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Show KILLED BY A CHILEAH MOB. American Railroad Samjors Attacked by Hall-Breeds. OlieoMhtm Ifurilerril anil Hie Olh.r lloiiuilnl.-dfMtrnl linlia HAK ritActsoo, May 8. A letter from Chile received here tells of the killing of Frank Mathewson, an American railroad turveyor, by n mob of Chilean half-breeds, near Conception, Concep-tion, Mathewson and anottiir American Amer-ican named Jerome, weis employed to survej a railroad Into the Interior. Tho natives snowe I much hostility when they learned of It. Tho Amerlcaua and other men wero warned that their lives were In danger. Next day they staited Inck for Conception and were ambuihed on the road by n band of natives who attacked them with knives. Thu Ainrrlcans defended themselves with rifles, but Mathewson Mathew-son was iiulckly cut down and killed. Jeromo thlnka he would havn met tho aaiuu fato bad notUtlauo, a 1'eruvlan, and several loyal etuplojta ci.mo tu his rescue. Ho was bauly woundid as It vas. Jerome rent word to the nearest telegraph itstloti. but tho dlsjatch was never transmitted. Next dsy tho cabin which had been occu led by tho Americana was broken Into by a I aud of natlvea who stole overylblng. Mathewson'. silk American llag was torn Into strlrs and dlttrlbuted among tho crowd. Next morning a small detachment of troops urrlved at tho camp and has since icrnalncd there. This Information Is contained Inn letter written by Jeromo, who aays n fall statement of the esse has been forwarded for-warded by the Amerlcau consul to Washington. He adds that tolegrsptilo communications regarding the caio have been withheld by the government authorities there. This allalr occurred III frelruery, and It Is said Jerome's oondltlon was very critical wum tbo letter waa mailed. |