Washington sentinel., 1901-06-29

Kosner Brothers, OF Germany
control large part Of the interio
OF the Republic of Honduras
TneY also own the island OF ANA
pala, which protec the leadins
Pacific harbor Of Honduras.
In Paraguay a,Gso,o 900 acres ara
owned by London 6nanciers, who
took the region in payment o
debts made by the Government
Practically all fhe rest OF the terri
tory OF Paraguay is owned bv two
German companies, which have
founded the colonies of Nueva
Germania and the Leipzig colonies
The inanciers and business firms
came into the possession of Para.
quay because the Government was
too poor to pay its debts.
The Oroya Railway in Peru, a
masterwork Of engineering, passes
through a mountain pass I5.o4I
feet above the sea level. The con-
tract for the construction of this
railway was given TO the firm OF
Henry Meiggs & Co., which also
built the Valparaiso Santiago rail
way over the Andes mountains.
Tha bill for the construction Of
the OroYa railway was never paid
by the Peruvian Government. It
amounted to S7S,SaS 500. Meiggs
& Co. now operate the OroYa rail
way n their own interest and prac-
tically control the internal com.
merce of Peru.
Should the President OF Nicara-
qua desire to attack his neighbors
in Salvador he must FIRST applyJto
ErmanI Brothers. German 6.n,
and ask their consent. Should the
firm grant the Nicsraguan Presi-
dents request, il would be asked
to furnish the sinews OF war.
Like conditions prevail in parts
OF South Africa. A territory eight
times as large as England and
Wales is controlled by the British
Niger Company, This immense
tract, with its $4,000, 900 inhabi-
tants, is governed by few bust
ness men who occupy a small
building in London. Their terri
tory was formerly controlled by
the French, but they were glad to
sell out to the National African
Company, out of which the Niger
Company was formed. This com
panY rules despotieally and keeps
an army of $500 men Officered by
EnglIshmen.
The business concern at the head
OF which is Cecil RIB odesowns ter
rltory far larger than that owned
by the Niger Company. The land
in the direct control Of the British
South African Company is $50, 900
square miles in extent and is about
thirteen times as large as England
and Wales. Young as this coun-
try is in development, it has a,a5o
miles in streets, telegraphic net
OF 5000 miles and telephone con-
nection OF I82 miles. Salisbury is
the seat Of government and Rho.
desia and Buluwayo are the CEN
tres OF commerce.
Ten thousand square miles north
OF Rhodesia are in the possession
of the British North Charterlsnd
Exploration Company, and the
yearly profits are yer great
Ibea is the name of territory on
the east coast oil Africa, which in
1888 was transferred by the Sultan
OF Zanzibar to the Imperial British
East African Company. The best
harbor on this coast is that OF
Mombasa, with $4,000 inhabitants
A large part of this territory Is as
yet unexplored. Ithas mountains
as high as the Alps, and VOLCANOES
are many. The native population
is very large,
The King Leopold Walsh Com
pany owns a large part Of Africa.
The Congo Free State has a pop.
ulation OF 10, 900, 900 and the yearly
receipts of the King Leopold
Walsh Company are SS,ooo,ooo.
King Leopold, OF course, is the
J King Of the Belgians. In the de-
velopment OF this territory the
King paid at srst Saoo. 900 yearly
out OF his private purse. Last
summer he took Mr.. Walsh, Of
CHICAGO. as his partner, and the
two formed stock company. The
company has discovered rich de-
posits OF copper. and looks for big
profits in this mineral.
In North Borneo $4,000 square
miles are owned bY the British