A Moorish Murder

THE MOORISHiPRETENBER

LOOTERS BLOWAN FROM, A CANNON

LONDON August 28

A contingent from the force of the

Moroccan Pretender, who' m, May was de-

feated by the Sultan,) -recently captured

seven loyal Moors lootmg the Pretenderes

cattle" The loyalists were bonna?''torthe

cannon's mouth and blown to pieces. , ( ' t

Mme. du Gast, who is prominent "~in the1

French sporting world, recently! returned

toi Pans after a trip to (Morocco anoV rèj

'ated her adventures to a French. Journal-

ist Early m her journey she metr"' the

Moorish Pretender, and'lived for some.trme

as his guebt at Kasbah This is a town of

tents enclosed -.by four walls Tn the

centre is áituated the canvas residence* of

the Pretender, and near by is his harem Ot

32 wives 'lue carpets and the furnishing

of the dwellings Mme. fdu Gast described

as of a verv luxurious kmd 4 Ther Pre-

tender she says,is clevef,' strong, ener-

getic, humane, and generousjJ with un-

bounded confidence, m. his- future Very

early during tne'JadvV sbiourn He took' ex-1

ception to her tailor made gown,/and gave

her a Moonah costumejtój wear ¿.m its

stead Mme. du Gast asserts \ that it ht,

i quite safe for Europeans to travel in that

| part of Morocco ,over which the Pretender

holds sway. He levies tapes, which* he 5s

able to collect, and he appeared to be well I

supplied -with money Severab hundred

kaids pay barn tribute, and also acknpvt j

ledge hun fis the ruler of Morocco. v "? ', "