New-York tribune., 1902-10-10
SPANISH-AHERIC4y TOPICS.

The cable dispatches received recently from Bra
I'll stating that Brazilian territory had been tn
vaded by the Belivians OF Acre and announcing
the imprisonment Of Galvez. the noted hibUster of
the Amazonas State. throw additional light upon
the following extract from letter of ]. Morton
OF the Commerce. do Amazonas." the correspond
ent at Manaos OF The South American Journal"
Of London:
has authorized a loan OF IL 10000 and Or Eneas
Martins. secretary OF Treasury. and Poririo No
70 Parts and BrasStIs and the later 70 NewYorS
20 Talss H. The celebrated Galvez. who some time
pack created the republic OF Acre with the patriotic
idea OF restoring that region to Brazil has received
that on being eXjied no me Rio Hrpco Ss P Acre
much nonsense is being talked about IL. but there
commerce and expioltine its natural resources is
by means of foreign capital
This was written from NIanaos on August 10 If
since that date the Governor Of State capital
has put in jail the dreaded adventurer, Galvez
that would seem 20 indicate that in order 70 tach-
tate the placing OF their loan al New-York In
Eurons the Brazilian authorities OF the Amazonas
wanted 10 prevent warliNe operations against the
eToyn pec m Win aRa t 10 % n lnf state as
pei, 6tI resi4n ~ any rate the State Of Amazonas as
allayed me apprehension OF foreign countries,
which, as explained here before thought the free
was explained in the Chamber OF Deputies. espe-
claly by senior Brassio de And-ada, that Brazil
intended only 70 close the navigation OF the af-
which would snfits 10 block Poivtan commerce
without risking the creation of difficulties with
tral powers.
The practice Of lenders discounting the monthly
salaries OF government employees and even high Of
hcials so resu arly and extensively carried on in
hayu Is prevalent, II appears, IN the south Ameri-
can Republics. Recently discussion has arisen in
Argentina as TO the best means for restricting
rious abuses committed by persons who make a
business Of advancing money state pensions
no mortgage afectirg more than n thiTd part was
tbaly valid. but devices have II seems. been found
tried stop this abuse but ITS steps had met with
ntEtlP anu CntavOrahle criticism. This question.
,bn inSs now 81 otiag settled soon In their favor;
the Argentine Republic.
The completion OF the Alansi section OF the Quito
Guayaqml Railroad. already reported here has
been the cause OF many eulogiss of American In
dustry and superior ability published I'm many pa
pers of Latin America. \ correspondent OF LAS
Novedades' Of New-York. writing from Guaya-
qri, calls attention to the fact that the most
aifhcuit railroads to be bui,t IN South America.
perhaps In the whole world. have been successfully
constructed by North Americans. He says.
Whoever travels up TO Pistchig on the part OF the
= rvSs ip Raiiroad In operation and So
u az there are few railroad lines difficult this.
p. ! 90 not know about the line Of the OToya, in
one one. having no equal and which was considered al
u perfectly well have assured me that there were
9LIte as many obstacles TO vanqush In the Ecua-
The "Gaceta Ohcial.' OF Costa Rica. has pub
hshed the law relative the sale of liquors in
that republic This law which caused great excite
ment among the saloon keepers. Is. nevertheless.
an excellent one Its fundamental articles are
those torbdding liquor sellers to permit the
trance into their places of young men. minors. and
umlung the number of saloons. With the excep-
tlon OF the liquor dealers of the lowest grade the
new law has been received with favor by the whole
nauon which expects from it's ope- alton decided
The strengthening. through the exercise OF arb- z
tration. OF friendly relations between Argentina
snd Paraguay as mentioned In a recent editorial
or The Tribune. has been due largely to the publ
cation OF a book written by Argentinan. Senor
Ernesto ouesada. with this title: The Argentine
Paraguayan Policy" The work displays warm sym
pathies for the little republic and shows that
ttSgrelage imposed upon u after the war OF ls6s-
1910. and get to Argentina which sup
ported the right OF Paraguay the exercise OF its
complete sovereignty a. an independent, though 4