The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
SITUATION
VERY GRAVE
Two Hundred HOrSemen Carry the
Gates of Mazagan and Loot
European Quarter.
THREATEN MOROCCAN CAPITAL
Reinforcements Are beginning to Ar
rive i'm the Port of Casa
THREATEN MOROCCAN CAPITAL

PARIS, Aug 16.-The Tangier
dispatch yesterday. says it is report
ed that two hundred horsemen have
carried the gates of Mazagan and
are looting the European quarter.
Most of the Europeans are report
ed to have made good their escape
before the looting began.
Dispatches received today a.. state
that the situation throughout Mo-
rocco is very grave. An uprising is
reported to be in formation to over
throw the government in Fee. Inc
European population in Fez cannot
leave the city and are unable to de-
fend themselves. Native tribes in
the vicinity of Morocco City are agi-
tating for an advance on Fez. They
have promised to make Touley Had
Sultan if he will lead them.
Jews are still fleeing from Casa
Blanca to Gibraltar. No further
fighting is reported from there.
Vice-Admiral Philibert has been
asked by the French charge d'affaires
to station warships in the roads of
Mogador, Safi and El-Arish. The
French cruiser Galilee in Rabat sent
notice to the natives that in the
event of an uprising the Holy City
of Sale would be bombarded. After
a consultation the tribesmen notified
the commander of the warship that
all foreigners would be safe. They
then rode away from their camp to
join the natives about Casa Blanca.
During the night of August II
band of Arab horsemen made dash
on the force under General Drude,
and almost carried the advance posts.
Fighting continued until daylight.
when the natives were driven off. All
Sunday was spent by the Arab chiefs
about Casa Blanca in general con
ference. The result of their deliba-
rations are awaited with much APP
prehension.
AS soon as rcinforcements arrive
General Drude will occupy success
siyely the towns of Ben Reehid, Casa
Mediouna and Settat, which are the
centers of the wild rebel tribes. Fort
Fedala, where the Arabs have
large quantity of arms and ammuni-
ton stored, will be bombarded.
Reinforccments are beginning to
arrive in Casa Blanca. The transport
Oasis has arrived with the men sent
from AlSltlS dlli WAN Nv pl'''i''''''
cruiser Rio de In Plata has also ar
rived and landed force of marines.
Three hundred Spanish infantry and
several troops of cavalry are on their
way to Casa Blanca from CadiZ.
1t is reported that Raisuli has sue
eeeded in getting away from the
Kmass tribes, taking Sir Harry Mac
Lean with him to Ashkoon, on the
border of Beni-Aros, where the bri-
gand is preaching a holy war and in
citing the natives to revolt.
The following statement was made
today from authoritative French
quarters:
events may force our hands, but
until they do We shall try in good
faith to carry out the mandate we
hold from the powers
The British legation has received
a communication from RaiSuli
threatening that unless his terms are
accepted he will remove MacLean to
a place whittier armies cannot fol-
low. 1t seems that Raisuli upon
hearing of the bombardment and oc-
cupation of Casa Blanca succeeded
in taking MacLean back of the klass
tribesmen and removed him to Il
strategic position in the neighbor-
hood of Ben Larous. MacLean is
well, but he has been deprived of his
tent and compelled to occupy an or
dinary soldier tent of a small size.
He is subsisting upon black bread.