dnding walls.
This man, who has been escorted to us
in this apparel. is the last representative
of Il religion, of a ciyilzation that is dy-
ing. He personihes old lslam-for pure
Mussulmans regard the Sultan of STAN
boul as usurper almost sacrilegious, and
turn their eyes and their prayers toward
the Mogreb where resides in their view,
the true successor OF the prophet.
"Of what use is an EN- bassy TO such a
sovereign, immobiiized, like his nation in
old human dreams that have almost dis
appeared from earth! We are unable TO
understand each other; the distance be-
tween us is that which separates us from
a Callph OF Bagdad resuscitated after a
thousand years of sleep.
his brown face, parchment-like, that
white vcils frame has regular and noble
features; his eyes are deathlike; his ex-
preston is one Of excessive melafcholy,
OF supreme lassitude. Of supreme weari-
ness. lie seems kind and is said 10 be