Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-10
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D00f0 AB8lCA A. DSOADsos
The people of South America are a
rsstless. disconnected set. They are
turbulent 70 the last degree, and are
mons 70 revolution and arnarchy.
Daring the last two ysars Bolivia, Peru
end Chill have been at var; Chill and
~ Afesntins Republic came near aaht.
I'M, whiIe ths Afesnsins kspoh'io and
Brazil have bsen bullyina and threaten
ing eash oehse for the past year. and 0s
at Il now moro vigorously than svsf.
Latest reports from the far South tsli
q that the negotiations commenced WIN
Garcia Osldsron, BY the in'ssnsdiss'on
Of the United States Minister resident
st:eantiaeo, 70 - II II were possible 70
ooms 20 an aRrssmsnt about the terms
q psase, have utterly broken down
sim this rupture has not discouraged
the Ninisasr Of the United States who
eontinues 70 sndeavor 70 bricR aboot IN
agreement bstwssn the Just demand OF
the conausror and the unjusti6abls and
uselses resistance Of the conquered.
With this object be has requested and
obtained permission from Chill for Gar
ola Caldsron to remain for the present
ct Santiago. insts.d Of going at once 70
Angel. Equal permission has been
granted 10 his emp nio:trisss Antonio
Garcia y Garcia.
Il u also said that the Chi'ian people
ars Iar from relishing the interference
Of the United States in this attempted
distraction Of Peru.
In Peru, on the 2th Of October,
proolsmasion was issued BY L. Montero,
Rear Admiral and vioe President OF tho
Rspsblis, which titles, In view OF the
condition Of affairs, are empty enough.
He proclaimed:
1. Popular elections Of Deputies and
Senators shall be held in all parts OF the
Republic not occupied by the enemy. 2.
6uoh election shall take place on the 9th
Of December, and the colleges shall
meet on January LIST. 8. The Congress
will meet in this capital (Arequipa) on
March 18th next. 4. Congress, on
meeting, shall determine how the de-
partmsnts and provinces occupied by
the enemy shall b represented.
Gem. Thomas Osborne. United States
Minister to the Argentine Republic,
Gays the present difficulty between that
oountry and Brazil IL on account OF
question OF boundary, whether tho ter
Sitory to which they gave the name OF
Nissionss belongs TO tie Argentine Re-
public or not. The great difficulty ia
about the name Of the boundary river.
The name which the Argentine Repub-
10 gives 70 the river, Brazil says belongs
70 another farther In tho Argentine Ter
ritory. Cen. OSborns thinks the dispute
viii ultimately end in war. His latest
information il that the Argentine Re-
public has purchased two or three mont
tori and one o. two torpedo boats, and
che hes had recently built ono Of the fn-
81 iron clsds aAoat. In addition 10 hsr
Ans 6sst, which 10 equal to that Of Chill.
Argentine has IN army Of 1900 or 49,
600 msn, besides . volunteer force Of
10000 armed With Remington rifles and
Krupp guns and Well differed. Our
Minister further, seys:
] think she In able to hold her own
With Brazil. OF course, Brazil has a
larger population, but the majority Of
her people are not - good mon a. those
Of Argentine. II war is declared, ]
think Il will b long drawu.out struR-
gle. The feeling has not been good be-
twsenths two countries for long time
not sincs the war with Paraauay-and
Argentine would rather 60 to iwar with
Brasil than with any other nation.