Show PRETENDER TO FEATS SULTANS FORCES war in far east seems to be going ac asa a ast sultan abdel aziz who may lose his throne tangier on october 17 between shafta and Mequi nez occurred the first battle between forces of abdel aziz and malat hafia pretender to the throne and known as the sultan sulta of the south the latter was overwhelm angly victorious and the triumph Is of great importance as strengthening sentiment tn in favor of mulat hafle according to reports just received from madagan eight regiments of the pretenders troops under command of lulal rachid defeated the sultan sultans s troops and captured several pieces of modern field artillery together with cald bushta bagdadi commander in chief of all abdel aziz s forces hafle has issued a notice to the et feet that he guarantees guarante ps the protection of all foreigners at morocco city in biting certain foreigners who have gone to madagan to return to co city and resume their business there and ordering his re presenta tives to furnish thiem with everything necessary to enable them to make the return trip to the capital of the south hafle is showing a strong hand in controlling certain moorish sects which are demanding the pro pio clama tion of a holy war to which aich he is un alterably opposed some of s followers have de seated him and come to tangier the native report of the occurrence gives as a reason for the desertions that in retaliation tor for the french interference in the steps taken to se cure the release of cald sir harry mclean intends to kill mclean by inches |