New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-27
KILLING COLOnBIAy TRADE.
FAvoRITIsM SHOWN THOSE WHO HELPED
REFILL THE NATIONAL TREASURY.

Kingston. Jamaica June "a reliable CORE
spondent at Panama. Republic of Colombia. writes
under date of June IA, follows.
There is no news from the interior Of the repub-
nc but 1t IS pretty well kn3wn that seJ.eenes on
ton OF reverses for them.
the HlStorlCus ana the NaQonallsts toOtn CON
servatves. the former taking no active part what
against Intolerance. against the existing fusion OF
Church and State and for other republican Drin-
in this department Panama. the revolutionists
have it all their own way. The Government sent
forces-60 on the first occasion last month-to wipe
out The rebels. but they returned without accom-
with two or three Maxirns and commanded By
that ne would bring back the head OF the rebel
leader. A fierce battle ensued at place called
tlonists were triumphant. killing about hum
dred and wounding about twice that number OF
ing capture or annihiIation They offered ridicu-
lous excuses for so doing. among these being de-
sire TO avoid bloOdshed
The Government has decreed an Increase i2 I'M
port duties OF 10 per cent, making them . Per
fsn but eoa'TaTy to {he laws or equity Ias o
those who voluntarily lent money to the Govern
the full duties. understand that one foreign firm
The Government if has extended the time for sas
completion of the canal the year 1910. and re-
are wanted for the Cuiebra and Empire sections
but only 81 20 silver CAS- cents gold day IL OF
vailing. is not sufficient to feed a man Business
is paralyzed, and will altogether be ruined II tho
revolution Is not soon ended
The above communication indicates the conds-
ton OF affairs in department OF the republic
but the revolutionsts do not seem to be as suc-
cessfu in the Magdalena Department, as the fol-
lowing extracts from letter sent by man
residing in Cartagena will show:
AS far as 7 can Judge after my journey through
the mountains In this department., the Liberal
party party Gevo o are N bad shape. Tns
TO place. The rebels are getting so full OF despair
that they begin to commit atrocities For instance.
singled out by man not a solder s,. ana shoe
through the leg Inc scoundrel VINO did Shis Work
life OF Burgos has been saved
find Cartagena in its usual quiet state. rumors
will rule this country long as Liberalism
is what il is. The Conservatives have generals
cred over to reign o terror. Should the Con-
servatve party find itself being defeated then the
party. who till have held aloof. will be called
IN to save the country This party includes such
men Joaquin Veez, in Rome: Marcelliani
velez. Of Antoquia. and General Reyes.
The Royal Mail steamer Don which arrived AZ
Kingston June Il from Colon. did not taxa any
freight from Cartagena or BarranquiIla. although
there much material these ports awaiting
shipment. including $4,000 gold bars in conse-
quence. # is claimed Of the excessive export duty
being imposed by the Government
Since the beginning OF the revolution in Colon
bia 1t has been almost impossible to secure in
formation OF a trustworthy nature. Most Of the
Government forces have had their origin in King
ston, Jamaica and La Guayra, Venezuela, and
these places are many Colombian refugees who
have their own reasons for prompting incorrect
the dispatches received are correct and which are
false.