Show Foreign Foreign Notes C Mt lal at estimate estimate- of If the total cost of af hE war to March 31 1903 1 amount at ot nE nearly arly 22 tern t ern s ro recommend Wu Va an the tho sr Minister at atton ton ten for appointment as head of reau of foreign laws r of or tho tue Colombian fleet feet ha har has hail I r d hV by t th tho addition of the te n i fi Railroad o comically's mf steamer which nas nIS been armed for war I r ih The fhe Colombian Government army Inthe In Jn the department 8 into six ri gi divisions of i Cauca Or C-Or of has six e been battalions aIoo reorganised reorganized each cah totaling men All is quiet there Only one guerrilla band Is in the the lIel Gen Salazar the Governor of Panama says saY Rio Hlo Hacha had been practically evacuated by the Government because be be- I cause of its unhealthy condition Yellow lever fever c and smallpox this year resulted d InIn in inthe I it the death e g there lre of ot over l rS soldiers I I In iho tho Spanish Chamber of Deputies today the Minister of Finance in making the budget statement nt for announced I that In order corder to meet expenditure expendi ture turo It was waa proposed to Increase the present feB nt taxes on sugar and alcohol The rh officials of the British Foreign of- of fa f- f say say- they do not expect definite t news regarding a peace much l earlier rl than a fortnight fort fort- night ht from date Meanwhile they consider con con- alder sider r the prospects favorable a I The question question ques ques- lg Tr Jre f r tion of a amnesty to the tho Cape e rebels eT is understood to constitute the obstacle at present presen t. t |