New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SPANISH-AMERICAN TOPICS.

The famous statesman and fnancier OF the Ar
gentine Republic Sehor Pellegrini who was at ono
time Vice-Presdent and who will surely be Presi-
dent within few years. has returned TO Buenos
Ayres from OF those numerous trips he makes
to Europe whenever 1t is necessary to strengthen
Argentine finances Before being director OF the
National Bank and Vice-President OF the Republic
Senior Pelegrini editor and proprietor OF
paper founded by him. the "sur America" which
proved to be the basis Of his political and fnan-
cial career Now the Buenos Ayres papers say that
they will have competitor and confrere in
''El Pals" journal to be Immediately established
by Senior Pellegrn with initial capital Of 50oOo
and Will prove to be a valiant, able and lively ad-
Brief dispatches mentioned recently the election
of General Pando to the Presidency OF Bolivia
after struggle of several weeks which he directed
against the Government OF Sehor Alonzo The
Bolivian papers received at later date than the
telegraphic dispatches publish the particulars Of
Pandos Inauguration. He delivered before taking
the oath of office eloquent speech. in which he
said. among other declarations:
1t is necessary to forget our past dssensions ard
set aside the questions which divide us most pro.
foundy. as, for Instance that OF the system or
government to be definitely adopted. There is no
necessity for convention to discuss whether we
must adopt the federative system or continue to
uphold a 'unitaria" or centralized republic We
must decide which is the city to be the permanent
seat Of the Government.
Up TO the present time the Bolivian Government
has resided IN turn in three capitals-Sucre Oruro
and La Paz-and the riyalries between these cities
have had a great deal TO do with the frequent
revolutions which disturbed the Republic. General
Pando said in concluding his inaugural address:
Let u.s. before anything else. settle the question
of the administrative reorganization Of the country.
and all other questions Of international char
acter affecting the sovereignty Of Bolivia.
He meant by these words the pending affairs OF
frontiers with Paraguay, Peru and Chill. and the
arrangement of the external debt of the Republic.
The monarchist propaganda continues TO BE-
active in Brazil, despite the evident lmpossibility
of restoring the royal or imperial power in that
newest republic In America. Quite recently tho
Imperiasts have circulated pamphlet melting
the people u start a revolution. with the assistance
of the army. A Brazilian paper states that this
propaganda is paid for annually by the religious
congregations. II recalls the fact that the Comts
d Eu member Of the Orleans family, and his wife.
relatives of the late Emperor Dom Pedro, and ths
only pretender to the abolished throne Of Brasil.
are devoted Roman Catholics, and supported by
the whole clerical press in France. To those who
are aware OF the unity OF Views and purposes
which predominate in the directing classes OF the
Catholics IL natural to accuse at first sight,
though without assured evidence, the Brazilian con-
gregatons OF following the inspirations of tho
publican form of government in Brazil as well as
in France.
A new discussion was to take place on the REQ
pening Of the Brazilian Chambers with regard to
the transfer so frequently discussed already Of
the capital of the Republic from Rio Janeiro to
some inland city This time the motion was to be
made by a Deputy OF Rio itself 1t will be pro-
posed that the new capital OF tne onon snom!d ,
trct OF Rio Janero would form a new state, named
he State OF Guanabara. The project finds few
partisans among the people and the papers OF tnS
ancient capital or the country.