Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-01
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WashinOton ID. c.. June |,


Washington, d. c., June l.
There is a considerable difference Of
opinion between the United States and
Great Britain as to the best method OF
obtaining the release of Perdicaris and
Varley from the Morocco brigands. The
State Department this morning received
an intimation that the British govern
ment is inclined to concede the demands
made by Raisuli not only for heavy
ransom but for the recognition by the
Sultan of Morocco of secondary king
dom with the chief insurgent, Raisuli,
at its head. The State Department does
not regard it as good International policy
for the United States to be party to any
such scheme of forcing the Sultan to
part with portion of his dominions.
1t is admitted at the State Department
that the ransom demanded by Raisuli
for the release of the two captives is be-
tween $50, 600 and $40, 900.
instructions have been sent to U. S.
Consul Gummere, at Tangier, by the
State Department, on the order Of the
President, to convey word at once to
Raisuli leader Of the brigands who cap
tured Perdicaris, the American citizen,
that if he should carry out his threat of
killing the captive he must pay the for
felt with his life. 1t has been deter
mined that the United States, regardless
of the action of any other power, will
assume the responsibility of pursuing
Raisuli into the mountains of Morocco
should he make good his threat, and
will capture and execute him summarilys
At the first information of any harm
coming to Periicaris or his step-son,
Varley, marines will be landed from the
American vessels now at Tangier and
started for the lair of the brigands.
William H. Chapman, who was second
in command to Col. Johns. MOsby, as
lieutenant-commander of the Mosby cav
airy organization spent some time in
this city yesterday on his way from Gar
den city, Long Island, to North Carolina.
He went north to attend the ordination
of his soE as a priest on Monday in the
Long Island Episcopal Cathedral, which
was erected by the late A. T. Stewart, of
New York. Mr.. Chapman has been the
special agent of the Internal Revenue
Department, with headquarters at
Greensboro, N. G. He was appointed
by President Hayes to break up the
moonshiners' operations in Alabama.
President Hayes desired to appoint
Confederate and sent for Colonel Mosby
who declined to accept, and the appoint
ment was then offered to Mr.. Chapman,
whose services were successful and who
is regarded as one of the best men IN the
internal revenue service today.
The President haG decided to appoint
Edward A. Mann, of Las Cnices, New
Mexico, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico.
After conference between the Presi-
dent and the Attorney General this
morning the latter announced that
William NJ. tanning, representative
from New Jersey, had been appointed
United States judge for the District of
New Jersey.
Secretary Loeb, accompanied by Mrs.
Loeb, left this afternoon for a three
weeks visit to Yellowstone Park. Dur
ing Mr.. Loeb's absence Assistant Secre-
tary Barnes will be in charge of the
clerical force at the White House.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
the guests at luncheon this afternoon OF
Herbert Putnam, librarian of the Con-
gressional Library. 1t was the Presi-
dents first visit to the library since he
assumed the duties of his Office.