The state herald., 1890-08-01
HE tL++LE REpUse.os;
Some Facts About the Central Amsri.
can States.

Some Facts About the Central Amsri.
can States.
OF the five Central American ro-
publies involved In the bsnding issus the
most hsrthefly u duaisthals, witch IL
Mexico's immediate nsighb8r. Quate-
mala'i area 10 1880 square ihilSt snd It's
population ID 1857 Was 1,8s7,8oo, u Whom a
lhird we're Of European descent lid the
rest aboriginal or 'Indisn:" The iutsrnal
debt ID 1855 VII s4,s7i,4i1,, ths yxtSrbal
ANY s$SO10od. with 100000 srrsars OF
Interest, besides, q floating debt Of I'M
known amount. The army coasists nom
Inally Of about a,eoo men, with On enrolled
militia Of $4,000. Tho total exports for
1855, consisting chiefly Of coffee and ind-
so, were valued at si,7oe, 400 and the i'm
ports at o, 2s5. sos.
Honduras has an area Of 1000 square
miles, with population (lss4) Of 45s,0O0
The bulk o. the iHhRbitahu Consists 81
aborigines. The fraction Of the people
tracing descent from Europeans, mainly Of
Spanish origin, Ii in tho small ports on the
the Pacific coast and the town OF Santa
Rosas. The active army consists Of $50
men, with $1,000 militia. Tho exports of
Honduras consists chiefly Of cattle, hides
haheyanS and India rubber, agHregxting
about $780, 900 annually, while the i'm
ports on cotton goods, silks and hardware
reach nearly the Same figure. The for.
cigu debt exceeds ta7, 900, 600, most Of which
was raised professedly to build IN inter.
oceanic railroad from Puerto Cortes on the
Atlantic 70 the bay Of Fonseca on The Pa
cific coast,
San Salvador Ia ANAL state ID aAaav,
embracing only 1925 square uiiAs, tut "
had population Of 66i,is0 IN 1885, lnrlud.
Ing whites, mixed And aboriginal. It's all
YER and iron inines are probably operated;
Its principal agricultural products are III
digo, cofrce, sugar and balsam It's i'm
ports for the year .iss0 were worth &, i27;.
64s, its exports s4,754,0.s. The army num.
bers 1000 met, with 1e 900 militia. Despite
pronunciamentos and disturbances, It is =
thriving commonwealth, keeping its ex.
pcnditures generally within it, revenues.
1t has two lines Of railway and |, $50 miles
Of telegraph.
Nicaragua covers $500 square miles,
but its population In 1883 was only 2I5,sl7,
among whom ths perceYtagc Of EUROPEANS
or their descendants was very small.
There arc few towns and the principal oc.
cupation of the people is the raising Of
cattle. Commerce is naturally restricted,
the imports In 1885 aggregating only 81, :
s6s,OO0, and tho exports ta,5j1 1000. The
leading exports arc coffee and india rub
Der. Nicaragua has 20 miles Of railway in
operation and 1900 miles Of telegraph.
The army consists of s03 men 1897 Of whom
serve as POLICE, with 1900 militia. The
annual revenue il about e, 900 900, aud the
debt Is u moderate sum.
Costa Rica boasts an active ARMY OF 800
inen, and on war footing can command
10000 militia, rs every able bodied male
over the age Of IS Is bound 10 serve. Tho
area Of the republic is Is 600 square milcs,
the population lin 1881 Isa,013. Coffee Is
the principal product, the crop being about
20, 100000 pounds annually. Bananas also
are largely exported. The revenue for the
same year was 81. 600, OC0, which was slight
iy in excess Of expenditures. The main
part OF Costa Rica's trade is with England.
The republic has i76 miles OF railroad and
800 miles OF telegraph.