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

Advices from Colombia, Guatemala,
Chile and Peru.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Conpanys
steamer San Bias arrived at San Francisco
Sunday from Panama and way ports.
Mail dates are to October 10th.
UNITED STATES or COLOMBIA
President Nunez of Colombia has issued
the following decree:
Section l. From the 1st OF December next the
Custom-houses allowed by the Law SD Of the
year 1891 shall be established and begin to have
their effect III the ports of Panama ana 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 a reduction Of 10
Section 3. The other regulations common to
the other Custom-houscs VIII rule at the afore-
said ports IN accordance with this, the
requisites of certifying the statement of caTgues
tsobordos) ana invoices, as enacted by Articles
Il, -, Il and Is 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 Gaate.aalQ says The APP
pointnent 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 Barrillas is to appoint j COM
mission 10 confer with J. g. Herne, to
arrange for a settlement with the British
holders Of Guatcmalan bonds.
The Panama star and HerGld c3rre-
spOndenJ Says the city of Guatemala has
been declared in state Of siege. All
newspapers have been suppressed except
two. H. sounds bad, but in reality 1t
dGesn I hurt; a all events not the respeCta-
bic, Order-lOvlng members Of the C0mmu-
nifty All they suffer only amounts to an
occasional examination by the police rs to
whether they carry forbidden arms or not.
The policeman politely steps NJ 10 You,
says BY yJuv leave and then feels Won
all over. IF you unwisely carry a revolver
You are invited TO step to the nearest sta
ton, whence you speedily emerge minus
the SKIS 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 to the hing a. t. being stopped
and searched at three OF four street corners
on your way home late at night it is
rather pleasant rnan otherwise.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Specials from Chile say:
The inspection of the coast provinces OF
ColchaGua 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 Picheiemu
roads as offering the best Typographical
advantages
The withdrawal from circulation Of 49,
600 paper dollars has been ordered
The engineers report to the Government
on the proposed railway from Panama to
the cast al tplchagua estimates the cost OF
construction al $1,000 900. The first year
would produce Il dividend of 4 per cent.
1t is reported that Congress will meet in
extraordinary session at the commence
mont Of November.
Dispatches from Lima Peru. say With
the object Of investigating the peculiar dis
ease known rs the - Nerrugas fever" ey-
perimentS OF Ejaculation 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 colo
deposits in the province of Sanda. One
hundred thousand dollars is to be expended
in machinery. Such is the wealth of the
works that competent engineers opinions
are that the annual revenue cannot be les.
than - 100000
Buenos Ayres Argentine special says
A treaty has been arranged between The
Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Bra
lillian Minister, for a survey of frontiers O
the Argentine Republic and Brazil, ant
both Governments will form commission
10 settle the boundary question.