The morning call., 1894-11-15
SOME STORIES FROM PERU
Poisoning of an American Tar
Not Avenged.
INSULTS FROM A CLEvELANDITE
Captain Lee Is Going to Make 1t Hot
for an EX-Confed.
crate.

Captain Lee of the bark Templar, that
was seized at Callao and sold through the
work Of the United States Consul at that
port. agreed yesterday to give further de-
tails concerning his connection with the
vessel. On July last THE CALL pub
lished, exclusively. a full account of the
trouble the Tempar lad got into with the
Peruvian authorities. 1t was noted that
the craft was to be sold, and reference was
made 10 the high-handed manner in which
Consul Leon Jastremski forced the sale.
number of complaints have recently
been received from American captains
relative to the insolent and verbearing
actions of represen tatives of this country
appointed to fill positions in South and
Central America. Captain Lee was thrown
into prison, harshly treated, and forced
10 leave the country, when It was clear
that he was In the right throughout
Before having anything further TO say
about the Templar i will relate TO you an
unpublished incident concerning the Amer
lean steamer Relay" said Captain Lee.
'The Relay is the cable-repair boat that
belongs at New York City. Her COM
mander's name is Talsure.
'One day while the steamer was lying in
Callao harbor one of her crew went ashore
on q half-day's leave of absence. He had
not been gone two hours before word was
received that the man had been poisoned
while drinking in native saloon. He
was lying dead at public place.
VERY naturally the Relays captain
was indignant. He hurried ashore and
looked up the Consul and stated the cir
cumstances Of The case to that officer.
81 don't know anything about the
man. I've got nothing TO do with the CASE
replied Jastremski. Captain Talsure In
sisted that the matter be looked into,
whereupOn the Consul became angry and
ordered the American out of his Office.
'Sraightaway 10 the English Consul. a
Mr.. Wilson, went Captain TalSure, and in
a few brief words stated his case. Mr..
Wilson acted Immediately. He investi-
gated the affair and gave the skipper all
the aid in his power TO secure for the muir
dered man a decent burial ashore.
Another case which l now recall" con-
tinued Caotain Lee, was that of an
American woman who had heard that her
husband had died in town some distance
from Callao. She went to the American
Consul and requested him to forward a
telegram for particulars OF her husbands
death. She thought that he would per-
haps be able to rush the message through
better than she.
'Much to the lady's surprise, she was
told that she would have to attend to the
sending of the dispatch herself. The Con-
sui refused to have anything to do with
the case.
$50 give you some idealof what lawless
condition the country is in down there,
the night before l left for San Francisco
fifty armed bandits or alleged revolution
lists raided the city. They made an attack
on several lquor-stores, stole everything
in sight, beat the policemen on duty, and
then escaped to the mountains. Lawiess
persons infest the entire republic"
Captain Lee has made up an elaborate
report to be forwarded TO Washington.
He alleges that Leon Jastremski is an ex-
Confederate soldier and an appOintee of
the Cleveland administration.
The story of The trouble over the Tenn
par is reviewed as follows: Mate Phillips.
upon whom Captain Lee placed a great
deal of dependence, got sick on the voyage
down and was relieved by Mate Harrison.
The latter proved very unruly and mutt
nous, SO Captain Lee was forced to relieve
April, 10. The commander had a hard
time until port was reached.
While 10 port some of the crew forced
their way into bis ca bin and tried to compel
him to pay them money. A number OF the
men had secured liquor and desired to 60
ashore to keep up their spree.
On the 9Th Of May the seamen were
summoned before the Consul by the cap
tain to receive their money. II was ex-
planned that numerous articles had been
stolen from the ship, and it was also re-
lated that certain sailors had been rebel
lious. The Consul refused point blank to-.
discharge the crew, and said that the
Templar would have to carry them back
10 the United States. In the articles of
agreement. signed at San francisco, it was
expressly stipulated that the crew should
be paid off if they deserted the ship. This
the men had done. Captain Lee refused
TO he buldoZed, and his ship was libeled
and sold.
Trouble ensued over the sale, and the
American was promptly ordered into Gus
tody by the Peruvian authorities. The
Consul was party to the arrest Indig-
nant and much excited over the outrage,
Captain Lee was hustled away to a dirty
dungeon and placed under guard of SQUAD
of diriier soldiers.
IL asked them for a drink of water"
said Lee, land q soldier accompanied me
to driDking-place with the point of his
bayonet pushed against my back. The
water was dirty, so l gave the man
dollar to buy some beer with. He secured
three bottles, gave me a glassful and kept
the rest himself
Through the help of friends got away
from CallaO and back to San Francisco. |
am going to press my claims against the
Peruvian Government, and will let you
hear from me LATER"