The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-18
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Items Gathered From the PAPERS
Of Our Sister Republics.

The Panama Star and Herald of July 30th
has been received by mail, and from it the
following interesting items of news are
taken:
Native coal of Argentine, heret ofore con-
sdered of little value, is found 10 contain
large proportion of yanadium, from which
vanadis acid is obtained.
The head of the grampus recently capt
ured near Panama is being prepared and
Will be sent to the Chicago Exposition.
freight-train loaded with coffee jumped
the track at the Colon Pier and one of the
cars jumped clear overheard.
COSTA RIGA.
The Costa RIGA Railroad, opened only on
the 4th of January last, shows net earnings
on the first quarter of 1850, or at the
rate Of 1855. 900 year. This is equivalent
TO per cent on the capital employed
BY the new contract made with The Gov
ernment the PACING Mail Steamship Com
pany has undertaken to carry free OF charge
all postal parcels sent by Costa Rica au-
thorit les TO Panama, San Francisco and in
termediate po rts or vice versa.
La Prensa said on the 10Th that for the
last few days terrible noise had been heard
during the night like the eruption of a vol
canO, without any one being able 10 find out
where the sound came from. On the 10th
the inhabitants were very much alarmed,
at the same time that heavy rain was
falling.
1t has been discovered that the grant of
land made by the Government to Mr.. Minor
c. Keith, embraces 100000 acres of land, or
one-siXteenth part of the national territory
Mr.. Keith will build suspension bridge
over ReyenthZon River. near La Fuente de
Plata.
NICARAGUA.
1t has been announced that the Govern
ment will sell to an English syndicate all
the railroads and steamers that it possesses.
I'll Dlarlte has been suspended by the
Government and Mr.. Carlos Seva, the
editor and the compCSitorS have been made
soldiers by force. 1t is supposed that an
article published in that paper insulting
Mrs. Sacasa, the Presidents wife, caused
this violent step to be taken by the Govern
ment.
HONDURAS.
According to advices received from Lon
don, the lnter-oceanic Railroad Company
has sent the necessary instructions for the
commencement of the work.
The sale OF bananas in La Ceiba has been
very active OF late at the rate of so cents
per bunch.
The water brought to this town from the
Jutiapa River amounts to two cubic feet
per second. say fourteen gallons, or be it
1.209,600 gallons in twenty-four hours
Thirty gallons are calculated for each in
babtant, therefore the water works can
auPpiy NatCi az tulS ldlt " fU,uUU III UaDl-
tantS.
SALVADOR.
FL Pueblo says that the Government has
energeticaily requested the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company to be more punctual in
the arrival of their steamers at Sayadorian
ports.
Generals Villayicencio and Escalon have
been eXiled.
The contract celebrated between Valen-
tlus ARIaya, Secretary of Finances and
Messrs. Manuel Figueros and Pablo Orel-
lana, for the construction of a railroad from
San Salvador to Santa Teela, has been ap-
proved by the Government,
GUATEMALA.
All newspapers unanimously praise the
Secretary OF State for the great interest he
has taken in the relief of the poorer classes
by ordering from abroad a large shipment
OF corn. The scarcity OF food is daily in
creasing, especially of corn, which has risen
enormously in price OF late. and the poor
are the virtual sufferers in this case.