The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09
DISTANCE LENDS
ENCHANTMENT
To the Actual State Of Affairs in Free
Coinage Countries.
EXPERIENCES Of A yIRGINlAN
with the Eluctuating Currency OF Nj
caragua-AIOney Brokers Max
Good Thing-,Cuba Libre"
Not 4 Popular Cry

WASHINGTON. oct. S-Special-Mr.
W. NJ. Barton, formerly Of Fredericks-
purB, but now a. resident OF this city, has
just returned HOm Nicaragua, where he
went last December with the Canal Com
mission. Mr.. Barton il d skilled civil en-
SINGER and did much technical work for
the commission. lie contracted chasres
fever iu August and his physician tell
ing him II was 4 case OF get out or die,
lac chose the FORMER alternative. Ills
health rs much improved now, and ~ VIII
not be a great while before his recovery Is
complete.
A SOUND MONEY MAN.
Mr.. Barton says his experiences with
the debased money OF the Nicaraguan
government has rooted him firmly IA the
gOld standard faith.
The standard coin" he said. is the
sol represented In paper by the peso
Inc sol contains more silver than tne
American dollar, }cl the value oi Inc
latter ia that country usually dlctlatf5
between $3.50 and $500 in Nicaraguan
money. On the Atlantic coast the sol IS
worth between twenty-five and nifty Cents
more than in the interior u many men
make "a business OF buying the silver coin
iu the interior just as they would bananas
or pine APPLES and selling IL on the coast.
american silver dOllar silver cer-
tihcatQ5 pass no par with gold IA Nicara-
qua and the business men arc all anxious
to get our coin or government paper, be-
cause 10 has a hXed value The value or
the Nlcardguan money ls constantly shit
ing. and &c IS difficult for a man 70 tell
what the money in his pocket is worth. 4
railroad costing several millions, IS pro-
jcctel by British capitalists, but they IN
-f.f rr.I. nnrrranfa small ha made IN sill
yer. IL this is done the value OF the sol
Viii greatly decrease
DIFFERENCES IL VALUE.
as stated before. the value OF tAe Nj
caraguan money depends upon the s0ca-
ton. even though the country rs so smaH.
] had a check cashed I'm an inland tow
and received $500 in N~icarasuan money
for every dollar my warrant called Tor.
The same day another man Win the COM
mission hal "a warrant cashed I'm Grey
town. on the coast and received only s-OJ
.Ihe Enriish sovereign Is valued more
highly than Il is in this country, BENG
worth 50 On American money. one mas
t0 watch nis money caFtlulit. 1ual1inh
Ian silver is quite extensively clIcuiAteu
iu Nicaragua. and twenty cents or the
money of The first named country is
worth twenty-five cents IN Nlcarasuah
THE CUBANs.
During IFS absence. Mr.. Barton mad op-
DOrtuuities 90 become acquainted WIN
tho cuban character as It really Is ana
his opinion OF the natives is not very hign.
Natives OF Hayti. san Lucien, and otner
West Indian islands, whom he met eA-
pressed the hope hat the Cubans would
not become Independent, as the men re-
fcrred 10 regarded them as an INFERIOR
race. and incapable of self government.
While the nicaraguan government Is ahN-
Sous for the United States 10 dig the canal
.nI manf n.uTtn-ies We're extended 70
the commission. Mr.. Barton says intel
Iieent natives with whom be became well
IainIei. f0ld him that the sentiment
OF the people was with Spain during the
war. One day It was reported that
sampson squadron had been destroyed
AND There was great rejoicing IN Gfanadt.
t ffr rfr.Ha p-rF held iu honor ~ the
event and the houses along the street law
Isnlv decorated. 10 u strange Who ask
ed The meaning OF the celebration, IL was
told that the occasion was a religious
festival. but Mr.. Barton was informed
he saws. by natives, Of the true mean
ing Of the exercises.
HEALTH OF THE COUNTRY.
The Western cOast of the country. Mt.
rtrtan SAYS. is comparatively healthy.
while the East coast is decidedly I'M
healthy. Chaeres fever is generally IA
ran unless ths sufferer gets out or the
country. slight abrasiOns Of the skin adj
mif minute insects unless promptly at
to. and serious sores result. \ pc
insect resembling the mosquito,
20 the discCmfOrts experienced hF
stinging a person. and then deposltlng an
which matches n small worm under
me- skin. These multiply rapidly, ana the
result is sometimes the loss or q hand'