The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-28
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Mr.. Hazeltihe helates what its Saw III

en- route to his hoifie after a trip to
Peru. Being close observer and good
Spanish scholar, Mr.. Hazeltine, who has
visied most Of the South American coun-
tries, gathered much useful and inter
estlng data during his absence, and fur
nished The Astorian with the following
account of affairs in Peru:
II left Callao, Peru" said he, ION the
return trip February l. An accident toI
the steamer. which broke down in mid
ocean and had to be towed In, and other
consequent delays made what should
have been a one months trip EXTEND
over nearly two.
Steamer service is much better along
the west coast Of South America than
1t is between Panama and San Fran
cisco. There are two lines OF steamers
r the Pacific Steam Navigation Co., an
English line, and the South American
Steamship Co., Chilian line-plying
between Panama and Valparaiso, Chill.
The steamers Of both companies, and
particularly the latter are magnificent.
and the trip is delightful one. There
are no high winds on the south coast
and few storms. So smooth is the sea
that sea-sickness among the passengers
is the exception rather than the rule.
when / left Peru there was immi-
nent danger of war with Ecuador
over the boundary line question. un-
derstand that 1t has since been sub
mltted to arbitration, but when / was
there preparations for war were in full
blast peculiar thing that struck my
securing volunteers for the war. You
know the Peruvian constitution guaran- {
tees Its citizens exemption from forced
military duty. The way the government a
got around this constitutional difficulty {
was to send out armed squads to cap !
ture and run in able-bodied working /,
men, or even boys. All who had no p
pull or friends at court to release them G.
were forced to sign an application for a
permission to serve their country as
'OANNNSSAos AHC SOlultI 10
sorry-loolxing Individual He is under a.
Sized spinde-legged, narow-chested c.
and has anything but martial bearing. an
The uniform is an exact copy of the :,
French. Those of the soldiers who have ~, h
inca piood In their veins are said to be 1SS
good fighters, but as ready to fight be
lgainst the existing government as for ,' ar'
t, according to the political leanings or
4 their commanding officers and their gr,
riders. Nothing will induce them to dis
bey orders however REASONABLE.
Peru, as country, seems to be 60 -.
lg backward. 1t is the most interest
g country in South America to visit,
ut most of this interest lies In Its ruins
nd evidences of former prosperity and
eatness
up to the time of its war with Chilli,
cru had three sources Of revenue-the
lano nitrate deposits and silver
ines The guano islands and railroads
an ooo''' prif
I'LL took the nitrate deposits and with dus
present price Of silver 1t could well Of [
lde half of its silver mines for coal trie
a ,ro,, ,,,,., ,r,. dial
.iieS' Inc country prouuces Al
expectation little besides sugar cot
and petroleum Peru can never e
npete with Cuba on sugar outside of
Immediate neighbors, The cotton OF FOJ
ara, Peru, is Of a peculiar quality. :.
resembles wool so closely that It is NOV
ihB INTO use among woolen mnufac- pose
'ers to mix with wool The petroleum sire
d Is vast one, and win some day as !
big figure In the petroleum mar OF |,
:. 10 is this field that Ecuador covets, No.
which Is the real cause OF the boun- lishi
~ i,na o,,ast,on po...,- of [
: my fuesuoN" reuoieunh ~ al wit;
dy being shipped from there to ai
ma, and tank ship left San Fran Az I
o last week, the first of line which a. a. !, I
bring the crude petroleum to San An
ncisco refineries ing
4ma a. was :, regal IN its masnincenoe 'nS an
re the Chllian war, when the reve- the ,
; OF the government were princely, erty
lavishly expended. The Chilians stree
'ped It OF all It's statues and other anal
able ornaments. which now adorn on N
aago and Valparaiso, What they mon
dn't take away they destroyed. AZ,
the churches were robbed For
tely, the church edifices were left, Asst
!, - ,,sa ~ s"e oo'eo's ~ srea'es' M MlLE
y oouay because OF their antiquity Act
the quaintness and beauty OF their the II
'tecture. The most interesting OF sne
the Lima cathedray, the oldest had 1
'dral and largest In the western tlon.
sphere. IL was founded nv t,ivarro childr
built with a portion OF the vast Rosrr
h robbed by him from Inca tenn
In 1t lie his alleged remains, en-
In a glass case. He was assassin Hi
and his body is identified by a n
In his skull and certain horrible nx.ass
atoms, Of which only the cruel and
ued followers OF such leaderI NMt
De capable The body is well pre- -.
J. The soil In Peru Is 50 Impreg-
with saitpetre that bodies do not
but dry up and become partially lnpari
niHed. ExTR.
moral condition OF the country aMFi
shown by little incident that SkNIl
ed Just before left. A priest was lie hr,
mass one morning in the Mer- m mmvNS !,
'urch In Lima, next to the Oldest 1ell
On the continent. one OF the old ib.is ~ y
ost magnificent and most fashion, highly
me city Of Kings An assisting isie " mv "
communicated to him. In the ne s.s.,a mn