, 1879-05-09
THE GOuTU AMERICAN WARS,


THE SOUTH AMERICAN WARS.
South Amoricah wars na Il rule nro anus.
ing Thoy spring up in tho night like mush-
rooms, anil nra usually in full blast before
any one can comprehend whit thoy are
about, md sometimes are ended before tho
etsns hii Is apparent. OF the two conflicts
recently announced, ono ia Of this sort,-tho
revolution IN Pannma. Revolution tn that
state seems to be chronic, though happily 1t
mover lasts but a fow hours, nnd never in-
voives worry sorious sacrifice OF life. It fcnia
to keep tho authorities b,,Ry, however, md
makes tho City Of pannma very lively. The
population tnkos tho revolution as matter
Of course, mud each morning, after reading
tl1oir papers md discovering whit Govern
mont they aro living under, 60 nbout their
business rs If nothing lad happened. Tho
most recent revolution broke out on
the 18th ult. Some disairocted politicians
1aid n plot 10 upsot Tho stato Gov
ernment. aud commenced by bribing
tho officers Of tile National Guards.
They hal made considerable rrogosa when
the commander Of tho regiment bocamo
cognizant Of atfairs, md, insiond of promptly
a|'ootlng the officers for their perlay, TO-
Lukod them. Thcreupon ono Of tl,o Cap-
tatns grow inconBed and assaulted tho Colo
nol with lis sabrc. lilo revolution thon
commenced without any further delay. The
Colonel's son, n g1llant little fellow, shot
down tho Captain. The mombera Of tho
regiment began firing upon ench other, md
several woro killed. The nows Of the rovo-
luton soon sprenl nbroad. Tho business
mon closed thoir stores, and tho people
sought out safe p}aoos wilero thoy could sec
1t md enjoy lolidny. The sympathizcra
with tho stato Government rushed to arms
mud Oh irregular fight began from block to
block, which lassod fourteen hours, whom
tic revolution ended, with loss Of
thirty-ave nil told, and tho triumph
Of tho staso forecss Tho saddost part of tho
story is tho death Of tho gallant little follow
who SO promptly nvonged The insult to hia
father. In less tlnn MI hour after tho sur
render tho shops woro MI open, business was
resumed, and tho people were somewhat i,n-
patiently waiting for tho next revolution.
Tho other trouble, however, il upon q
larger scale, aud involves triangular fight
TINT may bo desperate one. No South
American war has dignitiel beginning, and
this ono aroso from dispute ms to tho pro-
priotary rights in guauo-bed botwoon
Boliv1a md Chill. It lind for mauy years
boon neutral strip OF territory on tho
boundary botwoon tho two countries, but
Chill, getting hard up for money. la:d n
royonue tax upon lis products, which
tho Bo1iviaus, who worked 1t, refused
to pay. Tha,, Bolivian Government
backed them up In their refusal, wl1croupon
Chilli proceeded to occupy 1t by forco and a
declaration Of WIZ followed. Peru, having
nothing to do, announced it's intcntion to
exoroiao armed intervention, provided Chill
insisted upon holding torritory TINT Of right
belonged to 'Dolivia. Chill p1nokily repliod
by declaring war on tho id ult. ngainst poru,
aud the tlaroe States woro Immediately busy
with tl,oir war preparations. Tho President
Of Peru announced to his pooplo that tho
Government accepted tho declaration and
TINT Chill should l,avo MI tho war sho
wanted. Tho soono reminds ono Of tho en.
thus'asm which poryad,d tic North whom
tho news camo that Sumter had beon
fired upon. All tho corporations,
banks, societies, uuiyersitios, clubs, for
oign residents, md individuals, not even
excepting the ohinoso, pouretl in their con-
tribntions. Tho Governor nllnost immo.
diately found himself iu possession of suf-
flcient funds to begin the war, md enough
was guaranteed to pay tho oxronso as long
rs tho war should last, many Of tho COM
,nnnding officers agreo!ng to pay their bnt-
tnllous out Of their own pockets. As MI it,
atanoo Of tue enthusiasm, It Is stated that
fifty residents OF Lima gavo 100000 eacl,
toward tho war fnnd. mud several guaranteed
to pay from Sl0o to $1,000 per month as
long rs tho war lasts. Tho Bolivinns aro
pushing forword tlloir troops rapidly to tho
Ohilian frontier, and the Peruvian troops
nro alRo on tho movo. Tho Caihau
fleet has blockaded tho principal 20.
ruyiau ports, mud tho Peruvian Aeot
IL on tho way to blockade tho
Gillian ports. As tho enthusiasm in
Chill il quito as remarkable as TINT on the
otlaar side, the sorimn,ago over tho guano.
bud is likely to 10 n hot one, IT Is intimatcd
TINT two or threo other. States, for want Of
something olso to do. may ta1o hntl in.
The dispute over bed Of guano ,nny yet
provo 10 DO tho causo OF groat war mud
radical changos In tho geography Of South
AuicriGa,
Look on this picture md tlcn on that,
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