COLOMBIA. 



COLORADO. 



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ART. III. All firms and companies shall have a 

 duly legalized representative, with a fixed place of 

 abo'de. 



ART. IV. Should any company not appoint a rep- 

 .;ive. then the President of the republic will 

 appoint some one to represent the company, and such 

 nominee will cnjov the rik'hts and privileges apper- 

 _ to the place when filled by any one ap- 

 pointed by the firm or company. 



ART. V" The present law 'in no way affects the 

 Panama Interoceanic Canal Company, which will 

 continue to be ruled solely by the existing treaties 

 and contra 



Foreign Relations. The message of President 

 Nunez, delivered at the opening of Congress 

 on July 20. .said: "An extradition treaty has 

 been signed with the United States: it had 

 been rendered necessary by the exceptional 

 state of affairs that now exists on the Isth- 

 mus of Panama in consequence of the extraor- 

 dinary influx of foreigners to the Isthems. 

 The Cerruti question was submitted to arbitra- 

 tion, and was decided by ttie Government of 

 Spain, which will also decide on the boundary 

 question now pending with Venezuela. Until 

 that decision is reached. Venezuela and Co- 

 lombia will respect the status quo which has 

 existed up to date. The boundary question 

 with Costa Rica will also be decided by Spain, 

 and thus a possible conflict between the two 

 countries prevented. On Sept. 7, 1887, the 

 Government declared its intention to abrogate 

 clauses 10, 11, and 23 of the commercial 

 treaty with Ecuador, the abrogation to take 

 effect July 7, 1888, when those clauses pro- 

 viding for mutual concessions to imported prod- 

 uce of the two countries will become void. 1 " 



The Extradition Treaty. The extradition treaty 

 referred to in President Nunez's message was 

 signed in Bogota May 7 last by SeCor Vicente 

 Restrepo. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Co- 

 lombia, and John G. Walker, Charge d" 1 Affaires 

 of the United Stites. and received the sanction 

 of the National Legislative Council on May 25. 



which is stipulated in the request for his extra- 

 dition. Article VII provides that if the ac- 

 cused is not proved guilty within three months 

 he shall be set at liberty. Article X says that 

 neither of the. contracting parties undertakes to 

 baud over its own citizens for trial by the 

 other. By Article XI the fact that the accused 

 may be liable to other charges shall not be 

 held to debar him from extradition. One 

 year's notice of the annulment of the conven- 

 tion must be given. 



COLORADO. State Government. The follow- 

 ing were the State officers during the year : 

 Governor, Aha Adams, Democrat : Lieuten- 

 ant-Governor, Norman H. Meldrum. Republi- 

 can ; Secretary of State. James Rice, Republi- 

 can : Treasurer, Peter W. Breene. Republican; 

 Auditor. Darwin P. Kingsley, Republican : 

 Attorney-General. Alviii Marsh. Republican; 

 Superintendent of Public Instruction. Leonidas 

 S. Cornell, Republican; Railroad Commis- 

 sioner, A. D. Wilson ; Chief-Justice of the 

 Supreme Court, "William E. Beck : Associate 

 Justices. Joseph C. Helm and S. H. Elbert, 

 who resigned in August. Gov. Adams ap- 

 pointed M. B. Gerry to hold the place made 

 vacant by Judge Elbert until a sue 

 should be elected in November, when Victor 

 A. Elliot was chosen. At the same election 

 Charles D. Hayt was chosen to succeed Chief- 

 Justice Beck at the close of his term. 



Population. By the census of 1880 the num- 

 ber of people in the State was 194.327: in 

 here were, according to the State census 

 of that year. 243.910 people. Upon the basis 

 of the school census of this year, it is esti- 

 mated that there were 350,000 people in the 

 State at the date of the census in April. 



Education. The following statistics, compiled 

 by the Superintendent of Education, indicate 

 the growth of the public schools during the 

 past two years : 



1887. 



1888. 



It provides for the extradition of persons ac- 

 cused of murder or attempt at murder, of coun- 

 terfeiting, forgery, fraudulent disposal of pub- 

 lic funds, robbery, burglary, where attended 

 with violent entry of a public or private place, 

 perjury or subornation of perjury, rape, arson, 

 piracy, the destruction of railroads, tramways, 

 or any construction the injury of which would 

 involve danger to life. Article V provides that 

 no one accused of political crimes shall be 

 handed over on any other charge than that 



The Capitol. The Legislature of 1885 passed 

 an act providing for the erection of a State 

 capitol building at Denver, and creating a 

 board of capitol managers to superintend the 

 work. A contract was made by the board for 

 constructing the foundation, and in July the 

 work under this contract was substantially 

 completed. Preparations were made during 

 the latter part of the year for beginning the 

 superstructure, which is to be largely of sand- 

 stone from quarries at Gunnison. 



