The morning call., 1893-04-07
NOW 1T is PERU.
Trouble Ahead for the
Administration.
AN AMERICAN OFFICER SHOT.
Secretary Gresham Acts Promptly,
Although he Has Very Vague
Advices to Go Upon.
spseiai TO THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON. April 6. The principal
foreign imbroGlio into which the United
States was drawn during the last admins
tration was with Chile. and it may be that
the administration of Mr.. Cleveland is
destined TO have its hands full in dealing
with Peru, the ueishbor ard pal of Chile.
The trouble with Chile. of course is of too
recent occurrence to have passed from pub
lie memory. IL happened during the
struggle of the party at present in power
there TO drive out the Balmacedists, and
Chile has scarcely more than finished pay
ing for the fun her citizens had with Amer
leans at that time. 1t will be remem bered
that the feeling against Americans ran very
high in Chile, and particularly In Valpa-
Taiso, during the closing days Of the revO-
luton, this being due to the aid aud CON-
fort alleged to have been extended to Bal
maceda and his followers by the American
Minister Patrick Egan. It was even said
that EgRn gave refuge to BalmaCeda when
the dictator was made a refugee by the de-
feat of his army but that was not true,
and, anyway, all that came afterward.
During almost the entire Chilean trouble
tile United States cruiser Baltimore was
lying in the harbor Of Valparaiso. guarding
American interests imperiled by the war.
and i! was upon party of sailors ashore
from the Baltimore that The assault was
made by the populace of the port, abe;ted
by the police. which led to the subsequent
trouble, and for which Chile has recently
paid indemnify.
The trouble with Peru appears to be oil
different sort, though as yet there is but
vague idea here Of just what the diff
Guilty is.
It seems. however. that the United States
consulate at one Of the Peruvian ports has
been sacked by mob with apparent police
sanction, aud tha. the officer acting as Con-
su!ar Agent for the United States was fred
upon and wounded in the foot.
The news comes in brief telegram through
the United States Minister to Peru. lie
omitted such essential details as the name
of the place and the name of the wounded
officer, or else they were dropped from his
dispatch in telegraphic transmission. The
telegram is as follows;
LIMA, April 5.
Gresham, WaSbingtoa- AtDlace omitted
mob attacked tie Masonic lodge, sacked
The building and burned the fixtures after
throwing them into the street. Incidentally
the United States consulate was Invaded.
the furnishings destroyed and the acting
Consular Agent shot in the foot. The
archives were saved intact. A SQUAD of Pc
ruvan police looked on while the mob per-
formed its work without Offering interfer-
enee. The mail brings particulars
HICKS"
Secretary Gresham conferred with the
President on the subject, and this after
noon sent the following telegram to the Min
lister:
Hicks, Limd-Protest against the fail
ure Of the authorities TO afford protection
to the consulate and if the facts are well
established ask IN expression of regret, tie
prompt prosecution of the guilty parties,
and reparation for injury to American
property or persons. GRESHAM"
There is but one consulate in Peru, that
a. CallaO. AOuilla J. Daugherty Of Illinois.
appointed during the Harrison adminis.ra-
tiOr, stands on the record as Consul, and
there are under him seven consular agan-
eies. The occupants of such positions are,
doubtless, mostly merchants of the country
These agents are VI. C. McNuKy, Alfred
Solf, William r. Griffith. John F. Hopkins
Jr, Emilio Clark, Edward GottIrled and
William Raldini.
Whether the outrage complained of oc-
Cured al one of these smaller places, or at
Callao. no one at the department can deter
mine from the telegram. but inasmuch as
the message comes from Lima the impress
sion prevails that the scene Of the outrage
was al one OF the Interior points. This i'm
preston is further strengthened by the
knowledge OF the department that in many
cases where the natives assault a sub-con-
sulate the trouble is due, not to any antag-
onisDl to the country represented, but to the
Urejudice and i'll feeling against the repre-
sentatiYes personally. This is not an IN
common occurrence where the acts OF a
mercantile consular agent are resented by
the people. who would res pect the acts Of a
citizen of the United States duly appointed
to fill consular position.
II is believed that the matter win be salts
factorily explained in a short time.