Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1907 — RAISULI GETS $150,000 FOR CAID MACLEAN'S LIFE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RAISULI GETS $150,000 FOR CAID MACLEAN'S LIFE.

The Moorish bandit Ilaisuli’s triumph--pnf conclusion of negotiations for the ransom of his prisoner, Caid Sir Harry Maclean, for $150,000, has greatly increased the prestige of- the bandit chieftain. The British government has agreed to pay a fortune as ransom. The capture of Gen. Mac Lean, commander of the Sultan’s body guard and next to him the most powerful man In Morocco, was the most spectacular and amazing of all the feats performed by Raisuli. It was made while the commander was bearing peace offerings to the outlaw, in sight of his stronghold. Up to the time of his capture by the Brigand Caid Mac Lean was considered TpvTnelble by the persons of the Moroccan co urt.