The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-08
AMERICAS WAS NSULTHD
A Peruvian Mob Sacks an Ameri-
can Consulate.
WOUNDED in THE fooT.


WASHINGTON, April Kilt was Chill
during tho last administration. II may
be rs neighbour Peru. during this II
appears that tho United Stntes con.
sulatc at ono OF tho Peruvian ports has
been sacked BY mob. with apparent
police sanction The officer acting a.
consular agent for tho United States
WINS fired upon and wounded Ia tho
foot The news comes III brief tclc-
gram through tho United States minis
Ter y Fern. 10 omitted such essential
details as The name 81 tho place and
the name OF the wounded officer. or
they were dropped from his dispatch IN
tho Geographic transmission. Ills toll
cgrani 4 a. follows;
tfnA. April q ieoa
tiaKsitAM, Washington Al tpaeo omitsedl
mob attacked masonic lodge. sacked buliqinG
and burned fixtures IN the street incidental.
", u s consulate wns invaded. furnishings
destroyed arid acting consular shot n foot
Archives saved intact squad 81 Peruvian 20.
hec looked on, while the mob performed work
without inlertatence The mail pringa Tho par.
ticulars Hicka
Secretary Gresham conferred with the
preSidcnt on the subject. and Thursday
afternoon sent the following telegram
10 inc mlntatcr;
anKrAngMENr or STATE
WAsniNuroN. p q. April .. lHg3.
.liicKA Minister. Limn Protest agninat
failure 81 authorities 20 AFFORD protection
toconaulaies and Il fncta nru well e4tnbiiehcds
ash expression Of regret, prompt prosecution o.
the gulliy parties and PREPARATION for Injury %
American property and person s..
There Is but one consulate ii Peru.
that al caiIao III this position Mr..
Aqniila j Danghcrty, Of Illinois. up.
pointed during Mr.. IIarrison's admin.
sistrntion, stands on the record as con-
sui There AFRO under him seven con-
sulnr agencies, the occupants ~ which
positions arc doubtless mostly mer-
chants Of the country, who arc paid BY
fees. and these fees seem 10 be very
small, inasmuch rs only two make any
returns atsnIl 70 tho department Of fees
collected, and those returns arc under
fa5 year.
These consular agents arc as follows:
Cerro De Pasco, Nj. g McNulty; CHI
clayo, Alfred Sotf; Mollendo. VIM. Il.
nrifIitlg Paita, John u Hopkins, jr.:
Pinrn, Emilio Clark; Truxliio. Edward
Gottfried, Tumbcx. VIM Baidinl
Whether the outrage complained Of
occurred 1T one of these smaller plnccs
Npr NJ callno no one nt the department
can determine from tho telegram, but
inasmuch as Il comes from Lima. tho
impression prevails that the scene Of
the outrage was ono 81 the interior
points
This Impression Is strengthened
BY the knowledge 10 the department
that In many cases, whore the natives
assault the Bnb-connniatc. the trouble
Is due not 70 any nntagonism 70 the
country represented, but to prejudice
and ill-fceiing against the representa-
tive personally. This Is not an uncom-
mon occurrence Ia South America. Or Ia
other parts Of the world. where tho
acts Of mercantile consular agent are
resented by the people. who would re-
spect the acts 81 citizen Of tho United
States duly appointed 10 d full consular
position.
II Is believed that the matter viii be
satisfactorily explained In short time
Secretary Gresham's action III the
matter was marked BY promptncAs and
caution. The demands are predicted on
q coordination of tho facts, rs stated
briefly BY the minister.