The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07
american LOCUST PLAGUE.
STARVATION FOLLOWS THE FLIGHT
OF THESE INSECTS.
Railroad Trains stopped In buenos
Ayres-Locust Eggs by the Ton
Are Gathered by Natives for De-
.,rnc,ion-scfent Commission.

Tho condition OF affairs IN South Amer
lea owing 10 the locust plague as described
Yesterday by Capt d'Urso, commanding
the Italian bark Maria l., which mas Just
reached this port from La P!a'a- hFa,
Buenos Ayres. with a cargo CT bones anu
dvevpood. Is horrible IL the extreme.
Unless some immediate relief comes TO
TIA ala OF these miserable Inhabitants
their end froM starvation Is not rar OK
Sc the locusts have ruired anc sa'r'1 UP
even every blade OF green grass aeou. Ihls
SECTION of the country. they rise Up Is
dirk Clouds End sweep beftre the WINS
from, one section 20 another. bringing DE-
ss~r,r.for and ruin 20 all sorts OF vegeta-
to, Railroad traffic Just outside OF Bue-
IS Avres was suspended for time, as
ire .~afrs could not move through me
dense clouds Of insects, which Tor li1ie
rovere! about the particular IocallS- ne
tracks became so thick WITH irsects taa-
tire wheels slipped as though running o..
% ot,7- substance and & was this coupled
v-i.h The far, that the er gfnsers could tot
.sa.a-+ sar~e- signals that caused traffic
TO Re suspended.
- locality Sc. aside by TIE govern
rrsut for the purpose there were daP.s
f.sa bv the natives. who are reHaF1s1
rarssorely. over L. 90 tons OF locust eggs.
undergoing & process OF osstsss@i =.
.s-rbts :. said CAPT. dTrso. Il know can
hardly b. credited, but II IS = solemn
fact
ThA natives ere reduced 70 condition
- rn1srrv ard are almost desperate
Rates cs exchange are lover than ever
t-~4.v~ hanks are becoming t&aoafFSassei
daily and the people declare that thFF
cannot exist much loEeeF ul'4@ss s.'', =,
rargsf can be had. TIE government -
,,~f-r ia every e~ort 20 ria the COUNTRY
~ .ha plazt,e bx.t so far without material
success A commission ot scientists Is
engaged IN the study OF the dsStTdc1'oa
- he fysac.- bslt ct the time Capt Jr@o
lefr 7. had not sgreed uprn any hxe0 are
= .e.l~y- This commission Eas eFco1F-
80 tba natives ye-y snuch By the eiTrn-
r~.so- - a -sr~ar giving Il as their 3u@g-
-,sr+ -Na rI4e7re viii SCOT seate- They
~issr,7 ~. the nfa 81 she locust IN any
axe4 Io~aiitv has never excee@ed seven
,-ss~= ara that FIVE hare s'f@atF p,e2
Swa-- IN South America Although ms
years rslaru~ has hfR7 tStiF "<FS-- ms
~ - x~ie-.tstz rlasra tbs. re insect -
booming aar,i1ita.ss ard Win tina co+d
svas-her win s+te or, altogether
xv-%fa - Maria l.. vas - Ia P3afe
(~z~- a.T-rEo SAYS re- recalls tEe facs
-he- there was a weaiFhE efnJ'iF}@-'3 ~
ruaaos Ayres. who had several aces II
--,e.xt heata.tfllly cultivated laf1d "A -fA Fo%-
e-s Of all aesEr.2f.oFs- tF..@ hiS.' ne
rs~,a ~, a favorable wind frzvn ths local
- rrre-A rAess swarnss ct Iocgs-s scr@
ssttged ard carr "a millions - fneFT DOWN
~ IA Ms grounds. NtAiu t%~fsFy-fo'Fr
n--.rs here vaz 10; visible q o5a2s %
Ease and fczc 50 rapidly have silss -
~.a-~5 nr-es and acres y ca-- ard wheat.
can't s'y-rsa wEz iG Alg3erS. number Ct
- $50. whs,s a loc1st r3sE-s vas 80
ga Aur hs SAYS g ~-as nothing 20 roFr7-
~s~a.f v3th ire ce-3i'ion q a&a4rs in
ST America Fsrvevx r South Amer
a.. as ~f--r>s- distracted. An5 sre poverty
/ x.~s~ls~ -hav have Aeen Earafle - raise
sver ~roexh corn ard waeaf for home 'ss@.
81 n ther. there seemed 70 - 40 iulTsle-
dat. RELIEF n Sigh
Us. h&<s~a .a@ Maria L --a&- SAL from
"a pas ne wtr5 care go re and s-a
"a few hours the vessel vas ore s5'ilrT51-
- srerA Of tAsse i-ssc-s. rGEe black
rk,asAs 0. them could es sect, coming sea
card. Tia vessels canvas was tI1st eesrs
fsAr. her anchor was hove seer, s11
Cart. esC-so says x vas f-poss.s@e - So
! ere s3eh 90 the white sails. IN tst- e.
| forts % save themselves from bang blown
/ seaxz-x3 .syrlads az :a@Ss irlsecxs Criticized
l % sae eA1vas ard t2ars remained Enta