The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-10-20

maneuvers that afternoon were distinctly smart"
At the finish hewas given command over 1000
troops OF all arms.
He made those haif.wd tribesmen drill as they
had never drilled before He overhauled the
nal and government stores He wrote to his COM
manding officer In South Africa rendering his
resignation. He was no longer Lieut.. Bolton OF
British regiment OF infantry; he was Kaid Bolton.
kingmaker.
The mahalla Of Aziz at Alcazar deserted and
proclaimed Mulai HaHd sultan The event swelled
the pretender's army by 1900 fighting men. All
through the fall and winter Belton worked on his
raw material and by spring had a superb fighting
force disciplined we'll as fearless.
In June of last year Azz dispatched strong
mahalla to march against Marrakesh. Bolton. with
$4,000 and artillery. met the sultan's army
within four hours Of Marrakesh. routed 1t with
heavy loss and scattered II. Aziz himself only
escaped by hasty flight to Settat. the nearest
French military post. from which he afterwards
journeyed to Casabanca under French escort.
The tribes and towns proclaimed Mulai Hafd
sultan amid great rejoicing. he. on learning OF
the victory of his southern mahalla notified the
diplomatic corps at Tangier OF his wish TO be
recognized by the powers of Europe and assuring
them of his readiness to accept the act OF Alge-
ciras
The whole Of the diplomatic corps. with one ex-
ceptien, ignored the communication. The excep
tion DR. Vassel the German consul, who rec
ognized Mulai Hahd as the rightful ruler of Mo-
rocco
On Sept 10 Bolton received from the hands OF
Mulai Hand his commission, giving him control
over the whole of the army and conferring upon
him the title of Kaid OF Ascaar (kaid OF tbs
troops)
Azi1 was safe in Tanger but his brother. Mulai
Mohammed, whom Aziz had imprisoned when he
came TO the throne, had been released and
starting another revolution In Casablanca. Beton
met and defeated Mulai Mohammed's army and
took him prisoner.
That was in October OF last year. on Nov. IS
Mulai Mohammed brought to Bah e Buchat
where Mulai Hand was, On the following morn
ing In the presence OF 1000 OF Belton's troops
was tried for treason by the cads. He had been
in reasonable correspondence with Mulai Mo-
hammed
The cadis found him guilty and sentenced him
to have the palms of his hands cut and sewn in a
single leathern glove that he could write no
letters TIE punishment carried out
That same day Belton took his courage in both
hands and address Sultan Mula Hand in this
wise: You are still waiting for European recog
milton. You will wait long II you continue such
practises. The powers will hear of this punish
ment through the French press which is hostile to
you"
The remonstrance had its effect week later
Bolton the uncle. The glove had been taken
of his hands and the wounds were almost healed
One by one the power recognized Mulsi Hand
and Kaid Belton was an amused witness OF tuE
OF between the diplomats OF Germany. France
and Spain who all pulling for favors ant
concessions from the man they had been SO loati
TO recognize. Naturally. DIR. yassei, the German
consul was the new sultans favorite German
syndicates got valuable mining concessions which
France wanted.
France retaliated by re-establshing the militar,
mission which had been with Axlz at the time o
his defeat This move threatened Beton's su