Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-07

WASHINGTON. d. c., April ct was
Chile during the last administration. IL
may be its neighbor Peru during this.
II appears that the United States con-
sulate 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 fred upon and wounded In the
foot. The news comes in q brief tele-
gram through the United States Minis
ter 10 Peru. He omitted such essential
details as the name Of the place aud
the name OF the wounded officer, or
they were dropped from his dispatch In
the relegraphic transmission. His tele-
gram is as follows:
LIMA. April 5.
GreSGm,h Washington:
At (place omitted) mob attacked Ma
| sonic lodge. sacked building and burned
| fixtures in the street. Incidentally,
United States Consulate was invaded;
| furnishings destroyed, and acting con-
sular agent shot In foot. Archives
saved in the act: squad OF Peruvian po-
lice looked on while the mob performed
brings the particulars.
Signed. HICKS.
Secretary Gresham conferred with
the President on the subject and this
afternoon sent the following telegram
10 the minister:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April O, 1898.
Hicks, Minister Lima:
Protest against failure OF authorities
to afford protection 20 Consulate, and II
facts are well established ask express
sion OF regret, prompt prosecution OF
the guilty parties and reparation for
injury to American property and per-
son. GRESHAM.
There is but one consulate In Peru,
| that at Callao. In this position Mr..
| Acquilla j. Daugherty, OF Illinois, APP
pointed during Mr.. Harrison's admin
| istration. stands on the record as Con-
| sui. There are under him seven Con-
sular agencies, the occupants OF which
positions are doubtless mosNY-VA-
chants OF the country who are paid by
fees, and these fees seem 10 be very
small, inasmuch as only two make any
returns at all to the department Of fees
! collected, and those returns are under
s25 year. These consular agents are
as follows:
Cerro De Pasco, M. C. McNulty; Chic
layo, Alfred Zalef; Monde, VIM. X.
Griffith: Palta. John +. Hopkins, Jr.;
Piura, Emilio Clark; Truxillo, Edward
Gottfried; Tumbez, Wm. BaldIni.
Whether the outrage complained OF oc-
Cured at ono OF the smaller places or
at Callao. no one at the department can
determine from the telegram but mas
much as It comes from Lima, the fm-
preston prevails that the outrage was
at one OF the interior points The i'm
preston Is further strengthened by the
| knowledge in the department that
! in many cases where the natives assault
the sub-cousulate the trouble Is due not
TO any antagonsm 10 the country
represented but to prejudice aud III
feeling against the representative per-
sonally. This Ia not an uncommon oc-
currence in South America or In other
parts OF the world where the acts Of a
mercantile consular agent are repre-
sented by the people who would re-
spect the acts OF citizen Of the United
States duly appointed to a full consular
position.
II is believed that the matter will be
satisfactorily explained In short time.
Secretary Gresham's action 10 the
matter was marked by promptness and
caution. The demands are predicated
on a corroboratlon OF the facts as stated
| briefly By the minister.