The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-05

Deboyie. private physician 70 the PresI.
uehl. mas the concession FOR importing
medicine into the country for the gov
eminent hospital free Of dutv vbJch
makes the private physician 10 the
resident the sole dealer IN wholesale
drugs. The privilege OF selling Ice
and operating a pier at Corjnto bss hse-
iet 10 the Central American TRADING
Company Of san Francisco. and am
vessels which land elsewhere on the
Pacific coast than at Corinto -,,,st -
'his corporation nevertheless. The es-
port duties on rubber are pavable o,l,
IN rubber bonds. except duties Maid n
gold at a rate 30 per cent higher: and
the collection OF the bonds Of the rub
Der companies is more and more gIvine-
Aelaya control or the trade.
Ihe ostenslble electorate Of NIca-ss-,,
IS given as 10000 persons. Possibl,,
4p'ov0 Of these are Mosquito Indians. or
the remainder nearly all are Latin
Americans, with Italians AZ the chic
element Of the distinctly "outlander,,
popufation-whereas there ara mainly
Germans IN neighbOring Honduas-and
all the Americans are on the west
coast.
Cannon First
Went To Greytown.
Cannon went to Greytoun. which ,s
just at the foot OF the step If -
chiefly a banana shipping port. aro15s
the only advantageous Atlantic barbo-
OF the republic, and has perhaps a non
ulation OF 1000. Its NIcarae1an name
is San Juan del Norte and for the
friends Of this young hunter Of fortune
that is name which must ever have
melancholy significance It was TO San
Juan del Norts he first came: It was to
an expedition on the San Juan that he
last went forth. and It was TO san Juan
del Norte that he hoped vainIy to re-
turn.
In San Juan del Norte he net Leon
ard ". Groce. Like Two cash-carriers
with the same index. IN a store, thev
found each other in a corner Note
how little variation there IS between
what we ourselves have learned OF
Cannon and what Trustworthy news
paperman, n 7. Warner, sends to US
from Hampstead as 10 Groce.
In the cotton buyers Office IN Calves
ton, the young mans cousin sought 10
interest him In banking Leonard went
his own way and kept the direction of
kept the amount to himself. He heard,
stories along the wharves OF life in
Central America and business oppor-
tunity there. and kept his plans to-
himself Through a traveller he placed
at least portion OF his fund in a Mica
raguan gold mine and in 1886, without
or conference with any Of his
family. the cotton buyers clerk decided
10 go 70 that mine and push" It for
himself
Groce Writes
Regularly To His Family.
While active as correspondent
writing regularly to his mother. sister.
and four brothers-the entire budget Of
letters failed 10 convey to the GrOces
az home any real knowledge OF his bust
ness or his life in the Isthmus. II was
known that he was prosperous. and
that he had become a practical tester
OF ore and maker OF estimates He
tersely Of being robbed by
Zelaya through heavy export duties.
heavier mining duties. and great fees
to a squad OF inspectors.
About four months ago the last letter
came. u was unusually specific The
republic was greatly disturbed. the de-
mands OF the government were extor-
Tomato; as soon as he could sell his
holdings he would leave. That was all
Like Cannon, he left those who loved1
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