Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03
FAIR ARGENTINE.
r tuVp WEALTHY BEvoNo TIE
DREAMS OMAN.
muntAsssR President Osinaaa snA Thsss
Va rssssdsa Hin IN Pewer-Ths
Coming Isedsr.


Coming Leader.
-
rDpsc.al ssursspcudsscs new yort wosidI
Foarxn MoxnoH. Va. July 80, 1890.
sHs shas russ out by extravagance must re-
Move ~ parsamony. "-DsteA frcrsrh
The moon was aiming brightly this eve
ming ana ii rays sparkled on the black
vatsn Of Hampton Roads. Rear-Admiral
0illia. recently from the Brazils. sat on
the hotel veranda at Old Port Comfort.
His Aagship. the corvette Richmond
svuna at anchor between the Govern
nsnt pier and the RIP Rsps fort, with
topeallant yards across and the blue
remnant of the Rear Admiral hoated
Iaxily below tho truck OF the mizzen
roySlmasts. The.Artilleryioano musicaliy
discoursed the woes OF Ia Irnvfata."
INA moon iIlumined tho antique fortifica-
tion. the dark wsr-ship, and the white
hsach. II Was . scene, said Admiral Gil
M that suggested thoughts of tho eve
nincs he passed in the mouth of the Rio dc
~ Plata during his recent cruise in South
american waters. At great length he dts
eusscd the present situation In the Argen-
tine country.
resources in q manner the prodlgality OF
which In remarkable in political history.
The seeds of discord have been gormi-
mating too long not 10 sprout in open re-
volt. have watched the various phases
of the country during the past two years,
durinr INV command on tho east coast ana
/ anticipated that which has occurred. MY
ecouaintances at Montevideo ana al Bucnos
Ivres prophesied that the Celman Govern:
ment would be turned out of power. and
H il rather strange. all things considered.
That the catastrophe was delayed until the
"To review the rise of the Argentine Re-
nublic from ITS condition of semi-barbarity
Of 4 third Of century ago TO the PERIOD
of unexampled prosperity OF ayear ana a
half ago / will mention some OF the
changes and point out the causes whicn
led TO the revolution against President
Celman. The immense territory which
comprises the republic extends from the
Pilcomay on the twenty-second parai-
lei of south latitude. which forms
The northern border, TO the Antarctic
Ocean at the extreme south. The Cordillera
Of the Andes separates Chill. and the AT.
iantic or eastern border is about 2.50o
miles long. The republics area is upward
Of !, 200. 600 square miles. and the country
IA larger than Great Britain. Ireland,
France. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy,
Spain. Portugal, Belgium. Holland. Greece,
and Turkev-in-Europe. The old, unknown
land called Patagonia in the old geographic
cal books is IN Argentine territory. Inc
country ia rich beyond computation. When
developed it will feed l00. 900 900 OF people:
1.-The wheat grown in the interior IL OF
excellent quality. and it Will soon be crown
In sufficient quantity TO complete Tue
American grain. Maize, or corn. ls ex-
ported in enormous quantities, and so are
6av. surar. linseod, and minor products,
Uhiie cattle, horses, and sheep are like 10,
custs over the face of the land. The soil
+ wonderfully rich, generally a black loan,
snch as YOU meet in the Mississippi bottom
isnda Twas informed by authority that
there are II. 0OO, 900 head of cattle and l00...
boz. 900 sheep in the country. the value OF
Wbich il about $500, COO, 900. About 1000
300 horned cattle was slaughtered this
year. - ~.
wealth, the country was sure TO rise from
The condition of wildness which cbarac-
terized il until long after the time of Posas.
The Guachos. as the plainsmen OF the IN
terror are called, ruled the country in a
savage way until 1852. Juan Manuel Posas,
who was himself once Guacho, residing
on an enstanciero at Guardia Monte, ruiea
tho people with the often quoted rod or
iron from 1929 TO 1852. This bloody tYrant
was the supreme power. After one OF the
numerous revolutions or outbreaks against
him were suppressed he murdered and
rayished from Mendoza to Buenos Ayres.
In the latter city he harnessed number
of the most beautiful and distinguished
ladies of Spanish blood to his daughters
carriage and forced them to draw her
about the streets. =, q,
"The civil war prevailed, and the blood
of some of the best men iii the country was
shed between 1852 and 1861. when General
Nitro won the battle of Pavon and as
sumed the Government. lie was not
constitutional President; very far from 1T /;
but he was dictator who was vast I'M
provement on Posas. DIR. Sanlento sue
ceeded Mitre in 1863. DR.. Avellanda became
President in 1874, and General Roca In
1880. The President against whom the
present revolution is directed. Dr. Miguel
Juarez Celman. next came In power. He
IA a brother-in-law of General Eoca, and
was lawyer at Cordova originally: 1T IS
Illegal for President to succeed himself,
and General Roca made Celman President
rs q family arrangement to keep control OF
the revenues of the country. Roca went
In after q revolution.
1.-THE emigration from Europe TO Argen-
zine was heavy, and it swelled and swelled
until human tide flowed in at the cities OF
Buenos Ayres and Rocano. The boom was
well unde. way when Roca was in power,
but the height was obtained after Celman
assumed Office. / called attention TO the
area Of the Argentine Republic and TO the
products OF the land i'll order to show the
foundation of the boom. or course the
geography Of the country is known to
most people, but i wished to point out
The enormous territory and the richness OF
Its resources as compared with the limita-
Gon of the population. In 1851 the coun-
trv contained, so far as could be counted,
only i.l6O. 900 inhabitants. In 1882 there
were 2,e5O. 900 people. This represented a
growth of 15 per cent. which was more
than double the relative growth OF the
United States during the same period. AT
present the population IL estimated at
1.aO0, 600, and the Government anticipates
5000 900 in 1895 and 10, O00, 0oo in 1910.
AN EMPIRE CITY
"Buenos Ayres has grown as IL an Alad-
din's lamp were constantly being rubbed
20 affect her destinies. The city Is the
finest in South America, and in many re.
epects il il superior to cities in the United
Etates. The popular idea here at home ia,
A. Won know, that the South American
countries are immensely inferior. This i'm
pression influences many of our acts.
When we send an obsolete man-ot-war,
armed with obsolete guns, TO South America
she comes IN comparison WIN nrst-ciaS,
steel ships, bearing batteries of approved
modern steel rifles. The United States are
rich, but eccentric say the educated, pol
ished gentlemen who comprise the upper
classes. However, it is not best for me to
comment.
"Buenos Ayres is well-built, clean,
thoroughly policed city of nearly 100000
people. The public buildings are fine.
There are bank buildings that would look
veil on Broadway. The palace IS hand
eome and the theatres and cafes are tho
roughly Partisan. You will see carriages
and horses in the Bots de Boulogne of the
city, the Tres de Febrero Park, that could
not be eclipsed in point of style in New
York or London. The houses are of the
modern French or Italian type OF architec-
ture and some of them are palaces. The
Jewellers shop rival those Of the Rue de Ia
PAX.
"The imports last year were about $780,.
oo0, 900 and the exports fell short Of $780,.
ooo.O00. The new docks in process Of con.
otruction will cost millions to finish. When
] first visited the country you could not
approach the shore near enough to land N
IN ordinary ships boat. The salt washed
- Il -