Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-08
SAYS SULTAN HAD
ThEACHEROUS PLOT
BANDIT RAiSULI MAKES A LONG
PUBLIC STATEMENT.
STILL HOLDING PRISONER
Capture OF MacLean Resulted From
intended to Play OoubIe-Strons
French Forces Landed-ltaIy De-
mands indemnity.

Tangier, Aug. 6.-Ln a long state
! m9nt to the correspondent Of an Eng
fish newspaper, Raisuli, the Moroc-
can bandit who is holding Caid Mac
Lean, a prisoner, blames the treachery
Of the sultan's government for his
capture of MacLean. Raisuli says
that in the course of his negotiations
| with MacLean previous TO his cap
| ture, he explained his grievances anG
Sir Harry promised him safe conduct
! if he would go to Fez and lay his
| troubles before the sultan, who would
remedy them. He accepted this Of
! fer, but while he was arranging sOr
| the journey, government troops, insti-
gated by the sultan's bad advisers,
! pIundered and devastated his property
| at Zinat and captured some Of his rel
| atiVes. In the meantime MacLean
| had shown him a letter from the sui
! tan promising him safe conduct, but
, he had also secured a copy Of another
, letter written ny the sultan to his
minister Of war inStrUcting him to at
| tack Raisuli vigorously unless he
went to Fee. This, continues Raisuli,
convinced him Of the treachery of the
sultan and he therefore made prison
| er of the English caid. Sir Harry,
RaisuIi, declares, is perfectly safe in
| his hands. He did not capture him
| for money, but for justice, and this
he hopes to secure by calling the at
| tentiOn of the British government to
his grievances.
Favors Native Police.
Berlin, Aug. Ga dispatch to
| the Tageblatt from Berne, SwitzeT-
! land, says that Colonel Muller, com
! mander of the international Moroccan
police, who is spending a vacation
| there, informed the correspondent Of
Tageblatt yesterday that he was con.
J WINGED that an excellent police force
could be organized out of the native
material. He added that the MoOGS
were capable of submitting to disci-
pine and would prove trustworthy
troops when well paid, well fed and
treated honorably and justly. 1t
would take at least a year however,
to make the police organization Ell
| fcient.
viii Not Violate AIgiers ract.
Paris, Aug. 6.-The government eX-
poets that Re infantry which en-
| barked yesterday for Morocco will be
landed at CasabIanca tomorrow after
noon and the artillery and cavalry
Friday and Saturday.
| Germany has assured France of her
entire approval of the Moroccan pro
gram. To all diplomatic visitors For
eIgn Minister Pichon emphasizes the
| fact that France and Spain will not
exceed the terms of the Algeciras con-
/ yentiOn.
Strong Forces Sent.
| Washington, Aug. 1.-THE state de-
! lartment yesterday received a cable
srdm from American Minister Gum
mere, now in Tangier Morocco, stat
| ing that government troops have occu-
pied Mazargan. French cruis 3rs
were sent there and two other cruis-
! ers were sent to Casablanca. More
/ refugees from CasablaQca have ar
~.ved at Tangier and report the town
still terrOrized.
! Italians Demand PREPARATION.
| Tangier. Aug. 6.-The Italian min
lister has been instructed from Rome
| to present to Mohammed Ell Torres u
! formal demand for reparatiOn for the
murders Of Italians and the payment
of suitable indemnities to their fam
lilies.
French Sharpshooters Landed.
! Alg.ers, Algeria, Aug. 6.-The
French transport Nive arrived here
and after having embarked a regi-
ment Of sharpshooters, a squadron Of
| light cavalry and a detachment of
Spahis, sailed for Casablanca.
Second Division on the Way.
Oran Algeria, Aug. 6.-The french
| second naval division arrived here
yesterday on its way to Moroccan wa
| ters.
Fear Of Massacre.
Paris, Aug. Ga dispatch from
| Tangier says Mohammed Ell Torres,
representative of the sultan in his for
| eign relations has sent a note to each
! legation requesting the ministers to
| take steps to induce their country
men to leave Rebat as it is feared
there will be a massacre.
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