New-York tribune., 1906-08-25
LATIN-AMERicAN TOPICS.

One Of the three eX-Presidents Of the Argentine
Republic who died recently, promptly following
each other to the grave-Quintano. BartoIomeo
Mtre and PellegIini-will soon have a monument
erected in his honor. mainly through the efforts of
foreigners in the capital. The STANDARD" of
B e s o that nat bs h % P
ant General and President. Don Bartoomeo Mtre
nity sTbscrbed t6 fb o. oil the British comn
Prince Georges Hall, as permanent tribute on the
memory has conded the work to am Argentns t9 h1s
sculptor The committee was in consultation with
regard to the form in which the lineaments of the
In the republic Of Paraguay the date Of August
g. 1906 chosen for the election in the districts
OF the Presidential and Vice-Presidential electors
These men will meet on September % to proceed to
the election of the President and the VicePresident
of the republic. Apropos of Paraguay its govern
ment at whose head is President Cecilio Baer, n
doctor and well known diplomatist, as well as a
literary man famous in Latin America has given
one more evidence of friendly esteem Of the United
States by sending there four young men to be edu-
Gated in North American establishments They
do not speak English yet but they living with
American families. where they will learn the Ian
guRge quickly. for they have already received a
good education in their country and are intelll-
gent. These young men will stay for or three
years IN the United States and will then return to
VIII study agronomy and the veterinary art; an
and the fourth one. civil engineering Next year
the Paraguayan government will send six or eight
young men to the United States. Students from
Asuncion and other towns of Paraguay are kent al
the expense OF their country in German French
ana other educational establishments in Europe
IL would have been considered as next 70 i'm
possible that church profanations could occur in
such religious land as is Latin America. Still
in the Republic Of Colombia. which has been so
much mentioned lately i'm the newspapers on ac-
count of the quarrel between President General
Reyes Mr.. Mendoza, his former minister az
Washington, a great scandal has been occasioned
by a daring robbery committed In q sacred build
ing. It was in the Cathedral of Santa Marta
The burglar forced the doors OF the temple and
took away a magnificent "ostensoir' which was
the finest jewel and ornament Of that church.
The value Of the object is considerable. for II IS
adorned with large number OF big emeradS and
splendid rubies.
The government of Peru, like most OF those in
Latin America has sent to the United States and to
Europe several young Peruvians TO follow the
of universities. colleges, etc. II has also
for several years past intrusted the instruction OF
its soldiers and officers TO a French military COM
mission, at the head of which was Colonel Clement
detailed by the government at Paris. Peru has
just gone further in its policy OF giving good
deal OF foreign teaching to its juvenile population
Six weeks ago the steamer Cltf landed at CallaO
German professors engaged by special contract
with the government at Lima to ''take charge OF
the direction and management OF the national COL
le.es.'