The morning call., 1890-06-19
FROM THE ISTHMUS.
Work Begun ON the Nicaragua
Canal.

A copy Of the Panama Star and Herald Of
May 31st was received by mail from New
York yesterday from which the following
items are taken;
The whaling bark Thomas Fl. jenkins
arrived at Panama May 22d from cruise,
with go barrels of sperm oil. The cap
tain's child died during the voyage and was
buried at sea.
A fierce storm Of lightning passed over
the town of Boco ON May 30th. A bolt
struck native, killing him instantly.
The quantity of coffee brought for ship
ment at Lim0n, Costa Rica, during the sea
son just closed was 10000 sacks, which is
not more than one-third of the amount
shipped last year
NJ. G. Keith, engineer, with a party, is
engaged in surveying an extension OF the
Costa Rtca Railroad, from Jlminez Station
to point on the San Juan River opposite
San Carlos. The new line will open up a
splendid country that produces all kinds Of
fruit, cocoa, rubber and live stock.
Not much work of permanent kind has
been started at San Juan del N0rte by
the construction forces of the Nicaragua
Canal. At GreytoWn some temporary work
has been done in constructing barracks for
the labOrers and hospital One stretch OF
sixteen miles from the bay to the divide has
been cleared through virgin forest 500 feet
wide. A jetty has been started ty-three
feet wide made Of piles filled with brush
mattresses sunk with rock. This jetty is
now carried SEQ feet from shore and has
deepened the channel six feet.
An arrangement was entered into on May
10th by the Governor Of Ecuador and the
managers of the Bank of Ecuador by which
the financial troubles of that country will be
relieved. Until December 81. 1894, the bank
Is TO loan the Government monthly 100000
sucres, which will be secured by daily
payment to the bank of all receipts of the
CustOm-hOuse Five per cent is TO be paid
to indemnify the State of Colombia. The
rest is 10 be carried as an open account on
the banks books and the latter will charge
per cent interest Tor doing the work The
account must be balanced every year by the
31st of December
A special correspondent of the Star and
Herald, writing from Lima, May 14th, says
The Electoral Board has been appointed to
name representative in each province to
scrutinize the votes and give the names of
the candidates who were elected as PreSi-
dent and Vice-President of the Republic, as
well as those of the Senators and Repre-
sentatives. This law OF elections is
requisite, for we are unable to ascertain
positively the names of those who have been
elected, as some of the provinces are not in
easy communication with Lima and on this
account the formation in some Of the dis
tant provinces of electoral boards, who
could, with prOpriety, examine the votes
and report faithfully to Congress. so that it
may decide i'll favor of one or the other, is a
necessity.
In all the notices already published it ap-
pears that the triumph of Colonel Morales
BermudeZ is fully assured; but in virtue OF
intervention by the law Of Congress, the
supporters of DR.. Rosas have obtained the
majority in both Houses and will probably
obtain definite triumph.
Senior j. Lemolne will represent the
Peruvian GOyArnmpnt n
the Telegraph Union at Brussels in June
next.