New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-27
SPANISH AMERICAN TOPICS

TIL. manor. at hand from chill and the Argentine
Republic dated carly In November. contain many
particulars relative to the earthquake which was
felt in that part OF South America Although the
,owns OF San Juan and II, Roja suffered exten-
slvely fl was more Of oscillation than Of a
real earthquake. Eel Mcrcurio" of Valparaiso
states that the shaking lasted for whole minute
I'm 1851 the city Of Mendoza WAS dreaded Tn" paper
adds that the predictions made by Professor ~"
had been noticed ana that q CHILEAN newspaper oi
Conception had published. on tho eve 81 ne catns
,rophc these remarkable lines: 1T WOMB noI %
strange should We be- visited today or t"-ilpIIp"
M, somn dsagreeable earthquake. Th's" fears
w!erc realized In the Argentine Republic more IMAM
in chill where only slight oscillations were iel''
CPL Ecuador en- Chicago" C'rhe Equator at chi
caro'o is the title OF "A book which has Just been
published by Luis F. Carlo and DR.. Jose LUIS
Tamaio While referring TO the EIuatoran section
a. Inc Worlds Fair II furnishes many interesting
ana well-written particulars relative TO IN" pi"s'"
condition Of the prosperous rep"o"o VI ''''
The Brazilian Minister TO Paraguay, senior Amaro
Cavalcanu was appointed Minister TO fortusai as
soon as diplomatic relations were rcsufh'i pe'""'"
tho Governments at Lisbon and Rio Janelro: senior
Cavalcanti left Asuncon. the capital on ra'a
ruay on the steamer Olimpo. on November 80 ="
route for his new post OF du'y'
The press OF Uruguay seems to be satlsheh
NTH the new treaty between Bolivia and Para
,uav This is easily understood. since BOLIVIAN
nroducts which were formerly exported 'hro"s"
the ports on the Pacific will be hereafter Trans
norted directly by the rivers Paraguay ana La
plata TO Montevdoo the seaport OF Uruguay 10 De
loaded there on board Atlantic steamers. hohVia
,.oc rnoved TO make arrangements with Paraguay
because she deprived OF her haipor Oh 'i n
paciGc by the war between Chill ana feri IN
ubirh she sided with the latter. and was punished
for A. by the CHILEAN victors Recently. tiso nm
INCREASED by p per cent hI ra est OF for Bolivian
,nroducis Now Bolivia will enjoy free ana direct
water communication with buehos "y'eS' "'o'''
yideo and the Atlantic.
In Venezuela one more step is about to be taken
for the Improvement OF educational facilities. An
ANONYMOUS society with "A capital or $2o'w mas
been formed to establish new college, IN which
commerce. agriculture. industry and technical
ecicnces will be taught. The founder OF the SO
"iey is Senior Ramon Febres .ordero wen, ~
known sociologist, who thinks II inadvisable 10
leave exclusively to the State the management OF
public instruction.
The "Siglo" Of Montcvideo. states that 1900 has
been appropriated by Uruguay to the Military Com
mission which is to Rio de Janero to partic-
nate I'm the festival given In memory OF the Para
pllayan war. This Is further evidence OF the IN
cnrreciness OF so many dispatches. which represent
the Truguayan Government as hostile to that OF
Brazil
In view Of differences between the Sanitary Board
Of Montevideo Uruguay. and the National Health
Department at Bucnos Ayres, with regard to the
treatment of vessels entering La Plata River. on
The banks of which both cities are situated. the
health authorities of the two countries have held a
conference and reached satisfactory understand
Ing.
The "Bibioteca Republican," semi-monthly re-
view recently started al Santiago. Chill. by the
well-known writers Pedro Pablo Figueroa and Don
Leonardo Ez publishes In OF the latest numbers
highly eulogistic article the press In the United
States Speaking of the numerous foreign writer's
AT work In American and especially III New oIk
Journalism. the Gillian review says All creeds
and nationalities have their banner OF propaganda