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Show SULTAN DEFEATED BY BROTHER Troops Desert to Usurping 8ultan, Making Victory Possible. Tangier. Tho defeat of tho sultan, Abd-ol-Azlz, by tho forces of his brothor, Mulnl Hafld, has been confirmed. con-firmed. Tho sultan of record was surprised on tho night of August 19, nnd most of his troops deserted to tho sldo of tho usurping sultan nftcr firing n fow shots. Reports Indicate that tho defeat of Abd-ol-Azlz was duo largely to tho botrayal ot his own tribesmen. Mulnl Hafld has been proclaimed sultan sul-tan of Morocco nt Tangier nnd announcement an-nouncement of tho proclamation has been telegraphed to nil pnrts of tho country. Most of tho officials who havo been previously under tho rulo of Abd-ol-Azlz In this city, declare for Mulal Hafld, thereby making him supremo su-premo in nil tho largo cities of Morocco. |