Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-14
PERU REVITING.
A Government Established - The
Peruvian Flag Floating at Mag
doI

PANAMA, Mafcn ou.-The Star uhd
Heratds Lima dispatch of March 10th,
says: Although the ex-dictator persists in
the hopeless pretence of prolonging the
struggle, matters are fast assuming a
quieter aspect than they have borne for a
long time past.
A provisional government has been
sworn in and under arrangement with
the Chilians has established its seat at
Magdalena, where the Peruvian flag now
flies. This little village is situated about
two miles from Lima.
The Government was formally installed
in office at Magdalena on the 18th instant,
in the presence of large cOncourse of
persons. No government formed at pres
ent could expect to be very popular, yet
| must say the common sense OF the ma
ority is gradually surrounding the Mag
dalena executive with an amount OF pres
tige few had anticipated it would have
been able to acquire i'll such short space
of time. The important towns Of rrujillo
and Huancavelica have already declared
i'll its favor, and others will follow very
shortly. Since the day of installation the
| labors of the government have been prin-
cipally confined to treating with the Chill
| ians with reference to the war UUntribu-
| ton of 1000, 900 hard dollars per month,
This contribution was imposed by a
| decree of General Saayedra, issued on the
| It'll inst, in which he stated that if the
money had not been paid by the 18th
inst. by 50 gentlemen whom he designated,
| lle should proceed to destroy property ol
theirs of the value of three times the
| $40, 900 which thus fell To the lot Of eacl
one.
| During the first few days little atten
| ton was paid to the matter, but as thu
| term grew shorter anxiety commenced tt
be exhibited. The provisional govern
ment gave the matter all its attention
and finally a public meeting was called o
| foreign and native merchants ior the
purpose of seeing ii an effort could not be
made to prove to the CHILEAN commander
that an effort was contemplated to com
ply with his demand
About 40U gentlemen consequently as
sembled i'll the Union Club, where thet
were met by the Minister of the Treas ury
who made short speech stating that til,
provisional government owed its eNistenG,
to the ''most pitifu situation in which ;
country had ever been placed :" that eth,
extensive railroad loans has caused the
complete financial ruin OF Peru, which
was followed by the loss of oil riches
accumulated by work and industry ant
now, by the war with Chill, which hai
been carried on with the few resource.
which yet remained in the possession o
the men of law and order.
He then complained that many Peruyi
ans do not see the chasm which yawn
t beneath their feet, and that at any mo
ment the destruction of property OF grea
value may complete the ruin of all by
reducing to nothing editiees and house.
which have already much diminished ii
| value.
+ Senior Dcnegri accepted the right Of til,
I Chilians to exact the contribution, anc
e suggested a loan should be raised to coveI
? | it, which should bear per cent interest
e should represent the exchange rate Of tn,
/ day, and should lie redeemed by the sal
: OF stamps and 30 per cent of the custom
A dues of Callao.
. sum was raised which enabled tn
: provisional government to tender a pay
/. nent on account on the following day q
nearly quarter of a million of har'
dollars and to offer to pay the remainin
three quarters within month. Til
a offer was accepted by General Saayrdra
Il That the Gillian authorities do no
intend to grant further extension {
It time is shown by General saaliedra, wht
!. in concluding his dispatch accepting til
l. S2oo,o at once and the remanin
e Ssoo,Ooa within one month, writes 4
d follows:
must not close this note without il
,e forming you that it is absolutely nece.
Y sary the expenses of my army should l
Is met, and | trust the Government vi
g attend to this necessity as is customar
d and usual among nations an
"a thus prevent the CHILEAN militar
lie authority having again to direct itself
v private persons as on this occasion
1t Otherwise it will certainly adopt the san
Ii proceeding, and the CHILEAN authority
W such case cannot be responsible for an
1t lack of equity, or the implacahle harsi
l. ness with WHICH it would bear on certai
ne by decree proprietors are ordered
" call at the offices established by Il
e. Chilians for the collection of war cont
er buttons and inscribe their propertie
to otherwise they will be mulcted in a 20
t. tribntinn amounting to five times the su
81 charged on Others of equal value. Tie
Ii, registers close on the Goth
ID In another month the eX dictator, III
er rula, will be without a single adhprent
Il matters progress as rapidly as at pr,srl
of The declaration OF Huanacavrlira in tay
IS, of Dir. Garcia Calederon t.tfectually clos
at the road from ,Ianja to Arequipa al
IS Ayacucho, and thus prevents all fear
A. civil conflict extending To those region
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