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Show LATIN AMERICA. The Elections in Colombia. New York, Dee. 7. The Herald's Panama cable says: The elections held throughout the United States tf Colombia today vere attended by a number of excitinir scenes. In this 6tate several attempts at rioting vr .-re made, but suppressed. It is imptwsible to 6ay how the elections haTe gone until tln last of December. The military and civic wings of the conservative con-servative parts 'were united in the support of Rafael Xncz for president. Nunez is now completing his third term as chief mairis-strate. mairis-strate. While agreed upon their c hoice for the presidency, the conservative wings have divided as to the caudidate for vice-president. Nunez's health has been so poor lor a long time that the vice-president has really administered ad-ministered affairs. The result of the convention differences was that the military and civic factions determined de-termined to put vice-presidential candidates in the field.. The military u ing put forward General Marcillans Velex ami the civic Miguel Mi-guel A. Caro, brother-iu-law of Acting President Presi-dent Holguin. Nunez was at first neutral between the factions, but, when the old liberal party began to show a decided preference pref-erence for General Vclct, Nunez repudiated the latter and came out for Caro. The military portion then withdrew their support from Nunez and proclaimed Yelet their candidate for president of the senate. Ortez was put on the ticket as vice-president. The liberal party, although without a candidate of its own, piedged itself to support sup-port Velet, and placed a full, elaborate ticket in the field. Just before the elections t lie military and civic wings reunited on t lie local and electoral ticket. What the basis of the union was is not known, nor whether the combinations affect any other of the nine states than Panama. At the closing of the polls tonight, the liberals were claiming a big majority in spite of their opponents' union. Turbulent Central America. Cut of Mexico, Dee. 7. The following are the latest ad rices from Central and South American nations: In Guatemala the financial condition is still bad. The election exeiiemeut is increasing in-creasing and there is muih t-pecuiation as to who will be the dark Wse candidate for the presidency. 60 far thcro is no revolution revolu-tion in sisrht, but it is apprehended that there will be one before the next president takes his seat. In Salvador the minister of finance is preparing a plan to raise funds, which are very much needed. The people in general oppose any loan abroad and should one be arranged it would probably lead to a revolution. revo-lution. Costa Rica is perfectly quiet and will not be drawn into the ditliculties of the neighboring neigh-boring nations. Money is scarce, but crops are better than usual, as more extensive plantinsr has been done. The government will soon commence preparing an exhibit for the Chicaso fair. There has been a more hopeful fceling about the construction of the Nicaragua canal, as the United States has now seen "it importance, in case of war with Chile, in moving ships, of war quickly. Nicaraugna is suffering' from financial depression, the same as her neighbors, but, with the commencement com-mencement of active work on the canal, : times are expected to become brighter. j In Honduras the opposition to Seivas, the j newly elected president, is becoming more j pronounc ed daily. There is but little money in the treasury. Crops are partially abandoned, aban-doned, and the small pox anil typboid fever are causing great suffering uionN the people. In Panama, business is almost dead, awl sickness is prevalent. Most of the merchants mer-chants remaining are preparing to move, as nearly everybody has lost, or is losing, faith in any improvement. |