The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-04
THREE HUNDRED MURDERED
THE hUFUL MASSACRE IN COLONIAL
BY GEN. PENIS SOLDIERS.
An n rmy Recruited from, Prisons md led TO
- WORK OF BioodShcd and PiiinEe- Terrible
Scenes In Cali and Its Neigbborhood.

PANAMA, Jan. 25.-The massacre I'm Cali
Colombia now that the particulars are at hand.
presents Itself in hidcous aspects. The trouble
grow out Of last yours Presidential election Of
the Union and Of the nine Federal States Unto
which tho country is dividcdl Tho contest gave
rise 10 a revolution in the three Atlantic States
OF Bolivar. Migdalcna. end Panama. and to
split in the dominant Liberal party. which
henceforth became divided into two hostile Sec
tons Tho administration OF PARA had not
been inauGurated when symptoms OF n violent
Conservative reaction became visible. and in
July last revolution broke out. headed by the
Conservative Governments OF the sovereign
States OF Antioquia and Toima
From the commencement Of tho war, accord
ing 10 an account in the Panama Star and Her
add tho province OF Cali has been the chief
stronghold Of tho Liberals. and tho source
whence the Government drew its greatest sup
ply of mon and OF means. The town OF Cali is
by far tho most important one OF the Cauca II
occupies tho centre Of the valley formed by the
| river of that name. and commands the road to
| Buenavcntura. which Is the only port on the
| Pacific available for tho introduotion of arms
| ammunition. and such reinlorccments M the
Federal Government might bo cnahed 10 send
| in case OF urgent ncod. Tho Inhabitants can
| be rOu. hy cst-mat vi ut about ~ 900 OF which
| more than twO-thirds can be said to cons 1T of
4, wgabond population of black and mixed
| uoNrines. the reuuinng third hning Tor
tho most part oi Spanish origin. There ID
also "a sprinklnS OF foreigners of all nations.
| ON Dee Is last. at o'clock in the evening, n
band of some th riy five men. mostly unarncd,
under Carlos Patlno. entered the town aud
| un ted under the monastery ui Santa Llbrada,
| stuated about two blocks from the principal
| plaza. TINS building has been used Tor some
t<nc past rs "A barracks and depot Tor Govern
ment stores aud ammunitiOn. The result WIS
! the capture ol the town Toy the Cons rNutiV,s.
! On the whole, the Liberal inhab tant- suffered
/ IlrtlUullnr uuuuNuu't DtiNtul the loss ID
some hrearins. huf-'s >. anu saddles, The hap.
/ J. - town wus. however 70 TALL into tn" hands Of
! Cen David Pona. who had already been assoc
| ciatcd WITH doeds of cruelty and outrage that
/ viii render his name forever infamous in the
! annals OF his country. lie had start ID from
/ 10 JOIN the army on the frontiers Of
/ An,i9auia, tut he Lad only made Two days
nhr'h when. on the 10Th Derenibcr, the news
/ 81 the RI lng ut Cali reached him. At the same
! time he heard that the GoNothinent fearing the
/ consequence OF his return To Cali. had de-
tached Col. Tomas Erngiio who belongs To the
same school M Pana, hut IL nevertheless n man
! OF natural good sens" to take charge OF the cN-
! petition. prna determined none should share
! win INN the giOry, MS ne termed II, OF cNtrr-
minatng the Guths and delivering his native
! town. His FIRST stop was consistent with his
! ordinary mode OF recruiting his men. The
doors Of the Jail of Buga were thrown open and
It's crew OF conNlcts, ruiiianr stained with blood
shed and crime OF every Kind. incorporated
with MS own troops. already consisting in part
81 the swe"pngS OF the prisons The mans
do'trines were known slaughter. robbery and
destruction followed in his footsteps and
Tor leagues around bands OF L"ErocS, de-
moralized by drunkenness by vice and
10y ha9itual .depraVity. Hooked to has
STANDARD. Each town. each village. FUR
nished It's contingent, and 10y the time he
reached pamira. the centre Ofthe tobacco grow
ing district hundreds OF fugitive Liberals from
Cali itself had Joined him, composing "A motley
crowd. Nariousy estimated at from 1000 to 400
men. large proportion mounted and armed
WIN lanus. others with rifles. guns. ana old
mu~kct>. all AIRY ing cutlHsses. ana many axes.
crVwbar-. an / other implements Of which they
had stripped the estates and plantations on
them. thrcatening annih 'lation 10 an whose
skins were not as black Us the hearts OF these
At day light on the oath Of December the small
body OF CONSERVATIVES at Cali Observing Penas
guard but their number was 40 lnsign iiicant
That they Were soon cut a. pieces. The nhab-
pouring into the town by al the principal
streets Leading INTO the plaza. IN loud cries
Of Death . the Goths; long i've Pena." Down
Of mingled horse and foot thoy advanced on the
Muniripality-a dushy crowd OF Yelling mis-;
crrnnts btdlzcned with red ribbons and
thirsting for blood and desruct IN. While
a lew, were, breaeinS down tRe doors Of
taken on the 18th Of December were confined,
the majority spread IN every dire ton IN search
caused 10y loud explosion inside tine Munici-
! yality. and the confusion now increased trniold
by the shrieks OF the PRISONERS IN that building.
! II soon appeared that the CONSERVATIVES, antlci,
| paiing the probability Of defeat, had determined
] u blow up the magazine ana tufy themselves
/ ami their adycrsarirs IN the ruins, Most iOrtu-
nAtely Tor the town. only lew boxes of cart
ridges iEnltcd; still the shock blew ont one side
! OF the Municipality. causing the death al the
/ reckless PARTISAN who deliberately fired Us
/ A. these events were taking place. Con pena
! worse Tor drink and now he dcilbt ratoy order
Ell the town TO be sacked. giving hls hanjiit i've
hours, license 10 siay. TO rob, und 10 outiag" the
deienc"ess Inhabitants tbs need - 10 say his
orders Were but too Cninus astically ycd.
By this time crowds of iurles in The snap 81
women Of the lowest cli.,s in many clS - with
! their hopeful offspring at their heels. swarned
| IN the streets. noundlng on tho excited nOh 10
break down all inc doors that were not linni'-
d.ately thrown open. The s enc OF terror WAS
/ at ~ height All the hous : were now hedH,n-
/ eel with red rags, shnWls hanlkcr 'iiicls. Gtbl"
covers. pcuroats; everything barring the dis
/ tin tive cOlOrs OF the invaders wa rcquistion'd
! and displayed over doors and ". udOW~. Such
| foreigners ~ could DO, i OF ln-S amOn- th'lr
| ELECTS also hung tAcm out. bat u soon app .ar'd
th1t all trusted t. a broken reed tor safety, Long
/ before the plaza was taken the WORK uf plund I
/ Aud already begun in tue side streets, and
some of IA" stores IN ih" plaza ITSELF Wor" Broken
/ into and stripped OF turr contents before tho
llrns had rommen'rd IN 1omnr ial 7tr out
ol twenty that exist I'll hriur iln ALTA X. only four
r-mHln, and in oillrr nulls o. II. town tMq
/ or three, 10y pure accident, oSWpni the general
| tate. Llile rcrked the mtrauIerS whether inc
owners WIRE Liberals, Tons rrN4iN's, OF for
eiguers. Property Il destroyed belonging 10 the
latter amounts to about sl50,WlO or s4D,VO--
among English. German. and Italian natiun-
alitics. By midday most Of the stores were
cleared OF their contents. Men women. and
children We're seen staggering IN every diree-
ton undcr the burden OF their spoil, and re
ia turn maltrcated knocked down. and sDro-
times even killed, and deprived in turn by tneir
fellow thieves Of the proceeds OF thclr rOhberleS.
Fortunately. perhaps. for the town. il happened
that the plunicrcd stores contained large guam
titles oi liquors Edrre- ana cls, of wine and
spirits were turned into the streets. and a sutur-
nalih Of drunkenness began that viii never be
forgotten 10y those who have had the misfortune
to witness the deplOrdhle scenes II Original vi.
1t must not he supposed that the private
houses wore all this time neglected. All r the
first rush on the stores had procured them an
nhunlanre of drink. bands Of irenzi"l men pa
trollcd the town. rrcling, shouting, irng. and
hacking at every living creature they met ON
thrlf way but Stlll unsatlatrl with the sAugh-
t.r IN the streets, they poured into the hous IS
Of Ilb rails and Conservatives alike, mostly,
though, the latt'r and continued the Mori, Of
robbery, murder. and destruction. Allthc Cou-
snrNutlNes they met wcre ruthlr 9-iy killed. and
many Liberals vino tried To- arrest the bar
hAruh' in their progr. u.s., 90 - shield friends
or r'hlN"-, and persons suspected Of synpa-
thlIin- with Tia" Conservatives, or Of having no
| d~id"d opinion IN politics, shared tle same
/ rare. Nrlurr ug', nor SEX, nor lnilrmny COM
! st'ui"d the lrust pfH4rnrl. The furirs got
/ hold ot Dr. Vicente BorrerO. one Of the first
! Presidents of tAr tNnNt ntions OF Colombia ipr
/ lulru pend noe. aged 90 y'urS and MI ind. mGde
Inn md irtttt,l ~ i'm,