Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09
CANAL PLANS
Knox Going to Paris to Make q Per.
sonal Investigation.
HE is NOW AT OYSTER BAY.
On His Way to Visit the President
He Gives His Version of Recent
Assault Upon Him by
Wealthy Men.

OESlrF liaE, n. -, Aug. J.-l'reSluPnL
| Roosevelt was exceptionally busy for
several hours di>posing of an accumu-
| lhtion of public business. BY luncheon
time, however, he had cleared away
the mass of official correspondence and
was ready to receive the attorney gen
rral and Mrs. Knox. who arrived from
New York about noon.
1t is understood that Attorney Cen
| eral Knox will sail shortly for Europe,
where. in France. he will devote some
personal attention to the Panama canal
question. 1t is quite probable now
that the proceedings looking to Il deter
mination of the ability of the new
Panama Canal company to pass clear
title of the property to the United
States will be conducted in the French
courts. While the administration is
anxious to have the matter passed
upon us soon as practicable, the queS-
ton of time will be secondary to that
Of certainty that the United States will
have no trouble with the stockholders
OF the old Panama Canal company IL
the property and rights Of the new
company should be acquired by this
country under the SpOoner act.
The president. upon whom the re-
sponsibility rests will take no chances
upon the results Of extended litigation
In which the United States might be-
come involved if the property Of the
new Panama Canal company were pur
chased before it had been determined
judicially that the company possessed
the absolute right to convey clear
title to this country.
An early caller upon the president
was Representatives Robert j. Lewis Of
York, Pa, who desired to see MIR.
Roosevelt in behalf of Il constituent.
Knox Tells Of Assault.
On his way here Attorney General
Knox gave his version of the recent
affair in Atlantic City when he was as
snulted by three wealthy men, incluu-
ing, it is said, Charles L. Schoen, The
odore Cramp. the shipbuilder. and
Mr. Stevenson Of Philadelphia. Mr..
Knox said:
Il was sitting with my family at
dinner in the grotto of the hotel at At
lantic City when three gentlemen came
in and took IL table near to ours. Their
language was loud and offensive to the
ladies', and asked the head waiter to
request the gentlemen at the other ia
Bile to modify their conversation. He
did so. and one of the gentlemen, aft
er they had talked to us over the wait
er's head, came over and began to
apologize very loudly. 1 said, That's
all right but he did not leave, so
told the ladies of my party that they
had better go.
II took them to my carriage and then
returned. because the gentlemen were
loud in their demands to know what
they had done to offend us. told
them that their language had been UNI
becoming to gentlemen. ThereupOn
one of the gentlemen-I do not know
which one-hit at me. and l parried
the blow. The walters rushed In and
held all Of the party. That is practical
ly all there is to it.
II should think that upon sober re-
Election the gentlemen would be so
mortified at the occurrence that they
would hasten to apologize. l have not
received any word from them since.
l have done nothing In the matter my
self and expect to do nothing, as. of
course there is nothing to do. knew
none Of the three men,"