New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-19

In these DAYS when rumors are ahoat o. alleged
practical assistance given TO the Spaniards IN
Cuba and Porto Rico by French and German
artillery officers. it 4. worth noting that similar
rumors were current recently in Costa Rica, when
that country was making preparations for war
with Nicaragua. Or rather, they were not merely
rumors. but actual facts, that were reported ~
San Jose papers. They stated that the mos
by the foreign colonists and especially by he
German colony. But: fortunately. such assistance
dents who did not enlist combatants but as
wdad or an ambnance Service ar the head Of
which was placed the iustrous DR.. Bansen. the
Chinese meanwne, Son,ripu,sd 70 rnst orsgnsrs
and no less than 5000 was raised for that hu.
manitaran purpose In the single city OF Punte
Arenas.
While cable dispatches continue one day 10 report
that is imminent between Chill and the Argen-
tine Republic. and, on the next day. to state thar
the question OF the frontiers peaceaby discussed
the President OF the Argentine has given another
evidence OF his belief that the situation between
the two republics is not OF alarming character.
He has not approved OF the offer OF q man-of-waf
made to him by the employees OF the Government
Offices He said that he considered any manifesto
ton in regard to international questions TO b
quite OF place. STILL the executive power does
not neglect to take, its official responsible.
ity all necessary precautions: Tor II has puolshe4
a decree ordering that ;he contingent composed OF
men twenty years OF age shall be modified ana
assemble In divers camping grounds, In order 10 Do
trained in military practice.
The "Corrco Espahol' OF Buenos Ayres related
In a recent number that FIVE CHILEAN individuals
or respectable APPEARANCE arrested the
charge OF being spies. They were suspected OF col
lectng information about military preparations
and they possessed instruments OF precision, like
those used by geographers." as we'll as photo.
graphic apparatus. But the charges against them
appear not TO have been OF a serious character
since the prisoners were released. after few days
or detention and they left the Argentine territory
Immediately.
The treaty OF extradton between the United
States and Mexico is known to have been de-
nounced on January "a OF this year by the Mex.
lean Government, which declared that from that
date the stipu9tons OF the treaty should be no
longer obligatory on the part OF either OF tho two
contracting nations. This Is a regrettabls gap In
the friendly relations which have existed for so
many years. and II can be easily remedied. The
motives given for the abrogaton OF the convention
are that II lacks sufficient cearness to avoid posi-
bic confusion between political offences and those
committed under political precxt, but which are,
In fact mere crimes OF common law.
Tho approaching final arrangement OF tho racua-
africa question which has troubled the relations Of
Chill and Peru for the last eleven years, cannot
fall to augment the current OF immigration which
has been setting for the last month toward the
former Empire OF the Incas. That immigration 10
composed principally of persons coming from the
lh n,a republics Bolivia Ecuador and CO.
Lima and Its seaport. Calao. the population OF the
latter being computed at thirty thousand iuhabs
itants In the latest official statistics.