The morning call., 1891-03-21
CENTRAL AMERICA.
The MISUNDERSTANDING West Indians
The EnterDrise,

The Misunderstanding w est Indians.
The Enterprise.
The San Bias of the Pacific Mail Com
pany's line Of stsa"ers arrived in port yes
terdsy from Panama, bringing in one OF the
largest cargoes of coffee that has ever come
into this port. She was three days past due,
having left Panama one day late, and hay-
ing encountered very severe gale this side
eff Acapulco. In addition to this, her bot
tom is very foul and has retarded her
passage.
Matters in Central America are very quiet,
but it is very much feared that as soon as
the coffee crop is gathered and disposed of
troubles will be renewed. Every New
\ 1ork steamer brings consignment of arms
and ammunition either to San Salvador or
Guatemala The San Bias had OIL board
10000 rounds of ball cartridges consigned to
parties in Guatemala, and still more are on
their way. This looks like preparing for
war.
The news from the West Indies is of a
distressing character. A correspondent of
the Panama Star and Herald says that the
inhabitants of Anguila and Anegada, two
OF the islands, are starving to death. The
people are in a terrible state of want. Their
condition is worse than ever known before.
They have sold everything they have, and
nothing can be got out of the land. They
have appealed to the Governor to distribute
the stock OF meal and -four in his hands in
order that they may not die of starva-
tion. They besieged Mr. Baynes. the Brit
ish agent, impl0ring him for ever so little,
even if not more than half pound of -four,
and at last, overcome by their entreaties, he
opened barrel and distributed it among
them.
The Governor has promised to help the
very old and those who are sick, but he is
met by the question as TO what is to become
of the balance, as every one is in bitter
hAf "A VI
to the Governor, having walked from place
called Blowing Point" some distance
away, to beg something as they were starv-
ing and their mother had tainted from hun
ger. For days they had lived on green tam
arinds boiled with salt, but finally even this
supply had failed aud they had not tasted
food for two days. The only things that can
be bought now on the Islands are rice aud
meal, and very little of those.
The United States steamer Albatross, car
rying the United States Fish Commission
ers. arrived at Panama on the 10Th of Febru-
airy, and few days later, having taken on
board Professor A. AgassiZ, she started on
an exploring expedition in Central American
waters. During her cruise she will explore
the waters of the Gull of Panama, the Gal
apagos Archipelago, and from thence to Aca-
pulco. 1t is expected that the results Of
the expedition will exceed in value those OF
any previous exploration of a similar char
acter. This business concluded, the Alba
tross will return to San Francisco in time to
make her usual summer trip to the Behring
Sea.
ia The United States steamer Enterprise met
with a strange experience, and one which
would naturally give rise TO the question as
to whether or not she was fit for service.
Shs left Aspinwal bound for Kingston,
Jamaica, and the people of that miasmatic
village were therefore very much astonished
to see her come Steaming into the bay some
two weeks later. She had returned to Colon
to take coal on. Her Captain said that
when he got within 200 miles of Jamaica he
encountered head winds, against which he
could not make headway. Under full
pressure OF steam the STEAMER only logged
sixty-six miles in twenty-four hours. He
kept the ships head to the wind and pound
ed away until he had only ten tons OF coal
left, when he gave up the fight and went
back to Aspinwall for fresh supply of
fuel.