The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-03
Their Resources ana Prospects Il
Casa of Any Very tEx-
tended War.


area e Costa ~. !, No .,.,ch 3 .hs,sjst
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= AAsu 'nas ~. .s.,l l ~.
tnan eax.a Of 0uasemah's, yeaed
contains 4s.T4 squese miles, and
t.;r. * 49, u.s-.,a,r hc,,.-., m .,s.-ssh
- .sans ol:o.o. I.av.1o.. no..sel, :. $500
sn0 lnooe 0onSoay P1QDssu " sno ~ ~ xspeD
lics. While tho population ofvGuAtsmala
at The beginning o. last ysar was 1,l27,l16,
s sln.rs EN- sssIsrst ~ thst fSsna s;ncs
corrt - 1as7 M - ~ ~ "a Kj|k ~ ~
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ths .rck Sc,d;yc n, "
hetssssr ths t-n rcrthe,r Sc,,S ~.
80 sr,,th.., f. Hs~. H,.sS5s ~ 49, 1.
tion al Hnndusss ,.jhi ! "a ~. oa s, "a
1887 showed @1 M i8l Sblts1| 4 snd -
ttu es"ss. -. ~ Is
ma y 49, ~ ~" vhich si,ort ~ 7sres
t ~.a 1 hsS 30 1sk = "-.-s--
w WhiIs thess ficnres ravaal Aha rn,r.ri,.,
,,cs.;h;i;t;es AZ ~ Sys re,,mhia,s ~ - -.
cruitina their armies. thsx s1istihs - NJ
a;Nsrsrt II ccnssrnercs 81 ~ ~ s ~.cs
Ia.,rses ~ ~ imncrtsrce sttcchAs * Xs,ca1s
!. 5;,,. - .r-.ss. s,sd ~ - ~ S;a..
ennas ~ Aheir 6rsnnial cnnd;ticr Gn.ts
uosIa Which hsa ncnrlv Al mnnv v,sos.i~ ~
s III Aoo orastsr 49, n1snnndsrsncs n - ~,
. .s..,.r srmv. vat r. not n ocoa T,,.rs;si
shere fcr cofnc 70 vsr. Nominaiiv ~
snt3r. troon. e Hn~tanaia ~ . ~ scS
strcrc .hick would civa ahnnt hair - IS,s,s
~ armv a nrr own: MT acsnsiiv ths nn sHs
st 81 ~ man. and this force m;pSt ts;r,1
& incrsass6. ~ tskinc In snch nnmbers =.
a. - - Cr,nofy anarihed e tha reonIars aai-
r.s,c, ,,e;nts;ns AZ sct;vS svrv as s 81
9.uf0 Non. Vith rniiitlS 81 ID. on ire "a.
rnrts imniv that ahe I'M actnallv rnni,iIisesl
activs estsbiishment. = - -
Honduras ia seid to keep mn an army Of
onlv EDD mon. With a militta Of aO0O: and
she IL inatified "a incurrinr no rreater mill.
tarv exnenae. in view Of The Condition Of her
finances and her large foreign debt. be-
tsat Of whom she
inc M now az "a 1885. she can leave to her
move nowarfnl nairhhor the taak az furnish
inc the bulk Of their Combined military re-
ao1rces. Nicaragua. which has a special
need q troops IN view Of her relations e
men. With reserve Of 10000 more, and
national guard of 5000, In pro-
nort;on 70 her nonulation she il in GOOD
military trim, and having very small debt
she is in good financial circumstances. with
excellent prosects in the canal. Costa
militia 81 1a0OO. This little state has Of
late years several times bristled M in q bell
lioerent wav toward Nicaragua. in spite OF
the larQer military force of,the latter. Her
late preeidont, Gen. Bernaraao Soto, ID prob
csn soldiera. and took q lively interest in
tho milikarv afaire az the repuhlic. h1Nfn0
under him 6aroxo and Fernandez Al oaneral.
ofacerg. a. n ~
Should Salvador receive the hearty sun
port 81 Costa Rioa and Nicaragua she would
eyidently be ale to make q good stand
acainat Hnatamala and Honduras. fohtin0
her 81 her ovn soil. Rut the QUESTION 81
their aAtituda IN the nresant diflcultv In NOT
nuite olear. They are likely TO stand to-
cether IN moet matters affecting the pro-
vhich thev sre nalnablv inclined to tern.
norise. They surported the cause of Sal
xeaor ecains{ f4rfntemala Ave veara 400. but
ZaldivarI mo than auopeaafulIv reaistafiStho
invasion of Rarr;oa. vas bevond dlispute
the lawfui President Of Sevador., ana had
visional rnlsr nov. oovsrna in virtue al lii
sudden overthrow 81 Menendez, Who had
Nan NJ friand and IN titla II NOT ~,
nuestioned.
Tha Gmstema,ara avar that there in nov
faction II Sslvador fioht;no Ezsta. and
th.t !. ~ a,x xas; nsn a.Is,s a;dsa ~
Gnetems ian svmnath;zers which ma con-
| ca-reJ =, Az tsstia yecentiv renortad.
srhev c;ta the fact that the commendino
narsraI x.sa V;Slav;cancio Salvadorian.
sua.t rpntsd.rtiv S ~ Costa R;ca and
N;car..ra rr;t;yc 9TH Gmatemaia and
HH rrdnEss. aaI,;rs rr.o,, E1ats 10 rasion.
Mt =, ehs - tha. ar;darrhsv tale counsel ~
4ha;. .,;sha SGy $500 hsrnar 10 that Of IN.
ssss;t;~,, 4e G.atra' anoorcan nn;on Nov.
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