The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-05-27
BARBAROUS WARFARE.
! Peruvian Women Inhumanly Treated
? by the Chilean luvaders..The Inhabit.
ants of Callao Preparing TO Fly-A

New York Telegraph.
The steamship Atlas, which left Colon
on the 285h of April, reached her wharf
at pier 81 this morning. On her pas
senger list are the names of J. Matthias,
wife and servant, who came here from
Callao to envade the horrors of war.
Purser H. l.. McAdam, of the Atlas, re-
ports a gloomy state of affairs in Peru.
Callao in itself is quite effectively block,
AIDED, but the blockade does not apply
to Lima; as there is railroad communi-
cation from that city to points where
the capital could be in no worse con-
dition if it were on the coast and was
threatened by a hostile fleet. There are
very feeble efforts made to transact
business, and the entire population of
the city that have means to. :psy trans
portation are preparing to make their
way to places OF safety until peace is
restored. So at Callao business houses
are marked by closed doors, and the
inhabitants of the city are packing their
CHI attels to remove before the bombar
ment commences.
Definite news ofthe pillage and rapine
at Mollendo reached Aspinwall Just be-
fore the Atlas sailed. The Chilean
troops, under protection of the guns of
their feet, marched upon that town and
took possession, the garrison of fifty
retiring upon the approach of the enc
my. The Chilean commanders prom
ised the consular corps protection or
private and neutral. property. The
day the invading troops began their
work of destruction. One-third of the
entire town was burned. The beautiful
residence of Mr.. Doriche, a Spaniard,
was fired, and twice the flames were
quenched by the owner and his friends,
but the third effort proved too success
full, and the mansion, after being rob-
bed of its valuables, was laid in ashes.
The railway Offices, work machine
shops, and eighty-four cars were de-
stroyed by the same agency. Every
thing worth taking was seized at the
custom. house stores. Vacant houses
were sacked, and the honor of the
Chilean army sacrificed by the partici-
patton of its officers in these depreda-
tons. The Catholic church was burned
and diamond cross of great value
stolen. In the sand of the outskirts of
the town there was fonnd the impress
Of two bloody hands apparently those of
a woman. In another spot there was
discovered pool of blood.
The fleeing citizens said the blood
stained sands had been the scenes OF
terrible cruelty, where women, after
being subjected to assaults of the vilest
character, were murdered in cold blood
and then thrown over the cliffs into the
sea. The attacks upon the women ex-
tended from those IA years of age to
tottering DANES of 80. Upon leaving
the town thepileaging armyset6re to the
quay and destroyed all the lighters and
boats in the harbor. Purser McAdams
said it was supposed that the Gillian fleet
deferred bombarding Callao for want of
reinforcements. 1t was intended that
neighboring ports should be guarded
before the gunboats were put in action,
so as to avoid escape from the besieged
city except inlaid.
Mr.. Matthias, one of the passengers
on the Atlas, was found at the Brevoort
house to-day. He haslived in Peru thirty
years, and for long time was the
agent there for the, Pacific Steamship
Navigation company. He is now the
leading merchant in Callao, and is large
ly interested in the floating Dock COM
pany, the Lima gas company, and
other business. His properties in Lima
and Callao amount to millions. Mr..
Matthias left the latter city on the 18th
of last month, and reached Colon via
Panama. When asked what he thought
the prospects of peace were Mr..
Thias repli ed: "1t is anything but
promising. The Peruvian government
seems determined to fight it out to the
bitter end, and will listen to no terms
for a treaty. When I left Callao the]
Chilean fleet was doing silent blockade
duty. The commander was waiting the
arrival of vessels to occupy the harbors
at Ancon and Chancay. The Callao
will be tombarded, and the people are
preparing for the bursting of the storm.
A general exodus will commence in q
few days, if it has not begun already"
ed?"
F., "Practically no business is being
transacted in Lima or Callao. Most Of
the merch ants, myself among the.
number, have closed our establishments,
When came away there was COM
municatious by rail to other ports.
When the bombardment opens this
means to get away will be shut, conse-
Quently every one who Can is leaving
the city.
George Elliot's Marriage.