New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-30

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adds gravity to the situation between the Oh''ed
States and Great Britain. It renders almost IN
avoidable it is said. the Intervention of this
Government
The matter is Of such paramount importance
tina, it will DOUBTLESS be seriously and carefully
considered by the President and Cabinet at the
regular meeting tomorrow. Their can. Of course,
be no conjecture or anticipation as to the prob
able policy which may be adopted. except TIE
declaration made in connection with the de-
mand for indemnity from Nicaragua That the
United states will never consent to the dlsinte-
grafton or permanent occupation Of that co1n-
try by foreign Power This expression would
arplv in a much more emphatic degree to Hon
duras, the proposed seizure must necessarily
cover an indefinite period Of years. The fact can
not be denied that the situation has been much
complicated and materially increased in serious
features by the declaration that Great Britain
will do a job-lot business IN Central America.
TIE COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES
Honduras became an independent Republic in
1888 1t has a superficial area Of about 5000
square miles. and has frontage Of $50 miles On
the Caribbean Sea. ON the west ii is bounded by
Guatemala. on the southwest by Salvador and the
Bay of Forseca on which it has a frontage of six
~ miles, and on the east and southeast by Mica
ragua The topography Of the country offers re-
markablv excellent facilities for the construction
Of an interoceanlc or transisthmian route in an
almost direct line. with easy grades. Til princi-
pal ports and those which Great Britain proposes
to blockade are Amapala. on the Pacific Coast
and Puerto Cortez. Omoa. Ceba and TruNillo, on
the Atlantic Coast Amapaa and Puerto Cortez
are recognized as the two best ports in Central
America The Bay of Fonscca Is the finest har-
Dor on the entire Pacific Coast of America. i Is
sixty miles long and has an average width Of
r1i1pS perf0CtlV protected and able 81
holding the navies If the world. The city Of
Amapala is on Tigre Island. in this bay.
The Republic Of Honduras contains thirteen
departments. with twentv-two cities. 49, towns,
e7g villages and 81 hamles. The capital IS T.
gucgalpa. which is about seventy-hve miles froin
The Pacific Coast in a pleasant valley on the
CholuteCa River al elevation Of 5000 feet above
the sea level According to the census Of 1857, II
contained 1851 inhabitants. The entire r1pula-
ton Of Honduras. according t. the same census.
was 3l9l7 OF which 6l67 were foreigners OF
these O33 were English. lS5 citizens # the United
States. II Spaniards. 70 French and 43 Germans.
The present population IS estimated 20 be c2nsid-
erably In excess of 100000. Honduras contains
many mountain ranges which are ricn In g3Id'
silver nd other mineral resources
The Constitution OF II Cnduras IL modelled after
that Of the United States and is liberal. There
are in the Republic $40 primary schools, with
81 701 pupils. Every vegetable product raised IN
this hemisphere, II Is said, can be grown In Hon
duras. Bananas, coffee. tobacco, india ruooer.
cOcoanuts. sugar cane and cotton constitute the
chief articles OF export. Ebony. rosewood. ma
hOgany and other cabinet woods are found IN
abundance. Thirty-hve foreign mining companies
are now engaged in developing the mineral re-
sources.
The cause Of the present trouble between H'n-
duras and Great Britain has its origin In 1868.
when British company secured a concession II
construct railroad from Puerto Cortez - The
Bay of Fonseca a distance ~ 2i0 miles The work
was begun. and sixty miles II the road completed
Then $4,000 900 worth II bonds We're sold and OPP
erations abandoned. Since that time III" Govern
ment Of Honduras has repeatedly attempted 70
reach an arrangement with III" bonfh'lderr. g as
70 complete the road In tho mean time. The enor-
nous debt has been bar - the coUnuYs al
vancement with the Government unable To- even
pay the interest. The road is n " operated by
w 5 Valentine IF New-YlrK WHO hopes t. Com-
plete il to the Pacific when the diti 'ulics aye al
justed
large proportion Of the commerce OF Honduras
is with the United States the imports from this
country for 1891 amounting to Sl1js59l and IN 1893
to s6s4912. The exports to Honduras were In 1881
sS49 921 and in 1893 s47l.6&. In 1892 there were
943 vessels entered al the ports # Honduras. oi
which rs were owned In the United states and
fifty-four in England.