New-York tribune., 1902-07-11

the fate of Andree, the explorer in balloon. They
talking in South America OF the fate which may
have befallen Signor Guido Boggano in his ex-
ploration OF the Grand Chaco Desert the borders
of Argentina and Paraguay. According to the
latest data from % %AsunciQn the Paraguayan capt
Italian residing in Paraguay. had been killed most
party had been organized at Asuncion. under the
leadership Of sgnoT Cancio to go to search for the
missing explorer
a dispatch from Guayaquil. Ecuador. reports the
accident which happened to "a member OF a French
scientific commission" but without stating what
kind Of commission it Is. 1t will be remembered
that almost at the same time when Peru obtained
from the French Government commission COM
posed of military officers. which was sent to Lima
in order to maintain there a technical school for
the army officers. the same government sent TO
Ecuador a commission charged TO undertake geo.
as wen e 9f stsyed b b ProPeIS e
government Of president Alfaro and encouraged IN
al its attempts by the present President, Sehor
fortunately. not to have dangerous character: he
fell while he was taking observations on Mount
Cotopaxi, In the Andes, and broke his leg. Two of
his colleagues of the French scientific commission,
aRfaiR o to 20 to Maior Laeans a
distance, and will bring him back to the capital
While II is not yet quite certain how the interna-
tionaI dispute about the Bolivian concession Of the
Acre territory to an Ango-American syndicate is to
be settled 1T is certain that that country continues
to be very unhealthy. Recently two Bolivian off,
GERS and thirteen soldiers had arrived at Rio
Janeiro from the River Acre region. They reported
that the force which they belonged had lost four
ont Of eight officers from beriberi and fever. and
returning to Bolivia and it will be noticed that the
shortest or rather the safest ana hesthiest. road
from Acre by hundreds OF miles Of rubber forests
AND and thence by around south &meea ana up
the Pacific Coast to the Peruvian port OF Moendo
the nearest TO the Bolivian capital
In spite Of all these difficulties of access and
TRANSFORMATION. the Acre region is constantly de-
velopng its main product Last year there were
exported from there 2.2974l4 kos of rubber. which
raid export duties to the Bolivian Government to
the amount of 1893 l,on reis. The Bolivian dele
gate at Porto Acre was causing a cart road to
be opened to the mouth OF the Yaco, a tributary
of the Purus River, and would. it is said take
steps for collecting duties the rubber produced
In the latter district. In this way, according to
the Manaos papers, the Brazilian State OF ANA
zonas will lose 100000 kios Of rubber year This
was one of the motives which incited the authori-
ago. the first to dispute with Bolivia the tide of
fSe eosny @ f9' The sTaaRtRs anaos
American syndicate Applications for such CON
ernment In districts not bordering on the frontiers
% 9 spute ano Tbns + s n9t liable
Gently that an English company had applied to
land containing rabber trees.
concession. the government OF Brazil has smother
little trouble TO attend to- but this one is of an in
ternal character. II will be remembered that few
years ago certain man who posed as a Messiah
in Bahia had raised army OF fanatics who for
considerable period resisted the Brazilian troops
sent to suppress the independent or revolutionary
movement Of Conselheiro. This was finally accom-
plished. but with Unexpected difficulty and with a
large expenditure Of money II now appears that
an individual protesting TO be the brother of the
notorious Antonio Conselheiro has Originated A
somewhat similar movement at Encentado. in the
State OF Rio Grande do Sui, though on a smaller
scale The Governor of the State has taken pronnpt
steps with view to putting end to the new
Ianatical movement, without loss of time and be-
iore II can grow INTO troublesome proportions as
heiro.
Ihe Valparaiso correspondent Of the London
| south American Journal" writing about the re-
cent ministerial crisis in Chilli recalls the saying of
that Enghshman who had visited Chill and began
an article on the country with these words: This
EePuppne mas population of about three million
o4IeanLs, me greater part of whom are eX-
MINISTERS OF the State" This is adds ''The Jour
n,L, i. an exaggerated statement no doubt; but a
WI Thri.er WHO mas Kept record of the ministerial
sa1ntt5 Has stated that President Balmaceda had
sse"StHty.elght ministries. President Jorge Montt
raIi,i Seeshty-SeFen. and President Riesco.
! during his short period ~