New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-10
SPANISH-AHERICAN TOPICS.

A. early as the first days Of last November the
coup d'etat which recent dispatches have reported
as having been accomplished by Senior Alfsro had
been in preparation in the Republic OF Ecuador.
President Alfaro has simply been quicker than the
malcontents who prepared the revolution the
frontiers Of Colombia or Of Peru. Peace IN Ecuador
could he only maintaned by increasing the real
and nominal powers o. the President who = now
called by many people dictator but not q tyran-
meal one. Rosas. in Argentina. Lopez. in
Paraguay. or Merino. in Ecuador Itself Four weeks
ago General Alfa-o signed decree concentrating
a ! tho police force under the orders - ex-Mnister
Moncayo. who maze the General Director
in view Of the repression Of tho rebellion Abort
the same timc Senior Borsa, Deputy took refuge
in the Gillian Legation and that OF France had ~
give asylum to senator ArIzaga Their pian 81
conspiracy had been betrayed 70 the Government.
would be melted out to the two conspirators II
Meanwhile President A.faro. showing the deeply
religious tendencies Of lis people. vas irving his
which had been broken since the concordste had
been suppressed In Ecuador. The Minister Of Wor-
Quest the National Congress TO prepare. mod IS
vivendl between the Vatican and the EouadoTlan
Republic
The Venezuelan papers. remembering tho ridden
Inns number ot statues erected 70 the exPresdeut.
Guzman Blanoo and DESTROYED later on by the
people laugh q protect conceived by their neigh
bo,s ~ the British island ~ Trinidad These loyal
pears. to erect 10 her statue. lie paneis 81
caracas they arc surprised a. he erection OF
nv 10 Venezuela given % our friends NJ tho Antilles
come OF our customs -
In Peru and especially NJ Lima and Callao the
n-ess has greeted with sincere satisfaction and on
,hrsiasn, the elevation ~ General Roca - the
Presidency OF the Argentine Republic This wa
10 he expected. not on.y on account ~ the real
svnpathios which have always united Peruvians
.,I-. hs fCrf gft
find a natural ally IN tho later In case the Old
1ao,a africa question should not 10 peacefully
sAt,led between chill and Peru Tho Chambers
have closed their sessions. leaving the country IN
puarantees will continue until the
comic, Of tho National Congress Only the poll
ticans ma n come We're Indifferent bfnr aware
hat President Pieroia Is 100 smar, 10 max a
Gfi11 OF affairs wh.eh explains ne word re I've
employed by some Per"Xian baI r1hsr ~ "'e" 'o'
monts the closing OF 'he '"3"''''
The Bovians seem 70 he greatly aroused against
r,hW Is shown by tho treatment OF three per
cons one OF them American suspected q hav-
to Chilian pro ,llvties At La Paz' MI. Robin
snn = dentist from Chill. and Senior O;ermin. a
,,r"ia, horn OF Bolivian parents. were compelled
. 100 the city together with Nj Jenny an
American. whose sole crime was that he lived with
tho family OF Otermin lie was hoo'eh ~ me
s,roets and ca led a "Gringo Chno.' On the other
hand. the BOWMAN No"eic'7 "'' ''"-' 49, 49,
cuttings IN which IT discussed the conflict standing
CO.. many years between chill and Bolivia. II was
resolved to instruct the executive power not 10
t,I6i its engagemen;s with ChiH. since Tho latter
~ moi kept It's own. Moreover. u was decided
nhu, 10 fluctuations should not be reopeneI even
non The basis OF the oession by chill 10 Bolivia
upon ut on the pacific This cession IS OF In
Dara,ive necessity 10 the Bolivian people deprived
Of ali access to the sea for the last tWeFe years
~ mart and was vanquishcd by the thil.ans. It
ia likely that the Bolivian people and leg!sla tors
wili see things IN another light when the Congress
r.opens its SESSIONS at the capital OF the AHdean
y spuhlir and thai the famous question OF Anto-
tsnasta ar any other port will Be again discussed
in "a friendly spirit between the governments OF La
Paz and Santiago