New-York tribune., 1901-12-27
SP1NTSH-fH HERTC4N TOPTCS.

The telegraph reports OF the proceedings in The
Pan-American Congress at Mexico City have failed
TO mention two propositions laid before it. OF direct
interest TO two cities Of the United States Al the
sitting Of December Is Messrs Csl"o and Pepper
mace motion to the effect that the conference
should recognize officially the Commercial Museum
Of Philadelphia institution positive mtility
for the countries of America and centre de-
signed for the knowledge of products and caiculat
ed to bind the commercial relations between the
countries. The motion requested also the govern
ments to induce the merchants and manufactur-
ers 10 forward samples of their goods They were
also asked to send TO the museum all official plans
intended to carry out. and. in fact. everything
museum. institution already well established
and which has already rendered important services
At the same sitting communicate read
from the municipality of New-orleans setting
pected If the offices of the American republics
and Of the Court of Claims established in
that city Attention was called 10 the fact that
the foreign idl0ms had been preserved In New
Orleans. as We'll as cus 9ms and manners some-
what similar 10 those OF Spanish American people
This would facilitate the work of the reprasenta-
their permanent sojourn in the Louisiana metroRo-
liz. The Mayor offers. in case the conference should
would furnish all particulars ana information cal
cuiated 10 support the plan proposed by the New
tion referred by the conference to the commit
Republics.
The latest cable dispatches relative to the Chilli
Argentina dispute, spoke OF Buenos Ayres paper.
'El Pals" being a semi-offcial organ That
when its director proprietor. Senior Pelle-
grini. former Nice-President and afterward Presi-
dent of the republic was still director of the ma
tiona bank. But for the last six months since his
return from Europe where he tried to unity the
Bdenos AYTcs ehor Peeg-ni and his PAPER nave
passed the side Of the adyersaries OF the
government They form small party. with few ad-
herents. Cor the great national party OF the op-
position, represented by the newspaper La
Prepsa" " did not want 10 have anything to do with
the selfish Pelegrini faction The greatest four
ministerial organ OF President Roca; the Pals.
exclusively devoted TO Pellegrins interests; the
dent. General Barthoomeo Mitre and la
Prensa. the organ of the National Liberal party.
whose return 10 power may occur at the end OF
ih2 PRESIDENTIAL Term of General Roca. His res
/ isnafion expected a few months ago but was
not forthcoming. because the President preferred
to separate himself from his friend PeiIegrinf.
whose financial and internal policy he had too ion
! covered with his authority and prestige. The
! Ruenos Ayres standard in the English language
| lished in the Argentine metropolis
The insurrecton in the Province OF Matto Crosse
! Brazil. is purely local affair and would have
been already suppressed if it did not take many
weeks 10 send reinforcements TO that region stu
ated so far from Rio Janeiro and On the frentier
| Of Paraguay. 1t is from the latter country that
! news is usually received from Matte Crosse. The
papers at AsHncion the Para guayan capital stated
beginning of November that the insiIrrecsion
| led by Colonel Mascarenhas, assuming Iargt
proportions The rerolutionists occupied the vii
1 The government troops. who did expect sucf
/ rebel movement property MOI
provided with SUFFICIENT ammunition They were
| concentrated at Miranda. where they expected tC
receive the stores forwarded for the second time BIZ
the Brazilian Government Those sent before had
been intercepted and seized by the reyolut;onists.