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Show SULTAN ON THE KUN REBELS CHASE HIS TROOPS TO THE GATES OF FEZ. The Sultan , of Morocco Said to Have Barricaded Himself in Palace in Consequence of Threatened ' Attack of Rebels. The sultan of Morocco is said to have retired to the palace at Fez with all his available artillery and ammunition, ammuni-tion, and to have strongly barricaded himself, in consequence of a threatened threat-ened attack on the part of the Rebels. The Spanish government is preparing prepar-ing for eventualities in Morocco, and has ordered troops at Malaga, Cadiz j and Algeciras to be held in readiness to promptly reinforce the garrisons at Ceuta and Mellili, Morocco, should the situation require it. A Spanish cruiser has been ordered io Tangeir. According to dispatches received in Madrid from Tangeir, the rebels chased the troops of the sultan to the gates of Fez. It is reported that the Europeans are nrenarinp- tn f Premier Silvela says the Spanish minister at Tangier telegraphs that he has had an interview with the minister min-ister of foreign affairs of Morocco, who, while he takes a serious veiw of the situation, says it is not hopeless. The defeat of the sultan's troops, the foreign minister adds, was due to a surprise. He claims there has been no serious battle. The premier added that he supposed other powers would send warships to Morocco. Those army officers who were ab- ' sent on furlough have been ordered to return to their posts. A regiment of mfantry has left for Algiers, and an- other iq iir,- i 1. - v..6 11cm il readiness to go. Forces of cavalry, artillery and engineers, engi-neers, as well as a detachment of the hospital corps, were also ready to be moved. |