The morning call., 1891-12-02

CoLOMBIA.-Tne American syndicate which
has III hand the building of The new railway line
from Carthagena to The MaCdaleua River viii
receive 100000 acres of land 10 be located any
where In the republic. The Government of Co.
loinbla has decided TO have exposition, which
Will be opened at BogOta on tie anniversary of
the Independence the 2Oth of Juy, 1892. A
decree has been issued by the President calling
upon the Governors of all the ST ties TO organize
commi> sons and secure full exhibits OF their
resources. industries and products. The exposi.
ton Will continue from July 20, 1892, through
August. September and October, when every
thing there exhibited VIII be sent to Chicago as
an exhibit from the R public OF Colombia
ECUADOR.-1he Government has approved The
reformed budget Of tie International BANKS OF
Guayaquil III View of the report rendered by tn
Council OF Stale. SIX professors arrived October
20 from Turin TO establish the Industrial
schools al RiObanha under Tie patronage Of the
Rev. John Luis ChicegnO Of The QGro Institute.
BOLIVIA.-BlaztI and Bolivia, HE udvigable
waters of The Madeira River aud the Amazon
are 10 he ccnnec' ed by railroad. An Am rican
contractor will do the work on plans LAID some
fifteen years ago, when another American com
menced Tie construction OF the line.
In order 10 facilitate the internal transporta-
ton in Bolivia tie Government OF The republic is
taking active steps 10 secure the construction OF
wagon roads ard railroads, both by means Of
concessions 10 private pa. ties and through the
agency Of the national engineers.
Several roads are now IN active course OF con
stiucton, from Surre to Putosi. from Cocha-
banda 10 Santa Cruz, from Iarifa 10 tie lnIe
flor, from AIuro 10 the Argentine provinces
passing through TOlapalca. CulIa, AyOma and
Mancha. The Government has granted aid To
roads from CochaUamba to Benz River, to san
Ignaci0 and 10 Gilmore River. Th- railroad be-
tween La PaZ and Uyunl Is rapidly approaching
completion and IL expected to be open for traffic
by he begiun ny of neXl year.
CHILE.-A report Of october 9th from Santi-
ago stat that the Bishop Of ChIle has refused
TO permit religious celeb alton OF eX-PIesident
Balmaceda's funeral
The Chilean Consulate General of Japan has
been closed.
DR.. Nal"nzuela OF Santiago has been appointed
TO study aud report upon wounds Inflicted by the
Mannlicher rife.
ARGENTINE REpURLIC.-One AQuiles ThOur
is said TO lave ielt Bueuos Ayes the 1st OF OclO-
Der with lie intention OF making horseback
journey thence to Paris, via Bolivia, Peru, CoOm-
hi5 Central America, Mexico. the United States
Canada, Alaska, Russia and Germany. He car
ries with him bot a small travelling bag and his
Own saddle and VIII hire horses by the way 10
take him from place to place. lie expecis 10
reach The French capital by New Years, 1894
\ man named John Kennedy, who some fifteen
years ago had been a sailor on board The United
States steamer Gall Ma, lost his life last week
says the News OF September 18Th, through the
stupid police r. gulaiions In vogue in BueDOs
AyreS. While dining at a fonda piece OF meat
stuck in his throat and lie rushed into the street
IN choking condition. Tie police thinking he
was In nt or drunk, surrounded him and would
not let any one approach, though his companions
declared what Was tie matter. un il the COM
mlssaiy arrived, by which time the man was
dead.