The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-15
Nicaragua.

the sovereignty of Nicaragua, is in the
Mosquito kingdom, and is as much
under the influence of the English Gov
eminent as the province OF British
Honduras. Although situated at the
mouth OF one of the most beautiful and
important rivers of Central America,
Bluefields has no interior communica-
tion with tine Republic proper, but is
simply the port from whence the En-.
glish MOravian missionaries and few
foreign residents ship the spontaneous
products of the soil, that are painfully
collected by the labor of submissive
but brutaliZed Mosquito negroes and
RambOs, 20 the mother country-En-
gland.
OF late years the foreign residents
have begun TO pay more attention To
the agricultural possibilities of tie
locality. The banks of the Bluefields
River are remarkably fertile, and the
banana, pine, plantain and cocoa attain
q high degree of perfection in q soil and
climate in every way suited to their
greatest developments. The fact is the
bananas of Bluefelds rank in American
markets with those produced on the
lsthmus. and are possibly superior to
those grown on the route of the Costa
Rica Railroad. or on the fertile plains
and hillsides Of Jamaica.
When the New Orleans steamer. the
Lucy L. Miller, made regular trips to
this port, she assembled the BlueIeld:
River for distance of more than twenty
miles from its mouth. At present the
little Heredia, which has succeeded the
Miller on this route, runs up the deep
river 20 the banana plantations along
Is hanks, and loads with the golden
fruit through the simple medium of
gSng-plank thrown from the vessel 10
tie shore.
This steamer is owned by Minor G
Keith. OF Port LimOn, Costa Rica. and
Is consigned to G.. a. FISH X Co, of
New Orleans. She makes regular
monthly trius 10 B.ueiields and Port
LimOn. and when fruit is scarce ~ the
former port completes her cargoes ut
Corn Island. Mr. Bruwnell. keith's
business manager At Port Limon, in
formed the writer that the business on
this route was increasing so rapidly
that MIR. Keith was looking for larger
steamer - take the Heredia's place.
Biuefelds, although deSt ned in the
near fut Ire TO become port of great
Importance. can not be said to be much
OF p business center vet. Ii contains
probably twelve hundred inhabitants.
although il boasts of but three business
hOuS = that carry on traffic with tbs
outside world. When banana-plantins
Assumes greater Importance, and when
the exclusive policy forced on the nom
ina king by the English MOravian
Missionaries is overcome BY outside in
iluencc, or By the assumption by Mica
rigUa OF the territorial sovereignty it
holds over this virtual British posses
Son. TIE port of Bluefie,ds will soon
take is natural rank as the distributing
AID re wing center of the products OF
one OF the most fertile stretches Of trOp-
;cai country on this planet.
En- lusive of its foreign residents. and
& few Nicaraguan settlers, out little
can TIE said in favor of the inhabitants
OF BlIeIields. The Mosquito negroes
and ZamboS are. As a general case. q
brutal, drunken race; nor can the So
called royal family be considered rs an
To the general rule, unless,
by consequence of its greater
l;cent BUSINESS and beSlialitv. This
race was originally the miscegenated
progeny of the European pirates and |
their woman captiveS. Ii possesses all |
the attributes of the negro, without any
IF his better qualities, and, in fact, is |
fast dying out. From among a popula- |
ton of $1,000 souls the Moravian mis-
have managed to pluck some |
few hundred brands from the burning.
but unfortunately these ignited frag-
ments at times burst forth in full flame, |
and are then only distinguished from
their heather countrymen by their su-
perior grade of dissolutenesS.
The same Ubiquitous commercial pol
cy which forced the unfortunate Chi
lese, at the point of the bayonet. amid
scenes of blood, of flame and of revolu-
ion, TO purchase opium from British
has permitted these savases
he unrestricted use of ardent spirits.
Il under the ban of this policy millions
,f Chinese have been ruined, body and
soul, thousands of unfortunate Zambos
md Mosquito negroes have filled, and
Ire filling. drunkards' graves, and to the
annual sale of few hundred hogsheads
more of trum-while it has served to
swell the Golfers of a few white mer-
be attributed the disso-
ute habits of the Mosquito negroes.
The Protestant missionaries of the
Mosquito kingdom. with but very few
appear to think more Of
British commercial prosperity than they
10 of the welfare of the souls COM
nitted to their charge. and enjoy
he reputation of being far-seeing
hrewd and prosperous business men,
As the regeneration of this people, il
UGH regeneration is possible in the deep
egree of degradation into which they
ave been permitted to descend, must
e intrusted to other and more disinter-
ssed hands. so must the future polit- !
cal regeneration of this locality pro-
eed from another source. Some high
r principle than mere commercial pros
arity nj aaks,y..xy 10 l..