The New York herald., 1869-12-26
B q i I " I a.
Threatened Revolution La BOllvia-Its
Cause.-The Amazon Valley and Pro-
gress Of BOlIyia-GrOwth Of Steam
ship Interests-A Line from CAL
lNO to China-The Panama
Railroad Company.
LIMA, Nov. 10. 1899.

LIMA. Nov TO- 1889.
There Is q minor revolutionary trouble brewing Tor
Bolivia. Everything we hear from there Is so dis
torted through the gauntiee OF Peruvian jealousies
which 1t has to that 1t Is dincult to Judge II the
movement is OF formidable nature or not. General
Morales the Consul OF Bolivia at Callao. heads the
affair." He 1t was who a few years since, attempted
tho overthrow OF General BelZu, then President.
The present government has not sufficiently res0g-
nized his claims to public honors for services then
rendered TO hts country. lie therefore proposes to
rectiIy the oversight. About ten days ago he ap-
pcared upon the Bolivian frontier. near Lake It'll
cac9 with 800 muskcts. It Is supposed that
he has been able to rally few men to his
standard. In the meantime the disconnected elc-
ments In the south OF Bolivia have been stirred to
action. with the hope OF making the attempted rev.
luton a success. The Bolivian Secretary OF State
is however In that section at the head OF part OF
| the army. aud will doubtless be able to restore
qulet General Melgarej0 was, Mt last accounts ut
Cochambamba We shalt no doubt hear soon that
he is al La raz, taking care OF hts capital.
The mainspring OF discontent, upon which tho
revolutionary party rests 1t hopes. Il the treaty OF
limits made In March. 1867. with Brazil by tho
Melgarejo government. The old treaty OF San llde-
fonsO OF i777, gave Bolivia 100000 square miles Of
territory more upon the north than she now holds
by the treaty with Brazil 1t gave her, moreover,
the control or one side OF the rapids OF the MADEIRA,
thing OF almost vital Importance In the cxtra0r-
| dinary development of Boivian commerce via the
| Amazon and Its prospective expansion under
| the concession made to Colonel Church. This
! loss OF territory this loss OF the one-half
| line OF the rapids OF the MADEIRA and much that
was valuable In tho direction Of the Plata valley
| has not only occasoned much controversy. but has
given other minor d.scontents plea ior action and
has even brought forth protest from Peru against
treaty which gives Brazil more extensive and ag-
gressve frontier in contact with this country. Mel
gareIo. on his side has the powerful argument that
there was no hope OF progress for Bolivia In the
direction Of the Amazon valley until the BRAZILIAN
should tho party opposed TO this treaty overturn
Megarejo and ignore the brazilian treaty: there
may be some very important results arise anectnY
Southern ana Eastern South America Az yet the
| Paraguayan war is not entirely formulated Lopez,
driven to the mountains Is still defiant: Ten thou,
soldiers South OF the United Statcsl launched into
Paraguay would make short work Of alea hopes
and the allied secret treaty Tor the spoatiOn
would DO most disastrous Another campaign IN
Paraguay wonld disniegrate der territory and, at
least make the Amazon valley republic
Apropcs OF the Amazon yaley-lolivia is making
extraordinary exeriions for development in thar
direction October l. of tins year. she gave to Mr. A..
ID. Piper citizen OF California aconccsson OF l9nds
mostiV COMPRISED in that part Of Bolivia lying north
OF twelve degrees south latitude. the territory Is
almost unequailed In richness BY any found IN the
Amazon valley. It Is full or animal, vegetable ana
mineral wealth. Mr. Piper represents California
company. and IS. believe, prepared to commence
1000 lamiIes for each Ave years during TWENTY-FIVE
years. This. with the enterprise OF Colonel Church
Ior tho navigation OF the Bolivian ahuens oil me Anna
zon, Will give Bolivia great Impulse In the right
direction. 1t Is curious fact that great efforts are
made to tap ae rSN Wen. nponoss 1 sss
TO extend the Argentine Central Railroad from Cor
dova 10 the southern Bolivian frontier. and at tue
same time reach It's southeast corn0r by the way Of
the Paraguayan river The Peruvlaus have Just
opened proposals and received biis for an extcn-
o s Aapaa 81 fSss o rD4 pSs wi
get q very large trade from La Paz and tue north
west. Brazil mas lately nnished u railway survey
around the rapids o1 the MADEIRA. Ihls line Will
navigabe aGluenls IN Bolivia. There is no doubt
nineenths oil all the commerce OF Bohvia Is 10 pass
up and down the Amazon creating al Its mouth an
immense city. Much depends. however, uDon the
wisdom OF the Brazilian statesmen In fostering this
trade and in aiding its development In every possi
A word about Peru. The moment she contracts to
connect by railroad her vast interior with tine Pacific
steam trailc of " Western south America VIII put on
iine OF steamers from Caia 40 to CHINA. This Will
connect the Amazon valley with ASIA. and VIII oe
productive OF extraordinary results.
We are allowing these more than East Indies to
slip away from us. The Panama Railway Company,
by It's enormous freight and passenger tarir urove
the Pacific steam Navigation Company last year
into the establishing OF limo OF steamships from
Mon,evidco and Rio Janeiro. IL Is to-day the best
paying Steam line In the world. The last steau-
| snip from NuIphraiSO toOk ITciynt anu paSSeIisers
yielding gross return OF sisO,o0o, gold. the number
ships IL to bc doubled immediately, and they Will be
OF the largest class. There win pe little II any,
freight in the future for the Panama Railway Com
pany south OF cuayGqull It Ia proposed 10 send 1t
nearly all around the southern end OF the continent.
An American line OF steamships on this coast Is
sadly needed. The Panama Railroad Company OF
the Pacific Mail Company should LOOK TO IT,
| LATEST.
The natl from Bolivia brings news OF the com.
petc crushing or the Revolutionary s.or a!isni. n
fact 1t has scarcely affected the government, which
thus proves Itself very strong ana reliable. The
Aims taken by Morales to the frontier have been cap.
tured, and the leading revoiutoniss have returned
to their chichn to curse a government which gives
evidence on all sides OF being Of the most pro-
| gressIve and nrmly settled IN all south America.