The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-10
COSTA RIGA NEWS.
Fever Scare ana = rei,tiesi Fight Keep
the Ceantry WIDE Awake.


the Country wide Awake.
San JOSH, Feb. 1.-Tstween the fever scare
and the fight Of priests and Liberals tho coun-
try liz now In state Of excitement not known
for many montha The fever eases are at
Punta Arenas. tho Pacific port. and while thore
Is no danger Of the contaRion spreading to the
capital. much less to the north port. which Is
now In a perfectly healthful condition. the
authorities are enforcing severest measures OF
quarantine. Whichever II be. yellow fever or
coast fever, It seems to have been brought
from some South American town. The ply
sicians OF San Jos6 are very serious in their
opinions and not disposed to conceal them.
The Government is determined that no plague
shall visit and despoil the land
The war OF the Liberals against the priests
continues to rage. The now National party
has started u newspaper. La Ndcion. and taken
Arm hold on public matters. The adminls-
tration does not interfere. The new party
represents tho best element OF the country as
to intelligence and progress. Father Zill
Desilles. u French priest, is publishing series
Of letters addressed to the Bishop. and attack.
ing that gentleman in a way that makes de-
vout Catholics hair to stand upon end. The
Bishop is bearing it all in silence. and. figur-
atively speaking. with folded hands, He is an
amiable plumplcheeked. hite.handed Ger
man. Llll OtSll0S ID nervous anu aCCV0 ana
charges him with astonis hing abuse Of author.
the Bishop WI have 70 leave Costa Rica again;
:, San jose Will very shortly have the Edison
LInon. imrrnSem emit VIII DO boS"n in few
days. The entire town IL to be transformed
Sy the hS tnss
construction Of water works. The Carrier
BelIense monument has arrived from Paris
snniversary Of tho de isst d Walker iibnster.
ing expedition. In which the Costa Ricans took
Congress has. finally settled tho question OF
H. to ara to ths s
completing ~. arrangements to obtain the
Gen. Maceo has at last got his Cuban col
eishesn monks time which to Srns re ov sr
longer for the remaining seventy. five. Half
at least Of his colonists must be males and as
per, cent white persons. and the other IS
houses for the peeno on the 5000 acre. riot
Tobacco .storehouses he must also build and
arrange for the, instruction OF certain mum,
bier Of nns in tho SessS sns
is%y fen GaSs e !h :, SIS So 81 the SsGls1y
under cultivation; $50 for each house, con-
structed by him for the colonists; q
sum to be fxed by two judges for the
tobacco storehn, SEES: five. yoke OF oxen.
$1,000 to buy and imnort seeds and plants to
be- distributed gr;ituitously among the first
twenty Ave families: the title t. 5000 OF the
10000 hectareas to he delivered to him as
soon MS he has brought the first fifty families:
loan OF $1,000 to be placed In his hands in
ipstallnpnts OF 800. to be used in installing
the families. ard to be- guaranteed by him
with his 5000 hectareas OF land as security.
The colony will have its import duties on all
necessary merchandise reMitted for four
years.
Each family on arriving will receive from
two to four hectarens tsix to twelve acres) OF
land already cleared and burned by Maceo. a
and garden tools. SIS. repayablc during the
four years OF the contract, tor every hsctarea
three acres they clear. until they have red
as many as they at first received. and the right
to exploit rubber sarsnpnrilla and tine woods
anywhere on the .SO.OOO-acre trnct
All families arriving during tho first thirty
months will receive free necessary food and
clothing for the first six months The head OF
each family will receive the it'll. to the am cunt
OF land he may place under cultivation with
tobacco. sugar cane. cocao cotton. and coffee.
not to exceed. however. 300 acros. The Gov
eminent gives the colony the use OF oxen and
CARTS ploughs sugar mills. sHWmills. and many
other necessary i'm PIGMENTS.
Maceo will shortly leave for New York. going
thence to Key West. where he will max his ar
rangements. 1t is thought that many Cubans
will 20 from New York. CECIL CHARLES.