Appleton's annual cyclopedia and register of important events: embracing political, military, an ecclesiastical affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, science, agriculture, and mechanical industry . ed thestrength of the military forces at 24,000, in-cluding the militia, to be drawn by lot, allSalvadorians between the ages of eighteen andforty-five capable of bearing arms to be sub-ject to enrollment, with the exception of theclergy. The Minister of War has procuredseveral infantry and artillery officers from theSpanish army to drill the national recru
Appleton's annual cyclopedia and register of important events: embracing political, military, an ecclesiastical affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, science, agriculture, and mechanical industry . ed thestrength of the military forces at 24,000, in-cluding the militia, to be drawn by lot, allSalvadorians between the ages of eighteen andforty-five capable of bearing arms to be sub-ject to enrollment, with the exception of theclergy. The Minister of War has procuredseveral infantry and artillery officers from theSpanish army to drill the national recruits andinstruct Salvadorian cadets. Communications.—In addition to the 1,231miles of wire that were in operation in Sal-vador prior to 1888, there were laid 180 milesduring the year, the number of offices beingincreased from 68 to 74. In July, 1888, the Government made a con-tract with Stanley McNider for the establish-ment of a telephone plant and service in thecities of San Salvador and Santa Terla. Theconcession covers a term of twenty-five years. Commerce.—The trade of Salvador has devel-oped of late years as follows: COUNTRIES. MOVEMENT. 1883-84. 1884-85. 1885-86. $2,,065,799 $2,184,0955,716,428 $3,460,047 7,597,688. EDgland France Germany Italy Spain United States Central America Total The chief products exported were as follow :Coffee, $5,024,283 ; indigo, $1,603,952 ; silver,in bars, $263,457; Peruvian balsam, $115,-856; sugar, $108,139; brown sugar, $107, entered Salvadorian ports in 1886, 380vessels, 317 being steamers. The American trade exhibits these figures: FISCAL YEAR. Import into theUnited States. Domertic export to Salvador. isso-se 18S6-VT $1,261,2751,060,841 1,478,480 $470,541 477 1.) 1887-,88 MJVjMfl During the last fiscal year named the tradewas distributed as follows, reduced to thou-sands of dollars: The increase during the last fiscal year is dueto the advance in coffee. Mining.—The Chamber of Deputies, in theirlast session, made
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