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New York, June 15.- Central and South American advices to June 5 are received today as follows: The ariny in San Salvador has been limited by law to 3,000 mcn. The minister of íoreign affairs of San Salvador in a report recently presented to Congress says that the friendly relations of that couutry with the United States continue to grow stronger and numerous amicable messages have recently passed between the two countries. The imports into San Salvador during 1SSS were; $4,081,547, an increase ol Í8O6,5::3 over the preceding year. Shipping interest! have tallen off greatly at Jamaica, May 16 there were only twovessels in the harbor, an occurrence that hasnot been witnessed since 1SS0. Strained relations exist between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The latter professed herself well satisñed with President Cleveland adjustment of the boundary queation, but now tnat the canal company la actually beginning operations an outcryls raised because soine lif ty miles of Costa Ricart. territory will be skirted by the enterprise: War preparations are in progresa and all strategie points on the border have been lnspected with a view of matting troopa at vulnerable points. It is also statcd that Costa lïlca intends buying several war vesBels from Chili. Advices from Lima, Peru, dated May 21, aay Mr. HickR, United States Minister Plenlpotentiary to Peru, has arrived, and was received by a large delegation of hia countrymen. May 8, telegrama were published in Valparaíso announcing that snow in the Cordilleras had accumulated in vast quantities,_ and traflic was suspended. Cattle died in large numbeis, and the losses occasioned to farmers were very heavy.