| Show disturbances ON THE CONTINENT NEWS from the latin americas Amerl caa still continues sensational A few weeks ago brazil seemed on the verge of a civil war in baci fact the political disturbances tur bances there are not yet wholly settled now the report comes come that yellow fever and smallpox are scourging that ii 11 fated country it Is easy to imagine the horrors horrors of such dreadful diseases where sanitary science is in almost a nullity as it really is in brazil brazil the cities are in a fearful condition of filth there is absolutely no provision made for outbreaks of diseases disease of any kind the reports of deaths are already astonishing toni shing it is said that whole crews of a number of vessels have been taken off by sick sickness ness chile is still causing more or less sensational news to be circulated the turmoil there to is far from ended the situation in mexico is assuming a serious aspect what seemed a few days ago to be merely a little filibuster ing adventure now turns out to be a formidable revolution the trouble originated about ten days ago when several priests were arrested chochula Cho hula bula one of the states adjoining the rio grande river though the arrests were quietly made yet the populace were soon aroM aroused sed and an attempt at rescue was made A law prevails in mexico against the organization of certain religious orders it ap ears that the priests and students jn in those regions organized themselves into one oine of the prohibited societies the government on being informed of this det determined erminea to enforce the old law several objectionable religious legious bodies were suppressed at the time of the maximilian episode 1 in 8 that country no attempt baa bas been matte to re establish them until recently the civil war in that country in 1858 and the subsequent establishment of imperialism were the result of ft a struggle between church and state the roman church controlled the wealth and politics of mexico previous to aothia this its wealth outside of sacred edifices cices and religious institutions was estimated at it owned property in nearly every town and elty throughout the nation which was rented to tenants for nil 11 kinds of trade and bu business sinew this property was all confiscated I 1 but that devoted directly to religion was warnot not interfered with the state however assumed control of it and made the priests tenants at will A number of religious orders order were banished from mexico among these was that about to be established a few days goat puebla and cholula |
