Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-13
AT RAISULI'S CAMP
Ion Perdicaris Describes His
O. no. Abduction.
PRAISE GIVEN THE BANDIT LEADER
Letter rom the Sultan Has Bee
Received Mt Outlaws HeadGunr-
ters-It Is Expected Prisoners
VIII BE Free on Wednesday.

Moroccan section of the st. Louis eX,
position, has arrived here from the
camp of Raisuli, the bandit. In an in.
terview Mr.. Langerman said: Il left
acre by steamer for Arzila in com.
oany with a friend and three Moors,
he object being to see Raisuli and try
70 arrange the present difficulties. ]
net Raisuli and his band. fully armed,
and they were very suspicious of the
visit. For Il few moments the situa-
lion was critical, but all passed off
well. Ion Perdicaris, the American
whom Raisuli holds captive, is much
better and in good spirits over the
prospect of a speedy release"
Raisuli has received the sultan's let
ter concerning his demands, and I'M
less the bandit formulates fresh con-
1itions the release of Ion Perdicaris
may be expected on Wednesday.
Raisuli is suffering from nervous
ness and insomnia and is greatly de-
important adherents.
A London dispatch says that Il letter
received by A. J. Dawson, the novel
list and traveller, from Ion Perdicaris,
the American citizen who was captur-
ed by R%aisuli, dated at Tssaradon,
says:
Nothing more startling and uneX-
pected than the circumstances of our
capture could be imagined. n quiet
domestic dinner without guests, the
flowers, then suddenly, like an ava
anche, the yelling onset of Raisuli's
men. 1t was Il classic scenc of rapine
and confusion. nor would it be easy to
conceive Il picture more wild and
gloomy than our present prison in the
mountains. held us we are by n band
Of savage outlaws. We are well treat
ed, but kept close prisoners.
ut is easy now to write in this strain
when we are assured that negotiations
for our release are concluding, but
turing that terrible twenty-four hours
ride over rocks and powders and
through dense thickets where our cap
tors had at times literally to cut their
in order to avoid the villages on
The beaten track-well, we had no such
consolation thcn~none of any sort in
deed"
After describing the dread which he
long had had of being kidnapped on ac-
count of his family Mr.. Perdicaris
says:
"You may conceive my feelings while
thus being dragged along by rutfians
who began their amiable attentions by
clubbing us with rifles and threatening
is with their murderous looking curved
1aggers. l was astonished to learn
that our fears were not really well
founded. We have learned that Raj
suits chief object is to secure the re-
lease of members of his own Kabylc,
unjustly or at least treacherously en-
trapped and imprisoned by the bashaw
of Tangier, a former friend and foster
brother of Raisuli, who had trusted
this man and had been betrayed.
Whatever i'll he may have done, the
fact remains that he was betrayed.
1.-THE ransom demanded is not so
much the price of our release as the de-
mand for the recouping of the losses
inflicted by order of the said bashaw,
from whom Raisuli claims payment.
another startling surprise is TO find
in Raisuli himself the most interesting
and kindly hearted native gentleman
it has been my good fortune to have
known. 1t is impossible not to like
the man. conscious as l am of the in
Jury all at Tangier suffered at his
hands,"
After dealing with some private mat
ters and referring to the courage of his
wife and the mental anguish she has
endured Mr.. Perdicaris expresses the
hope that some good will come of the
trouble to Tangier and its people. He
then proceeds:
Meantime you must not worry about
us. | nm writing this at the mouth
of a handsome tent placed at our dis
position by Moulai Ali, the wazzani
shcreef. The brightest episode of our
detention here was our first sight of
his and his brothers (Moulai Ashmet)
caravan, accompanied by an armed es-
cort. Signal guns fired by three
Kabyles, leagued in defense of thelI
rights under Raisuli's leadership, an
nounced the arrival of this welcome re
lief expedition which we saw later OF
winding along the hillside.
"NIoulai Ali himself has remained
with us ever since. Indeed he ant
Raisuli dined with us every evening il
the tent.
1.-THE climate is admirable, and a bet
ter site for a camp would be hard t.
find.
"Our release will be very welcome
bit it is at hand now, SO you must no
pity us too much"
SchOOlteacEer Shot.
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