New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-07
A CONSULAR AGENT SHOT.
MINISTER HICKS TELEGRAPIIS OF AN OUT
RAGE BY PERUvIANS.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE INVADED AMI
TIE POLICE FAIL TO INTERFERE-SECRE-
TARY GRESHAM DIRECTS 4 PROTEST
TO BE MADE WITH A DEMAND

Washington April 6-Mini,ter John Hicks
cables the State Department from Lima, Peru, a.
follows:
Lima April 5
Gresham Washington:
At tplace omt,ed) mob attacked Masonic Lodee.
sacked building and burned fixtures the street. In
cdcn'olly United States Consulate invaded, fur.
nishncs destroyed and acting consular agent shot a
foot. Archives saved intact. Squad Of Peruvian police
looked while the mob performed work without in
tcrfercnce. The mail brings the particulars.
The particulars in question, which are left to
be supplied by mail, apparently include the
information to where the outrage occurred
which unaccountably Is missing in the telegram.
There is but one consulate in Peru, that at
Caao. In this position Aquia j. Daugherty
of Illinois, appointed during Mr.. IIarrisons Adj
ministration, June .. $50, stands on the record
as consul There are under him seven consular
agencies, the occupants of which positions are
Committees merchants OF the c.untry who are
paid by fees and those fees seem to h' very
small, inasmuch as only two make any rturn-
AZ all to the Department OF fees collected, wIllci
returns are under 50 year. Probably many
of them are native Pcruyians, though the names
of some of them indicate the contrary. These con-
sulnr agents are follows: Cerro de Pasco-
VI. {. McNultv. appointed September 90. lss2 :
Chiclayo-Alfred Soft appointed January ;. lsSo'
Mollcndo-William r. Griffith. appointed March
30, 1857: Paita-,Iohn 7. Hopkins, ir., appointed
July 30 1891: Pium-Emilio Clark, appointed
October ~, 1854: Truyillo-Edward 'ottirled, APP
pointed July !, 1883: Tumbcz-Willam Ialilhi'
appointed June 30. SSS.
Whether ilIc outrage complained Of occurred az
ono of thesc smaller places, or at tallao, no one
at the Department can determine from the telN
cram: but inasmuch az it comes from Lima IN"
imprcSsion prevails that the scene of the outrage
was ono Of the interior points. This impression
is further strengthened by the - wlclge in the
Department that in many eases were the natives
assault the sub-consulaie the trouble i due not
IN any antagonism 10 the country represented
bnt TO prciulicr and i'll feeling against the
reprcscntati"c personally. This il not an uncoin-
mon occurrence in South America in other
parts OF the world where the acts of mercantile
consular agent are resented by the people. who
would respect the acts of a citizen Of III" United
States duly appointed TO q full consular position.
After consultation with President Cleveland.
Secretary Gresham this afternoon sent the fol-
lowing tclesram TO the Minister:
Dc,nrrncnt o, STATE. Washington, April g, 1898.
Hicks Minister, Lima. Protest agalnSt failure OF a''
,hot,. 10 afford protection consulate and facts are
we'll established nsk expression Of regret prompt proern'
ton of the guilty ~ AID craraton 'or inlnrr %
American properly o. pcf'on ""h>i'N'i'
II i believed at the Department that salts
factory explanation Of the affair will soon be
made