Kins Whose Salary Is $7.50 Per Day

Lntil a few days ago there was but one king on the two American continents. Now he is suspended from his job. He is the King of the Mosquito eoast, an unp!ea.sant country, as lts name suffiiiently indicates, lying between Nicaragua and British Honduras. The Mosquito coast is under &n English protectorate, the klng's salary being guaranteed by Nicaragua. When in full cnjoyment of his regal dignity he had a salary of $5,000 a year. The king's name is Clarence. The Nio.araguaos covet his dominions. His majesty and his chief advlsers have been at a considerable dlsadvantage in all diplomatic negotiationa owing to the tact mat ït is part of their court etiquette to be drank on all public occa-i slons. The klng's state costume oonsists of an oíd but iaiposhii; full dras uniform wbieh formerly belonged to a captain In the British navy. The repnbllc has now refused to pay his pension, and he has appealed to England for support. He fled to Jamaica. There an allowance of $7.50 per flay was glven him, pending the settlement of the question. On this sum he is living in luxury, surrounded by a few devoted r.n 11 rtiers.