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Show I ' BANDIT STRONGHOLD FALLS BUT ffi CHIEF ESCAPES The Sultan's Troops Capture Raliull's Town After Short and Almost Bloodless Fight. Tangier. Zlnnt, Rnlsull's atronp-hold, atronp-hold, was virtually destroyod by fire, and fell Into tho hands of tho troops of the sultan at noon on Sunday, after af-ter a shot! and almost bloodless fight. Ralsull and his 700 followers succcd cd In escaping to tho mountains d eplto tho olaborato plans of War Minister Min-ister Gabbas. No fatalities in tho fighting on Sunday Sun-day wero roportod. It Is thought probablo prob-ablo that tho Ralsulltes carried off their dead. Mlnlstor of War Gabbas, who has not loft Tangier during tho operations, opera-tions, is expected next to movo against the pretendor to tho throne, Mulal Mohammed, n brother of tho sultan, from whoso followors thoro have been many defections recontly. Tho Spanish ofllcors of tho International Interna-tional police created by tho Algcclras convention have arrived, hero and will tako up their dutlos at tho end of tho month. |