New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-03
SETTLING SOUTH AMERICAN DISPUTES
TALK WITH T. A. OSBORNE. rxMN1srrr IN
CHIII-A ruRIvINn prnrrpr 70

AAhh WITH T. A. OSBORNE Ex-MNIsTER TO
cHILI-A THRIVING REPUBLIC
honas A. Osborne. late United States Min
80 W onii, ana recently appointed Minister to Brazil
,' ths city on the steamer Acapulco, Friday.
rcporter NADIA conversation with him last even
INC ruin Avenue Hotel few hours before he took
no 'i'in LOT Washington whittier he went to zee the
secretary or State before sailing for Brazil Minister
oe"he looking like picture OF health and he said
o u ho very pleasant voyage both from Valparaiso
~ "nAina' and from Aspinwall New-Yark. General
sailed 0N "0A'i' NIL o'ooih
the boundary treaty between Chill and the Argen
o epuoiic which you helped to negotiate satisfac.
'ory 70 ootn countriesp asked tho reporter
a. oS' oeneve 80. The treaty was signed July o.
no y peiore left Santiago aud have no doubt the
OF the two countries will ratify it, 1t was one
VI 'no ost important and dangerous dspues that ever
.'onco south America The two countries are about
oVoniy matched, and the strongest nations down
49, ihsy are well provided with ironclnds. Tho
u'"'y AAeo line between the two countries rl,nnng
aons the watershed OF the Andes sout To the fortv
sccond parallel, then along that eastward TO 700
euue anu Iience southwestery to Point Dun Jennes
at Inc mouth of Straits of Magellan Terra
go. so was divided by line running south from the
' VI magellal. The land north and east of these
lines Is given 10 the Argentine Repubc and thot ON ts
o1her SIDE to Chilli Thus the Argentines gain their
point that Chill shall have Jurisdiction ON the Atlantic
Coast whilo the Chans given the use of the Strata
winch tDey nave cfaVed for their commerca
use provides that the Straits be forever free to the
naSs OF all nations and that no Notifications bo
10 interfere with such use of Them
why did not the effort to make treaty OF peace at
AREA between Chill and Peru succeedf
WeD 1t was delicate matter TO arbitrate II was "a
II soe foreign power had tried to settle the
e'"eeh the North and South before the war The M
IONS were about equally strong; each had two IRON
S S ana they were Jealous OF other The primary
Peru The Par was tho nitTe and guano deposits in
wealthy
worhi oie nor that 1t excited the envy of the
as Chill much Impoverished by the late WARP,
g. sle spent from $50 900 900 10 800 600 600 but
win realize or oS51ee S Se, ra wF s she
now worth a6Su IN mar S qsp er per cent bonds
her N9 make reparation for the pillagng done by
~. an think she viii do what is right"
fere m you think Il best for the United to inter
Tarapacap s'eht emu from acquiring the Province Of
mo. But 7 think Chill ought to modify her claim
pubic sentiment is strong for demanding the cedng of
glad for h th cou naT would
,.I low Is Chili prospecting generayl"
haDants are consequently importing large quantities Of
Thp h implements and machinery from this country
c"nnc ,Gre four years The principal exports
aud they raise quantities of fruits Tb rs e ma
connecting Chill with the outer world goes over the
Valparaiso The atsr IL be ca IN Sfn
seaport containing about 100000 people, and the
with population OF some 100000 A railroad connects
bcyn peinS the only long one in the country
gram gram producing valley. Weekly steamers from
paraiso but Santiago Ia a very spanish CITY Whenever
Chillnn gets rich he builds fine house at the capital
sort. Chili has 2 900 900 inhabitants Presi-
anhI AhDal into VIII go out of office September ls.
fresluent-elcCt, Domingo Santa will
coed him Both men are Liberals. distinguished from
finer country than Americans inaine and con a
talhs many excellent people"