New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-23
THE NEW MINISTER OF WAR.
PERU

NATIONAL EXPOSITION-POLITICAL DI5QUIET-
PROPOSED SUBMARINE CABLE--A TAX UPON
sHIPPING-THE THREATENED EARTHQUAKES.
LIMA, July 20-TO-day is the forty-seventh
anniversary Of the Declaration OF Peruvian Independ
ene and also the opening Of the first Grand Exposition
IN Lima Of the manufactures and products Of Peru AT
p M the exhibition will be declared opened by Pres
dent Bata who will be accompanied in the ceremony by
lis Cabinet officers the Diplomatic aud Consular Corps,
and the principal military and naval officers, both native
and foreign on the station. The Exhibition Will be per
feet success The whole Of the large saloons courtyar
tA Dsr6ens ~ the School OF Arts filed 10 repetion
WITH articles exclusively native. There are four hundred
exhibitors and large number OF applications were re
fused for want Of space 1t mas been proposes 10 give
yearly exhibitions IN Lima upon the same principe as
he American Institute so that contributions can DC Ie
There rs general feeling Of discomfort with the ad-
mnsratiOn Of Col Balta, and were 1t not Tor te num-
eousfreftOn the country would be in state OF reyo'
luton. A Mr.. Francis Henry Ross has solicited tle
anna lie asks the exclusive privilege for Is years ana
the night Of property Tor 20 more the y;
apital invested In the cable. The privilege mas 9Son
conceded but the guarantee will have 70 pc yoteu ~
CONGRESS There is no doubt but that IL will be given
The Government is determened to carry out the buio
ing of docks at CsllaO. despite the circumstances OF
mo merchants who deem them not beng required Dy
tie necessities Of the country and not only an
be burden upon importers and exporters Du sso an Gut
rage upon ships that with carRoes TO CaIao YES
sells Will have To pay according 70 the aIH - 20 Pei ~
unload in the port aud beside these high dues the neT
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These docks are 10 be built by private company VINO
will enjoy the whole OF the proceeds I0r some % years
All other docks landing places are TO be suppressed
and here comes the difficulty. Concessions have Deeh
ruted bv special acts OF Congress 70 several parties 10
erect docks or landing places, and Col Bata mas no
DOWer 10 set aside act OF Congress OF issue ueCIc
mat could In any way conflict with acquired lega ghs
40 that question has arisen a. 10 whethei ms ne
cree cOuld be enforced against foreign vessels iOI to
kuecl benefit Of private company ana 10 Ihe pIeJuuCo
~ tLose who have already built WhaTis however, lho
only proposal that has been presented has Deen aCPe
tie nrn OF TemplemAn Bergman being the ioiIuua'o
-, .---.,..... A.. ,orr,ry AVA on.
served an almost dead silence As to the enect tHaI to
Recommendation OF Prof Fab has produced upon INC peg
IL there is a general alarm felt more or less, Dy az
rasses as we draw the dates QOth ana ltn ol
August when 20 experience several severe snOCAn
~ Sartlouakes Peru which Wall De iOietuuheis VI
moe terrible catastrophe that VIII take place on t JUL
~ entenber or the lst Of October Prom the ciles ol
Szc and Areduipa have reports tnat the eartn 10
almost Continuous motion, while In the FORMER CITY tno
road between CuzCO and PaucatainDO hau Deeh Ooln
,etey destroyed by earthquake on the lolh' Sllo
ie,terS mat have been received here state ths s
inuoer Cuzco would have been heap OF ruins
NAM families have left Caao and Lima Tor the ntelio
g. FAR "a CallaO Is concerned people do not so Gn ueau
fbe ea1fh0uake as they do the tidal wave CalIao
viii remember has once been suDmeIged anu y
rIrtv males of the Arequipa Railroad are com
o. 40 traiu will leave Mattenda Tor IamDo Stallo,
49, grand BANQUET Is be given by the planters az
fbe valley 10 the engineers and princlpa eDpIOyes o
tLe line Twelve vessels dischaTglng theI ca EOS0
An The port Of Mateuda at present for the iaoSu Gull
panY.