St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
REBELS SLOWLY GAIN.
COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT IS IN
SORE STRAITS.
THE COUNTRY PARALYzED.
merchants Subjected to Forced
Lonns-Boys Conscrfpted In
to the Army.
Especial Correspondence of the Associ-

Especial Correspondence of the Associ-
ated PresS.)
COLON, March 3. = The recent re-
ports of repeated victories by the Co
lomblan government troops over the
feVoiutionlsts challenge surprise and
some amusement when they get back
here from distant parts in printed
form. These reports are misleading.
because the revolution is only stamped
out by reported victories 1t is still
progressing, and the government of
colombia is in sore straits for men and
money. The congress at Bogota has
just passed a bill for a forced loan.
This measure provides that a million
dollars month shall be collected from
the merchants throughout the repub-
lie. The method of it's collection. no
less than the loan itself, will cause
bitter dissatisfaction
The Industries of the country are
paralyzed, as the government is con-
scripting soldiers down to the age of
fourteen years, and those who are not
In the army already or in the field
with the revolutionists are hiding in
the mountains. In order to reach these
fugitiyeS through their families a law
has been passed imposing a fine of 500
on any one discovered slaughtering
domestic animals for food or selling
meat except through an authorized
agent of the government An inspec-
tor has been appointed under this law,
VINO will issue permit to each person
desiring to purchase meat from the
butchers, and thus the families of ac-
tual revolutionists and those of fugi-
tives will be prevented from buying
the necessaries of life.
The premium of gold has risen to
142la per cent, and, with the increased
cost of living, owing to recent adj
vances in the tariff and the low price
for labor prevailing, is causing great
distress. Merchants are exceedingly
apprehensive that their places of bust
ness will be fired for piflage.
Three attempts were made on the
night of Feb. Is to burn Colon, and but
for. the prompt discovery and suppress
sicns of the fires Colon would have
been in ashes.
ELECT SENT TO COLON.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-it is
probable that orders will soon be sent
to Admiral Meade at La Guayara to
proceed at once with his fleet directly
to Colon, instead of visiting Cuba first
1t is believed that his fleet evolutions
can be just as well carried on in that
vicinity as elsewhere, and affairs in
Central America and the countries Of
South America bordering on the Carih-
bean sea are in such troubled condition
as to warrant the presence of an ade-
quate United States naval force at a
convenient central point within cable
communication such as Colon.
In addition to the present rebellion
in Colombia, Venezuela promises to
be the scene of trouble that will per-
haps seriously affect our own inter-
ests. 1t is feared that the summary
and unwarrantable action of President
Crespo in dismissing ministers repre-
senting four of the great European
powers, meaning a total suspension of
diplomatic relations with them, will
involve Venezuela in trouble, and it is
already reported that the French gov
eminent has sent two warships to La
Guayara to enforce the collection of a
claim for indemnity.
Admiral Meade has evidently heard
of this movement for he has cabled
Secretary Herbert that he will send
the Minneapolis from Trinidad to La
Guayara tomorrow, and, emitting Gu
racoa from his list, will follow with
the remainder of his fleet in a short
time.