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Show MOORS GREATLY EXCITED AT PRESENCE OF WARSHIPS IN TIE TANGIER HARBOR War of Extermination on Moslems Feared; Efforts Ef-forts to Secure ' Release Re-lease of Men Held as Hostages by Bandit Chief. TANGIER, Morocco, June ; 2 The Italian third-class cruiser Dogall arrived ar-rived here today.'- A delegation of chiefs of the Angerra tribe has left here to make a personal appeal to Raisull, the bandit chief, to release Messrs. Perdicarls and Varley "in order to prevent the debarkment and permanent occupation of Morocco y foreigners opposing the Mortem t faith and the expulsion of native Mo- hammedans." ' Considered Important. This mission is considered important, as thevMohammedan chiefs unite In appealing ap-pealing to Raisuli not to endanger their ruprerJLdcy in Morocco. The French government relies much on the appeal to Mohammedan sentiment. The natives are greatly excited by . the arrival of so many foreign warships. war-ships. They call all foreigners "Rounds," meaning infidels, and they fear the "Roumls" are about to make a united effort to drive out those who are of the Mohammedan faith. Visits Are Exchanged. Rear-Admiral Jewell and tTnlted States Consul-General Gummere visited the representative of the Saltan, Mohammed Mo-hammed El Torres, at noon and were saluted by the town battery. Moham- med returned the visit to the consulate, the flagship Olympla firing a salute in his honor. Admiral Jewell subsequently called on the British Minister. |