Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-21
impending War in South America.

A Washington dispatch says diplo-
matte circles are quite exercised about
the threatening news which was tele-
graphed from Lisbon relative to the
coming war between Brazil and the
Argentine Republic. The absence of
Councillor Borges, the Brazilian Min
lister at Washington, was not calculate
ed to put a peacelike construction upon
the gunpowder news just received
from Rio Janeiro and Buenes Ayres.
1t was thought generally that the Bra
lillian Minister had gone to New York
in order to hasten personally the for
warding of munitions to his own coun-
try, inasmuch as the Lisbon telegram
stated that munitions were arriving
at Buenos Ayres from the United
States. All this, however, was but
conjecture, and the diplomatic minds
were puzzled especially to know what
was that 'insurrection in Paraguay"
referred to in the dispatch, and on ac-
count. of which war seemed to be SO
imminent between the two great
South American Powers. 1t is not
generally known that Ell Sef1or Emili-
ano Lopez, the only remaining legiti-
mate and the oldest son of the famous
President Lopez, killed III the late
Paraguayan war for independence, is
now lying with his mother, La Sef1Ora
Solano Lopez, in the suburbs OF Villa
del Pillar, the town occupied by Cabal-
lero, Bareiro and other insurgents
against the present government of
Paraguay. The former President
Lopez-it is known, in the last years
of his life had been divorced de facto
from his legitimate wife, and had
lived marftally with Miss Emma
Lynch, who stood by him courageous
ly to the last and had borne him many
children. Still, in the eyes of the Par
aguayans there was but one Sonora
Lopez and there is but one legitimate
son of the dead President, and this one
is Emiliano Lopez. This young seiior,
about twenty-three years of age, has
resided most of his life in Europe and
has spent o whole season here in
Washington, where, on one occasion,
his presence at Mrs. Fish's reception
caused some unpleasantness to Mrs.
Garcia, the wife of the Argentine Min
lister. Two years ago EmilianO Lopez
returned to Paraguay, and he lived
there on his estate without taking the
least part in politics. But it is thought
by some parties here that General
Caballero and ex-Minister Bareiro,
who have failed lately in their revolu-
tionary attempt at ASCENSION, may
have expected to cover their plans
under the name of young Lopez.
Being aware Of the tremendous pOpu-
larity which surrounds such name in
Paraguay, they may havo entertained
the hope that EmilianO Lopez would
be dragged into the nest of their in
trigues, and with this hope they have
transferred their revolutionary head
quarters to Villa del Pillar. But those
who pretend to know anything about
the always intricate politics of the
South American countries feel safe in
believing that Emiliano Lopez is too
patriotic, and too sagaciOus at the
same time, to allow himself to be the
tool of such unprincipled partizans,
and not to understand that Brazil is at
present the only and best ally of Para
quay. At any rate, he is said to be
too cautious to take any part at present
in the political struggles which some
ambitious men try to create in Para
quay in order to gain power through
the support of the Argentines, to whom
the Gran Chaco, portion of the Par
aguayan territory, would be delivered
up as the payment for their interven-