Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-08
Anxious to Secure Re-
lease of Captive
Foreigners.
REPLIES TO DIPLOMATS
English Deny That a
Squadron Will
be Sent.

Tangier, June S.-The sultan's reply
to the diplomatic representations
made in regard to the kidnapping of
Perdicaris and Varley arrived here
this afternoon.
1t is said by person in the sultan's
confidence that the sultan has given
orders to grant all the conditions de-
manded by the bandit, Raisuli, in or
der to expedite the release of the cap
tives.
Our Marines Land.
Washington, June s.-Amcrican ma
rines have landed in Africa. Admiral
Chadwick this afternoon cables the
navy department from Tangier that
at the request of the consul general
he had placed a guard at the Belgian
legation.
Deny Sending of More ships.
Gibraltar. June S.-Admiral Dom
vile, of the British navy, received or
dcrs TO sail at once with the seven
vessels of his command for Tangier.
He left ut = p. IN. The battleship
Prince OF Wales has sailed for the
same destination. 1t is felt that strong
action will be necessary to bring the
sultan to move for the liberation OF
Perdcaris and his son-in-law, Varley.
Didn't DO Anything Of the Kind.
London, June S.-The foreign office
denies that the British Medlterrean
squadron has sailed for Tangier, as ca
Dled from Gibraltar. Only one ship,
as originally reported, will be sent. 1t
is believed that with the cooperation
of France satisfactory Arrangements
can be made for the release of Messrs.
PcrdicariS and NarIey. The statement
that the United States intends in the
event of the failure of the negotiations
to seize Il Moorish port is not credited
at the foreign office. where il is said
that the United States and Great
Britain are tremendously working with
the cooperation of France to secure
the release of the prisoners with the
least possible disturbance of existing
conditions.
No More of Our Ships for TangIer.
Washington. June 3. The state
department has decided that the situa-
ton In Morocco does not warrant a
change in the itinerary of the big bat
tleship feet under Rear Admiral Gar
ker's command now lying at Lisbon,
Portugal SO, according to the orig
inal plan, these ships will get under
way June 1G and enter the Mcditer-
ranean, not stopping at Tangier. but
Inc TO 4 I.r.T
were no advices today from Admiral
Chadwick or Consul General Gunncre
and il is inferred that they have not
yet received the suItan's answer to
their demands. There is no further
news from the captives, or OF them.
States the Position of Spain.
Washington, June S.-Senor Ojeda,
the Spanish minister, who has spent
much time i'm Morocco and is well ac-
quainted with the United States citi-
zen Perdicarls, who is held a prisoner
by Moroccan bandits, in conversation.
said: My government does not OF
course. credit the report that the Unit
ed States desires Moroccan port
The minister added that the only OBJ
ject Spain has in sending warships to
Tangier is to protect Spanish inter
ests there i'm the event or trouble. His
government, he said. did not take ex-
ception to the sending OF United States
warships to the coast of Morocco for
the purpose of assisting in the release
of Perdicaris and Varley.
Denied by the French Foreign once.
Paris, June S.-The published state
ment that the French Mediterranean
squadron has been ordered to Tangicr
meets with a specific denial at tho
foreign office here. where 1t is added
that no French squadron will be sent
to Tangier unless extraordinary devel-