New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
SPANISH-AMERlCAN TOPICS.

The Tempo" an important paper of Montevideo.
published recently only satisfactory information
received for a long while from the Repuohc OF
Uruguay disrupted and ruined by a long civil war
1t says that the government of President Battle
Ordohez devising plan TO permit the majority
OF agricultursts at present in compulsory nhiltafy
service 10 return to their lahors in the prlncpal
agricultural districts. a description OF the rum
caused in Uruguay by the continuation of the CIVIL
war for six months. especially in regard to the
foreign trade in hides with the United States has
already been furnished here. Expectations are
strongly entertained that peace may ar last be soon
re-established. The Montevdeo Times SAYS:
Peace despite official efforts TO prohibit its DIS
c1lseon continues 10 be the main topic of converse
ton, and tho idea Is gaining ground that " Will
simply have 10 come before long IN one form or
another Another paper, the 'Telegrafo Maritime
points out that public opinion in favor of peace is
becoming too strong to he ignored, and is showing
the determination 10 make itself heard in one form
another The "SiglO' also says that the sttuaI
adds: For the last month all classes of people;
all shades Of public opinion talk almost s0e G G5
various quarters. and yet the press is hardly per
But this muZzing of the newspapers could nor last
long for the publication had been allowed or the me
report to the legislative committee OF the senate
on Or MendiIaharsus petition for the nrdc
Tf oeS on Te by the committee to adopt
a bill cancelling tho restrictions imposed ny we ne
military movements
The National Department OF SlatlStItS VI N''O
Republic of Costa Rica has published recently hg-
ures showing that the population Of the country
amounts 10 32o,6lS inhabitants in the seven prov
inces Of the republic The city OF San Jose. the
capital has 249s4 inhabitants Alaiuea and Cartago
one one 3royincisi town Heredia possesses more
than that figure and reaches 7279 inha hitants the
census was complete with the exception of two
small districts in the province Of Carriage whose
figures had not been reported
The Star and Herald Of Panama announces In
its Spanish edition. La Estrea." that hereafter
the edition Of that paper published in the French
language would he discontinued. after twenty
years OF publication. This is done" says Ne ed-
toria! article announcing the measure 'on account
Of the times" evidently meaning by thess
words that French influence no longer exists on
AID Will continue TO prevail in that region as
well through Contra! and south america
thanks 70 its Spanish and English editions
From the beginning Of next year the salary ~ the
President and ice-Presldent Of tho Argentine R"-
public will he increased. The former receives
5000 monthly. besides appropriations TO cover eX-
penses for receptions and state functions. The
extra expenses. Hereafter. the salary or the
President will he $500 monthly and that Of the
Vice President $500.
The people. or rather the legislators. OF the Ar
genne Republic trying to protect their country
against the intrusion Of European revolutiouists.
and ut the same time do II without causing
decline in the flow OF immigration. much need
ed by the country. They were discussing the law
OF residence. The journals which were III faFur
Of the law formerly now consider its repeal TO he
give the anthoriti@s powers to deal with foreign
anarchists and then to frame a law in such man
wa,d 1ot rest With the noce force and the Pres
dent OF the republic 1t is objected that the Law
those who have Come under its conditions and have
been expelled from the republic have spread in
heavy falling off in|he immigration returns