The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

young man in hurry. If there is
IaIMs4l anybody who lives the strenuous
- life, it is he.
He assembled the throne Of Morocco when
he was fourteen years old, but did not
really begin to rule the country until about
four years ago, on the death of a despotic
grand vizer who had held him in leading
strings. He is now only twenty-three, but
during the past four years he has been
doing everything there is to do and learn
ing everything there is to learn In Moroc-
CO. from quelling instruction to working
a magic lantern.
"For a Mohammedan prince" said an
Englishman who lived at his court in his
service, "he is certainly a most remarkable
young man. He has a passion for always
doing something new and a restless, nerv-
Gus energy which is truly American. When
he is awake-and he hardly ever sleeps
he is going all the time like a quicksilver
top He never stops for a moment 20 rest
or idle. / don't mean that he is always
working, but even his play is remarkably
like the hardest kind Of work"
Here is a record of one OF the young
Sultan's typical days:
He rises in the morning at dawn, re-
cites brief prayer, wakes up one of his
European friends in the palace and goes
for a gallOp with him on a spirited BarDary
pony up rough mountain side, where every
step OF the animal may mean the breaking
of the riders neck. He gets back TO the
palace at Marakesh in an hour or two, has
a light breakfast and works hard for three
or four hours with his ministers, secretaries
and European officials. After that he prob
ably spends an enjoyable hour taking a
MISUNDERSTANDING photograph TO pieces to
see how IL works, or playing with some or
his other European toys. These toys beat
the record for expense. He bought two
hot ar.l,f "A firm
One cost two thousand guineas, every par
ticle of metal on ii being eighteen carat
gold; the other cost nine hundred gulneas,
all the metal work being solid silver, beau
tifully chased.
In the afternoon he takes photographs
and develops them himself plays billiards,
receives several tribal chieftains in audience
and threatens them with all kinds of ter
rible punishments unless they make their
tribes behave better hunts wild boar,
which are turned loose from cages into
tricks from an English prestidigitateur; sits
in judgment over his people, and dictates
letters 10 foreign ambassadors.
And so he goes on every day, nnding
time to do a thousand strenuous acts, some
worthy of a schoolboy others worthy Of
a great king.
A STRONG PERSONALITY.
The young Sultan has already shown HIM
self to be a powerful ruler and a deeply
interesting personality. During his brief
reign he has suppressed several tribal in
surrectons and one great fanatical upris-
ing which seemed certain to lose him his
throne. He has guarded his kingdom
against his most dangerous neighbor,
France, and has strengthened himself by
getting on good terms with America, Eng
land, Spain and other Christian countries.
No other ruler of Morocco In modern days
has been well known 10 the outside
world as this young man; certainly none
other has been so well liked
In Morocco Muley Abdul AZiZ is a whole
reform administration in himself. LAS soon
as l came into power, he once told an
English visitor TO his court, Il found that
the country was governed by a horde of
precepts of the Koran. they robbed and
oppressed my people mercilessly. L have
been fighting them ever since. Some L have
killed, others / have thrown into Jail,
others have defied and eluded me. and are
even now stirring up the tribes in the noun
tainS TO revolt.
Muley's strenuous efforts 10 reform the
government and introduce European civ
ilization into Morocco have imperiled his
life and his throne many times, but he goes
steadily ahead doing what he knows 10 be
his duty without counting the cost. Several
attempts 10 ssassinate him have been
zeal uprising already alluded TO was caused
solely by his efforts for reform
A dervish shot an English missionary
named Dr. Cooper in the streets OF Fec
for no other reason than blind hatred of
the Christians. Then he fed TO the tomb of
'marabout" (holy mani for sanctuary,
and five thousand other fanatics from the
population OF Fee crowded around the tomb
TO pay honor to him for his crime
When the Sultan heard OF the murder he
was furious.
1.-The foreigners are here under the guar
antee Of my word OF honor for their safe