The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-20

third has charge of forgery against him
here in the courts, Another was cha3rgeu
with forging Marian Penneys name IN an
order for $25, 900 in gold. This is rather a
nice record, but it is both sad and true
I'm Bolivia another. person, OF dlStlnc.
ton was Col. NJ the American cn 1a n
the heroes of Mexican notoriety, and nae
been presented by the United States, with
q sword for the service ne mad rendere9
He was of a very eccentric turn OF nina
keeping aloof from society, ana ms
strange manners fully justified the strange
opinion every one had of him. He was IN
cessantly talking to himself, and as NJ
paced along his room he would address
his flag and sword and return suitable
answers to his own questions in the high
est terms of defamation. l can voucf
for the truth of this, as l had the mistor
tune to live next door to him. Anothe
strange Vagary of his was to have pal
of pistols invariably placed before him OF
the table whenever he granted an inter
view to any of the natives. This, in tn
course of time, operated in such man
ner as to prevent any of them approach
ing him at all The quarrels which occa
sionally took place between this man ant
his servant we're most alarming, and wer
likely to lead to serious consequences
The latter often sought refuge in the ad
Joining houses, saying that his life was i
danger, his master having cut at him witt
his sword and threatened to shooot him
At length this eccentric being was re
called by his government, to the great de
light of the Chuquisacans, who allowe
him to leave the town without singl
farewell. The English charge des affaire
was the only person to pay him the com
pliment of escorting him out of the plac
on horseback"
AS another illustration to show hoy
American citizens are systematicall,
plundered by some of the Unite'
States consuls abroad our informan
relates the following: The officia
charge for a passport in Washington
81; in foreign counties, 50. Here is al
official letter signed by Gen. Thoma
Moonlight, minister to Bolivia. 1t vii
explain itself:
CHARGES FOR PASSPORTS.
81 am in receipt of your letter of tn
10th inst, for application for renewal 0
your passport but it is not in proper form
| enclose blank applications which mus
be made in duplicate. The fee for ISSUING
the passport is S., United States money
or an equivalent in the money Of Bolivia
which, at the present time, is $3.50 dis
count, or equal to $1459. Before a re
newal passport can be issued the one yol
now hold from the department must b
returned to the legation"
Within the last ten years the numbe,
of American citizens murdered in Span
ish America amounts to several hun
dred, While those ruined by revolutions
and private avarice are counted by tn,
thousand.
Several bodies of Protestant Ameri
can citizens, who died in Peru anC
Bolivia within the last few years. hav,
been taken from their resting places
and thrown in the road, a prey for thu
dogs of the town, while the American
minister to Lima attended bull fight
and the American minister to Bolivia
courted q Chola, a half-breed woman
in La Paz, with whom he was enam
Ored from the very hour of his arrival
The woman was reported TO be the
owner of a farm worth about forty
thousand dollars.
When we consider the efforts which
have been made by parties to create
substantial, well paying offices fol
themselves in the interest of the ex-
tension of American commerce tt
Spanish America, the amount Of mon.
ey spent in this direction, 'Interna.
tional commercial congresses" "Mu.
seums," and other disappointments t.
the manufacturer too numerous Il
mention, it may be not amiss to repeat
our informant's conversation on this
subject.