The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-26
FROM PANAMA.
Some south American Opinions Regard
lng Ministar E.gan.

Some South Am eriCaH Opinions Regard
ing Minister Egan.
Panama exchanges to February arrived
yesterday by the City Of New York.
William Burchard, United
States Consul at TrajilO has been named
Gerente of the "Burchard Honduras Fruit.
Agricultural and Commercial Company"
recently formed in Chicago, with a capital
of 100000. Mr.. Burchard is here now,
Offering inducements to native families to
remove to the north coast and engage in the
cultivation Of the banana. The company
will place six steamers on between Hon
dur-s and Pensacola. Mobile, New Orleans
and Galveston.
COSTA RICA-Congress has granted Mr..
Keith until June 30 1893, TO TecOmmPnCe
work upon the Costa Rlca Northern and Pa
cihc Railway. and has also approved the
decree granting him 100000, to visit Lon
don and promote the fOrma ton there OF
certain companies 70 undertake the develop
ment II tile San Carlos region, construct
railway lines etc. IN the republic.
\ steady current of immigration is pour
Ing INTO the country by every steamer arriv-
Ing at Port Limon.
NfcARACUA-A syndicate of Kansas
.Amercaul capi,alIstS--the same who are
building the new transatlantic railway be-
tween here and RIO GTaHde on tie Caribbean
cuast-have engaged TO locate some 5000
families in the republic, from the States of
Florida, Alabama, LouiS lana Mississippi
and Texas.
\ san juan del Norte dispatch Of Jan
nary ZSta says: Mr.. Charles a. Thornton
passed through here last week on his way
back 20 Nan qua from the United States.
lie IS a member Of the company which is
constructing the Matagalpa and Rio GraEde
Railway from the Atlantic TO the Pacific.
"Our railroad will penetrate the great cof-
fee region, said Mr.. Thorn ton. I'VE shall
not be 10 opposition to the Nicaragua Canal.
W G are constructing our l;nc through one OF
the most beautiful ami healthful regions Of
the world. Il is already built from CoTinto
On the Pacific coast fiity-tWo miles into the
! interior Its entire length Will be $50 miles.
II VIII terminate at Limos, on tie Rio
Graude. where It is naVigable Tor ocean
steamers. From that point We shall be
within six DAYS Of New York and within
four OF New Orleans and Galveston
SALvADoR.-A report from San Salvador
Of January - says: In the cOnsejO de
guerra held recently to consider tie court
martial OF General Maxine SalguerO.
/ charged with sedItion. insub0rdination aud
aiding and abettlug plot to asSasslnate
] Minister Of War Don Antonio Ezeta he was
! by unanimous vote condemned TO death.
| Ii IS the general opinion. however, that
/ President EZeta will at the last moment eX-
! tend Executive clemency.
CmLE-ln regard 10 the Chilean affair,
| n Santiago dispatch Of January IS says: 1t
! is most ludlcrous 20 note the remarks of the
/ press Of Santiago and Valparaiso upon
! Egan. The POTyenir, hitherto shower ing
! abuse on him, is now unSparlnZ in anna BILE
| adulatious, and the other papers do like
/ wise.
sill another from Valparaiso Of February
] . says:
Relative 10 the resolution 10 recall Egan,
/ without defending him il can safely be
| asserted that the public feeling in Chile
! has experienced a Revision in his favor.
| His services to prominent members Of Bal
| maceda's opponents, as also 10 the recent
/ refugees at the legation. are now TecOg-
| nzed. We must consider that for twelve
! months past there were sometimes ten to
/ thirty refugees IN the legation at his per-
/ sOnal expense for feeding and maintaining,
| and that lie absolutely refused payment.
| This can be YOuched toT-that Egan to-day
! is absolutely minus nearly a years salary,
| which he expended on behalf of the refu-
| gees Of both sides. Egan says that he courts
| investigation Of bis conduct, fearing nothing.
! His actions throughout were approved by
| Mr. Blaine ana the Administration Eduardo
| Matte now President Of the Chamber OF
| Deputies, ana many others whose lives lie
! saved, favor him, as also does Minister
| Pereira and Blanco Niel. Augustiu Ed
wards, whose life and property were saved
| by Egan's influence, appears to be the only
| r