The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-01-02
THE MOROCCO REVOLT
Remnant of the Routed Imperial
Army Returns to Fee.
Mocrs Are Confident That in Case of
Necessity Great Britain Can Not
Refuse to Give the Sultan
Armed Assistance.

Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 30.-The sui
tan of Morocco is said TO have retired
to the palace at Fee with all his avail
able artillery and ammunition and to
have strongly barricaded himself in
consequence of a threatened attack
on the part of the rebels The pre-
tender to the throne has gathered
about him a strong force of men and
their determination to seat their lead
or is fanatical. The recent victories
over the soldiers of the sultan have
added menace to the sultan's position.
Revolving atrocities, such as the be-
heading of prisoners and placing the
severed heads upon poles and decOrat-
ing the tent Of the pretender with
these bloody trophies of victorious
war. has added to the horror of the
strife that has been waged with vigor
the past few weeks. The sultan is de-
clared to be paying princely prices for
the services of men to protect him
from the pretender The pretender
has announced that when he shall have
captured the sultan and completed his
victory he will call for an election of
a new ruler.
London, Dec. 31.-The Tangier cor
respondent of the Times says that the
remnants of the routed imperial army
returned to Fee in a deplOrable cOndi-
ton. The sultan has told deputation
of Fee Moors that he is prepared to die
in the defense of the town.
The Moors are confident, continues
the correspondent, after what passed
between Menebhi, who visited London
last year as Moorish ambassador and
Foreign Secretary LansdOwne, that in
case of necessity Great Britain can not
refuse to give the sultan armed assist
ance. 1t is impossible to disabuse them
of this idea, as they lay the entire re-
sponsibility for the present rebellion
at Great Britain's door for fostering
European ideas and introducing Chris
tians into the Moorish court.
Madrid, Dec. 31.-Telegrams re-
ceived here from Tangiers says the sui.
tan's troops have abandoned the
Fortress of Raseme, close to Fee. The
Dretender is negotiating with the
tribes in the immediate vicinity of Fee
to assist his advancement The Span
ish minister at Tangier reports the sit
.uation to be serious, but not desperate
The cabinet met in~Madrid at a late
hour Tuesday. night. After the meet
ing Foreign Minister Aharzuzn ex
pressed a more hopeful view of the
Moroccan situation. He said he
thought it not likely that the rebels
would capture Fez. Premier Silvela
confirmed the belief that no complica-
tons would ensue, through the actions
of other powers.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec 31-Eight
missionaries who are working in Mo-
rocco under the direction of the Gospel
Missionary union, whose headquarters
are in Kansas City, are believed to be
in peril. At Fee are stationed George
G. Reed, of Kansas City, and formerly
of Nebraska, secretary of the Morocco
mission; Mr.. and Mrs. Welliver, of
Minnesota; Maude Carey, of Emporia.
Kan; Irene Ward, Avoca, Ia, and Mel.
lie Alison, of Alabama
Another party now at Mequinez is
composed of F. c. Enyart, of Kansas
City. and Victor Swanson, of Nebraska.
This town is 40 miles west of Fee