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dent and Congress, 123 ; affair of the steamer 

 R. R. Cuyler, 124; civil war, 124; trial of 

 President Mosquera, 124 ; banishment of Mos- 

 quera, 125; purchase of the steamer R. R. 

 Cuyler, and complication with the United 

 States, 125; Seward, W. H., correspondence 

 with Colombian Government relative to steam- 

 er R. R. Cuyler, 125; State elections, 126; 

 threats of revolution in Cundinamarca, 126; 

 ^enewal of charter of Panama Railroad Com- 

 pany, 126. 



VIII. Government, 117; revenue, 117; 

 debt, 117; area, 117; population, 117; the 

 new President, 117; disturbances in Panama, 

 117; proclamation of General Ponce, 117; 

 other proclamations, 118; finances, 118; rail- 

 road contract, 119; action of the Legislature, 

 119. 



IX. Area, 107; population, 108; divisions, 

 108; proceedings of Congress, 108; negotia- 

 tions with United States concerning Darien 

 Canal, 108 ; treat j, 108 ; rejected by the Sen- 

 ate of Colombia, 110; action of the United 

 States, 110 ; financial condition of the country, 

 111 ; importation of coolies, 111. 



X. Government, 109; States, 109; area, 

 109 ; population, 109 ; revenue, 109 ; expendi- 

 tures, 109; debt, 109; army, 109; commerce, 

 109; railroad, 109; presidential election, 110; 

 message on education, 110; Panama, 110; 

 telegraphs, 110; independence of Spanish An- 

 tilles, 110; Darien Canal treaty, 110; United 

 States Exploring Expedition, 110 ; Atrato 

 route, 111 ; Medill's plan for surface canal, 111. 



XI. (See p. 18.) Government, divisions, 

 a*ea, finances, 122 ; population, 122 ; railroads, 

 122 ; trouble with Ecuador, 122 ; constitution- 

 al convention of Panama, 122; commercial 

 tax at city of Panama, 122; revolution in 

 Boyaca, 122 ; insurrection in State of Panama, 

 123 ; seizure of steamer Montijo, 123 ; meeting 

 of Congress, 123; action of, 123; non-pay- 

 ment of subvention by Panama Railroad, 123 ; 

 bank of Bogota, 123 ; Darien Indians at, 123 ; 

 report of Captain Selfridge to the President 

 on Darien Exploring Expedition, 123, 124. 



XII. Boundaries, 108 ; area and population 

 of divisions, 109 ; character of the population, 

 109 ; Government, 109 ; government officers, 

 109 ; army, 109 ; exports and imports, 109 ; 

 financial receipts for 1870, 109 ; national debt, 

 109 ; railways, 109 ; relations with Venezuela, 

 109; proceedings of the Senate and House of 



COLORADO. 



Representatives, 110; law in reference to the 

 foreign debt of the Republic, 110; bills passed 

 by Congress, 110; law concerning the Panama 

 Railroad, 111 ; construction of an interoceanic 

 road, 111 ; dissatisfaction caused by the duties 

 levied by Venezuela upon Colombian merchan- 

 dise, 111 ; action of Catholics on the exclusion 

 of religion from the public schools, 111 ; death 

 of Dr. Cheyne, 111 ; submarine telegraph from 

 Aspinwall to Carthagena and Santa Martha, 

 112; revolution in Canea, 112; inundation of 

 Bogota, 112. 



XIII. Extent, 125 ; boundaries, 125 ; politi- 

 cal divisions, 125; population, 125; officers of 

 the Government, 126 ; army, 126 ; financial 

 affairs, 126; schools, 127; commerce, 127; 

 exports, 127; imports, 128; steamship-lines, 

 128; railways, 128; mining interests, 129; 

 telegraph-lines, 129; difficulties with Vene- 

 zuela, 129 ; disturbances, 20; political troubles, 

 130; projects for an International Congress, 

 130 ; United States survey of Darien and Cauca 

 for a canal, 130; the Cauca Railway, 180; 

 modifications of the treaty with Peru, 131 ; 

 honors to Paez, 131 ; immorality of Buenaven- 

 tura, 131. 



XIV. Boundaries, 131; area, 131; height 

 of the Andes, 131 ; Cauca Valley, 131 ; river 

 Magdalena, 131 ; population, 132 ; revenue, 

 132; tariff, 132; expenditures, 133; institu- 

 tions of credit, 133 ; debt, 133 ; commerce, 

 134; articles of export, 134; topography of 

 the country, 135 ; railways, 135 ; coinage, 135 ; 

 mines, 136; manufactures, 136; constitution, 

 137; Government, 137; boundary-line with 

 Venezuela, 138; religion, 138; proceedings of 

 Congress, 138 ; President's message, 139 ; 

 schools, 139, 140. 



XV. President and cabinet, 127 ; Govern- 

 ors of States, 127; revenue, 127; debt, 127; 

 Congress, 127; Northern Railway Company, 

 127; exploration of the Isthmus, 128; foreign 

 relations, 128 ; conflict with State governments, 

 128. 



COLORADO. V. Situation and area, 178; 

 counties and capital, 178 ; Territorial govern- 

 ment, 178 ; State organization, 178 ; vote on 

 the constitution, 178; vote on the word 

 "white," 178; Legislature, 178; Executive and 

 Administrative Departments, 179 ; salaries of 

 public officers, 179 ; do. of judges, 179 ; pay of 

 members of the Legislature, 179; banks of 

 issue prohibited, 179 ; ordinance adopting the 



