New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
SPANISH-ANERICAN TOPICS.

According TO declarations made to the "Diario"
OF Buenos Ayres. by Enrico Moreno. the Argen-
tine Minister TO Rome. colossal scheme of immi-
grafton is about to be started It is TO he executed
under the initiative and the management Of Prince
Badassare Odescalchi and of General Ricclotu
GaribadI. That plan. says the "Progreso Itao-
Americana" would he advantageous to the Argen-
tine Republic well TO thousands Of poor peas
ants In the Peninsula, and certainly money win not
be lacking to Prince Odescachi carry 1t through
lie Will soon arrive in La Plata with General
Garibadi. Then there will be discussed with the
Buenos Ayres Government conditions OF transpor-
tatlon OF peasants, chosen from those who have
spent all their lives in field cultivation. To those
immigrants not possessing ready money the colOniZ-
ing company will furnish all that is necessary
grating to Argentine are to receive land at
cheap price. TO be reimbursed only In easy and
distant payments
At this moment. when dispatches. fortunately un-
confirmed are bringing rumors of threatened re-
bellion in Guatemala. few words about the press
in that country may be interesting. The daily
papers at the capital five In number. including
"El Guatemaleco." the Government organ. whose
only business is to publish the official acts. The
four four other papers discuss GUS freey all sinds 9t ques
mpartiality. This latter quality OF the Guatemalan
press and this absence in Its columns Of blind
partisanship for or against the governments in
power are due to the fact that it's editors are for
native prejudces enthusiasm. All the directors
and editors OF the papers In the capital. with the
exception Of only one native Guatemalan writer
are Spaniards salyadoreans Itaans. Colombans
and OF them. DR.. W. T. Rhyder, Is an Ameri-
| can. In the second city or the republic Queza'
| tenango Eel Pals important newspaper, has
Colombian its director and a Nicaraguan as
its editor
| The Government OF Venezuela addressed lately
to that Of Santo Domingo a friendly request rea-
tive TO the body OF the famous Ojeda. who discov
cred Venezuela. the Guf OF Mexico and the Lake
! Of Maracaibo and who died In Dominican territory
HIS body may he transferred to Maracalbo. in the
Venezuelan State of Zua. whose Governor, DIT Jesus
Munoz Tebar. formerly Minister OF Public
Works and who has resided for nearly two years
in New York, where he wrote book on the politi-
cal philosophy Of Latin America entitled Personal
| ismo Legalismo." II IS probably upon the invita-
ton OF that scholar and statesman that the Gov
ernment at Caracas has tried to the body OF
AlonZo de Ojeda The Dominican President, Cen
eral Uysse Heureaux. is also worshipper OF all
memories and relics relative to the history OF his
country. He caused recently the building OF a
| handsome mausoleum at Santo Domingo, where
were deposited last December the alleged remains
OF Columbus: the real ones. according to the Domn-
| leans who say that 1t Is only the ashes OF Diego;
the son OF Columbus, which have been transported
| bv the Standards the Seville Cathedral. The
| newspapers OF Santo Domingo and public opinion
/ there approve the intention Of the Government 10
decline the reques OF Venezuela and TO keep the
ashes OF Ojeda In the lands OF Cbao and San Juan,
his last abode earth.