Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-03
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Advices from Colombia, Guatemala,
Chile and Perm.

Advices from Colombia, Guatemala,
Chile and Perm.
The Pacific Nail Steamship Conpany's
steamer San Bias arrived at San Francisco
Sunday from Panama and way ports.
Mail dates are to October 10th
UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA.
President Nunez Of Colombia has issued
the following decree:
Section l. From the LIST OF December next the
CustOm-houses allowed by the law SD Of the
year 1884 shall be established and begin TO have
their effect III the ports of Panama and Colon.
Section .. By the aforesaid Custom-houses the
same duties shall be collected that are charged
by the other Custom houses in the Republic as
. importation duties with reduction OF 10
per cent.
Section 3. Tie other regulations common to
the other Custom houses will rule at the afore-
said ports. In accordance with this the
requisites of certifying the statement OF cargOes
tsobordos) ana invoices, as enacted by Articles
IL, -, II and - of the fiscal code must be duly
enforced in foreign ports from which merchan-
disc is embarked.
A meeting Of The mercantile community
OF Panama has been held 4 committee
was appointed to secure The resembling OF
the decree. The Panama Star and Herald
thinks The decree onerous and unwise.
GUATEMALA.
The Star Of GHdtemalQ says: The APP
pointinent of General OF Division Don Jose
Maria Reina Barrios, nephew of The late
President Barrios, and the present sub
Secretary of War, as Guaiemalan Consul
General in Berlin, IS announced
President Bsrrillas is to appoint a COM
mission to confer with J. G. Herne. to
arrange for settlement with the British
holders Of Guatcmalan bonds.
The R.pat,0 Sgys- mad yT.-,,JJ ,,-r.o-
spondent says the city of Guatemala has
been declared in state of siege All
newspapers have been suppressed except
two IL sounds bad, but in reality it
doesn't hurt; At all events not the respecta-
bic, order-luving members Of the commu-
nifty. All they suffer only amounts TO an
occasional examination by the police as to
whether they carry forbidden arms Or not
The policeman politely steps NJ TO YOU,
says BY your leave, and then feels You
ali over. II YOU unwisely carry q revolver
You are invited TO step to the nearest sta
ton, whence you speedily emerge minus
the six-shooter and eight dollars fine. As
ladies do not generally carry firearms they
are exempt from this PROCEEDING Some
few gentlemen state that after You once
get used 10 the Thing Il. {. being stopped
and searched ai three Or four street corners
on ypur way home late al night it is
rather pleasant rnan otherwise
SOUTH AMERICA
Specials from Chile say:
he inspection Of the coast provinces Of
Coichasua and Curico has been ordered
with the object of deciding on the best port
of refuge. Recent reports on the subject
incline toward the choice OF the Pichelemu
roads as offering the best photographed
advantages.
The withdrawal from circulation Of $50.
600 paper dollars has been ordered.
The engineers report TO the Government
on the proposed railway from Panama Il
the cast at tnlchagua estimates the cost OIL
construction ai $1,000 900 Tie first veal
would produce Il dividend of per cent.
1t IS reported that Congress will meet il
extraordinary session at the commence.
ment Of November.
Dispatches from Lima Peru. say: Will
the object of investigating the peculiar dis
ease known as the Z" Verrugas fever" ex-
perimentS Of incubation with the blood
OF affected persons have been conducted
here. medical student on whose person
experiments have been undertaken has
fallen victim TO science His death has
caused great commiseration.
\ company is being formed under Amer
lean management TO work the rich gol(
deposits IN the province of Sandia One
hundred thousand dollars is to be expended
in machinery. Such is the wealth of the
works that competent engineers opinion,
are that the annual revenue cannot be les
than - 100000.
a Buenos Ayres Argentine special says
A treaty has been arranged between thu
Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Bra
lillian Minister. for a survey of frontiers o
the Argentine Republic and Brazil, anC
both Governments will form a commission
10 settle the boundary question.