The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-08
WASHINGTON, Feb. T.
01HE formal presentation of the
boundary controversy between
Brazil and the Argentine Re.

WASHINGTON, Feb. T.
GPHE formal presentation of the
boundary controversy between
Brazil and the Argentine Re-
u public will DO made Saturday
next to President Cleveland, who is to
ar6ltratS the dispute. The territory in
question, known us "rhe Missiones,
lies at the luncture of the two couu.
tries with Paraguay. and has bsen the
subject Of controversy for many years
Tbs claims of the two parties largely
depend upon the Identification Of a
river marked on an ancient map, and
the search for proof bearing upon this
point has led to u thorough ransacking
of tho archives and libraries. not only
OF the Argentine and Brazil. but of
Portugal, Spain and the Vatican, so
that there has been accumulated in the
hands of the commissioners who pre-
pared the cases for thsir respective
countries nearly everything in exist
encs that could throw light upon the
discovery, occupation and history of
the country.
The Argentine Republic committed
it's case to DR.. Zeballos, minister to the
United States. and ever since his arri-
val here last summer ne has been
busily engaged in it's preparation. He
will present to President Cleveland a
brief in support of the contention OF
his country comprising $50 printed
pages The record" of the case ac-
| cOmpauying the brief consists of five
large volumes OF original documents IN
manuscript and an immense portfolio
of maps arranged by centuries
SOUTH AMERICAS FIRST MAP.
Included in this is the first map ever
made of South America. There is also
q small library of the official records of
Brazil and the Argentine Republic in
which is set forth in full every docu
ment referred to or quoted in the com
missionsrs brief. The minister's early
training In the newspaper field is man.
ifesssd by the orderly and comprehen-
siye arrangement OF the case, as well as
in the elegance of the Typography and
binders art in which it is clothed.
| The Brazilian commission consists OF
Baron Rio Branco -and General De
Castro Cerqueria. with their advisers
and attaches. Since last fall Baron
Bronco has been in New York He
will reach Washington Saturday morn.
ing and be received by President Cleve.
land with DIR. Zeballos at the white
house in the afternoon. 1t will be
several months before the decision of
President Cleveland can be announced.
THE TERRITORY IN DISPUTE.
The possession of the country lying
between the Uruguay and ParanO
riyers has been in dispute since tbs
early years of this century. The Mis-.
sioneP, as it is called from the uumbe
Of Jesuit missions long ago established
throughout its territory, is a provinces
we'll worth the efforts of two republics
to acquire. Within its %, 500 square
miles is TO be found every diversity
Of country, the stretches along the river
bottoms and upland plsteaus affordinU
valuable grazing and timber land, and
its little.explored mountains being
said to hold rich mineral deposits thai
only await further settlement to de
vslop. Such in brief is the country
tho rightful possession Of which Bra2i
and the Argentine Republic have asked
President Cleveland to determine.