New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
sPANISH-AMERlCAN TOPICS.

The Presidential election in Peru will take place
this month. The principal candidate is Don Man
uel Candano, ex-president Of the Chamber or COM
merce of Lima. He has the warm support OF
President Rossaua. Another candidate is Don Fer
nando Seminario. an able leader for years of
the opposition and pushed forward by the coalition
of several political factions. A candidate who has
nearly as many chances as Don Candamo Is the
well known Nicolas Pierola, the representative Of
the so-called Democrat, but rather dictat4riat
party. Perola has repeatedly declared that Re
held several years ago, when he was popularity
called Dictator instead Of President: Inc election
Congress-. where the Democrats have the majority
Rep0a 9eca general Saeeres Who Is undoubtedly
working very hard against the canddature of his
old adversary
In Paraguay the new President, Coromel Escurra-
read his annual message to the Chambers on the
openng of the session at the beginning of April
He declared that peace reigped all over the coun-
try since the failure of the recent attempt at
change of government. an attempt which was sup
pressed quietly without boodshed- He stated that
sanitary measures had stopped the threatened cpl
demie OF bubonc plague and explained the char
acter of the financial projects tending to in
crease of the railroad and telegraph lines; and
hoPea rnaa I nan for the reform OF the judicial
Organization occupies several pages OF the message
better buildings for schools. the library of the
and the keeping OF national arcnyeS. Deputy
Monteiro a few days after me reading OF tbs
message offered $4,000 pesos to the school fund
The people and authorities of Valparaiso, Chilli
are nsking preparations to receive the Brazilian
naval vessels which were to return the visit paid
recently to Rio Janeiro by some Gillian cruisers
The whole population is to participate in the
Workingmen'S associations will figure
prominently at ball at the Victoria Theatre and
in the street 9araGe.
The new French Minister to Uruguay. Count du
Chayiard was known by many American officials
when he was French Consul General at Tien-Tsin
during the Boxer insurrection. AT the peril his
life he protected French interests before the ar
rival of the allied troops. He succeeds at Monte
yideo NJ Charles Wiener, who has been appointed
minister to Venezuela.
Count du Chaylard arrives in Uruguay a time
when the republic enjoys profound peace after a
threatened rebellion against the President
Sehor Battle Ordonez who was inaugurated on
March ! last. Arrangements with the leaders of
the Nationalist party stopped the revolutionary
movement at its inception. Later great peace
manifestation took place at Montevidee. When the
crowd halted in front of the government house
loud cheers were given for peace. President Battle
sent out an aid to say that he was prepared to
receive a deputatton Some citizens waited the
President who surrounded by mis- ministry.
chosen from both political parties. member of
the deDutation delivered speech, TO which Sehor
battle replied explaining that he had been the first
TO open negotiations for peace with the would
revofntionisfs and that everybody agreed that he
had offered everything that IL was possible TO con-
cede. He ended by eongratuldtlns the country that
peace reigned between the political parties.