New-York tribune., 1898-12-22
SPANISH-ANERICAN TOPICS.

The revolution rather. the rebellious outbreak.
which dispatches report as having occurred IN Bo-
lvia a few DAYS gives additional interest TO
the latest official statistics o: army Of Para
quay Boivla's neighbor Moreover. the affairs OF
the TWO republics have frequently been connected
upon the board Of South American politics and re-
Gently conferences 'eGarding the limits OF the from
tier between Paraguay and Bolivia have taken
place a. Asuncion In q spirit calculated 70 strength
en- the already existing friendship % the IN
land republics Of South America. The Paraguayan
standing army is. OF course. small in its numeri-
cal force The country hardly numbers now more
than eight hundred thousand Inhabitants. instead
of the million and quarter II contained II 1866. at
the beginning OF the struggle OF Paraguay FOR five
long years against the eighteen millions of
people included in the triple alliance OF Brazil.
Uruguay and Argentina. The little "swttzerland
- America" was defeated after an heroic defence
h- i-s victors so readily acknowledged the military
rosrae % eavans enlisted in their armies In The
Argentine ranks there are more than TWO thousand
tuenty-;wo ioficers. without counting those serv-
ing in the navy In Uruguay the army a., nufnness :.
Wieesyu,iile inc standing army Of Paraguay is com
tary service is obligatory on every citizen ana thsre
are about for;y-two thousand men capaoIe OF a ne,
M s om IL and in case Of international conflict among
s,s nn,ap bors Paraguay would hold the balance OF
P9we i shf are earn armc3 WITH The Msnnche re
and cannons ere pun 9n ~ ~ ne ParsriaVan
"a ~ & ~ I've been educated at the Military Acac,
.n, ~ ,re Argentine Republic Their pest friend
- Iacef,sa there s no such INSTITUTION d.
,,e~,,cfon he capital OF Paraguay
rha +-eouencv Of revolution in G iatema'a mas no
,4f.o, fortunately. on the friendly sentiments which
,.e tho members OF the press Recently al papers
- ,hs land even those which had attacked IN inc
80 -. ,.,-,-on, manner the director Of La Repnp-
iHvS. - Da~iel AmaZa. have deplored MS dedth
lca, ,,, Dor ferms dropping before his coftin All
~ ~ - 1ri,fca disputes and euloszlns lhe Ho.ess
@ .leIt .s 1able citizen and great edlior VINO Was
.nd"s n ss,r.c,or of The paper la RepuDhca
Among the diplomatic and consular appointments
,,,p are publ!shed In the Ecuador newspapers oi
49, So,ernber is that Of Senior Don Rafael ZeoaLos
cTi-ihoga as Vice-Consul al Ne"-io'N'
4. ,b,s moment. when the eXtradition treaty De-
- Ntexico and the United States VIII be soon
a. - h. hoped replaced by new one, the Ma
a,orsin ~ Mexico publishes long article showing
~, ,.,r,ate relations OF a political and commercial
nSarac,er could be and ought 10 be established
,0.o,eer the Mexican and the Gillian repunhcs.
r. r.,ca Of the "Nacional affects 10 consider
i,-t,,alv 4nV o. me commercial side OF the question:
-. ,ha-s re few other papers in Spanlsi-AIheii.
- -, ind .recty undermine the progress liiduo
r4 !Co ,ha influence Of the United states N tneH
no'Tfries Those few organs are the same s.rto
s.t .o-,,arlv launched forth the lGea Cuga
V.',o -.,"fh8t IS 40 Cuba 10 MeAlco ~
-. ~ that such ideas have rot peen ".tloI.
Arairirg some influence IN regard 10 'h- an''"'
of the extradit0n treaty