New-York tribune., 1895-10-17

tentiy toleratng Jenner's undiplonaur 1917, ,p.
and language, finally agreed to arp'ua,e ~. ~.
question. He informed tbs Ergiisn Ni'a , w., ,,n'
Il his company had suffered loss tn,ous" Sonh,ar
authorized action on the part OF ine Noio'u,a,, '
Government, the country was wiI.ins " naane an
good the loss. and to that end suggeste,u nc " ~
commissioners be appointed 10 ~ i'uu ansor ror an,
case and to assess fair damages IL reason ior any
existed. The proposition was accepteu oy senhei,
and under It's terms three coHhissoneis "e.e
named by the Colombian uUveins", S third heSne
ealectad nv those two Jenner chose the Belgian
Minister to Colombia. The third or imparIal'
commissioner was the representative iroih "e'-
many. - 49,. ..,a
ering the case. To appreciate the sequei ana
the uniustiaable attitude OF the Englsn Minis
ter II must be remembered that the Commits
sioners estimated the cost Of the railroad at
81 4Oo0O OOO that the Government signed con,
tract for s7,0OO.000 and that the company nad
expended on construction work only about Sioo-
600 ONLY n few weeks ago. and while the COM
mission was str deliberating. IL was ascer-
tanned by officials Of the Colombian GoVerhinei.
that the Commissioners had practically cec.ueu
to fix the damages due the railroad company AT
So 200 0Oo nearly the full amount for which the
road could be constructed. and s3.loOooo more
than II had expended In material ard lapor. no
formal decision had been announced but VIZ
tual agreement Of this tenor had been reached
by the Commission. A knowledge OF the lact
aroused Bogota and the popular demand TOT the
dismissal OF Minister Jenner was started. IN
barrassment Of President Caro- and his caDlnet
was serious The people regarded as outrageous
a proposition to take from the Treasury OF Co
lombia more than SO, 900 which was not due
the railroad as they viewed the case.
1t appears that number of Germans are
engaged in commercial pursuits In Bogota' Al
though there is no positive information on the
subject 1t is assumed that some OF these resi-
dents promptly communicate with Perrin ana
explained the injury that would result TO tneir
interests on account OF the connection OF tne
German Minister with the Commission Wlthn
a few days after the popular camor against
Jenner began. dispatches were received at DO
gotta by the German Minister directing MN 20
sever all connection with the Commission. Ihe
work Of the members then ended The energies
of Minister Jenner redoIb Accorc'ng TO the
latest advices from Bogota. Jenner became ap,
nrehensive as to his own safety and demanded
that the British Legation be placed under ponce
protection. Such protection was promptly al
forded him and the attaches OF the legatloh.
This did not lessen the vehenepce or the ue-
mand that his passports be given to him.
Well informed persons here regard the mel
dent as one not lightly to be dismissed Eng
lands policy in such cases Is too well known 10
need extended reference In all likelihood she
will resort TO her usual methods and demand
redress of President Caro-. Minister Jenner may
be counted on 10 put the case In the worst
light correspondents at Bogota say, ana 10
make the incident calling for rigorous
action"