New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
sPANIsH-AMERIcAN TOPICS.

While the answer Of the State Department TO the
recent note OF the Argentine Government aDout
possibIe agreement In regard to the exact hIediii'
and applicatfon the Monroe Doctrine Is reported
as having satisfied public opinion in the Plata re-
pion the comments the British press nave caused
some anger there. The Argentine Government anu
peopIe were indignant at the remarks OF some loll
don newspapers with regard to- the Monroe DOC
trine and the alleged suspension or payment VI
ebts inasn7uch as no suggestion to that erect was
contained in the note Of Senor Drago the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs at Buenos Ayres 10 Secre'aIS
IIay. Argentine newspapers declared that. as the
country has discharged its external financial ohh-
cations under difficult conditions: IN fhefF tee fitDre
Teason to form bad opinion en as 10 tbe 5ne rerb
eniovs great prosperity. And the Argentnr p5psnS pp
xIaaneda sdd as e0! Phe Miniser Of Finance had ALREADY
announced that the necessary funds To- me- IN az
disposal Of Senior Dcminguez, the Argentine Minis
ter in London.
The same can be said of the neighhorng republic
Of Uruguay where the prompt cessation OF the rev.
o1uttonary movement will help in the maintenance
of A prosperous financial situation, recently notcd
here The particulars of that abortiVe movement
have not been received yet by mail the latest date
of the malls being week before the Presidential
election at MOntevideo. The Senate. having hetd
Its final preparatory sitting at the end or FeoTu
ary proceeded to vote for the presidency Of that
chamber Se6or Batel y OrdoTez was elected and
assumed the chair, thanking the senators I"r the
honor paid and assuring them that he would oo-
rtfality. This election was Il Soou
oroen in regard 10 his chances in the Presidential
houot In which he was elected President of the
renuhIfr The two chambers. having perfected thetr
respective organizations es snr ,estss Who
vas vet President. sent In his message Dy ms ala
Iength, only few paragraphs read the re-
mander being taken as read "aE isri5Tatop tnfG
CEnastas asked in his message permission to absent
himself hmde fTom nTar the the goVernment to his
WnrnI The leave of absence was granted and
deer S3t
it gave evidences Of the healthy material moral
haTdT haG dstnrbed one week later by few political
adversaries Of the new PRESIDENT, ~no @ " "Ipe ERE
service of the administration
bolivia, while peacefully discussing with Brazil
the burning question of Acre. may have to settle
a little question With Italy. "Il ProgreSso itaIo-
Americana" of Eew-York. publishes from Its cor
respondent Bologna. Italy. particulars ~ '"7
shooting down by the Bolivian soldiers OF an ltdl-
.iau who resided In Acre. SiRnor Ettore Boncon-
,,gni q native Of Bologna where the news of his
execution has caused deep indignation. Boncom-
pasni It is said. lived at first at Riberata BohFia
where he conducted the best general store OF the
region In 1901 the decrease in value OF ruooer
caused great losses to the italian merchant ana
he went from Riberalta 20 the neighoorng district
Of Acre where he became very prosperous and
founded village which III he OF AET
rebellion 4ssn5 sssn the sner sSvsas aco st car
the territory was occupied in s9ms places By, by
P0ViAn soldiers. Some or tnenl LOOK
prisoner and shot him down, though his brother:
now in Italy afirms that the unfortunate man had
NOT taken any part the rebellion. The people of
Bologna request the Italian Government TO claim
from Bolivia apology, II the laCts III tne case
are really represented
There Is little political convulson in the Argen-
tina Republic There were lately some disturb
ances In the legislature Of the Province OF Buenos
Ayres and the national government decreed what
Is called there national Intervention" The atti-
tude Of section of the Legislature rendered all at
tempts at government on the part OF the late Gov
ernor Irigoyen almost impossible. and the same
onpos!tion was extended toward Governor Ugarte.
his successor. The result OF the national inter
of the republic DR.. Carlos Pellegrini owner and
Editor of the Pals, who is said to aspire again TO
the Chief Magistracy, s reported also as intending
to modify his theories as regards nnanee and pro-
lection II this S 80 the ultra aproteetionists VIII
scrupulous, supporters.