Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-09
IN An ALTERATION
Nc REsENTs wTA VISOR an MsuLI
President - IA Thoroughly Investi-
gate tAs Right o. the New
:-enama comDany 90 Dispose
~ the Property.

OYSTER BAY. N. ", Aug. s.-President
Roosevelt was exceptionally busy for sew
erai hours today. disposins Of an nccumu-
lation Of public business. BY luncheon
time. however. he had cleared away the
mass Of oncial correspondence and was
ready 70 receive the attorney general and
Mira Knox. who arrived from New York
about noon. they viii be the guests Of the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt until tomOr-
row.
II il understood that Attorney General
Knox will sall shortly for Europe. where.
in France. he Will devote some personal at
tentson 70 the Panama canal question.
II Il quite probable now that the proceed
ings looking TO a determination Of the abil-
tty OF the new Panama Canal company to
pass . clear title Of the property to the
United States viii be conducted IN the
French courts. While the administration II
anxious to have the matter passed upon
soon q practicable the question Of time
VIII be aocopdagy 70 that OF certainty that
tbs United States Will LAY no trouble with
the stockholders Of the old Panama Canal
company n the property and rights Of the
new company should be acquired By this
country under the spooner act.
The president. upon whom the response
bllity rests, Will take no chances upon the
results Of extended litigation In which the
United gtates might become involved II the
property Of the new Panama Canal COM
PAM ware purchased before Il had been de-
termlned iudielally that the company pos
sessed the absolute right to convey . clear
title to TITS country.
Tsouble IN q Restaurant.
TO q representative Of the Associated
Press Mr.. Knox confirmed the report that
be had had q personal diEculty with a
party Of men in AtIantlo City last Wednes-
day night.
1T was ons Of those disasreeabIe incl
donts.r said he, that sometimes occur IN
4 restaurant or other public places. Ac-
eompansed By Mrs. Knox, nay daughter and
two or three friends, including District At
sorneT YoonEs Of Pittsburg. l was dining
IN the restaurant Of the oardsn hotel. A
party Of men. none Of whom I knew. seated
themselves At Al adjoining table. Their
conduct was unseemiy and boIsterons. They
talked loudly and their m upon
members q my party and upon me were
Insulting. to put 81 very mildly.
In the circumstances. accompanied a. !
was BY the women. I could not resent thsiI
actions or their words st that time. They
evidently were seeking trouble. 50 without
attracting any more attention than posi-
be, ] got my party out OF the restaurant
"Then / returned" continued Mr.. Knox
with a smile. TO see II this men really were
boxing for me. l think they were, fol
seerceiy had ] approached them when the,
ipraAs up. Qae Of them aimed 4 blow a
ny stomach. but Il failed 70 reach me.
have no idea who be was. What happened
q him ] am not prepared to say. Thos,
hingl occurred vcry quickly. I am quit,
latiaaed, however. that he does not fec
- Wel to-day ~ ! DO. You win ncte tina
am looking nTst-rate."
You DC not know who we're IN the part,
n your a~saailants1' the attorney genera
Nns asked.
mot positively. / understand tina
Charles T. schoen OF Philsdelphia. and on
u the Cramps. also Of Ph ladalphia, werI
n the party but even Of that an not a
~ positive.
what z~ctustsd them / 40 not know. !
aevspaper q to-day said that It had some
.hins % 90 with nay ettituds on the trur
question, but that seems entirely unlikely
A. they aal At the table. IN the restaurant
hey ma4e no reference to the action which
- attoraeJ general. I have taken aRains
seftain aq-cailed trusts Their remark
we're personal to ne and 10 my family an
we're 81 such = nature that ! could DO noth
hg but resent them.
II understand that after I left the res
laurant q the conclusion Of the dlfhcult,
ne walters suppressed tho crowd witt
lone energy"
The attorney general evidently was no
b the least iniured BY his assailanta. an
q he chntted about the trouble. aid no
seem 70 regard Il very seriously.