New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-27
COSTA RICAN VICE-PRESIDENT HERE.
DR. ULLoA WILL LIVE IN THIS CITY AS CONSUL
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GENERAL
DR. Ulloa Vice-President Of the Republic OF
Costa Rica arrived in New-York yesterday on the
steamer Allegheny Of the Atlas Line. He was
accompanied by his entire family and expects 10
make this city his permanent home. In order 70,
give his children the benefit Of the schools here
Dr. Ulloa was, up to the close Of the last Presi-
Dental term in Costa Rica on May 8. the Secre-
tary Of the Interior and Public improvements, but
resigned that office become First Nice-President
there are three-which office he now holds. The
mission Of the doctor In this country is puohc
as well as a private one. He comes Accredited as
Consul-General and also Consul at New-York
Last night, when seen at No. "a West Twenty
ATHEIST he talked freely OF his mission and or
what he expected to accomplish for his country
Costa Rica" said the doctor "is small but
rich country. The coffee which Is raised there Is
surpassed By none but none of the best reaches
the United States under its own name Inc sec
ond and third grades are sent here. While the
first grade goes to England and is reshipped to
This country as Mocha and Java. I hope that
may change this The other principal exports to
the United States are hides, dye-woods ana
bananas; while import cloth and manufactured
goods generally especially machinery. Tne trace
OF this country with my own Is larger IMAM 'ha'
of any other country.
MY first move will be to open bureau OF IN
formation in this CITY, where your manufacturers
and importers can get any inforInation that WIZ
also hope through spreading a knowledge or the
country. 10 induce immigration . ,.
When asked what Costa Rcans thought ABOUT
the war, and in which direction there sympathies
"of course they want freedom for Cuba. They
see the Humanitarian side of the question. and see
that the first and best remedy for the terrible STU
alton is Cuban independence. On the other hand.
they can't help having some sympathy Tor spain
on account OF their origin nearly all or the popu-
lation being Spanish of Spanish descent But.
as | say they all the Humanitarian SIDE
Among the better class of people the feeling mas
been for some time that Spain should lose CUBA
Sentiment is extremely favorable toward the Amer.
the boundary differences between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua by eX-President Cleveland
DR. Ulloa expressed the opinion that Porto RICO
would very soon be a possession OF the Ch'eo
States.
II am myself" said DR.. Uloa. "a graduate OF the
Medical School of the University OF New ork
In response TO question as to the Wealul OF me
Costa Rcan people. the doctor SAID; with US,
while there no great fortunes. there are. on the
other hand. none who are extremely poor The
wealth is evenly divided and every one has enough
TO live on in comfort. Great improvements are
going on in the country. New land laws are TO Dc
soon enacted 10 encourage immigration. ana rail-
road Is being constructed to connect Limahi
the Atlantic port, with the new PACING port or
Tivives giving a railroad from ocean TO ocean
AS 20 the Nicaragua Canal he said thar any
scheme which promised 10 secure the buIdns OF
the canal would be eagerly welcomed by COSTA
Rica With the plan proposed, by winch the
United States should buy the land and build the
canal he declared himself perfectly satisfied.
Speaking of the currency. he said:
preparations now being made for the
adoption of the gold standard monetary system. 4
new standard gold piece. known az the colon equal
end in about year the new pieces VIII be put into
circulation"