Show U S ea a S P m ONO MOM r MOTIVE IN OF AMERICAN A 11 OIL CITIZEN IN TANGIER it Is believed that the of ion carls an american and his stepson et epson cromwell varley a british subject by Ral Rai sull the moorish ban dit bag has a deeper significance than at first appeared for there la Is now an impression that the leader of tho bin aits in northern morocco may incite to rebellion tae people already dissatisfied with the reform which the new sultan has endeavored t to inspire As miss stone was held hold ir ransom so that tho the depleted breary of the ma ala cs td doulan oalan insurgents might be replenished it la is conjectured that the ban dit chief of northern morocco la to hold ing his captives for ransom ly large to erable enable him to successfully overthrow the present sultan and usurp his big throne mr carls who web Is a wealthy man la Is now 64 years old having been born in the united states consulate at athens april 1 1810 his ilia father gregory A carts was a natural citizen and held the position of consul general for a while mr per dicarli dl di carls sr was professor of at greek in Is harvard ion carls was educated educate a at trenton academy and spec the first twenty five years of his life lite in trenton where the family was famous for its entertainments during the civil war it gave liberally to the southern cause at one time ion per seriously centt purchasing the bonaparte estate at bor bar den town but having spent several years in europe and africa he finally decided to make morocco his home he ile bought the sultans old palace a few miles outside of tangier and there he and his family have since resided the chateau of mr bir Is built upon a hill which its owner has named mount blount washington it Is a magnificent place and has been for years one of the show places and the center of the social life of tangier mr Perd learis who la Is president of the hygienic commission Is of course well known to all tho the diplomatic and consular representatives in tangier sir arthur nicholson the british minister there Is his pr onal friend and mr gummere the anderl can consul Is another and both are doing all that Is possible to secure his release he ile 1 13 not unknown to the sultan and the poor ot of the moorish when ho he purchased his tangier cha and they d him abroad in his youth he was considered a universal genius with a talent for nearly everything at 0 interest he in addition to being a writer painter and musician a fine athlete and muc much h interested in the occult he ile was an enthusiastic supporter ot at home the and was also a brudent ol 01 the doctrines of Ral Rat sull the brigand whose band carried him off has been at mr pec pei Ul caris carls house and has always been well treated there but on these visits he learned enough to know his host was the kind of at person for whom he be could command a large mr has the reputation of being generous and kind to all who ho come in contact with him and he was ally kind to the moors who are now according to his letter to the ameri amerl can consul treating him with as much consideration aa as a captive could expect in this connection it la Is interesting to know that Ral sull appreciating precia ting the delicate health of mr carls and the fact that he might suffer from the absence of at accas tomed comforts sent back to his cha tea tean for bedding for him this also illustrates the daring of the bind bindics its who being befog handin hand in hand with the moorish soldiery have luttio to fear the was accomplished with great ease and without exciting suspicion wait watt well known 0 t mr having baving often ben treated kindly thero on tho the evening of may 18 with a few ot of his band entered the place and while come of them attacked the servants who interfered the owner of at the cha and his stepson were carried out put upon horses and led away distance Is counted by time in morocco and as the captives were carried off to about a days journey it Is probable that they are not fifty miles from tangier rear admiral chadwicks so uh ith atlantic squadron will be sent to tangier from the azores and rear admiral jewell has been ordered to make a demonstration off tan ter in order to convince the moroccan authorities thorit ties les of this governments earnestness in the demand for mr perdica arts release this la is not the first time the united states warships have been sent to morocco in 1801 tripoli declared war against the united states demanding tribute instead In isad thie this government sent a sti of frigates under commodore Corm odore preble and after four bombardments and several land engagements the orbary B states ceased hostilities and the sail rovere rovers ceased to prey upon the mediterranean rani the north atlantic A Z 1 az W CLI nie eab A 3 7 A 61 city have every reason to know him for to them he be has become a genuine benefactor count do de buisseret Buls BuIs tro belgian minister Is hie lite ul occupying a villa adjoin mr bir earls carts tha captive has long been known aa as a sculptor bt tf ability as a painter and aa as a mu musician and it Is said that it was bla his love for the beautia il it that led him to make tangier hta his me for it is today to day the one place v tho the borders of the mediterranean i ich has not been europeanized jt je jq still a very foreign town and yeara years ago when as a young mm he be saw it first be was captivated with its it appearance lie ile 8 returned to it and purchased the palace el Atin mindah zab which overlooks the sapphire waters of the mediterranean early in his life lite ho he passed a good deal of his time in new york where hh lik accomplishments were thoroughly appreciated he ile had studied art and M music in L europe and for a while re bided aided in london where ab about out thirty five airs rs ago he was contri contributing butin g papers on art topics to the galaxy ills parents continued to reside in a fine residence in trenton 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