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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-25

where he is wanted on a charge of
burglary of the county treasurers Of
flee, until the arrival this afternoon of
Sheriff Mahony of Rawlins county,
Kansas.
The robbery was committed in 1901,
the big safe being blown open with
nitrcglycerine and $4,000 secured. Had
the burglary been delayed another day
$4,000 would have been lost instead Of
the amount that was taken. BY the
merest chance the big sum was left
Kas-, and therefore the plans of the
ROBBERS were a partial failure
Kelley has been long sought by the
authorities of Kansas. November 81 he
was arrested IN chicago upon requisi-
tor, but at the central police station he
drew two revolvers, fired several shots
and escaped, leaving behind him the as
tonished Kansas sheriff and four police
officers
During the afternoon of last SATURDAY.
he caused another big disturbance at
the Chicago central station. At 4
O'Clock, the time of his arrest at Ben
Quick's saloon, 120 Clark street. Detec-
tives Tom Howard and Duffy deprived
their prisoner of his revolvers. Never
theless, when he reached the station he
would not submit to being handcuffed
His idea evidently was to save time in
order that his friend might secure a
writ of habeas corpus which would
prevent him from being taken out of
Kelley is big fellow, weighing 22O
pounds and all muscle. Consequently he
proved a match for the eight men who
attempted to handcuff him. The con-
test lasted fully a half hour, and dur
ing hat time a window was broken out
and the couch in the front office was
crushed on the floor
The next move was for Sheriff Lucas
and Detective Howard to get their
prisoner in a hack and keep driving
about the city until train time in order
that a writ might not be served upon
them and the prisoner taken from their
custody. Finally they got to the Oak
ley avenue station and succeeded in get
ting aboard the fast Northwestern train.
In the crimes of robhing the county
treasurer's office Sheriff Lucas says a
woman. Mrs. Newsome, is implicated,
and also man. NJ. A. Wilson. He was
ex-county treasurer. and has been con-
victed and sentenced to seven years. The
| trial of Mrs. Newsome will come up at
the next term of court.
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RIVER MEN ARE HERE.
They Spend Part of Day Look
ing Over Topeka.

A party of government engineers
whose purpose it is to investigate the
effects of the recent flood along the
banks of the Kaw river, arrived in To-
peka at noon today over the Santa F'e
en- route from Kansas iCty. where they
have been in conference with the men,
berS of the Kansas City Commercial
club in regard to certain measures that
are soon to be taken to prevent a repeti
ton of the catastrophe which occurred
last summer.
The party that arrived here today
consists of the members of board APP
pointed by the president TO look into the
details of the flood along the Kansas
and Missouri rivers. These men and
their assistants will establish a harbOr
line along the Missouri river and as
soon as their investigation is completed
will prepare a report. This report is to
gress for funds with which to carry on
Improvements along the river. Whether
the petition will be granted or not de-
ponds largely on this report.
The members of the commission who
were in Topeka today were: Col. Amos
Stickney. of New York, a prominent
government engineer and chairman of
the commission; Major ]. G. Warren.
lighthouses along the west shore of
Lake Michigan with headquarters at
Milwaukee; Capt. H. NJ Chittenden. of
Sioux City. in charge of the govern
Ul6nl WOIh OC1IE CdI1ASQ OIl d1OllS LliS
Missouri river and also in Yellowstone
park; w. r. Dewitt, assistant to Mr..
Chittenden, with headquarters at
Glasgow, Mo. Besides these men were
c. d. Parker, president of the Kansas
City Commercial club; Col c. F. Morse,
president of the Kansas City stock
yards company, and several members
of the river improvement committee of
both Kansas City, Kas., and Kansas
City, Mo. c. o. Morse, chief engineer
of the eastern grand division of the
Santa Fe, and ]. E. Hurley, general
superintendent of the same road. were
also in the party, the latter having ac-
companied them in their trip up from
Kansas City.
According to statements given out by
members of the commission, the trip
up the south bank of the Kaw river was
not characterized by any important dis
coveries. From time to time the special
train of two cars in which the party is
travelling, was stopped and the mem
bers got out to make investigations
wherever they deemed it necessary. AT
Lawrence the party stopped for 80 min
yates and walked across the bridge to
the north bank of the river where $36, 900
worth of filling in is being done.
On arriving in Topeka the party first
took dinner at the Harvey eating house
and were then escorted by Mayor Ber-
gundthal and City Eingneer McCabe to
the Melan bridge where they were given
a good view of the effects of the flood
in this vicinity At 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon they returned to Kansas City
over the Union Pacific
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WILL GO TO WICHITA.
Topeka Men to Attend the Municipal
League Meeting

December II is the date of the first
session of the Kansas League of Mu-
inequalities, which is to be held at Wich-
ita for two days. There will be large
delegation of Topeka city officials at
tend this convention.
Mayor Parker and lot of Topeka
councilmen went to the convention at
Wichita last year, and made a tour OF
how they were operated The alleged
interviews sent out from Wichita kept
Topeka stirred up for severed weeks.
This year the mayor and councilmen ex-
spondents' along to keep the Wichita
newspaper men from giving them the
worst of it,
All the city officials and most of the
members of the council will probably
attend this years convention 1t is said
to be a gathering of great interest and
value to those interested in city affairs.
w. A. S. Bird of Topeka is secretary.
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HIS VOICE CHANGED.
Kaiser Will Take a Course in
Vocal Culture.

Berlin, Nov. 25.-Emperor William
mas changed his voice, modulat1ng 1t
so as to reduce the pressure on the
vocal chords. He now speaks in a
somewhat lower pitch, his utterances
resonating against the cavities of the
mouth He has not yet trained himself
fully and he may take the services of
a teacher so that he can apply correct
ly the method taught in voice culture.
His throat specialists have explained
to him the necessity of voice produc-
ton, which he has practiced with con-
siderable success. The emperor here
tofore has been using his larynx in the
ordinary fashion, that is, expelling the
air against the cords without counter
pressure produced by a rebound from
the resonating cavities. 1t will be pos
sible when the emperor's voice is train
ed completely for him to speak easily,
more clearly and longer without the
slightest injurious strain The cords
will be able to carry quite as far, or
even further. The emperOr's advisors
have accepted the theory of DE-. I Iol-
brook Curtis of New York. which has
been made familiar to the German ply
Sicians by Prof. H. Krause, the throat
specialist, who attended the late EN-
perOr Frederick. Prof. Kra1se believes
that several throat diseases can be
obViated and in some instances cured
by using the voice scientifically.
The official announcement that the
emperor had begun a course of culture
was contained in the following:
New Palace, Potsdam, Nov. 25.-The
surgical wound on the left vocal cord
has been SCARED over since November
19. His majesty, the emperor and king,
will require careful care of his voice
for sometime.
His majesty is now undergoing mas
ge treatment of the 1arynx along with
voice exercises. His majesty probably
will recover the entire use of his voice
within a few weeks
Won LOUTHOLD.
SCHMIDT.
'IHLBERG."
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ENDOF SUNDAY CLOSING.
Photographers Found That Agree
ment Was Broken.

The local photographers, who signed
an agreement to keep their studios
closed on Sunday, are incensed over the
actions of a certain photographer who
broke the agreement.
Some time ago all the photograp pliers
on Kansas avenue between Sixth and
Eighth avenues signed an agreement
that their studios should be CLOSED all
day Sundays. During the last week it
was discovered that one photographer
had been doing a thriving business on
Sunday by allowing persons to come to
his studio through the alley and up the
back stairs while the other studios were
closed. Now all the studios will prob
ably be opened on Sundays and the
front stair route viii be used.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 25.-CATTLEE
Receipts today. 1900 head, including 100
head of southerns Market steady. Native
steers, S3.506490; southern steers, $2.1G1
2.75; southern cows, s1.60'd2.25; native cows
and heifers, d.506t425; stockers and feed
ers, $2.OG03.75; bulls. S2.O0d325; calves, 81. %
Q6.00; western steers, SS.OOa3.90; western
cows, S1.50d3.00.
HOGS-Reeeipts today, 5000 head Mar
ket steady to &c higher. Bulk of sales,
s. 2594.35; heavy, s4.2eG43 packers, 81. %
6I440 pigs and lights, S4.20d4.45.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 5000 head.
Market strong. Muttons, $SO0@4.0O; lambs,
$300q5.15; range wethers, $3-25qS75; ewes,
S3.OOd3. Is
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Chicaco Livestock Marker.

day, q, 900 head Market active. Good to
prime steers, s5.10d575; poor to medium,
So. SCAT so: stockers and feeders 81 00G4. 10:
cows, 81. 2514-o0; heifers, s2-O0d4 60: Gamers,
81. 20d230; bulls, s1-75d4.35: calves. 5000
$50; Texas fed steers, g. 1880; ives tern
st GERS, $.00G4.50.
Receipts today, 1900 head: esti-
mated Thursday. 1900 head. Market Ioc
higher. Mixed and butchers 415I4. Is:
good to choice heavy, 81. 20Q43 So; rough
heavy, s. 20; light, 81 t0Q4-3 30; bulk of
sales. 81 2aT4 30.
SIIEEP-Recepts today, 10000 head
Sheep and lambs steady TO strong. Good
mixed 81 1880: western sheep. 8 500 *
native lambs, $S.5Gu550; western lambs,
S5OG5-oo-
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NO More opposition in Jolo.

Washington, Nov 25.-The war de-
partment today received a dispatch
from Colonel Sampson, acting COM
mander of the division of the Philip
pines, confirming the press dispatches
from Manila, detailing another engage
ment between General Leonard Woods
forces and the Moros of the island of
oJlo. The dispatch stated that no
more opposition is expected and that the
expedition is now at Jolo awaiting de-
NelonmentS.
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S. Louis Livestook Market.

St. Louis No. Nov. 25.-CATTBE-Re-
ceipts today, 400 head. Market steady.
Beef steers, s. 70d5.20; stockers and feed
ers. S230u3.50; cows and heifers, $2.25d400;
Texas steers, 81; 40qS70; Texas COWS and
heifers 81. 00d265
ket strong and sc higher. Pigs and lights,
S3.s5u4S5; butchers and best heavy, $4.15
@4.35.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head
Market strong. Natives, $3.O0Q3 60; lambs,
S4Ooa5.35.
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Row at a Primary.

Chicago, Nov. 25--Revolvers were drawn,
a rough and tumble fight engaged in and
a score of policemen were called to quell
disturbance at the election by the Firth
Ward Republican club last night 10 one
was seriously injured The anti-organiza-
ton men. led by former Alderman Edward
r. Litzinger. finally withdrew from the
hall and elected a ticket which will be
used in a contest against the organization
ticket before the Republican county CEN
trai committee.
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NOTE DRAWNUP.
Austro- Russian Scheme for Mace
donia Is Favorad

Constantinople, Nov. pa ministerial
note has been drawn up in favor of the
acceptance of the Austro-Russian scheme
for Macedonia with certain reserves. This
small step in advance was only taken at
dawn yesterday after night long coun-
ell which is unprecedented. The note will
be submitted to the sultan for approval
but it is not thought in diplomatic circles
mowers
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Bill Fisher in Social Game.

W. F. Fisher of Holton, generally known
as Bill Fisher, and who is noted for his
upwards of 400 pounds avoirdupois hap
pened to be one of those who were sitting
around a poker table in Holton one night
this week when raid was made on The
place. Fisher charges that his political
enemies were at the bottom of the affair.
1t is reported to have cost him $3.50 to
forfeit the cash bond. Four others suf-
fered similarly. Poker playing seems like
~ to decrease in popularity in political
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New York Money Market.

New York. Nov. 25.-MONEY- Money en-
call firm at par per cent; last loan bid
and offered at 2 per cent; time loans
firm: 80 and 80 days, 6 per cent; months,
50 d6 per cent.
per cent; sterling exchange weak, with
actual business in bankers bills at S4S340D
1914 for demand and at 81 799064.S0 for 60
days: posted rates, $4.S1 and $4.S415; com
mercial bills. S4.791a-
SILVER-Bar silver, 577sc; Mexican dol
lars. 4Nc.
RONDSEGovernmen bonds weak.
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Kanaas Citv Proanca nnarke..

Kansas City, Nov. 25.-Close-WHEAT-
Dec, s77s@6Sc: May, 6SIsa6sllc. Cash: 10.
2 hard, 72d73e; No. hard, 67d6sI5c; No 4
hard, 60a64c; No. 2 red, SldS115c; No. 8
red, 7TdS0c-
CORN-Dec, $3.50; May, $3.50. Cash:
No. mixed, 4ec; No. white, 391aa 40c;
oATs-No. 2 white, S6qsSc; No. 2 mixed,
BUTTER 2OG22c; dairy, fan
cy. 19c
EGGS=Fresh, 25c.
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Presidential Annointments.

Washington, Nov. 25.-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations: Judge Of the police court
of the District of Columbia, Ivory G.
Kimball and Charles Fletcher Scott
Both are reappointed. Postmasters;
Kansas-AlEert NJ. Wasser, Girard-
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CONVICTS ON THE ROAD.
Bunch of Them to Improve the
Leavenworth Drive.

Leavenworth, Kan. Nov. 25.-Friday
morning bright and early federal prison
conVicts guarded by engineers of the
regular army and under the direct SUD
ervision of Major S. S. Leach. Eng1-
neer corps, will start to work repairing
the pike road known as Grant avenue
leading from the north end OF seventh
street to Fort Leavenworth. MAJOR
Leach will be assisted by other officers
of the engineer corps who will superln-
tend the work.
The federal prison. through Warden
Mc(,laughrv has offered to furnish con-
victs to do the work and the rock from
the prison quarry, while the army VIII
furnish wagons to haul the rock from
the quarry to the road, guards to watch
the prisoners and all tools necessary.
The government will be al no expense
whatever in improving this favorite
driveway to the Post
PIurnber-'T hope you don't think my
hin rs extortionate, sir?" Manufac-
t1lrer-"Oh. not at all. I've just had
an interview with a walking delegate"
Puck
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A Million Turkeys for New York.

New York, Nov. 25.-Tens of thousands
of turkeys are being rushed into New
York for Thanksgiving to supply an al
most unprecedented demand in spite of
high prices One dealer says that at least
one million turkeys would be sold in New
York by Thursday This is almost dou-
BILE the ordinary consumption.
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Cotton Market

New York, Nov. 25.-COTTON-Sal to-
day 30 bales Spot cotton closed quiet.
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands. $11.30, middling gulf, 81 50.
Galveston, Tex, Nov 25.-COTTON-
Market steady at 10 1S-16c per pound.
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Aecanted in Princinle.

Constantinople, Nov. 25.-The Aus
trian and Russian ambassadors here
have received the reply of the porte to
the Macedonian reform proposals Of the
powers accepting. in principle all the
points of the reform scheme
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat sd
higher; corn sd lower.
Liverpool, $50 p. m: Wheat and corn
unchanged.
cars; graded, o. Corn, 204 cars; graded, TO-
Oats, 50 cars; graded l.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis, AGA cars; Duluth, PA cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, 4S7 cars; Duluth, 296
cars.
Grain receipts at Kansas City: Wheat,
120 cars: corn. Is cars; oats, cars.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat sd
higher; corn unchanged.
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New York Butter Market.

New York Nov. Receipts
today, 1920 packages. Market firm. State
dairy, 15d21c; creamery, 16Q2412c
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Sugar and Coffee Market.

New York, Nov. 25.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
quiet. Fair refining. sac; centrifugal. Sc
test, 324c; molasses sugar, SC. Refined SUI
gar quiet. Crushed, $5.05; powdered, $4.55;
graduated. A.45.
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Rio,
1-16c.
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California pears. per -box...........s25o seas 90
RANGES-Mexican. per box, S. S5SS4 20:
Florida, 800 per box; navel, per box, sees
L.iEMONs-California per box, 81. S5aa o.
BANANAS-Fancy Port Limons, $2O00D
GKAPES-Catawba &c per basket:
Malaga, $475d6.00 per Dbl.
APPLES-$3 .50Q3.75 per Dbl.
CRANBERRIES-Per bbl., $500: 4O-lb.
DATEsAsq61kc- per Ib.
CAULIFLOWE R-Per crate. $500.
POTATOESLKaw Valley. Sec per bu.:
c9 sEFr FfaTsA rs Ser Rq n,
$3.50; Kansas. sacked, per bu:. 500; Mus
cams HRB Is aG sSuERs sHE 0P sl 49,
SGSABBAGEslso per cwt-
ions per crate, $50.
cELEKY-Biue Ribbon. per doz., SOC;
'q coeoRPS SF 49, Is per sack; sOc pc,
HoNEY-24-rack cases. ss.15as Is.
FIGSBoxeS containing ten 1-Ih 70 =.
tons. per box. 800; boxes containing IS y
H.. cartons per box, 500.
per gal, S1.55; New York counts, per can
| sc; New York extra selects per can. SOC;
FULL CREAM CHEESE.
New York State. white per lb.........i Ia
Brick. per b. 1915
! Limburger. per lb--.....--.-..............l la
Block Swiss, per H.. 1515j
is-'D B5tuTfTER, EGGS. POULTRY. %
BUTTER-Country. 13c.
! EGGS-Case count, &c
POULTRY-Hens &C h.: ROSTERS, 15c
each; ducks; &C III; geese, 4c h.; turkeys
13c ID; broilers, &c ID.
Market very dull ana weak.
NEW PRAIRIE HAY-Loose..s6. oO07 O
NEW PRAIRIE HAY-Bsled.. 6-50d ID
/ NEW ALFALFA HAY-Loose. 6.O0ls. o.
SIRAW-Baled 1890 5.S0T S &
Topeka Hide Market.
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Rance of Prices on stocka

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
4S6- Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City. Mol
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Wool Market

st. Louis. Mo, Nov. 25.-WOOL-Market
nominal Territory and western mediums,
1Sd19c; fine medium, 15@17c; fine, 15Q16c.
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LOW ONE7.WAY SELLERS RATES
TO THE NORTHWEST AND
CALIFORNIA.

From September Is until November
80, 1903, the Burlington makes very
low one-way colonist rates to Califor-
MIA, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana. The reduction is from % to 40
per cent. from the regular rates.
THE WAY TO GO.
The Burlington. with its strong main
lines and free chair cars, best reaches
the West and Northwest via Denver,
Billings or st. Paul.
THE Burlington-Northe Pacific
Express" is the great daily through
train with chair cars and tourist
sleepers via Billings, Montana, to
Puget Sound and intermediate
points.
TO CALIFORNIA.
The Burlingtons weekly personally
conducted California excursions in
through tourist sleerers are just the
thing for coast tourists and settlers.
The route is Denver, Scenic Colorado
and Salt Lake.
HoMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.
These are run the first and third
Tuesdays uf each month at approx
mately half rates for the round trip.
1t will be a pleasure for us to give
you an accurate and informative reply
to any inquiries.
L. J. BR1cKER, L. ". wAKELEv.
!. i. a. s23 Main S. 0en'l Pass Agent
Kansas City. Mo. 81 Louis. No.
7. C. SHARON
D W. p. A s2s Main St.
Kansas City. No.
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Open High
Kansas City Grain.

Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City, MOI
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Range Of Prices.

FURNISHED by J E. Gall. Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
4s6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mol
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Kansas City, Nov. Is.
Open High Low CT
Market Gossin

FURNISHED by The H. H. Lee Commits
sion Company. Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers OF grain.
Room No. 8. Columbian building. Inde-
pendent telephone 1851
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, Nov. %
Prices paid in Topeka this week. basel
on Boston quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED FLAT.
NO. l TALLOW ...........................s1 1Hso
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Kansas City and Rstnrn $500 via
Santa Re.
/ Football Thanksgiving day. Kansas
VS.. Missouri.
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Everybody reads the State Journal.
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There is just one
route that will prove
thoroughly satisfac-
tory-the
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FRUITS.

FURNISHED by S. E. Lux. successor to W
o. Anderson & Co., 210 Kansas ave,
nue.l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-24
PANAMA,S PROMISE.
sweeping Pledge to France to Proiong
 Canal Concession.

Paris, Nov. 2S.-Foreign Minister Del casse addressed the chamber of depu- ties to-day, in reply to questions re- garding foreign affairs. He opened with a statement with reference to the Panama question, and said:
 1T am asked for information concern ing the action of France. Here is what has been one: Having received notifi- cation that Panama had constituted herself an independent republic, we had only to consider, once she had fulfilled the necessary conditions for the main- tenance of order, what guarantees she offered.
 From the French point of view we have not been without apprehension for some time. It has been said at Bogota for several months that the decision of the Colombian government prolonging the canal concession was open to dis pute. and that in 1904 the concession might be declared to have lapsed. If this theory had ever been put forward officially we would not have accepted it, It was our strict duty to demand from the republic of Panama assurance that all French interests, including the canal concession, be respected. This assurance has been given us in decisive form, the following being the textual form of the promise:
 The republic of Panama solemnly, expressly and definitely pledges itself to yigilantly protect French interests and to maintain and interpret in their widest sense the contracts made before November 3, which, referring to the isthmus, follow the transmission of sov- ereignty and bind the republic of Pana- ma. All these contracts are maintained notably the contract prolonging the concession until 191O.'
 aUnder these conditions we had only to follow the example set by the United States and permit our agents to enter into relations with all the agents ot the new republic"
 The declaration of the foregn minister was received with applause.