Show peru will pay american claim united states minister dudley at lima peru has cabled the state da apartment part ment that the government at peru had offered to settle for 3 coloe the fowkes claim and he was immediately instructed to accept the offer the claim originated in 1891 william fowkes was an american merchant living at tumbez and the military an ties subjected him to a forced loan and imprisoned him for twenty four hours A claim was preferred against pern for sa on his account but that government proffered 3 bolog a sole being equivalent to 48 cents and the claimant expressed his willing neis to accept that sum |