The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-31

Tho present Emperor or morocco,
e,ltan Muley Abdul Aziz, is young
.,,r in a hurry. If there is anybody
.,ho lives the strenuous life it is he.
ue assembled the throne of Morocco
when he was IA years old, but did not
rsaIIv begin to rule the country until
about four years ago, on the death Of
dosnotic Grand Vizier who had held
him in leading strings. He is now
onIv %. but during the past four years
he has been doing everything there is
70 do and learning everything there
ia IN learn in Morocco, from quelling
an 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, nervous energy
which is truly American. When he
is awake-and he hardly ever sleeps
he is going all the time like a quick
silver top. He never stops for mo-
ment to rest or idle. 1 don't mean
that he is always working, but even
his play is remarkably like the hard
est kind of hard work."
Here is a record of one of the young
Sultans typical days:
He rises in the morning at dawn,
recites brief prayer wakes up one
of his European friends in the palace
and goes for a gallop with him on a
spirited Barbary 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 min
listers, secretaries and European Off
Gals. After that probably he spends
an enjoyable hour taking a $500 phon-
ograph to pieces to see how it works,
or playing with some of his other Eu-
ropean toys. These toys beat the rec
ord for expense. He bought two pho
tographic cameras from a London
firm. One cost 1000 guineas, every
particle of metal on it being eighteen
carat gold; the other cost 900 guineas,
4 all the metal work being solid silver,
beautifully chased.
In the afternoon he takes photo
graphs and develops them himself,
plays billiards, receives several tribal
chleftains in audience, and threatens
them with all kinds of terrible pun
lshments unless they make their tribes
behave better; hunts wild boar, which
are turned loose from cages into his
palace courtyard; learns conjuring
tricks from an English prestidigita-
teur; sit in judgment over his people,
and dictates letters to foreign ambas-
sailors.
And so he goes on every day, find
ing time to do a thousand strenuous
acts some worthy of schoolboy, 9TH
ers worthy of a great king.
The young Sultan has already shown
himself to be a powerful ruler and a
deeply interesting personality During
his brief reign he has suppressed sew
eral tribal instructions and one great
fanatical uprising which seemed GER
tain 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, England,
Spain and other Christian countries.
No other ruler of Morocco in modern
days has been so well known to the
outside world as this young man; GER
Ialnly none other has been SO well
liked.
In Morocco Muley Abdul Aziz is a
Whole reform administration in him
sell. AS soon as 1 came into power"
ne once told an English visitor to his
court, Il found that the country was
governed by a horde OF robbers, false
10 their consciences and the precepts
Oh the Koran. They robbed and OPP
pressed my people mercilessly. l have
oeen hghting them ever since. Some
l nave killed, others 1 have thrown in
10 Jail, others have defied and eluded
me- and are even now stirring up the
ulDes in the mountains to revolt"
Muley's strenuous efforts to reform
tHe government and introduce Euro
pean civilization into Morocco have
mperilled his life and his throne
many times, but he goes steadily
Snead' doing what he knows to be his
uuty without counting the cost. Sew
eIdl attempts to assassinate him have
oeen made at Fee and Marakesh. and
.le Ianatical uprising already alluded
reform.
a dervish shot an English missionary
FAMED Or. Cooper in the streets of Fee
oC' no other reason than blind hatred
VI lne Christians. Then he fed to the
eoiIp OIL a 'marabout" (holy NAM for
sanctuary and five thousand other IA
ndticS from the population of Fee
crowded around the tomb to pay honor
- MN for his crime.
men the Sultan heard of the murder
ne was furious
3. me foreigners are here and under
ne ne guarantee of my word of honor for
S SIeII safety he said. This son of
as mas blackened my face! Let him
Ole at once"
ci.i put ne is a dervish," the court Off
t Sas argued, land the people regard
,dili i, Is inspired by Allah. If he is kill
~ mere will be trouble"
i4e should die even were he a de-
'ernuant of the Prophet"
of ~ ne has taken refuge at the tomb
Mo- Iharabout'-the hottest place in all
~ %. How are we to get him?"
The eas MIN from the tomb" ordered
wst "oltan The holy man would not
gu TO shelter criminals"
g from the frightened glances of
Ta5clals, that not one of them dared
a Iars5 ertake the task. Abdul Aziz or
hirosu.,a ls horse and rode to the tomb
Of H. at the head of mounted force
N scraas podyguard. Regardless of the
a MANS and threats of the mob he
A The ms soldiers drag the man from
ed ,Gito and shot him. The mob howl
4 then oi1l fury. but the soldiers cowed
brol,o soon afterwards the revolution
bra sultan is chivalrous as we'll as
YEA AT review of his troops two
"era aso ne announced that in future
rocco and oppression throughout Mo-
lropia YOU'D have to stop. All officials
long. pe paid regular salaries and no
the -. ne allowed to extort money from
clistgteS9ple. The tyranny OF the tribal
ANS would, he said, also be curb