The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-01
Salvador.
At Information About the most Interesting
o the Central American Republics.

ot the Central American Republics.
ial correspondence of The Journal.
'-1>-nN ATE, SALVADOR, Feb. ?, 1897.
...a tliest and most interesting of the
.,a' American republics is away ahead
,.su, arger and richer countries in the
,,.r " charitable institutions. They
AM maintained by the government,
line direct control of a cabinet Of
a Nho is known as the minister of
rfoa.ion, Public Works and Benevo-
a,s" There are at least a dozen large,
.nuHpped ospitals-one in each town
nsequence-andt their combined cost
Aba pdblic treasury is about $3.50, 900
.,r TIE government hospital at the
s,t. especially an honor to the coun-
., #alg an excellent medical staff and
u.cu appliances. The nursing and
> "a arrangements are in charge of
...--t- charity, and the records show
.r. ug last year they cared for 3, PIT
,.4f.- Besides this government insti-
,uu lere is a new and very fine hos
,- La I'm salvador, named "Rosales,"
fy of the late Senior Don Jose
s-.t. Who bequeathed four million
...- ion its establishment and main
,..a HE building is mostly of iron,
,.r.Utued in Belgium. The capital
FL. So a model orphan asylum and
.s here both sexes not only re-
s., GOD primary education, but the
-aught carpentry, shoe making
s. lious trades, and the girls sew
Sing, embroidery, etc. There
- elasses in music, telegraphy,
ling and short hand, SO that
q grown-up orphans go out from
ee hey are well equipped for the
.. fe There is a similar asylum
= uate-Salvador' third city-and
,g4.d lmes for the aged poor in differ
%. Of the country. So far as the
,ats directly concerned all who have
-- san salvador will agree that its
beneyolent'' is the great bath
s. tlso supported by the govern
aed- which nature generously supplies
pa 1efal waters, ready heated to vari-
H.- te-iees of temperature, to suit all
-,., 7o be sure, the bath maids are
Urn - privacy and clean towels alike
but the warm, greenish-
Hhur- smelling water is SO CRATE
wearied globe trotter that when
e.a, il, he believes the long sought
tountain' has at last been found.
leagipg the capital city we had
o..i, To do little banking business,
A.or, in order to convert some
lre gold into the dirty script Of the
"H for travelling expenses. The rate
auge, which varies considerably
10 time, is Just now greater
5 .1sl owing to the recent revolution
and slight change of govern
inning the Greater Republic
ne dollar of our currency is
carly three of this, if taken in
se is a hint to travellers in these
By judicious management Of
Incl. TIERS OF credit, or drafts on New
Hes expenses may be reduced to
% less than the cost of living at
The Salvadorian bills are badly
U London, in imitation to the ex-
ones produced by the American
aa. >ate Go. of New York. 1t requires
able head work to get the relative
these queer coins well fixed in
Ao1N The peso, of 100 centavas,
Notary unit, supposed to equal
French; five liras, Italian; )
panish; 1 shillings, English; i
aerman; and one dollar United
' is divided into = tostones.
Ill to 30 ceutavOs; 4 pesates, OF as
'a Say, 'quarters;'' reales; IL
4- and 81 cuartillos. For smaller
ouS, particularly in the markets,
lilo is divided into two racions.
one and one half cents each. and
4eHu Is divided into 2 medias. worth
H3- nee quarters of a cent The
lH- f salvador are the International;
A. '. dental, with branch in the CITY
>aiia Ana and the Salvadoreno. There
Nae lhe private bank of Messrs. Blanes
81 -ueros, capital $500, 600; a
0.al. l If the bank of Nicaragua, opened
ID l1t city of San Salvador in 1898; and a
i-d-e bank, lately established. Not
VIZ ago the Salvadorian government
granted certain concessions to a firm in
'dlrt9na Spain, for the establishment
another national bank in Salvador.
with Ii eapital of 1000, 600 pesetas. These
''nS> re said to be all paying large divi-
+4o' but how that can be is quite be-
q1d my limited knowledge of the bust
Nas There is great deal of manufac-
""ins for Spanish America, going on in
sdl Nalvador and it's suburbs; establish
ut1L0 Tor making cigars, matches, soap
'l'' andles, artificial stone, saw mills,
-'1-mills, sugar refneries, mills for
Fanng rice and coffee, and many dis
1'sfieS There is also great deal of
weaving, done on hand looms, some of it
~f'yellously fine and beautiful; shawls