Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-18
SOUTH AMERICAN COAL.
Events Of Interest in the Southern
Half of the Continent.

Events Of Interest in the Southern
Half of the Continent.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PANAMA. July ). 1894.
Mr.. c. F. Cara4Fis4 of Washington. d.
c., consulting engineer of the bureau of
American republics. who has been engaged
during tho last year in a survey of the coal
deposits Of the Atlantic coast of Colombia,
has arrived at Bogota. after having COM
pleted his work. His report will shortly
be published in special bulletin of the
bureau at Washington. In an interview
with the correspondent here, recently, Mr..
Caracristi said he estimates the explotable
coal fields Of Colombia to exceed 1000
square miles, and he computes II the
coast mines were opened, a saving of 33 IL
per cent to steamers trading upon the coast
could be effected in their fuel accounts.
One of the future industries of Colombia.
he thinks will be its coal fields. which. II
properly developed. under government con-
troll would do much to better the financial
condition Of the departments and assist
the supreme government to eventually cam
Gel the national debt. AS shown in Mr..
Caracristi's report. the foreign actual an
Eual consumption of coal by Colombia rail-
roads and steamers plying to Colombian
ports exceeds 100000 tons. valued at over
Sl,OO,OO0 gold.
The government has made a contract only
recently with the "Pan-American Invest
ment Company for the exploitation of a
coal deposit near Santa Warta, which was
reported favorably upon last year by Mr..
Caracr.Sti.
According to a late decree, employees of
the Ecuadorean government who fail to
attend Catholic mass regularly are subject
to the payment of a finc not to exceed 10
per cent of their salary, for each time they
neglect 10 occupy their pews at church.
4 dispatch from London announces the
purchase there ly the government of
dpr of fhrpe tOrpeHo rf
these is 200 feet long aud has a guaranteed
speed of twenty-four miles per hour. She
was bought through Armstrong;. and is
being armed by them. The two others
were constructed by Yarrow; they are each
10 feet in length. with a speed of twenty
two and half miles. and carry Nordenfelt
and Krupp batteries.
Advices from the Peruvian frontier. re-
Gently received at Quito. announce that
Peru has violated the statu quo by send
ing an armed expedition from Iquitos, up
the Napio river into the territory claimed
by. and for years in actual possession of,
Ecuador.
The new United States minister. Mr.
Edward A. Strobel. was accorded an en-
thusiastic and magnificent reception upon
his arrival at Quito
The Star and Herald correspondent at
Quito. Ecuador. writes that congress has
elected DIR. Vicente Lucio Salazar vice
president Of the republic statesman,
diplomat and eminent jurist. he has been
at different periods senator. chief justice
and minister Of foreign affairs; and his Sc
lection to I'll a higher post Is almost
unanimously approved of by the public in
general.
Dr. Lopez of Esmeraldos has been ex-
PEELED from the senate chamber, and his
scat has been declared vacant.
The reason given by his fellow members
for his expulsion from the body is that he
had been accommodated some years ago
by the pope. and was consequently I'M
worthy to associate with good Catholics
who hold the majority OF seats in congress-
Among the senators voting to put him out
were nine priests!e The house. in which
there Is also a gSodiy number of priests
promptly passed a resolution approving the
action Of the senate majority. 1t Is believ-
ed that Dr. Orteg&' deputy for Guayaouil
and Ortez. Nonconformst members OF the
lower house. will aIso be sent home to their
constituents Ito repent of their Masonic
,heresies" IDS rf"@
. The people Of Esiner:ildas are indignant
and have telegraphed o President CorJero
openly threatening revolution unless Dr.
Lopez be immediately reseated. And as
about one-flfth OF all Ecuadors population
live in the doctors district. these warnings
may have some effect. FL TEMPO Of Guaya-
quill. and Ell Asperante Of Babahayo. have
also protested editorially. ...