The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
NEWS FROM CENTRiJ AMERICA.
Hard Times In Honduras - Costa Ricas
boundary rerpic xities.

BAN JOSH. Aug 1S.-Timos arc bad In Hon
duras. Merchants that know complain pite-
ously OF the utter stagnation OF business. one
OF these tells me that where ordinarily his
ealos have boon $1,000 per month. during the
past two or three months they have hardly
reached n quarter OF that amount He blames
| it on the state OF siege, for which he says tho
Government Is RESPONSIBLE. Times In Costa
Rica. on tho other hand. are not bad ut all.
Tho rainy season Is getting well along and
without any worry severe storms. The railroad
hns had few Interruptions In the way OF land
slides; beyond the big ono wrote OF last
there has been mono to chronicle Congress-
| has adjourned aud any business needing legis-
lativs approval must be referred to the Perma-
nent Commission.
Men are busy all over this capital putting In
iron poles for the telephone and other electric
service. messenger seiviceis being lnaus-
urated. and in short. things arc looking
bright and Amer!can-lke
Con. Ma 60 has not gone away. Ho looks to
the Permanent Commission for approval OF
his colony contract. The z. A. l.. C. Company
send their pioneer family to locate in Tnln-
manca neXt week. The Government has q
new steam launch that tray els seven Knots an
hnta. l EXPECT to tai u trip In 1t soon,
There is d rumor OF Commission coming
cosey S"i INTO the Question of be-
tween Costn Nica and Colombia. During the
hs y hSG s Of s5p
attention Of the other to the fact tnat in the
| event of certain operations not he nx suspend
ID his Goyernmoat would bs under me p PAIN
tbIis CONF CONF iained v0 tdas Certain Aus:
nsen BocS. de Tes so
soundings OF the harbors in that vicinity under
Th .ns ease t snSh the
case. Costa fica replied SHARPLY that the
Austrian gentleman had no commission what
! ever from his Government, but was proving
rnoy for nna for rs
two. a The END q this time she sen, a r..
concerning tho action of Colombia in agreoins
to Erant I% renyhnT Sn. the Atlan,
Colombia away up to Cape Grncias a bios aud
on the Pacific side W. to Lad e Nicaragua.
tempt snh to batf t Ha es s
ter her. and swallow her at mouthiul. was
enough to take awa' enc ones breath: Dop h ESQ
Of reminding Minister RoIdau that civilized
IN sne a mis- hsi
to agree promptly that the CONCESSIONS in
The plain truth is that Costa Rica's worst
troubles are her limit troubles. She had Com:
| MISS on ttn 10 Idht May DOWN AZ Tue IuOutIB OF
the San nan and Co orado Rivers. 1t cost her
81! 1900. She is Obliged TO refuse concessions to
nnn b tn an@ hnssa
W the spisnhid rSsoGs south Of the si c
ne cessity, OF settling this important problem
Z: ,.r- Is the nifty:
Bank. Mr.. Camphlus tbs River Plate Cons
or IS IN Keith ens
Gould OF Costa Rtca. has not aone away; The
nerve Is at ali mes marvel to 0f How ONE
man can carry so many g, schemes h, plans;
new new ones IS ' i"Somp MP x, tho sans
ilme there Is no kindlier, more modest human
The Official Gnsens published yesterday tho
terms OF the c. H. L. C., and NJ. Co S contract
thirty thousand acras OF lands in Talamancn.
and in return binds Itself to !coonize with 100
10 occuratloN., Tn, colony will have the nrivl-
lege OF importing duty free for ne term OF five
INK apparel. household ,turn itnre utensils. and
! farmiug imp lament.; also livestock OF the est
breed In the e"mng six months they mus must
they must have cleared and laid out ,hs,r wn
Installed lien; Unlike Ms.so 70 sompa1y
anything else but the land and certain sxemp-
tions from duties The immigl ants and their
belongings are Obliged TO enter the country at
| Port Lmon for inspection.
asked President lioirlgnez Wnat there was
in the item which appeared lately in some OF
tho New York dailies, to the effect that while
he was .lisnosed to favor all foreign enterprises
he could offer no guarantee OF peace. He did
not seem t. think thai snch rumors were OF
| particular service 10 the country. Tho foreign
enterprises. he SUPP oaed Vera the coloniz att on
companies. such rs the River Plato the Maceo
Others which i have promised not to mention
for while.
The Costa Rca Railway ia paying well, and
the service Is satisfactory in eyery way.
| CECIL CHARLES,
TROUBLES OF MEXICAN IsRIDEGROOMS