The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-06-03
NERVE OF BANDITS
Moroccan Kidnaper8 Mako
Ridiculous Demands,
UNCLE SAM SAYS "NITD
AZ an Answer to InsoIenes Of erlo,,..
Six More WsrshIps Are Sen, to
Tansler.Franeo Predicts Nor.
Trouble.

A Washington special SAYS. m,
kidnapping Of Perdicarls and his s,on
son, Marley, In Morocco, have .m
united their terms for ransom ana
the state department has decided th,,
they are absolutely impossible OF a.
Ceptance.
A long cablcgram from United State,
Consul Gummere was received bv Go.
rotary Hay Saturday. The consul sts,
ed in substance that Rasouly, the han.
dit, who kidnapped Perdicaris and NJ,
stepson Marley had been heard from
and made a set OF demands which tho
British minister and Mr.. Gummero
had deemed 1t their duty to lay ho.
fore their governments.
Rasouly demanded that the Moo,
lsh forces should be withdrawn from
the district In which his band omar.
ated, leaving them in control
He asked a large money ransom
to be collected from the eoyernor.
OF Tangier and Fec, who happen n
be bitter enemies. He further do
manded absolute immunity for him.
self and his followers from pursn,
or punishment for the kidnapping and
other crimes which they had commit.
ted in the past. To cap the clmaY
OF his demand Rasouly insisted that
the United States and Great Britain
should solemnly guarantee the observ
ance by the Moorish government O,
the foregoing stipulatlons.
Secretary Hay had a conference
with the president, and It was agreed
that Msouly's terms could not be met
To grant them would be equivalent
to forcing the sultan of Morocco TO ali.
dicate In favor OF brlgand so far
as considerable part OF a Moorish
territory was concerned. Moreover. the
United States government could not
without establishing a new and dan.
gerous precedent undertake 10 guar.
antee the acts of another govern.
ment.
Rear Admiral Jewell reported BY
cable to the navy department Sat.
urday the arrival OF the European
squadron under his command, embrac,
ing the Olympia, Baltimore and Cleve.
land, at Horta. Azoras Orders were
sent to the admiral to proceed 10
Tangier, Morocco, and his feet sail
ed for that port,
The navy department Is advised
OF the sailing Of the Atlanta, Mari.
eta and castine, ships Of the South
Atlantic squadron, from Teneriffe for
Tangier, to join the flagship Brooklyn.
The detention Of the South Atlantic
squadron at the Moroccan port will
be dependent on conditions. II the sit.
lation on the arrival OF Rear Admiral
Jewell does not require the presence
Of the two squadrons OF American
Warships for the protection OF Amer.
can interests In that quarter, Rear Ad.
niral Chadwick will be authorized to
on his cruise toward bib sta.
Ion In the South Atlantic.
A dispatch from Paris says: The
approaching arrival of United States
at Tangier, Morocco, is view.
ID with some apprehension in Official
as II is feared 1t may lead
o turbulent demonstration. Those
Tho are familiar with Moroccan meth.
IDS say that an attempt OF a naval
orce TO rescue President Perdlcarls
md Varley probably would lead to
heir being killed.
The French minister continues to
rye the Moroccan authorities TO
make terms with the brigands.