New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Abdul Aziz has been his eNtraNasahce. ne nIs
never been able to realize the value OF money He
has spent I'm the few years since ne emerged
from the secIusion Of his palace, 10 take up the
reins of government. not only the whole revenue
Of his country. but also the savings OF ms p.eue
cessors And what has he got for II an - ioi
OF rubbish bought at fabulous prices Whlch Is
living rotting and rusting in the gloomy caNerhous
stores ~ his various palaces. He Is 70 plane lo'
this extravagance doubt. but others arc Fl"
blame still more. Those TO whom ne looheu ''
advice left no stone unturned to exploit MN,
have made their fortunes. and have left oroAen'
,,Dhappv sultan, whose whole country is IN re'ei
uon whose treasury is exhausted. to bear the u''
OF their sins. Il, ,
Measure Photography amused him TOT tine' Ou'
even this was made a means of exploiting MIN.
,,rrsra Of gold at 200 came from London; leVp
-. ,,,or,b of photographic paper arrived in one
A., t-o,, PARIS His majesty once informed me
mat his photographic materials for one year cost
him between 5000 and 5000. ne hatuianS ud NJ
KNOW what was required. and left II 10 ms coiiis
sion agents TO purchase the hee'
They did with a vengeance ,,
..rhe ne which the Sultan lives is very slihpie
a Ne rises early and after prayers at cav"
leaves the privacy Of his palace lo' 'ie ~ -
in which ne hold his court Here he 'dNeS S ne
,,,- ,,r,op a settee or divan. IN prl'a'e '
s''' eii'i'-' r<o,ad from the big courtyard III
- tis yiziers carry on their business iA
-, q, surrounded by a colonnade Oh ~ -,
onen a number OF small rooms IN tneSe a.
,be various yiziers and their secre'aii
without II: the shade OF the coionhaoe So sI' -,
eek interviews with the various secretaries OI
to,.a,. Guarded always by gatekeepers leSus
fro,o this great courtyard To the sultan piNa'
offices and messages and letters pass 10 anu 49,,
From time to time he summons one OF 5 o'Hei AZ
,iziers TO his presence or ahalfS oI s'"' -. :.
c,,sses with them what course II may oe -
,,e II can be understood from this shght IN
,r,,,,rse that his majesty holds with the ou'Siue
world for he seldom has more thah th'S' ~ -
II Is for the people of the court 10 "l'iIViu
him all reliable information ana To p"'i' '' . =
ing state Of affairs in the colors that may sun 'ei
- ,,-s or more often. their own pockets
.Court which commences in the early morhlns'
&, finished bv noon. and the Sultan reures INTO 'ne
palace where he dimes. He eats always aione' "'-u
s ts The custom all over Morocco. with his fingers
This habit which seems almost reNoiuhg 10 Euio
means is by means an uncleah o"e' lo
hands are washed in scented warm water oolh O'
fore and after the meal. and the 1000 Is ai"@SS
cooked in such way that IL can easil! O ~
A habit Of our own. which We CONSIDER ldI "ioi
cl.anl, than eating with fingers. Is looked upon
- ,he Ntoors as hlthv-that is washing our hands
or face in A basin and still more. taking oatn
where the water is not running, The cleaner we oe
come they say. the dirtier the water we are "asn-
ing with must necessarily become ana eNeh'H0i'
We step forth as cleansed from water which Is no
longer clean. A Moor TO wash his hands mas the
water poured from a vessel over them, ana never
bv any chance dips them into the dirty wafer Inc
same wav in their baths the water is thrown over
their bodies out Of bright brass bowls. and noWs
away through holes in the marble or tile floor
His midday meal over the Sultan rests for a
while generally issuing from the palace about 3
o'clock There is no afternoon court, and on this
account Mulai Abdul Aziz was free TO spend the
rest Of the day as he pleased and generally did SO
IN the company Of his European employees and
friends Bicycle polo. cricket and tennis were the
order Of the day.
''One evening after longer game Of tennis than
usual, commenced TO take in the net. as rain
semed probable. His majesty had just retired into
palace had left his pocket handkerchief tied
10 top Of the net where he had fixed it, the
light waning. and it was difficult TO distinguish
| the nets height l unfastened the handkerchief.
but feeling something large tied up in corner of it
| I examined il more carefully. II was cut dia-
| mond. about the size OF small walnut which his
majesty had lately purchased Carefully secretlng
| the handkerchief and its valuable contents in my
] pocket. for there is no means OF getting at the
( Sultan once he the TeceSseS of the
| palace where women only are allowed.
/ proceeded to leave the precincts by the usual
exit. / had crossed one courtyard and was
near the outer gate when l became aware that
some one was pursuing ] took in the situation
and ran. but 1 match for the Sultan. who,
stirred TO than usual activity by the loss OF
his valuable jewel. came down upon me like
whirlwind. Almost before l realized that / was
caught l lifted of my feet ana thrown to the
ground Rlllc Auldl ABDUL AZZ, ms knees plnnng
ocwn my elbows. was rihing my pockets. He soon
discovered his diamond still tied IN the handker-
chief; but not content with that he deprived Of
pocketbook. a ring | wearing on my watch
Grain, a necktie pin and cigarette He let me
60 at last, laughing at the adventure but never
saw my property again.
'On another occasion ! was present when one of
the court officials came TO offer his respects the
Sultan on receiving a high appointment. This man
Was Was me now famous or notorious Hal Omar Tazzi.
recommended kV 1 Eralta
on used his influence with his majesty to ruin the
Tazzi is snort. fat, fair man, OF vulgar appear
% iu eIpeasaRt mp asa ~ manner; but At TINS, has hrst
@ @hIerfle~ with the Sultan he was, of course. his
Il standing talking TO his majesty alone in =
cages OF the Sutans wild beasts. when Hal omar
O he ouche6 he sfd srohd Tb b Gs 6TeaG hs
forma1 1uIam: IAN, Scarceig heedng him. made few
abruptly; 1 Etl.,..,I DO o,Iy you know mis- mani?
scarcely dld' but aware OF his majesty's love OF
practical Joke upon Haj Omar. who being :, Fea
know him well / replied. Only today he was at
my my house mouse pPegsing me 10 ask favor of your
Hal Hal omar; Omar; who was stin, PROSTATE on the
tdf "ug' i9oSe1 Gnsasy In my direction. not under
boB his faypr baG no Is erantsd replied the sultan
- He asked on. that this afternoon
when summoned TO your maiestys presence for the
first time in his new position: he might be allowed
:. Certainly. .r; replied Mpiai Abdul Aziz
lie proposed. ] continued. with your maiestv's
permission. in order that his fidelity and cotrace
might be put 10 the test. 10 spend half an hour I'm
the lions cage. ~ 80
HaI omar still PROSTATE before the Sultan
toward the Sultan and myself -
' Certainly, replied the Sultan
'' If your majesty bids me die I am ready to do
So came feeble voice from The ground trembllne
with emotion '7
Call the slave who has the keys OF the lions.
cage. replied the Sultan. and al The same time he
moved in the direction Of the wild beasts Uat
Omar following him all fours '
The slave arrived, but Hal Omar's terror WAS
/ now evident that the Joke could NOT longer Le