New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
SPANISH-AMERICAN TOPICS.

The National Assembly OF Nicaragua finds suffi-
Client time. aside from its edicts relative to the
canal question discuss other subjects tending to
the moral and material improvement Of the
public. Thus. il has reformed recently several ar
tcles of the Code OF Civil Procedure and IL is dis
cussng new tariff relative to shipping duties.
in order follow its wise retrenchment of public
Sgasd Ines be res y, tbe mas
Contadu Fa Mayor and that at, Of Ordinary Ac-
called the Inferior Tribunal of the Republics Ac-
counts.
The Philanthropic Society of Cuayas. whose head
quarters are at Guayaquil Ecuador, has been
long known of the most serious and respecta-
BILE institutions in Spanish America. It has just
celebrated its golden wedding ''bodas de oro" or
hfueth anniversary. magnificent exhibition of
several articles of native production opened
and the articles that won prizes will be handed
10 the Government to be forwarded to the Ecua-
these articles came from the Industrial firm of
"a Lana; WhiGh Is organized and run after the
fashlon OF similar firms in the United States, and
which employs hundreds Of workmen whose manu-
features have rendered Ecuador independent Of
imported
The Transvaal war has been the direct cause az
some trouble, or rather bitter dissensions. in the
Argentine Republic Il appears that the Govern
ment OF President Roca has sent 10 that OF Her
britannia Majesty eight hundred magnificent horses
oTa~n from the national remounting stables The
press Of Buenos Ayres ciamored against this att
luce OF the Argentine Government, at least the
papers favorable To the Boer cause. Aside from
the ordinary arguments hurled in such cases about
neutrality. etc. the Argentine papers pretended
tfiat 'hs conduct OF President Roca was wanting
N propriety and delicacy. 'delcadera " They said
mat by making a present of horses 10 the Queen
who Is just now arbitrator the frontier ofIarrni
Buenos Ayres the Argentine Presjdent apnearad 80
70 he trying TO influence the opinion OF the venar
able sovereign "a inc 'e'ef-
Las Novedades." the spanish-Amer,can organ
IN New-fork. published its last number ,r+orat
.-s documents about the Galapagos Islands the
contemplated purchase OF which by the T-n,,o5
States was recently rurnored n,itbou, on, g.,
lion. according 10 the document published q, .r -
NoFedades' Peru pretends have a right n tn
ownership OF the Galapagos archipelago and tic
pretensions have been explained and defardod T.,
several articles in Peruvian papers But Dr No.
writer has utterly DESTROYED the claims "a ' P ian
ana SHOWN that the latter country had rece,yea
"ithodt any protest official communication ne tS
treaty Of 1870. by which Spain recognized Ie
~ sovereign and Independent republic coro,lr,
constitutional law 10 wit Quito G oye, N rs
Archipelago OF Galapagos etc oqu''' the
sehe'al treaty Of arbitration has been 90,
Ssu"ed and signed at Asuncion between los. @
so"uu' the Paraguayan Minister Of Eroraioa a.
H ana DR. Lnuro Cabal representing ,bo a.
e'iNe Republic The contracting nart,es ~,
ei'es IN the first article 10 submit IN arbt,r
~ al disputes OF any character which MAJ, CO..
- "'eIh' SO long they do not fec, ,b
uates o. the Constitution of either -.
whenever these disputes shall not h. COUNTRY
-, prompt and direct negotiations Tn - e'4eN
monaco me ne treaty seem have been tbo-o,,, =,
n ~ deci.rndd 70 cover all necessary points
,hs, the two countries cannon he settled be
open them DashhaItor II an attempt is made a. uu'
sh"ii limit himself exciusveiv -, 70 re re-