St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-14
THIS is GETTING TIRESONE
The Peruvian Government Insults the
Stars and Stripes.
HAS BAYARD ANY PLUCK :?
If He Has he Had Better Demon
strate 1t On This o.
easi0n.

PANAMA, Nov. ia serious inter
national trouble is OH between Peru and
the government of the United states.
The circumstances are these: On the
assumption that a house at Mollendo
belonged to the Arequipa railroad, and
was, therefore, the property OF the
state, orders were given to occupy it by
force, although the building was de-
clared to belong to citizen of the
United States. 1t was accordingly
seized by a squad of soldiers. The
United States consulate was situated
in the building, and this was forcibly
closed, padlocked; the coat of arms re-
moved, and the agent prevented from
entering his office for nearly week.
The American minister at Lima, who
protested against the seizure of the
house, on receipt of intelligence of this
aggression, cabled to his government,
and was instantly instructed to demand
an apology. Phe. house was vacated
after six days occupation, but the
government peremptorily
REFUSED TO MAKE AN APOLOGY,
and rather upheld their proceeding. On
this, the minister telegraphed the in
telligence of the refusal, and the de-
partment of state at Washington has
ordered him to forward full particulars
of the affair before taking further steps.
The recently effected treaty between
the United States and Peru, as we'll as
international law, secures from outrage
and any sort of interference all consular
archives and property, aid unless Peru
can show some more plausible reason
ft,aV, fob mutt fnr -tf,f1
ing the consular privileges, and that,
too, in the face of warning protest
from the minister, it is difficult to see
how the government can avoid serious
misunderstanding with the United
States.
ANTICIPATES NO TROUBLE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The depart
ment of state does not anticipate any
serious results from the complications
between this country and Peru, grow
ing out of the seizure of the building in
which is situated the United States con-
sular agency at Molendo, Peru. The
facts, as reported to the department by
United States Minister Buck are us fol
lows: The building which was seized
was the property of the Arequipa Rail
way company, the agent for the COM
pany being also the United States con-
sHlaf agent, and room IN the structure
was occupied as the consulate. The
Peruvian government took possession
of the building in the absence of the
consular agent, held it for few days
and finally turned it over to the agent
on instructions from Lima, alleging
that the building had been occupied
solely for protection. The consular
RECORDS WE'RE NOT DISTURBED.
As the action appeared to be a tecllni-
cal discourtesy towards the United
States, an apology was requested, but
was refused by the Peruvian govern
ment on the ground that it had done
nothing to warrant an apology. The
Arequipa railroad property was seized
by the government of Peru some time
ago, but it is held that by a subsequent
arrangement with the bondholders the
property has since been exempted. The
state department is waiting further de-
tails of the affair before proceeding
further, but as as already stated, antici-
pateS no trouble.