St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-11-21
South American Matters.
The Defunct Republic of Acre.

already published relative to the over
throw by Bolivian forces OF the rebel
government of Acre, state that some IN
surgents have refused tos accept the au
thority of Bolivia, and intend to continue
the resistance. In the first place littleco
fidence should be placed in reports COM
ing from Manaos about Acre, because it
is known that the Brazilian merchants
of Manaos, anxious to keep for them
selves the immense profits of the rubber |
trade Of Acre, were greatly dissatisfied |
when Brazil recognized by recent treaty |
that the territory rightly belonged to
Bolivia. 1t is situated in mountainous
and forest covered district OF about
hundred thousand square miles, water
ed by the rivers Favary, Madre de dos,
Mamore, Purus, MADEIRA, Benz and other
| afluents of the Amazon, and touches the
frontiers of Brazil Peru and Ecuador.
| Few miles OF this vast Bolivian territory
are known and exploited, and yet it al
ready sends to the worlds markets a
very large, ii not the largest, percentage
of india rubber. The exports of that
product amounted to $4,000 kilogram
mes in 1890, and they amounted in 1898
to 1855 955 kilogrammes, and to 4 900
600 in 1899. This production will ill.,
crease every year, keeping pace with the
growing demand for rubber throughout
the world The price OF that commodity
has risen considerably, and it is no sur
prise to read in an editorial OF Sucre
paper, "La Industrial the following:
With the pacifcatiou of Acre, or rather
with it's incorporation in the national
| L., fot pnlJx,ia the
OF her reorganization as apolitical entity
and of her advent as military Power,
which will enforce respect from the tlll-
busters and conquistadores. To-
day Bolivia can RELY upon financial
situation permitting her to be well arm
ed and to sign with a firm hand with
Chill treaty OF peace based upon justice
and our rights.
That treaty is, indeed, the great pre-
OCCUPATION of the Bolivians, and they
will obtain better conditions when, as
adds the Sucre paper, 1--WE shall have
been able to buy two hundred guns and
: fifty thousand rifles, besides the millions
in hard cash to be derived from the rub
t Der in the Acre territory, so much covet
ed by the Brazilian merchants. The re
A bellion was started there by them hardly
j two years ago, through the initiative o
(. a German adventurer UthoH, and
: Brazilian. GaIvez The latter assumed
# the title OF President; Rodriguez de ARA
made himself Wee President, and Uthot
:, chief OF the militia, composed at first o
e the one hundred and fifty negros brough
= from Manaos by Galvez and Uthoti
S Discord was not long IN dividing tn
al HpnnGan N
r Captain Braga, and Uthoff fled to Anger
2 tina. The insurgents relied upon som
Sc assistance from the Brazilian Governo
S. of the Amazonas State, but the HI
a Janeiro Government Loyalty kept its er
r gagements with Bolivia, and ordered tn
1, Amazonas Governor to keep quiet. In
le insurgents OF Acre were defeated by til
tt Bolivian troops, and the country return
ed to it's normal condition.
es All its commerce is done by way OF tt
ce Amazon. The expectation of rubbt
OF takes place from November to Ma,
I'd when steamers drawing twenty feet ca
us navigate the affluence of the big river.
to Besides the rubber, which is wort
about So a kilogramme at Para, ar
OF which forms such solid basis tor Il
de wealth of Bolivia, the Acre territory pr
ms duces many plants of great value. NJ
all cocoa and cinchona, not to speak OF e.
Ter rare woods of it's forests. There is ru
nd Der in other parts OF Bolivia, where
N, tropical products grow, but nothing ST
tn masses the wealth OF the IMMEDIATE reg1t
of Acre New York Tribune.
MS Our Ignorance of South America.
~. Suppose YOU close your eyes and trar
~ to Yourself an answer to this questio
+ha What do know about South Americ
-nd The chances are that the conclusion W
- be that South America is large piece
land below us inhabited by some nat1o
,,u who have revolutions every three or to
mo months.
!, a = But go to your cyclopadia or 20
1,,s geography and you will find that Sou
~. America amounts to something big
tho every sense of the term, 1t is gre
, continent with millions of people, WI
NJ untold richness of undeveloped veal
~" IS and with a commercial Importance tt
!, - we have never adequately appreciated
int. a vast extent Of country $500 miles 10
ia. and at its widest part, 5000 mi
Of broad. With an area OF seven mill
square miles it comprises almost eve
;,1 variety OF product ana Oh climate u
en' the world can offer. Ten republics a
cen three colonies occupy this magnifc'
40 continent. In spite OF all the sensation
~ reports that come through the news {
~. ums, human lite is as safe as in any OF
I'll. part of the world, and the average
,;,b happiness is as high. They may
,a,n have the luxuries and the comforts OF
~. most advanced civilization, but tn
l are happy homes. and the people gr
Jus old gracefully. Physically, South Am
ca is one of the most interesting
amazing OF continents. 1t has the 10
est range of mountains in the world.
.ox has the largest rivers. Think OF ri
Vs. navigable Tor $500 miles, or almost
w. far as from the Atlantic to the Pat
'oua across the United States, and you
"" get some idea of the magnificent len
, =, of the Amazon. Think of plains t
-t;4 ~ stretch for ilimitable miles and you
NY an idea OF the vast prairies of Brazil
' re the Argentine Republic. Mention g
IN. and you probably will not realize, at
100 first thought, that South America
' o;tu furnished more OF it to the world t
hs California. In fact Brazil itself
ahead oil Caltornia's total, and, to
3 of to its record, it has furnished N
:. thousands of the diamonds that are 1
It.d worn. In other mineral wealth SC
- he America is wonderfully rich. 1t has
o''~ -,ox ooopar r,lo tip11r1 lead and iron.