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Show UPRISING IN PERU Revolution i s t Mob Surrounds the President's Presi-dent's Palace Reports of Terrible Suffering of the Soldiers. Lima, Peru. July 29. There Ig no truth in the reports current in Europe Eur-ope and America of a catastrophe In ! this city. There has been no extraordinary extra-ordinary occurrence of any kind. The rumors probably arose from the fact i hat telegraphic communication between be-tween here ami Dan Tiago, Chile Is Interrupted. Rumors of Catastrophe. London, July 29.- A dispatch from Santiago, Chile, to the Havns News 1 ..n.M' rflllirlN .'I HTKlt ("4 I rILt rAi.l. a . Lima. Peru, aii v. Ires between bile jnd Peru are cut and it has noi vet been possible to obtain details. Telegraph Offices Open. New Voik. Jul 29. The report la London of a great catastrophe at lama Peru, was news at the offices oi the ( entral and South American Telegraph Tele-graph company, here there having been usual omniunlcation with Lima up to last evening The offices were unaware that communication bad been rUi off ami (bey accepted cable mes-I mes-I Mges to Lima this morning In tho belief that they could get them through. As late as last evening a dispatch was received by The Associated Press direct from Lima, announcing the execution ex-ecution of a new cabinet and not mentioning men-tioning anything in the ature of a catastrophe or a revolutlo. Political conditions in Peru have been distuibed for some time, the anger an-ger of the populace being directed chiefly against the senators. A bomb was exploded at the residence of the speaker of the senate last week and on the same day a mob prevented the snators entering the senate chamber for the session. The cause of the trouble was that the speaker had lg-i nored a decision of the supreme court in regard to the election of some senators. Telegrams were exchanged by this city and Lima this morning through the Central and South American Telegraph Tele-graph company as usual. At the office of-fice of the company it was said that no Information bad been received that, would indicate any unusual occurrence occur-rence at Lima. Mob Controls Senate. Washington, luly L'9 News came; to the state department last night1 from the American minister at Lima, j Peru, that a mob had surrounded the home of the president of tho Peruvian i senate and taken possession of the senate chamber. Questioning of the credentials of ai number of antl-admlnlstratlon sena-tors sena-tors brought on the demonstration A new cabinet to succeed that o' I Dr. rllio Souza which resigned last week, was formed yesterday with General Enrique Varela as president of the council and minister of war. Lima, Peru. July 28. A new cabi-I cabi-I net to succeed that of Dr Aurelio Sousa, which resigned last week, was formed today with General Enrique alera as president of the council and minister of war The other members mem-bers are: Interior Gonzalo Tirado. foreign affairs Francis T Varello; finance Baldomero Maldonado; works Pedro Ped-ro Portlllo; justice Carlos Paz Sol-dan Sol-dan Congress reassembled this afternoon. after-noon. President PHIinghurst rccoin mended the negotiation of a loan oi ?L'8.0(iH,00n |