The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-21
BOLIVIAN TROOPS IN PERU.
FORCES CONCENTRA TING NEAR THE
SOUTHERN BOUNDARY

Chilean Negotiations for the Emission OF Paper
Money broken Down-The Neutrality of
the Argentine Republic 0mcisily Declared.
TACNA, Peru May 1T.-The agglomeration
OF Bolivian troops in this city still goes on. The
battalion Oaneta. Second Cuzadores do la
Guardla. numbering 800 mon. under the COM
mand Of Col Eloy Martinez. has arrived and
the Fourth Division numbering 1000 mon,
commanded by Gen. Luciano Acoreza is al
ready stationed in Calama. three leagues of.
The Fifth Division. which is to arrive from
Potosi. with Gen. Narcisco Campero and the
squadron Libres dc Sud Of Sucre. Col. Castro
Pinto are the next expected. On account Of the
departure OF these divisions. the immediate
organization OF the army Of reserves has been
nocreed to be distributed as follows: In the
Department OF La Paz nine battallons and
tavalry regiment; in the Department OF Onero.
lhroo columns Of infantry one battalion and two
briRades OF artillery; Cochabamba. eight bat
lallons and four squndrons; Santa Cruz and
III Benz, four regiments and two columns OF
Infantry; Chuquisaca. three bataions and two
Regiments Potoei. five battaions and one regi-
ment Tnraia, two hnttalons and eight regi-
ments In this way Bolivia will have 10000
men under arms. OF whom the major portion
must be considered IA disciplined soldiers.
On the 18th division numbering 800 men
loft Tor africa N three trains. commanded 10y
Gen. Carlos dc Nillegas. seems thnt this force
will march To luuque. The AFRICA batteries are
being completed in haste. and they are now in
position TO make nm effective resistance The
morals and discipline Of the Bolivian army Ia
worthy ~ all praise
PANAMA. June 10.--The Chicago correspond
ent OF tho GILLIAN Tunes says: THE CHILEAN
Congress IL still in rccess. and the general opin-
Ion II that II Will not be- opened again until the
LIST prOx. The conservative journals are begin
ming TO feel thcir way toward vote " censure
on tho new Government. and ara uphraiding
the Minister already for not prosecuting the
war with greater activity. hut their munoruyres
will not be attended with much success The
negotiation with the bands with reference to
rho emission Of six millions Of paper money,
has broken down. and the Government On Fri
day published a decree. by which IL unortnkes
the emission Independently OF those institu-
lions"
Speculatons rs TO tho Argentine Republic
taking pnrt In the existing struggle between
Chill and Peru may now be considered Mt an
end, as the neutrality Of that republic mas been
officially declared
A Lima correspondent OF the Panama Star
and Herald. describing the naval fight of
lQulque. says:
= The captain OF tho Esmprnda Don Manuel
Thomson. one OF the most brilliant officers in
the Oh ian service. was Killed. II WINS supposed
BY rine ball from the Huascar. Some assert
That ut tho moment Of going down. Thomson. nj
The head Of n few men. ATTEMPTED to board the
Huascar; but this is cun'rndicted. and as we
only have meagre details concerning tho action.
II is impossible to give list Of the casuaties
even on board the Peruvian vessel. One officer
OF the Huascnr Don Jorge Velards. then on
deck signaling. was shot from the tops OF the
ESmeraldu.h