The Washington times., 1907-02-04
TIE REAL RAlSULl
He SpTang From One of the Nest
AustOcratie Morocco Families.

Muiul ahmed ben Monhmmed el
RaisuH is a man OF about forty years
OF age. He is by birth sprung from one
of the most aristocratic families IN No
rocco and is a sheree1, or direct de-
seendant Of the prophet. through Mulai
Idris. who founded the Mohammedan
empire OF Morocco and was The first
sovereign of the Idrisite dynasty. The
children Of Mulai Irdis were established
in various parts OF the country. and il
Is from Mulai Abd-es-Salam. whose
tomb in the Benz Arros tribe is a place
Of great sancitiJy. that the famous bril-
gand Is directly descended, his family
and he himself stiIl holding a share in
the lands, the rights ana privileges
which were enjoyed by their renowned
ancestor. A branch of the family sell
tied IN Tetuan. where a fine mosque
forms a mausOleum for his more recent
ancestors and IS venerated as a place
OF pilgrimage.
Possibly il was this holy ancestry that
turned Raisuli from the paths OF virtue
Tor after having received an excellent
education In religion and religious law
al Ietuan he took 10 the adventurous
lucrative, and, Ia Morocco. by no means
despised, profession OF a cattle FObber.
II H. risky business ana requires Cour-
age You may just as likely be shot
yourself as shoot any one else but pres
tige tells in favor OF the head of The
band and reign OF terror of the Zouug
RalsuH ensued. He became celebrated.
lie was youth of great courage. OF the
most progressing looks and he and
MS followers earned money easily and
tasts ana spent II stiil faster. But cat
lie r0bberies led 10 other crimes
Murders followed. and o. must be cor
Itssed that RalsulIs hands are none
TOO clean % that respect but murder
IN Morocco cannot be classed with muir
ger IN England. Lite is cheap and the
dead are soon forgotten. BY nature he
was and is cruel, and the profession he
had adopted gave him unlimited scope
10 exhibit his cruelty. on one occasion
shereeI who had married his sister
proposed, according 10 MOalem custom.
10 take "a second wife. RaisuliR sister
enraged, fled 10 Her brother and com
planned. Nothing occurred till the night
OF the new marriage. when. at the
height OF the festivities, Raisuh and
his men entered his b-olher-in-law' 5
house and put TO death the young bride
and her mother
At length his acts became insupp0r.-
able. The whole country round lived
n terror or his rdlQs, The late Sultan
ordered his arrest. His greatest friend
betrayed him, he was seized and sent
70 prison IN the dreaded dungeons OF
Moeador. Two years later ne was re-
leased on the petition Of Hal Mohammed
Torres. the Sultans representative at
Taugier. lie cane back 10 his horne
meaning 20 live a quiet End peaceful
had betrayed him had become governor
OF Tangier, and counscated ell his prop
erty. tie applied Tor It's return, but
could not obtain Il. He threatened. hat
they laughed at him. and then he took
To ais old profession agall and became
q bTigand.
He surrounded the villa OF Mr.. Per-
dicaTis at night and carried OF both
the proprietor and his son-ln-law. The
American Government sent a fleet TO
Tangier and the whole world watched
the ensuing negotiations. Mr.. PeTdi-
caris and Mr.. Narley were restored TO
demanded and obtained from the Sultan
the following terms: That he should be
appointed governor OF all the districts
In the neighboThOod of Tangier; that the
existing gOYeTnoT-his former friend
who had betrayed him-shOuld be de-
posed ransom OF $4,000, the impris-
onment OF all his enemies and the re-
lease from prison of ali his friends. and
The Sultan surrendered. and the terms
We're carried out. Raisuli found him
SELF all-powerful-a hero In the eyes of {
the Moors, menace IN those OF Eu-
rope.
As his influence increased ne became
a despoL He squeezed the peopIe un-
aer nm and extorted money from the !
very poorest or the poor. The Mahzan I
lived in terror OF him, and let him know +
IT, with the result that he ignored lis /
orders and commands and even the /
treaties with Europe
At length the European representa- /
yves could endure IL no longer They
addressed fortnight ago. a collective I
note TO the Moorish minister OF foreign
auairs at Fec, demanding that an e1d
De made 70 the impossible state of az /
lalrs existing In the Tangier districts
IL was almost an ulttmatum, for the nov
y as Tull OF the warships of France and /
spain present 10 protect EuroDean in
terests until the introduction Of the new
police. The minister of war was or
dered 70 proceed 10 Tangier with all 4
available forces. "i'
In spite OF his celebrity very few
People have ever seen Raisuu lie bas
never been photographed or written his
name IN the autograph collectors album
lie has been throughout "A sort of mvs- 1
tefious Parsonage, half saint half black 1
= uafds whom every cOuFageOu male
tourist has volunteered TO captllre ana 4
many A still more courageous female /
tourist 70 marry