Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-18
Spanish American Topics.

The revolutionary, and consequsi
unsteady. condition Of their neghfr|
Paraguay and Uruguay, was sus
raise some apprehension in the MA
of Argentine patriots and statesn|
They were afraid of international al
plications ana difficulties. and some
them launched the idea that it might \
necessary TO fOrtity the city Of Buri
AEres, the capital of the republic |
warm discussion in that regard II
kept up in the press of the country, u
ii is Yet the order of the day in the II
est papers received by mail u
frensa' depreCates the scheme Of ford
flcation, but advises instead the bud
ing OF a stronger navy. This will
sun more necessary as soon as Argsi
tina has sold the naval vessels Of Il
model which are yet in her wards d
which she must dispose Of when
teaches an agreement with Chilli vii
VIII sell the same number of vesseA
NO importance in regard TO the ml
tenance of friendly relations betV-
Ecuador and Peru should be attacs
TO the small fights which occurred
tween military detachments Of h4
two countries along the frontier 10
The Andes region. The question Of 4
limitation has been intrusted 10
King of Spain. and the newspapeE
Ecuador and Peru. while regretting
bloody occurrences around the dsr
of lquitoS, unite in viewing them as
no serious consequence and incapas
of disturbing the modus vivenii agra
upon some months ago between Al
chancelleries of Quito and Of Lima. II
Peruvian ana EcUddorian commando
OF military posts Tar away from the n
SpectlVe capitals Of their countries. anE
In regions to which ii takes long tim7E
TO send mail and orders from headquar
tiers, did not know exactly the frontiers
limits temporarily fixed. Thus me
Ecuadorian commander sent TO the RI
ruVlan commander Al the end OIL III
July, a communication requesting Y
latter TO withdraw mis- force from w
Causano ana the NapO. The RI.
Wan commander refused, ana
vanced upon his adversary with i@'
OF eighty soldiers and two pieces Oh
tillery. There was a brief fight, VIE M
cost the lives of four Peruvians
The government of Chill has M
tanned for several years in PARIS aBu
where agencies charged with the au.!
spreading in Europe all kinds Of lnloL "
ton tending to attract capital anu M
grants tn the South American IePeD
Companies had been received al Sa.L's
Of the unsatisfactory manner IL "" nv
those agencies were conducted KIN
had been discontinued, not officially.
practically The question mas D ,t - i" nc.
recently whether or not y WIFI ThI CbiIIIa
full to reopen the agencies ln5 "a ~
press is nOta unit in that regaru anu IN
diart2 Illustrate" is opposed y ~. .i Is ptbj
ject. 1t calls attention esptcai.,;H r,, y arnA
failure. which followed some uin
the establishment at Paris OF INV Irforl
CHILEAN ''musco'' and bureau u
nation.
Complaints of the passing through ~ a,
Brazilian ana Argentine frontiers OF a ai
and ammunition for Uruguayah ~ ~
gents have been made very ole" p ~
government of Rio Janerio ana iine pI tbrrrS
yres BY the Minister represe tlh,in onite-
he Orients for Uruguay reptumnIaint Oh
recently, thanks to the com tM,tiirnistf.C
senior Surveila. the Uraguaya,n, ,, Mn 81
1t Rio Janeiro. the Brazilian M .ha car
Foreign Affairs ordered that tn ,ineS a
Dads of arms and munitlon res ~ ssz.
The rebels in Uruguay shou iu
tre iih,1fu RattIe V Ordonez. These p
litinns consisted Of 2l6,O0o cartrlas cbins
,ilogrammes Of dynamite hi'''"
lectric apparatus, etc.