802 



f.NlVKKSALI? 



URUGUAY, 



i ..mi 1 1 ion and Program.-- The present condi- 

 tion, and advancement of -tudu--. facili- 

 it the Naval Acu illy noted 

 in the la-st rep *97) of the su|K-nn- 



( the 



ition. In tin- r. j-.rt he nays: 

 During the three years that n dm- 



the resources have increased from nearly nothing 

 to a sloop yacht, four catbtiaK and nveral 

 oared shell- for the cadet* to regard as the ir 

 own. and a corresponding tendency to use their 



rmy and the naval service will 

 soon seethe fnnti<u ,,f a h.-p<- which has |,.n_ 

 mated t hour ! -. hat i- t-e-t in training 



young officer* in the building of the iliog prac- 



: . . - 



Pr USB inpfowBatttoMoompUtliM 



hav, 'iiildiiitf of two double houses f,.r 111- 



-.;: the Inn. I forming the last pur- 

 chase, converting the mine into an a-r 



. ,.1-by tin- plant ing of trees, girdlfag 

 it with Vafi-OOMteMtad roads, rti . The sea walN 

 hare i i.leii. a luilkheail of piling made on 



the east front mi the line of the promised extension. 

 the new newer system has been complete.!, proper 

 sanitary water-closets built, and a new out lit f 

 porcelain-lined lutth tub- in-tailed for t li- 

 ne* driveway of vitrified bricks Mild a granolithic 

 pavement have I en con-trucied in front of Itlakc 

 Row. and norrhe* added to the houses comp 

 this row. The policy has lcen con-i-tently followed 

 of improving and repairing only -ndi parts of the 

 academy as will remain Intact upon the adoption 

 of the plan of rehabilitation, which was submitted 

 u.ard of 



i val Academy has marked an important 

 advat a* an e.lucat idial institution 



by the incorjMiration of a post-graduate course of 

 in naval const ruction. The course opens 

 with" three naval cadets of the class which com- 

 pleted the four years' <"iir-e in .Inn., l^'.i?. a >im- 

 ilar number to be added each year until nine cadets 

 are undergoing this valuable* training, the length 

 of the course to be three years. 



"The year which ha> ju-t dosed has been one of 

 the mom - J in the hi-tory "f the Naval 



Academy. Officers and cadets in their several 

 sphere* of duty have endeavored cheerfully and 

 oalously to elevate the tone and character of the 

 institution. The results ) . \ i.l.-nt to the 



moot superficial observer : they have U-en ind, 



ire absence of friction, bad conduct, and 

 serioii- infmctions of regulation^." 



I MM l:x\|.|x|x. The following is a sum- 



nuiry of the stA $ -he I'liiversalist churches 



in tip Mates as they are published in the 



for 1898: XuinU-r of p : ,i- 



bbea. 991 ; of ministers, 781, of whom aln.ut 70 are 

 women: of ch ...embers; 



of Snndav schools, 6.W. with .V',. T:M memher-: ..f 

 church mfiflcca, 782, valuwl at f 10.2.MUMW. The i:{ 

 educational bMtittttionfl employ HW profe^M.rx and 

 paa0hcn,are attend*-*! by l.in -tudi-nts. and have 

 property valu.,1 at 1.7*6.500. 



iff of the General Convention for 

 1897 the considenit i.. n .,f proprmml MibMitute- for 

 the Winchester Profession .f Faith was continued. 



ed appn.\. -| at the pn-x 



f the Convent ion to be nubmitti-d to this one 

 for ratification were r ! amended articles 



were adopted in place of them, a- f"l 



"The conditions of fell,. u.),; . ution 



shall lie as foil- 



" The acceptance of the essential principles of 

 niversalist faith, to wit : 



-The universal Fatherhood of God ; 



The spiritual authority and leadership of hi< 



( lin-t ; 



The trust \\orlhinesK of the Itiblc us containing 

 a revelation from (iod : 



- The certainty of ju>t retriluition for >in : 

 "The final harmony of all >....N with (Jod: 

 "The NN'll.cli ': 1^ coii.l.ielided as 



containing lhe>e principles. Imt neither this noraiix 

 other preci-e form of word- is ivi|uiivd as a coiidi'- 

 lioiiof fellowship, providtnl alwavs that the prin- 

 ciles al in- 



The annual im-i'iini: of the ^'..llllu r People'- rhri 

 tian t'nions of the 1'niversalist churches was held 

 in Detroit. .Mich.. .Inly 7 to 11. About sou dele- 



gate* PM t, representing union- 



s. Territories, and provin. . -. T\M nt \-thre- 

 union- hail l>een formed durinu' the year, and tlie 



number was now about ."MHI. with 15.001 ..... m 



lliail S?0.<MK) had lieell Hlt-ed ill these societies 



for nii-sions and other ^'-neral work. The <'oti\en- 

 tioii decided to propose t. the I'liitarian N'oimi: 

 . that the next annual meetings of 

 the two bodies be held at the same place and at tin- 

 same lime. 



I 1,'M.I VV a republic in South America. The 

 has ] members, one from each department. 

 d indirectly for a term of six years. The 



chamber ..f Deputies js composed of 09 men 

 one to 8,000 inhabitants, elected by dir.'ct suffrage 



for tli The President. \\ hose term of oil ice 



is f,,:. WM in tin- br-innin^ of ls ( .? .luaii 



fdiarte i:,-nla. elected on March 'JI. is'.U. The Cabi- 

 net in the be^innint; <>f is'.i; c..n>i-le.l of the follow- 

 ini: ineml and Marine. (Jen. .1. .1. I>ia/.: 



Interior and .Justice. Mi-nel II X-n- 



cultiire. Industry. Instruction, and Public \\ 



.1 . .1. Castro; ETnanoe, Federigo Vldiella; l-'on-i^n 



Affairs ami Worship. I)r. ,1. i--tra/.ula- : (oneral 

 Secretary. < >. llordeuana. 



The \niM.iml \a\y.- The permanent military 

 force con-i-t- of 1 battalions of rillemeii, armed 

 with Keminu'toiis. 4 cavalry regiments, and a 

 men! of artillery, the whole numberiti^ 'j:;:{ oiliccr- 

 and :{.'J-J-J men! The police f.-rce numbers al>out 

 ..nd the national ^uard i>0.(MM> men. 



The fleet of war in ls.i7 con.-isted of :$ small gun- 

 boats and an armed steamer, manned by -J'J ollicers 

 and H'rJ seamen. 



linaiM-es. The budget <>f expenditures for the 



.ndinir .fun.- ::<>. 1"!'7. Wa 

 whi.i ; ,esos were for the LejrM"' 



pesos for the pn-idenc\. 117.407 pesos for foreign 

 affair- and wor-hiji. . pesos for the Interior 



Depart in. pe-os for Jinan. 



for public works. 1. 7' !< >."<> 7 pesos for war and marine. 

 .".7'J1.7:'." pe-os for the public debt, and !..">! 1,874 

 pesos for other exp. i 



The consolidated external debt on .lur- 

 amounted to HM.r>7'J.lPJ pe-i.>: international debt. 

 1,488,120 pesos; internal unified debt. 

 pesos; ^iiarantiM-d debts. :{.7s:: i; .]>!>( of 



liqnidadon, i.-'.i !.!'.:) pe-o- : railroad debt, W 

 pesos: loan <>f 1897, 4,000.000 pesos; total public 



debt. I'Jl.llTC,. S()8 neSOS. The f the debt 



in ls;7 were .".'.( r.'. :; ( .H p. ..i;i7 for in 



and 1.0<;<;.774 1 .itioii. Iiurinir the j, r.-i- 



dency of |. <>O f OOO pesos had been added to 



the debt 



Na\ iirat ion. -There were 283 Bailing vessels, of 



men, ..f i.T'.H. :;,' tons, in 



the frtreiu'n trade cut. -red at Montevideo durintr 



M) 300 tons, and 



1. T'.'l. <<il tons, were cleared. The 

 ^rised l.r,:{." sailing: \.-seK. of 



88.8(M) tons, entered and 1 .({:{.'. of r,:,.r,:,:, ton-. 

 1. and !.<>r.l steam- '79 tons, entered 



and 1.045. of 625.N:;o t.-ns. cleared. 



