Logan Republican | 1903-01-16 | Page 6 | Situation in Morocco

SITUATION IN MOROCCO. Sultan Will Send an Expedition Against the Pretender. News received In Tnnglers from Fez under dnto of Jnnunry 8 Is that tho sultan's expedition against the rebels wns on tno point of starting from Fez thnt evening. It probably consists of from 15,000 to 20,000 men, Including tho reinforcements from tho south, and It Is feared that tho imperial troops have not recovered their morale since their Inst defeat, and that It would bo a mistake for them to attack the rob. els. Tho pretender has been heard of from threo or four places within a radius of forty miles of tho capital. He Is generally accompanied by n smnll escort, and In supposed to bo trying to entice the sultan to attack him. Tho British consul Is still nt Fez, nnu tho other foreign consuls nro thought to bo thero still. It is not considered ndvlsnhlo for Europeans to venture to Fez under the present conditions.