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Show PRESIDENT REYES STEPS OUT Chief Executive of Colombian Republic Repub-lic Resigns Office Is Now In Europe. MM Washington. According -to advices received hero, Prcaldent Hafaol Royea ot tho Itopubllo of Colombia, has ro-signed ro-signed hla ofllco. It la snld ho has tired of tho olllco. Ho Ib now in Europe. Eu-rope. Gen. Hojes succeeded Sonor Mnrro-quln Mnrro-quln na president of Colombia by election elec-tion In January, 1005. Although for morly Identlllod with tho conaorvntlvo or clerical party, Gen. Reyes adopted some of tho principles of tho liberals, which aroused tho blttor enmity of tho conservatives. Hla most radical departures from tho policies ot bis vrcdocoBBora woro tho separation of Gen. Rafael Reyes. church nnd state and tho ostnbllsb ment of capital punishment for treason, trea-son, which previously had boon lightly dealt with. Huforo bocomlng prosldunt Qeu. Hoyoa had spent many yoars In tho military and diplomatic branched of his country, ono of his posts having been minister to Frnuoo. Ho la a man of wealth, with largo estatoa lu tho province ot Cnuen. Gen. Reyoa rendered distinguished service for his government in the rebellious ot 1SS5 and 1805. Gen. Reyes quietly loft Bogota some tlmo ngo for Santa Martn, ou tho Atlantic seaboard, whore ho boarded n steamer for Europe. At that tlmo tt was reported that tho geuurnl had abandonod olllce, nnd It was oponly assorted that his voluntary roilgna-tlon roilgna-tlon from oUlco or' n rovqlutlonary oup was tho ouly possible solutlcii of Colombia's political troubles. |
