The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-07
PERU GIVES OFFENSE.
A Mob Attacks a United States
Consulate and LOOts It.
THE ACTING CONSUL IS SHOT.
Secretary Gresham Cables Minister
dicks to Demand an Apology and
Panishment Of Offenders.
THE ACTING CONSUL IS SHOT.

WASHINGTON CRY, April 6-Chile Ia
trouble with the United States during the
last administration, and may be its neigh
Dor, Peru, will have during this. It ap-
pears that the United States consulate at
one Of the Peruvian ports has been sacked
by mob with apparent police sanction.
The officer acting as consular agent for the
United States was fired upon and wounded
In the foot. The news came in brief tele-
gram through the United States minister
to Peru. He omitted such details a. the
name and place of the wounded officer, or
they were dropped from his dispatch in
Geographic transmission. The telegram is
as follows:
LIMA, April 6-Grcshdns. Washington City: At
tplace omitted mob attacked the Masonic
lodge. sacked the building and burned the FIX
lures In the street. Incidentally the United
States consulate was invaded, the furnishings de.
stroyed and the acting consular agent shot In
tho foot The archives were saved intact
squad OF Peruvian police looked on while the
mob performed its work without interference
The mail brings particulars HICKS
Secretary Gresham conferred with the
president on the subject, and this after
noon sent the following telegram to Min
lister Hicks. at Lima:
Protest against the failure OF authorities to Of.
ford protection TO the consuate. and If the facts
are we'll established ask an expression of regret
prompt prosecution of the guilty parties and re-
psration for the injury to American property or
person. GRESHAM
But inasmuch as this news comes from
Lima this impression prevails that. the
scene of the outrage was one of the init
ior points. This impression is further
strengthened by the knowledge of the de-
partment of many cases where the natives
assaulted the sub-consuiates, the trouble
not being due to any antagonism to the
country represented, but prejudice and ill-
feeling against the representatives person.
ally. 1t is not an uncommon occurrence that
the acts of mercantile consular agent are
resented by people who would respect the
acts of citizens of the United States duly
appointed to fill consular position. 1t is
believed that the matter will be satisfac-
torily explained in a short time.
There is but one consulate in Peru, at
Callao, and in that position Aquilla J.
Dougherty, of Illinois. appointed during
Harrison's administration. stands on re-
cord as consul. There are under him
seven consular agencies, and the
occupants of such positions doubt
less are merchants of the coun.
try. These agents are as follows:
NJ. c. McN1lty, Alfred Sell. William r.
Griffith. John E. Hopkins. jr.. Emilio
Clark, Edward Gottfried and William
Raldini. Whether the outrage complained
of occurred at one of these smaller places
or a, Callao. no one at the department can
determine from the telegram.
TribuIations Of Southern Republics.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 6-The Brazil
ian legation today received a cablegram
from the foreign Office in Rio Janeiro. re-
lating to the trouble in Rio Grande do Sui.
The telegram stated that the reports of
serious engagements between the revolu-
tionists and government forces. printed in
the United States and European press,
were exaggerated for the reason that the
revolutionists avoided coming into contact
with the troops. In the battles that oc-
Cured there were but fifty soldiers en-
gagged. and they gained a decisive victory.
The telegram closes with the assurance
that the army is entirely loyal; that no
order was obeyed.
NEW York. April Ga cablegram from
Valparaiso this evening said: There il no
truth in the report regarding martial law
having been declared in Chile.
WASHINGTON CRY. April 6-Dr. Anna
bel Cruz, Chilean charge d'affaires, said
today that he had received no news what
ever from Chile regarding the reported
declaration Of martial law in Santiago.
and, in the absence Of any information,
he was inclined to believe the report
untrue