PERU, 



in Arequipa. When the regular siege of 

 began, .-u 1-Vb. 10. tbi Government ir.n.ps 

 i / ,- nsand planted guns, Theafr 

 Urk was not made till March 17. The revolu- 

 tionarv troops advanced simultaneously in the 



... !;i, ( ft Nflaj linaaunoMOTM 

 netrated to the center <>f th. 



. in n in I otber< ommanding 

 piiition* and continuing to advance until a line 

 .. ... psj BOOM ! with th.- di\i- 

 sfcn that enter- the opposite 



ride. Another division under Col. Paul, out- 

 fJMbd the Cacerist forces and occupied th.- 

 to won of the Merce 1 church. I 

 riflemen strongly posted at many potato be- 

 fore it was light enough to see or be scon by 

 the enemy. The battle in the streets began 

 in the dark and ragvd till night fell. <>uts,dc 

 the otty other Pierolist forces engaged the troops 

 that held the fortified positions. The fighting 

 was resumed <>u March is at five o'clock in the 

 morning and kept up till night, and on March 

 19 firing began again at dawn and was kept up 

 till noon in a weak and desultory fashion, for 

 the contending forces were reduced to a fraction 

 of their original numbers and all who were left 

 Jly e The Cacerists were 



moralized. for they were fired upon 

 from their houses, partisans of Pier- 



who had kept arms concealed in spite of po- 

 lice searches. Drunken and barbarous from the 

 first, and now despairing of t he battle, they be- 

 gan on the third day to Toot the stores and (dubs 

 and the houses of the wealthy into which they 

 could force an entrance, The Government 

 forces still held the plaza, the palace, and the 

 fort of Santa Catalina. The Pierolists. still 

 2.000 strong, were prepared to continue the 

 combat ana to burn with ]>etroleum or level 

 with dynamite all obstacles to their progress. 

 The leaders, however, having already won the 

 victory, willingly agreed to an armistice of 

 twenty-four hours when the diplomatic corps 

 * to prevent needless carnage and de- 



traction and the pestilence that the putrefying 

 corpses of men and hones threatened to bYing 

 upon the city. Before the armistice expired a 

 peace was arranged through the mediation of 

 tbepapal delegate. 



Tbearticles were signed on March 21 by Dr. 

 Luis Felipe Villa van, representing Oen. Caoeres, 

 and Knrique Bostamente y Sala/jtr. in In-half of 

 Nicolas Pierola. the terms being that Caoeres 

 should resign the presidency and n-iin- to An- 

 ooo, and Pierola lay down th<- c., m inaii<l of his 

 army and withdraw to Chorillos. whil. 

 visinoal (}, ,hould be formed, consist- 



teff of 5 men, 2 to be nominated by Caceres, 2 

 by PlaroU, and the fifth selected by the ..th-rs 

 ogfa CMS of disagreement, by lot. Th 

 ooml Ctorernment was to keep its powers no 

 than was necessary to hold a general 

 "JlwwMW install a regular gov.-rnm.-nt. 

 Although the number engaged on U.tl, 



msd 8^)00. the numiMT "f in.-n slj n 

 f2SP^d in the two-days' battle was 

 U5M were less severely wouinliHl. 

 troops lost more than d.,iii.le 



. , forces did. 



owfag to IbsbostiUty of the people. In accord- 



mice with the stipulation both unities withdrew 



fr>:n the .iiiij^ mitsiile. An 



guard of 2,000 men was 01 



"-ed largely nf 

 I hr I lection of I'ierola. I 



.]...-rd of Maim- 



:ii"va. l.ui- l-'rli|"- \"illar.-i 

 riiiur I'.!!-: if. and \. 



Uok The military ranks p-anie.l up i- l 

 either army were conlim 

 agreement, lull the renr^ani/alinu . !' \\>, 

 was left t<> the cumin. 



'I N>m<- pay frm m.>i. 



i to (lie I' I ('ifivrrnmcnt i 



1 



not p> ti i : iied to him. l>n 



refuge 'ii a l-'rcneh wnr voscl at Call.. 

 was afterward ci.uvcyed away by a l'.riti>l. 

 of -war. The political pri^-ners that were starv- 

 ing in the iails of Lima and < 'allao were n 

 iiniiH-iliatcly. The authorities took JM.- 

 of all arms ami ammunition. In ilieM.ut 1 



i t In- di>t riet of ( 'ii/co. and tin- ( 

 commanders at Pix-o and other places still rs- 

 fused to recogni/e the Pnvi>i>nal <;. \.-rnment, 

 luit they mailo their sulmiii'ii IM-I. 

 passed by. <J--n. Ma-. \\h-> had 'J.'MH) in 



d defiant until alter (Jen. Pirn.!.-, 

 landed at Molleiido with artillery ami cavalry 

 for the purpose of cha-tisini: him. had a 

 battle with him for the posses-ion of 

 Import duties on iron, coal, and machim i 

 export duties on cotton, India rubber, pitch, 

 hides cotton seed, sugar, and tobacco, which tin- 

 ('a'.rist Government had in 

 pealed. 



Klections took place on July 7. but 

 j.-ctcd on account of some irre^ulari 1 

 ones were held on July 'J. wh-n tin -at 

 didates were re-elected, 

 elected President without opp.^ition f 

 t.-rm ending Aug. 1'J. ls!i. Th- 

 Presidents are Guillermo Hillin^lmr^t and Au- 

 gusto Seminario y Vaeoones, The n.w (. 

 ment had to rend- i -ati-faction for the arrest, 

 by Caceres, of a British vic.-con-nl who w.ul.l 

 not subscrilx' to a forced loan, and to tl 

 man and Spanish governments for Hinil, 

 rages committed upon their subject < by (Jen. 



D Cn/co. While tlie Pr'vi-i..i'al (iove 

 ment was still in authority some American 

 Protestant missionaries went' to Cu/co. caoajH 

 great -xcitement and indi-nat i-.n am-: 

 people, and the local authorities finally * xpedH 

 them in spite of the decision of Minister Can- 

 damo that Protestant worsln; >teo !V 



and that they had ennal ri-hts with ( 'a: 



Bolivia demanded that her tla- be saluted fora 

 violation of her territory during the H-. 



but the Peruvians resented this demand and the 



Miient tempoH/ed and finall\ 

 submit the question to the arbitration ' 

 other American 



President Pierohi was Inaugurated dn 

 Aug. I'J. and nn Sept. !i. after the ass-mh 



w Congress, wliich met on Any 

 pointed the following Cabinet : Premier and 

 Minister of the- Interior. Antonio Bentin: Min- 

 -f Finance. | . J'.r. , ;in i ; Minister of Fir 

 lieliton Porras; Minister of Jus- 

 tice and Worship, A. Albarracin : Mini- 1 



