The morning call., 1894-09-11
CRIME OF FIENDS.
Horrible Death of Two
Bolivians.
CANNIBALISM DOWN SOUTH.
An Official and His Son Killed
After Torture
BY HALFBREEDS AND CARANuAS
The Deed Accomplished Within Six
Miles of a Town of Twelve
thousand Inhabitants.
BY HALFBREEDs AND CARANdAs

Advices per steamer Saturn from
Panama contradict the telegraphic dis
patches published some weeks ago relative
to the assassination of ex-President Arce
of Bolivia. Arce is at present in Chile and
is well and prosperous according to latest
accounts. But Senor Arce, chief magis-
trate of the province of Oruro. together
with his son, a young man, mas met with a
horrible death. Through this fact prob
ably originated the story of the ex-
Presidents murder.
Though the affairs of little Bolivia sell
dom are of sufficient interest or import
ance to Justify notice in other countries
the horrifying details of the murder Of
Senior Arce and his son render the story
noticeable.
A good many months ago Arce incurred
the enmity of the Carangas Indians Their
hatred for HIM has finally eliminated in an
exhibition to the world of the lack of gov
ernmental discipline; the utter disregard
of the half-savage population Of Bolivia
for the nations laws and affairs.
Aree and his son were killed and de-
voured, not trace of their flesh being
left on their bones, and this occurred
within six miles of town of nearly 12,0 900
inha bitants.
The story does not reach here in as good
shape as it might, but It comes from a re-
liable source, originating with Superin-
tendent John Lachman of the South Bo-
livia Mining Company.
Senor Arce, accompanied by his son,
had left the court of Oruro for a trip across
the country to al adjoining province.
When six miles from town they encoun-
tered body of halfbreeds and Carangas
Indians, who looked viciously at the trav-
elers and showed signs of fight.
The magistrate urged his horse forward
and told his son to do likewise. The In-
dams were passed, but further down the
road another body of savages were met
who made no attempt to conceal their in
tentiouS. Cries of "D0wn with Arce !'
we're heard, and several shots were fired.
Refuge was taken by the fugitves in the
house of friendly priest, who tried to
dissuade the now large body of would-be
murdererS from attacking the officers.
His plead gs were in vain. Arce and
his boy were seized and dragged into an
opening, where they were bound TO heavy
logs of wood with thongs of rawhide.
Senior Arce was lifted into an upright
position that he might witness the torture
of his son.
The fiends drew their knives and prodded
the helpless young man. They are then
said TO have resoTted to most atrocious
mutation and cannibalism.
The magistrate died gamely, asking no
quarter uD to the time that the last stroke
of the knife finished him.
The bodies OF both men were stripped of
clothing and then cut into small pieces,
which were distributed among the savage
tribes.
Nothing but pile of bones was left to
bear evidence TO the horrible feast.
The foreign population of OFuro were
horrifed and indignant at the outrage,
made to appear especially atroeious by
the knowledge that some of the half
breeds engaged in the cannibalistie affair
were supposed 10 be ''ciyil Zed."
The Government seemed to fear the
Carangas, and was loath to punish them
as they should have been punished. No
efforts were made to bring any of the Of
tenders to trial.
Gradually the affair blew over, and with
their usual disregard for truth displayed
by the puny powers of South America, of
ficials Immediately began to send false
versions of the affair abroad. All manner
of excuses for the deed were made, and
the true story never was printed until now.