How the Moors are Governed.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5425, 15 January 1889, Page 3

How the Moors are Governed.

Some very interesting facts relating to «,«mode of government of Morocco were g Wi by tin! Tangier rr «ofjo •rimes It seems that the legitaniito ?,L nf tbe rovenuo of tho country are the tithe on agricultural produce, the tax of 2 per cent, on domestic animals, the tax onshebbel, a fish that abounds in the rivers, noil tax on tho Jews, duties ot 10 per tent, on all goods exported and imported, and a levied on every camel-load ot loods whU enters any city or town. But, though theso are fixed imposts, their scale L habitually «t aside on some p«text or another. Fines are levied at dwaUion, and on all sorts of pretext- A quarrel be tween two members of a Kabi a may depriveboth of half their o robbery is committed each inhabit, nt ot ftodmar or village, is fined double he value of the stolen property. Every Sle village trouble, whether domestic, or public, is made an instrument ior extortion. MKTimnS OF TOBTUJIE. The governorsof provinces have t beJaw Absolutely in their own hands The; cannot nominally inflict sentence of death, but Jus Sultv they get over either by beating ffvicSntoiath. against which there .s no law or by some other form of. cruelty. One nfthc favorite forms of tortunng prisoners tetSt of money is that called the wooden jellabeer (shirt . This is a s-.rt of w j j enointh to receive tho ■wooden box, urge inuuj,u .• :,i„ TOtiont in a sitting posture ; on the inside X studded With sharp n-uls Prisoners w e been kept in this instrument for months »t a tintc, until at .ength released Cdeath. Another favorite torture is by means of an iron collar, by which the v eta is ehuned to tho wall at .such I height as to oblige h.m to stand on tipfoe to avoid Tho cuttinl' off a hand as punishment for thctt, Str™ the punishment of bel by rubbing tbe lips of the offender whh capsicum pods, r.ro matter- of daily wactico in this country. Two products of application of the = law are tho murder-catrn and tho Zaouia, oi sanctuary. One and tho other are to bo iound 7\i through tho country. The Ser-cairn is but a heap o*rt»«"« th« spot where a murder was committed to -which even' passer-by adds one. Ihe «?•» refuge in which the criminal who reaies it is for a time perfectly safe. TWO CONDEMNED MCOOOLKM. _ Th* decrees of the Sultan are held in abSlute reye ro nce by the people This this remarkable loyalty bound hand andfoo . passed en Engl shmai., who asked what crime thoy committed. "The Sultan, was ho L"wr-"m a y God prolong biadav. !- t" a iVdered their heads to be struck oft I .* ThTy have been engaged in smugbecaust? they iw § ft Blingo n„Sshment?'' urged the Euglish80 vere V^^ ao wi f h nic , Nazarene," Officer " 1 bavo received my orders swdthoofecei, m execution WU s to and must obey. * .laughterIHkOl HkO P i Moor reSive in appearance and OUS %I a hutetuTr was there awaiting the dressed as a butchc* & condemned, ins WC! v „ v strtuiger and had off«eJ q , taken refuge in a sanctuary. A Sd discussion arose, between this Wch and the officer in charge *.to the hW money he was to receive for tho job. T t t- vic y tims stood by and butcher demanded 20fr a head. Ihe other Sally agreed, though with.U-grace. •HIK EXECBTIONEB AT WOEK. Then the butcher seized the Riflin, threw him on tho ground, and knelt on his chest. Tho Englishman turned away his head He beard sounds of a horrible struggle, in So midst of which a hoarse voice cried, *. Gi° me another knife ; mine does not rll t'' Another knife was brought, and the head hewn from the body. The soldiers cried f btly, " God prolong the life of our Wd and master!" Then came the second Sm He had watched the operation. Sn they wrangled over his blood; tie officer refused to remember his promise, and said he would only Eivo 20fr for both heads. The butcher accepted. The prisoner begged JEt his hands might be unbound and taking off his belt gave it to tbo butcher, saying, "Take it, and for the love of God dell more quickly with me than with my Wher" Then bo stretched himself on the earth in the blood, and the executioner toeltonhim. " A reprieve ! Stop !' cried the Englishman. A horseman galloped towards them. The butcher held his knife. «It is only the governor's son," said a soldier, " come to sec the execution ; wait ior him." They waited.