New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-12

city refreshing and rcstlHl 10 the eye. III
the oldcn time the pride OF COrdoya was IFS Ma
media or public garden True 10 the checker
board design, that, too was quadrangle WIN
artificial lake in the centre ana WIN doupIc
rows of noble trees around the outer edges. Near
by We're a series of Moorish baths, WIN rescr-
Vors supplied from the lake In the Alaineda;;
This beautiful peasurc-ground was devastated
ten years ago by tornado which uproo'"u
LARGE number of The trees and destroyed the sym
mctry of the lines of shaded walk ne D.iiS
are in ruins and the scene IS now one OF aepaI''u
glory Engineers have planned new Alameda
with large artificial reservoir. ara work i pow
in progress which will supply the city WIN
modernizcd park. Many Of the open watcr-couiScS
which formerly ran through nearly ali me piih-
cnal streets and furnished means for irrigatlng
private gardens have been closed. CordoNa Is
gradually i@airI t.s CHARACTERISTIC features OF Us
ancient Spanish estate, but wtn an me enGroacm-
ments Of the modern, III remains esse1'i"i'@ an
tique and medieval 49,.
In an Argentine guidc-booK ma the s,a'e-
ment that the CordoNese are more p, i I ~,
their customs than any other reputation In me
Republic and that horses are not allowed 10 gar
lop in tho streets. This must have neen before
the extension Of the railway 70 1ne $40 rr, i",
Coaches are driven through the streets as brlskY
here as elsewhere and there are no signs OF prinii
tive manners except somnolcnce ana iassi'uuc
which are induced by intense heat. the thernonle-
Ter mounting as high lO1 degrees Fahrclhclt
in tbc shade during the hottest January days
According TO the same authority, heaTo disease
has long been more prevalent III 'oil",a '.,'l
elsewhere which some physicians ascrlh'd I" the
frooucncv of revolutions, others 10 the want Oh
vegetables others 70 the sedcntary habits Of tne
rcoplc." The medical profession here evidently
allow wide latitude IN diagnosis an" ,b a,, m"r-
toIitv from heart disease be greatest durlnI inc
bcntcd pcriod. as I strongly suspect it Is, sun
stroke may reasonably be added 20 the iIst OF
Gauges Bnt South Americans never can he m
duccd TO admit that sunstroke Is possible on ms
side of the equator. That Is malaaN TO Will VIZ,
in their Judgment North Amcr,cans n All 1 Gcod nv
are alone exposed. Even when men tall ucnn Nv
,be scores in the streets Of Rio under hiazihg
SIM. il is not sunstrokc but species of ieVcr. "
mysterious acces pcrnlclosa ne neat I'D Nul"oN''
In midsummer certainly is intense and may ,ica-
sonobly bc supposed TO increase the mor'alllN'
Heart disease is one Of the tcrrors whl'l arc ~
tematically introduced by guidc-NooS cnron'criS
for the intimidation OF nervous traNclr's. 80
mncl, is said of the difficulty OF breathing III
mountain attitudes and of the prevalence OF h'aI,
tailure in Central Argentine and m mn 'nH'
rho timorous wayfarcr crosses The ANDES WIN ms
hands Owe, his upper ribs. and with rredlspoSl-
ZION "a magnify a snrczc into that ia't pun
bv which whole brgadcs are sHlt 10 nav n,o,'
stricken down during the War Il i't t,n tcrribc
arorts If watcr-drinkng in these southern c"uh-
trcs The dangers OF gotre. d\scn'cTN anu III. mum,
rial fcvers are, enlarged Gpoh,a ai" ~ heir
hardly an i'll 10 when h'S. hn"l,
,bat is not attributed by me pooN-
writer's and the natives Themselves I" mr
incorporate and nndiscHniMallng ri' nccds
10 avoid South America when he j. lelIlcH lu-
for the rccupcration OF his health. i%iel-m ',
and natives will unite IN iri-h'fnln| mii '
a remuneration of total aO''lnencc P!'"''P
= uo "onId ind. moreover. il South America n
most unmomising field for lnssi"i,nE In
prise in The interests of rtcicpl cmi"'"", SATAN
All these countries wines oil none O., H.
nrodnction are freely consumed ny, al CD' .s
except the poorest. and even they nave n"''''
brcws ~ their OWN. - =. .l o,,,;.ol
- sccord 10 Bucnos Ayres in area and p"puitll"i.
II is traverscd by three great raI""A = VIZ and
which leads northward 10 Tucuman JuJuF nl,i
the Bolivian frontier. The provincial V'pi'"l
has popnation Of 10000. IFS progress s'n'c
The completion of the railways having uls'p-
pointcd the expectations OF TIE AIScHI"'
who are not satisfied with anything s"ol' -.
,banorncnol Growth Il is the centre OF great
wool district but here. in Bucnos ANfes s".tp
have been exposed - numerous diseases ana we
ocks have not increased as rapo 1f "S Wool from
tbe Argentine have risen from iO".S.o r,s -"
1881. with valuation Of S3l ,4l6'i"o' T." ~
743 tons in 1883 with a valuation oil go ~,
;5O These official returns for the wool-cnp
from over 10O0O,0O0 sheep show that thc III
dustry is not Hourshing In any pheho, ,." .r
sense and that American wo%sro" ,Sis mnnr,er
Tho only classes Of wool now exported from NV
ARGENTINE 10 the United States are inc '"-i9
cornet grades produced in the 'oTdoN. ulN'Ii'
,rr,cultnre is bv no means profitable or q,
General here as in the adjoining pIoNh'' VI
Santa lie. where the immigrants are masSn III
colonies The material resources OF the ProNlh,r
are less in valuc than those Of santa re- "a
thourh tie territorial area IS mnoh greater an"
the ratio Of public wealth per inhabl'ant Is ohlV
orc-half rs great For these ana G'ncr Ic's' ,i,
rho authorities Of Cordova have been greatly
dissatisfied with the prospects Of the province
and have had recourse 10 colonization ann ih"nN
crude financial eApcdienis III 'hr IN" T.,
noting It's prosperity. Rosario. wmr snippiul-
The snrplus produce Of this district mas s'caniN
gained in population and now outranks NE en-,
Of churches. The merchants mere Sr"fhM ,,cG T..
and picty where women 90 - chhfch anu NV"
are waiting for something TO turn mp ln' N
sarcasns / fear, Will have IN" clr'v oi ",,'P
uino the provincial and Inuniclpal hh,h'ii V''
INTO action Inrlenting war VIII hc declare" ",,
Tie mcdiaeval. the musty ana the "nsor,e. Sum
Of the old churches Will hc pulled down. lie
town will be largely rebuilt ana -" a,.,'.'
,y,U 10 crecfEaily mOdcrm/cd Inc IiI"'t
have already done much 10 change the asp - 80
Tins medieval town. Provincial coi"lc'I'oh
Will complete The Ppccss ,...... a.. ..,..,,.o-
nnntbs innsr!uch as the President Of the con
federation Dr. Miguel Juafcz 'cln"n' Irlli'a
this season 10 MS country go J." ti' ' ,'.,,d
This is his home, and ms icAoW- ci'i/'ns' P'"'
If tho dietinct ON OF being thc President hl-"'
bors receive hin every year WIN c"uss.''
tbusiasm The projected VS. ol 'e h."1 -,
Toreirn Minister 10 COrcoya IS now the van oi
the town. senior Bocayuya has arrived at N ;,
tcvidco in a man-of-war and has been frcclN''
.thcre with every sign OF republican zcai ana pun
lie rcsncct Thence hc is expected 10 20 :"
Rnonoe avrcs where a railway Journey 10 'ord"-
va is now under contemplation; mt soihc''Ins
NAV occur 20 change the Ministerial poSraAmc'
The visit OF the BrdZlUdll NiI"'N'
VARS Indicates that a settlement Of a diplomatic
Question Of lonq standing either has bccn or Is
about to be effected. This IS the M'ssIo"r,
boundary dispute which Tie lnCnarch'hI P,IE III
Er~yil ia nov generally believed 30 have lief, open
in order TO have prclcNt for making wal on t"r
arcentine aud Uruguay 1t is even limited that
the Republican Government, "heh II cn'c'r'' i i
power at Rio. discovered evidence IN lie ioic,,sh
Department Of n secret intrigue between ne ~
ncriialists and Bolivia and Chill, by which u"
Argentine was 10 be involved III Il 'Ii.nSu'S' Ii
cannot vouch for the authenticity OF thc,c
vague rumors, but can perceive no reason 10 uo",
that Brazil, Under the ncw Adnlns'Ia,l"h' Is
anxious to settle all existing boundary dsput'
Xith its southern ncighhors Senior bocaNuIa,
in any event, is popular parsonage III me
Argentine and all the honors OF Statc are 10 ,'
favored mon him. whether he has signed the
Mssiores Protocol or is only laugndly discussing
the question diploma'cal'y. CCrdova is rrrp,r-
ing 10 welcome him with n public fHtf, II hc DC
brought from Buenos Ayrcs in srccial ram !"
accept President Cclman's hospitality ia" cltf,
with il BACKGROUND Of sicrras ana rs cfump"nj