Telegram-herald., 1889-10-18

especially n minerals. TIE republic
exports coffee, sugar. csoutclionc, s2r-
s2p@lslla, dye Moods. hlaes. tOri0lse
shells ane fruits.
1EE poNlSfoE KFrUKIIc.
The Dominion Republic l. the Oldest
settlement o. European origin n Amer
ic6, having been founded ~ ss4 The
capital clfy, SAB Domingo. las q popu-
lailln ot $4,000
The Dominican Kepubic Is governed
Ia National longress oi Deputies by
> dIrrCl I0pai2f vote haas With : To-
strittsd sarfraet. TINS President ~ me
Aepuulic IL elected to serve seven yolfss
hls lisc frequency oi instructions fen-
ocT the teraa "a Office lfllceris IA. The
Republic has bui q snail army.
The ares 90 - nio DomluGos which
embraces Tie Eastern portion "a hayus
ls ostim&ted 10 Ii over IL 600 miles,
- a. q population eslanlAted al blo.oio.
Tie population is manly made up 81
negroes and muiattoes.
The commerce 0f lhe island Is small.
Paerio Plata tie chnf port. has IA, 800
inhabitants. The pTilclpal aruolef 0f
export are lgnum vits iorwOOd, nla.
h0gany. fusilC, tobacco and cocoa
A railroad al osmaua and Ia Vega
has been fnlshed and ls being eziehaad,
while Others are contemplated.
large sugar plantations and fAcioFies
are az work iu the south ana west, aad
the telegraph lines arc ite.ng oStc4ded.
Primary instruction De- tree aud CONS
pulsory.
FCUApoR.
The Republic Of Ecuador Is tliaied
ou the West side of South America, and
lies GA both sldes OF the equator. has
al area ot rs $50 square mifsl and
has "a population of about Joe 0oi not
inclusive of tle nncNllUod iudiaAs of
the Eastelm slopes 81 tAe Andes, sup
posed 10 .nuuaer about oee ooo
IL has extensive i0fcsgs, where the
C.nchon8 bark IS found Doe large quaint.
ties, and ln which valuable dye woods
also grow. lts chef products are Cocoa,
IVORY nuts, cotton, coffee, VARIOUS fruits
and gold, silver AID other minerals,
such a. iron and copper.
The form of Government Is similar
30 that of the other South American
kepubics
ia 1855 there were slxiy miles 81 rail-
way open, and in the same year COM
pauy was oIganzcd 40 DuayaQuu,
having for its object the construction
~ railroads and other public works ~
the Republic. 10 obtained control 81
the one road then finished and oi tNo
"a course OF construction. and propose
20 still extend their fysiem. ln lssb,
the last fiscal year iog which figures
arc given, the export amounted 20
81 ,0l4. 400 including tiU8.ass sp, &c lc and
bullion and 3s,ls2, 2,15oipouncs oi tOcoa,
worth 81, sos .@Jl: 2,4,5,3ah pounds of
coffee, worth S52l ,l2l. The rest WAS
made up o. IndIa-ruhbCr, hides, vegc-
table ivory. straw hats and other small
articles.
The strength q the regular army n
1855 was 4730 nlc, 3330 thereof beng
foot, 1860 artillery aud $50 horse.
GCAIEHALA.
Guatemala has GA area Of l6,sa0
miles. and AT tho last census had =
population Of .22I.o12 That WAS in
1850. II ls estimated that there hauf
been an increase Of not Jess than 2e0,-
600 since.
The Republic is divided into depart
mouts, and ls traysrsed from west 90
east by an elevated mountain cham
containing seforal volcanic SUBMITS
arising - 600 feet above the sea. Earth
quakes are frequent But thc country
IS well watcred by numerous rivers, and
while the climate is hot and unhealthy
on the lOwisnds near the coast, on the
higher lands OF the interior u is cool
and salubrious.
The administration o. the Republic is
carried on under thc President bv fix
Ministers or rather heads of depart
mcuts, and the Legislative power Is
vested in a national assembly elected
for siX years by universal suffrage.
Financially, Gautemaiats dong well.
Its army costs onc-,cuih Of thc public
expenditure. IL consists nomlnally 81
2,ls0 mon, but there ls besides q militia
OF 6s l&5 officers and men.
Primary education is compulsory in
Gauiomala. Tho sum spent by the Re
public on education n tho year ending
June 80. lsss, was SJ-b, ,625. The prod
ucts OF Gautcmnia are about the same
as those of the other Central American
States Her chief exports afc coffee.
sugar and hides. LattCrly tAc lut
tr,dc has been much developed.
There are about 800 miles ni railway
ln operation and ~ course of construc-
ton. and about 5000 miles % telegraph
lines.
Hk1T1.
To Republic of lIayis tho colorcd
republic. las au area "a lo.2H square
m .lcs. w.th population of about sDo.-
coo. 10 lss a President. senate and
Iiousc of koprc,0ntauvos. IN ordlnary
iniss the f,tenuD "a estimated a. near
s. GOO zoe. II has valuable mines IT
gold and silver and copper aud ron,
and lts products are numerous and Wa
r.cd. Since discovered ly Columbus t
has had "a slngularlv chcckcrcd history.
llayN carfes an immense burden al
debt Ia consequent oi recent revo-
lutouary movements. ~ much has
been said ~ liayu that t if unnccCs-
tafy GO enlarge upon o..
noNpvRss.
The republic al Honduras. cstah-
lishcd % l~is. is governed under the
new constitution az lss0. The area ls
about forly-aN thousand foui hundred
kug ,h square m.lcs. with popu'a-
uun - oi asa. ia. The exports
"a Honduras CONSIST chiefly oi cuiiec.
mahogany. hide and India rubber. tno
tnfaI value amounting 60 about seven
million. ~ hundred thousand dollar,
aiIf fhe lmpaIts consisting oi slks,
tstiou goods aua bard ware. gcpressnt
ahon one million, htc huudrSi thous-
aud dollars.
There an army ol tne men. with
900 miltla. snd There ARE tno unirsr-
sues several college. and about ss
bnne rasi schools with upwards of 2s.-
UaD hoiafs !he gu.d aud silver