The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
AN ERA OF PEACE.
Diplomat Aguirre Talks
of Honduras.
The Recently Appointed Consul
General to New Orleans Under
the VasqueZ Regime.

one or the passengers on the steamer Colon
from Central America was General j. NJ
Aguirre, the newly appointed Consul General
for Honduras al New Orleans. President
NasqueZ appointed General Aguirre about the
end OF November 10 succeed Consul Levy. buI
before going to his post the general will take a
trip East TO Philadelphia TO be Joined by his
wife, an American lady who has been residing
in that city, and afterward he viii pay visit Ia
Washington. He is accompanied by Sonora
Trina Win.
General Aguirre is well known in this
country, and has been one of the prOminen;
characters OF Honduras. When he was only
20 years OF age he was a member. OF President
Medlna's Cabinet. That was i'll 1S6S-69, and
he filled the responsible position OF Minis er of
Foreign Affairs. He has twice been elected To
tne honduras Congress from the department
or blanche.
In 1880 he was sent to this country as the
confidential agent OF his Government III rela-
tion 70 the Bahia (or Bay Islands controversy
between Honduras and Great Britain and that
prevented him from serving in the cOnstitu.
tional congress in that year TO which he had
been elected from the Department of La Mos
qultia. The year previous England had at
tempted to regain possession OF the Bay Isl
ands, TO which in lS59-60 she had relinquished
all claim by the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and she
sent the man of-war FlamingO to carry out her
purpose on the pTetenSe that British subjects
were being InTerfered with. To prevent her
the American Government, choosing Genera |
Agulrre for the important mission.
He IS very strongly prO-American and anti
British In his views, and, being journalist ana
an author, he has published. among other
works, in Spanish, book called Uncle sam
in Pontltica Robes and John Bull Destitute OF
Attire" which has been translated and pub
lished In New York IN the English language.
For awhile General AguirTe WAS the editor OF
La Gaceta, the daily official journal at Teguci-
galpa, and at the same time he edited TWO
week.-Mrs. AZ ind n
eDt.
The generals wife, 10 whom he has been
married six years, was two and half years in
Central America. She comes from an Ohio
family and has a decided literary bent being
widely known as Gertrude Garrison, the con.
tributor TO Belford's Magazine, the Arena and
the Washington Post.
Honduras is ENJOYING an era of prosperity
under President VasqueZ," said General
Agulrre IN his rooms at the Palace. "The new
great Minds D. fe y ana % also man b Of
the best soldiers in Spanish America. He has
been In this country great deal, most of the
time in New York, and was one OF the five con.
cessiOnaires of the Newfoundland Railroad.
Il have not been in active political life for
some time. took this office more because my
wife cannot endure tile Honduras climate and
also because t gives me an opportunity to
attend TO some private business As l was
coming To the United States anyway / thought
might as well accept the position. AT present
j AIN GeyOting myself principally to literary
work and studies.
"Quite a number Of American mining com
panies are now engaged in developing the min
eral resources Of Honduras, which are very
rich. The ROsalia mine, for instance, which IL
being worked by company with a capital
stock of "a, SOC, 600 IN shares OF SO each is
paying from 30 To 80 per cent IN dividends
That mine turns out both silver and gOld-2O
per cent god-and has been running since
1880. Mayor Burke OF New Orleans. who was
the amalgamator OF the Times and Democrat of
that city. is one OF the leading mining develop
ers in Honduras