Evening journal., 1897-06-14
LAIN AGAINST PERU
ter a Long Delay the McCord
Case May Be Settled.
RUvIAN MINISTER TO ADJUST IT.
. Claimant Was Brutally Treated and
Twice Imprisoned, For Which
He Asks an Indemnity
of $500. 900.

OF 4SOO,OOO.
lew York, June 1.-THE famous Nc
ID claim against the government of
~ is about to be settled. At least
Is the expectation, based upon the
that Minister Eguiguren has just
rted for the United States. A cable
patch says that the minister bears
)ortant documents and special in
actions looking to a final adjustment
the claim.
he negotiations have drawn their
" length along for nearly u years
view of the present diplomatic rela-
Is between our government and that
Spain in regard to Cuban affairs the
Cord case is interesting. 1t shows
at the policy of the United States
eminent is under varying condi-
Is.
ictor II. McCord is a native of Penn
yania. In 1885, during the revolution
Peru, he was a railroad agent in that
ntry. He was acting superintendent
he Arequipa and Cuzco railroad. He
directed to place a train at the
oosal of the Peruvian officers and
liers and did SO. Through the per-
/ into the hands Of the revolution
Was Brutslly Treated.
r. McCord was at that time a con-
II agent for the United States. Not
hstanding this. he was thrown into
on and brutally treated. That was
NJ Tune, 1885. The authorities at Are
"a had not the slightest shadow of
If against him. 1t was enough that
vas in charge Of the railroad.
court was convened, and, without
4 ial, ne was ordered to be shot and
a marched out at midnight for exc
on. But the suggestion of money
4 sed slight delay. Residents of the
Il paid $4,000 to the authorities, and
McCord was released.
r. McCord stated his case to Mr..
ard, secretary of state in Mr.. Cleve-
rs first administration. Minister
k, resident in Lima, reported that
he time of the outrage Peru was in
tate OF armed revolution, that the
ect. Manuel San Roman. who was
rged by Mr.. McCord with RESPONSE
y for his injuries. was a colonel IN
Peruvian army and a revolutionary
ftain.
he perpetrators Of the outrage, ir
ember. 1856, referred the matter tC
Peruvian government at Lima. The
srnment indorsed the act Of violence
eby making the act its own.
le Peruvian authorities in 1883 agaif
ed Mr.. McCord. He was imprisoned
is own office for five days, so tha
% might be extorted from him. Hii
.ors kept him without food or water
z hours. Mr.. McCord used a portion
he house OF Mr.. Thorndike, a New
man, as the offices of the United
es consular agency. On Sept. 26
an armed force seized the offices
I'd the consulate and took down tn
srican shield.
Ignored Our Demands.
II these insults to the United State
rnment and indignities to one OF it
ems, who was a government offi
Minister Buck demanded repara
of the Peruvian government. NJ
ce was taken of the demand.
the latter part Of 1883 Mr.. McCord'
rneys filed with the secretary o
a memorial in the shape of a bill
hancery asking our government L
and reparation OF Peru, asking 10
900 indemnity.
bout that time there was troubl
Haiti, whose fighting power wa
ly inferior to Perus. Minister Bay
declared:
he rights OF persons and propert
,merican citizens engaged in bust
in Haiti cannot be permitted I
me the football Of contesting fac
and their evanescent authority
the protecting arm of the Unite
IS will be interposed for their Sc
y"
e anomaly was pointed out to Nj
y, the secretary Of state in Nj
Glands second administration.
lary last Mr.. Olney sent q cabl
itch to Minister Mackenzie q
stating that Mr.. McCord's clair
be settled without delay. Th
itch was followed by the Unite
IS cruiser Philadelphia, which an
I'd off Callao. The message and til
er seem to have settled the matte