New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-05
NOTES FROM Chilli And PERU
THE DREYFUs CLAIM-ACT1oN OF THE FRENCH
MINISTER AT LLMA-BALMACEDISr
lON:PIRACIES.


The Panama Star and Herald I'm its numbers OF
November 20 and 81 publishes several Items OF news
in regard to Peru and Chill. 1t will be remembered
that the French firm OF Dreyfus had obtained, Sc
cuty for money advanced to Perola, the Dictator OF
Peru, concession for the development Of guano de-
posts and nitrate beds. The concession yielded no
return however because the granted lands passed into
the hands OF Chill after its victory Peru. The
Dreyfus firm presented claim OF 600 10 Chill,
which refused to have anything to do with It, and the
claim then pressed upon Peru, with the support
Of the French Government and despite the protest OF
the Republican press. The Panama paper says edl-
torially November 90
Some days ago Senior Elmore Minister OF
Foreign Affairs Of the Peruvian Government,
called at the French Legation to inform NJ. I'm.
resolved TO accept the proposal made by France.
to decide by arbitration the Dreyfu question. NJ.
ton to Paris. lie received In reply dispatch authoz-
ing him TO return to France Immediately on vacation.
The Minister made OF that authorization. and
quested Senior Elmore to appoint day on which he
could take leave Of the President Of the Republic This
announced that he would start on November II for
his country There Is no ruptuTe OF relations as IS
Minister must not be considered otherwise than as an
indirect manifestation Of the discomfort felt by the
French Government on account Of the non-aeceptanee
of the arbitration IL proposed.
In later number, the " star and Herald" published
the following dispatch, dnted Lima, November O.:
Dr.. Jose Aranlbar, the Attorney General of the
TO belgium. lie win be the bearer of Instructions
TO the Peruvian Minister in France regarding the
Dreyfus question whereby Peru agrees now to settle
that affair through the Paris Legation. after having
refused the arbitration proposed by France.
The latest news from Chill published by the Panama
paper and dated Valparaiso, November and O,
gives few more particulars about occurrences which
have been briefly mentioned in former dispatches pub
lshed here. The first OF the two Valparaiso dispatches
reads:
4 plot to murder Colonel Canto ha' Just been dis
covered Santiago Herrera GandaTtlas excOoncl In the
DictatOrs army, commissioned TO commit the crime
Happily one Of his accOmplces weakened few minutes
before the time and denounced the intention Herrera
Gandarilas was at apprehended and sent 10 the
peniteptary. There is longer any doubt as 20 the
existence OF revolutionary society, with veasqucz
and McKenna at It's head though they take good care
not TO get out OF tileir hiding place: They have fund
which Is said 10 amount 10 more thin 81 100000. The
members Of this conspiracy are said to be Velasquez
Garcia CollaO, McKenna W. liulnes Gundan and
Others. Several arrests have been ordered. The
utlosts have already tried TO bnbe the 9Th Battalion
OF infantry In this garrison.
The dispatch Of November Is In part as follows:
The political prisoners here number eighty already
and the authorities keeping everything quiet
possible In order not 10 alarm the inhabitants
Nevertheless Il appears that the conspiracy Il serious
one though far Yelasquez and McKennas plots have