Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1895 — THE HEADS OF REBELS. [ARTICLE]

THE HEADS OF REBELS.

Thirty-Seven of Them Drought to Sultan - AbdalArtz. — The report that the heads of a number of rebels have been sent to the Sultan of Morocco as trophies proves to —be true. Confirmation has just been received from Morocco City, the scene of the fierce and prolonged struggle between the tribes supporting the Sultan’s brother in his claim to the throne, and the government troops. The heads of thirty-seven of the leading rebels were sent to Sultan Abdul Aziz at Fez. These heads were transported upon the backs of four mules and one donkey. After being exhibited to the Sultan it is said that the heads will be placed'upon the city walls as proofs of triumph and warning to insurgents, Tho rebel tribes in the south, though powerful and brave, are being rapidly brouglit undersu b j ectl on, _