The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-26
nAscALs FIND . nEs,r cE.
Honduras oGcrs Inducements 10 For
elEn Defnulters.

divided as follows. English and Ameri-
can. 500; Germaus and Aus,riaus. $500.
French. 27po. Italians, $500. Mexicaus.
800; spanish, $3.50. Portuguese. 1000,
all other nationan,ies. $500 or TINS mum
Der Il Is fairly estimated thot onc-half
came here 10 engage in legitimate busi-
ness pursuits while the remainder are
forced eXiies from their native lauds-law-
! breakers who are safe from ans possibii-
I itg OF eXtradition. Here are men from the
great American cities. Who hy their en-
/ tcrprise and brain force. backed by a
gocdly amount ~ money waich they
brought with them are growing wealthy
The g0.d mines Ut Honduras. which. I'M
der The most favorable circumstance. are
but half developed and not half worked.
turned out over $500 On in yellow metal
II is in the vast rubber forests how
| ever, that the greatest wealth o. acquir-
81. There are recorded az the capital By
the treasurer something like i0l national
concessions TO Americans. Each one Of
/ these concessions ranges from 5000 20 90
ep acres. and each acre viii average l.ooo
ruhber-produclng trees. The average
grown tree IN one season Is capable 81 be-
| iug MIXED to the extent Of forty pounds
Of pure rubber Ii viii De- readily seen.
therefore. there Is an enormous profit in
this business The cost Of producing
melting. cartlng 20 the coast and export
ing 10 the New Orleans or New York mar
ket will not exceed . cents per pound
Concessions Are Costly.
This sum also represents the proportion
ate cost OF the concession. which IN al
cases runs for twenty years. Tine cost OF
concession depends altogether ON the
condition OF the national finances. II the
treasury is depleted-which IL the case
most o. the iimc-then concession can be
had for approximately 50 per acre ard
a yearly tax Of s. per acre. No conccs-
sious ore granted for less than so ncrtss
and this allotment Is made by the sur
vcyor general II man has discovered
a particularly line lot OF trees watch have
not been taken up he may file his claim
60 them. but u granted. Il will be OF an
exorbitant figure.
No one Of the South or Central Amer
lean states possesses 70 many varied aud
constant resources as Honduras Were %
not for ~ backward state OF civilization
there would be a bright outlook Tor N
tcstofs from all over the world The fol-
lowing are the industries reported for lax
alton FOR the year 1889 and % Is fair to
assume they are largely IN excess OF these
figures. Gold. SsO0Co: silver. 81 soc asa.
Iced Ssi7 .223. stock ond agriculture. sal.
$4,000: rubber ana lumber. sl6.Sll. 2Ti: fruit.
f2.fd0ao. total s9L7s09I7.
In country like this. where Bowers
have no fragrance and women wear no
petticoats everything goes hy contraries
Civn rights are vaporous and lie decidea-
iy urccriain. As Co the men. their eyes
plainly read. II am dying. Egypt dying q"
They make me feel like the ruthless hum
er ! om-a hunter % sensations and mere
literary material. whom the quest Of sport
has seept 10 this country TO be IN al the
death.
Women of thc Republic.
With tho women 81 Is different White
the men are very much dormant the
women are corrcspondingiy alive. the mar
ried women. OF seuorns. particularly So
Ind che educated Honduranlan girl
physically attractive. reychically sympa-
tactic ana altogether cnthralilng.
II Is easy 60 tell the married from m.
unmarried women whenever you NEE.
them by the manner In which they wear
flowers IN their hair. the seuoras putting
them on the right side aud the scnorltas
on the left There Is no country on the
face % the globe where mon hold women
ia greater respect than IN Honduras No,
only 90 they guard them with an earnest
soicituae. hut they accord them the dis
tinction Of outward Difference. They pro-
tect them from every care and bean every
burden that man can carry for woman
The chivalry Of o'den times survives
among these people. ana this Is doubtless
one reason why tho women are so con-
tented with their lot
There are no married fiirts In Honduras
no scandals caused by uufiithful wives
no ambitious women pining In their sc-
cluded homes. 80 Gar ns known There
are no women's rights conventions. no
women's temperance societies. no moth
els meetings. There Is not even a WOO
mans card club In the whole country
The wife knows nothing Of the family
finances. she Is not consulted in serioua
business affairs. II I were asked What
DO they do with their timc?" I should
say their days are quite az fun OF activi-
~. both mental and physical. "a those
OF their sisters In tho United states. Hon.
duras women 10 not crave the freedom
and publicity OF life that ere enjoyed
10 The United States. They are very char
liable and ore kindness itself 60 the poor
people Of their neighborhood. sending por-
lions OF bread and meat daily to those
who are In destitute circumstances
Duel to the Death.
u was my Torture 10 witness n duel be-
tween a native Ho1dur.an aud e spanish
tfalcr. WHO had recently come 10 this
country. 10 was over a woman's love. and
both men decided 20 nght 10 the death
WIN rMofIe. Al early dawn they met.
both mounted, and al once began circiiug
round ana round each other. Both were
uh'e swordsmon. As they thrust parted
and cut they made fascina ing sight.
Now ono would dash al Ms opponent.
causing him 20 rein IFS horse to hts
launches 10 ayoi tho fierce assnuit.then
he Ia turn would charge Tae struggle
lasted n long time ana both were rapidiy
becoming exhausted suddenly the native
dug his spurs into his charger and drove
the point Of his weapon into the nose OF
the Spaniards horse. causing the brute 10
lower his head for a momc-t
In this mofacnt he slashed fairly AZ his
OPP uenrs chest. Taken by surprise and
thrown on his guard by he sudden move
menf a his horse. ths Spaniard barely
managed TO raise his sword iu defense.
The blade received the full force OF the
blow and Parted like reed Before he
could recover and wheel his horse the
native dashed by thrustlnF TO the rear
~ he did 80 and wounding his antagonist
between the shoulder blades The blood
spurted out in a stream ana &c was plain
the Cuel was ai an end
AZ the wounded snaniari sank from
his horse 90 the ground his fortunate an
tnrorist walked over 10 where he lay a~'
! sympathsticaliy placed his faadlo " ~
the srauisrd's head aud sifove 20 stay
the flow Of hood with hts own shirt. The
wounded man raised himself, his face