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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
NO Bar TO THE TRANSFER.
Denial at Paris of agreement Be
t7ceen Colombia and Company.

Paris. March 1t was asserted positively to-
dav ny one of the highest officials Of the PAN
anna Canal Company that. contrary to the state
uent emauating from Ncw-Orleans no arrange
meur has been made or projected between the
company and the Republic % Colombia IN con-
uect.on with the suits now pending before the
French courts
Tho official added that there was absolutely
no difficulty iU the way Of an Immediate con-
cluson Of the negotiations for the transfer OF
the concession 10 the United States.
II Is understood here that General Reyes. OF
Colombia. who IS oa his way 20 Rome, Is favor
able 20 a settlement with Panama
The officials Of the United states Embassy
share the view o. the officers OF tho canal com
pauy that there ls nothing now in the way 81
The actual trausfcrreuce Of the concession and
the comp1ny's property At recent conferences
between Ambassador Porter and NJ. 30. p~e-i-
dent or the canal company. the president
pointed out that two suits are now pending.
one involving Colombia's right 20 hold shares
and the other The general question ~ the COM
r4uv'g right 90 transfer It's concession 20 the
United States ~. 30 was Inclined 20 believe
that one and perhaps both suits. might be pro-
trac.cd FOR several months
General Porter. however. was satisfied that
even II yhe suits are continued they 90 not con-
stIfute "a menace % tho United States. IL this
view prevails AZ Washington Il IS expected that
the details Of the transfer VIII soon be
ranged through the canal Compauy's repre-
sentative there.
Inventories ~ the company's property were
made when the Canal Commission fixed the
price a. S4OOOpOU0. These and practically all
the property except the archives and some
expected that tho formalities 81 transfer viii
not take much time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
TWO B1NKS CLOSE DOORS.
Mann Farmers Lose Because of Al
lcged DefdlcdtiOH.

Oswego. y. y. March 2-The Farmers Exchange
Bank At Cleveland. y. Y. and the Parish Exchange
Bank ut Parish. OsweEo County. both operated BY
Potter & Narslen. havo suspended business The
Farmers Exchange Bank was established IN 1872.
and capitalized at $1,000 According 10 n recent
statement Il owed depos!tors $1,000 The Parish
Bank was established In 1sg2 II is not believed
that it did a largo business.
II Is rcuorted here that tho embarrassment OF
tho two hanks was caused by a dcfalcation- The
man responsible Is said 20 have fed The liabilities
OF the Parish bank arc estimated at $1,000 and
It's assets at 5000.
Investigation showed that tho failure Of tho
banks was more serious than at first supposed.
Besides several thousand dollars missing. II g.
charged that Niles the cashier OF the Parish bank.
who "a said 20 have disappeared. Cashed many
checks in Syracuse. Tho Cleveland bank had $4,000
on deposit and the Parish hank $1,000 The latter
had lent 5000 Many farmers are losers, and $500
town money was on deposit In the Parish bank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
". H. WRIGHT Il SUICIDE.
Books of Secretary Of Big Insurance
Com PAM Al Right.

Freo1ort Long Island. March (SpeciaD.-ln spite
Of tho DENNIS made b. members 81 tho family. IL
VS. positively stated to-day by Judge Gloves. who
- acting coroner here. that William 4. Wright. the
secretary OF the Phoruix Fire Insurance Company,
.,usa8 Ills own death Monday night Judge
Cloves said this afternoon;
II IL positively true that Mr.. wright committed
suicide lie Choscd himself 10 death with ih" core
from his paJaUa- he was fu.y dressed. ara no
He had thrown the rope over o." hinge % a door
aud deliberately lifted his feet on the floor until
he was unconscious. After seeing the manner in
which lie had committed inc a'i gave I'l ul-~''i!
suicide.
Every effort was made az tho home Of Mr..
Wright ~ deny the suicide, and Dr John +. Hutch
e-on who had been attending Mr.. Wright. would
.s nothing beyond the fact that he had been treat
ing him FOR some time FOR nervous prostitution. ana
mat no died on Monday night. He would neither
confirm nor deny the statement that 10 committed
suicide.
Mr.. Wriehts funeral Vrl bo held on Thur-iay az
the home II relatives. 80. sss Macon-st. The In
tcrmcnt will be ia Greenwood and vii be private.
At the once Of tho PhuniN company. Assistant
Secretary Charles T. Roster said that Mr. Wrights
books we're absolutely correct and that tho officers
Of the company knew % no business troubles that
could have caused the suicide
His health had been growing steadily worse
since IL began TO faiI last September. said SIR.
Roster. land we had tried 60 persuade him 10
of January ne collapsed absolutely believe an
attack OF temporary insanity caused him To XII
himself
about twcuty-cight years and had risen from Office
iov TO secretary. 10 leaves two daughters. fifteen
and seventeen gears old. His wife died some years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
q. G. SMITH Il SUICIDE.
Nepke7o of Former Recorder Shoots
Himself IN His Office.

George C. srnyth. forty-two years old. OF No "a
West One-hundred- and-twenty- third-st. nephew OF
the late Recorder Frederick Smyth. committed sui
eide on Tuesday night I'm his offices. at no. 90
broadway He was a partner in Cathran 4 Smyth'
cor,,7,,iseior dealers In cotton and worsted yarns
and cotton piece goods. There is no known reason
FOR tho suicide. but II s. reported by people IN
nearby Offices that Cathrall and Smyth qu2rrelIca
frequently and had disagreement on TUESDAY.
Srnvtb was last seen alive ON Tuesday night.
when Mrs Mary Collins. scrubwona-, went 10
his Office and found him writing. Smyth told her
bo was going TO write for some time and did not
wish TO he disturbed.
In the morning Mrs Collins found smyth o'og
80. ga. door the head resting on a bale OF yarn.
Tho head was covered with blood. In tine right
hand was "a revolver from which one shot had been
fired. taking effect behind SmyihS HEht ear. .
llr Seals. Of King. Bcals * CO.. later ipld OF
receiving "a rambling letter from smyth IN te
manning written as il tie writer mind " as upse l.
In H. no said Smyth referred TO business troubles
and made a scathing attack on Cathrall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
TITLE TO CANAL GOOD.
NO FURTHER DELAY.
Payment Nay BE Made and Trans
fer Effected in Thirty Days.
rFRox THE TRIBUNE BuREAuI

washington. March All that now exists
Of the Panama Canal. including the title and
physical effects of the French company, the
canal zone and the partially completed canal
will be in the possession Of the United states
and will have been paid for within thirty days,
according TO the present expectation of the
President and the Attorney General
Panama needs funds in it's treasury and 81
COOOO0 viii be promptly paid over to start
the new republic on the road to prosperity,
while SS,OOOO00 will be invested In United
States bonds purchased for the republic, to pro-
vide for a rainy day. In this wav only one
fifth of the purchase price will leave this coun-
try for the present. The Attorney General has
advised the President that the title of the Pan
anna Canal Company is satisfactory. and that
ample authority to make the necessary pay
ments IS given by the spooner amendment, so
that no time VIII be lost IN completing the
transaction.
After a conference with the President on this
subject to-day the Attorney General made the
following statement:
I have advised the President that he IS au-
thorized to pay at once to the Republic OF
Panama the SiOOOOOOO stipulated for by the
treaty the ratification Of which has just been
exchanged. Also. that he is authorized TO pay
the New Panama Canal Company the S4O,OOO,-
coo which under the agreement between the
United States and that company we are to pay
for its property and have notified the canal
company that we ready to close the trans
action. The details I'm connection with the
transfer OF the canal company's property should
not require more than thirty days.
The President feels that sufficient time has
already been occupied in securing the rathca-
ton OF the Panama treaty and that there Is
no occasion for further delay. He hopes TO In
fuse his own earnestness and energy into the
Panama Commission. and believes that the ex-
cavaton of the big ditch viii soon be In progress
on a large seals. He has we'll defined views on
the sort Of legislation necessary for the control
Of the canal zone. and his opinions are IN har-
rnony with those of the Republican leaders In
Congress. so that no material delay can occur.
The general policy which viii be followed in
drafting the Panama civil bill viii be that out
lined I'm these dispatches this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
MOTHERS DEATH KILLS.
son SEES HER MINGLED.
Witnesses 4ccident from Uindo5o
and Dies Within Hour.

Orange y J. March Am aged woman from
>-apr-yorb who had come TO East Orange this
afternoon to visit her son. who is paralytic was
struck and killed by train on the Lackawanna
road at the Halstead-st crossing at the east end
OF the Brick church depot this evening. Her son.
helnless in n chair. sat at second story wlnuoW
81 his horne overlooking the railroad track. wit
messed the accident to his mother and died within
an hour. - 80,
The woman killed Mrs Amanda H. Alieh
wife of Henry A. Allen OF No. 1.Zs0 Madisoh-aVe'
Nev-Yorix She came TO East Orange TINS AFTER
noon 10 visit her son. William II. Allen, OF NO -
Halstead-St who for tho last three years had peeh
almost helpIess as result Of paralysis. Her mis-
sion TO her sons home this afternoon was 10 ar
range for family gathering at his home next
week. 10 celebrate her eightleth birthday. The
gathering was TO have been held at the sons home
because Of his inability 10 attend It II held else
where Mr. Aliens home is just across the rail-
road tracks on HaIstead-st-. from the east end OF
the depot After the arrangements had oeeh conf
Melted Mrs Allen left the house and walked across
Raflroad-ave 90 make the crossing at Halstedu-st'
which led 10 the extension OF the depot PLATFORM
As she crossed the avenue she turned 10 wave her
hand 20 her son. who sat Watching her lVi"
window ir second story OF his nome -
one OF the gates at the Halstead CROSSING vs.
broken recently and has not been repaired: "a '.a r
under control as IL was 90 stop at the depot AIs.
Allen walked past the broken gate ana pnlo nc
tastbound track. Seeing her danger the HI
Of the westhound train parity stopper, 49, --3,d
Allen also stopped when the whistle was sounoeu
V-hen she stopped the enEineer proceeded; AFTER a
moments hesitation Mrs, Allen staIts9 10 - rrn
against telegraph pole. Her SKuH Wa li,,,,tos
and several ribs broken. she cleo Nv Hli LUIS
Icter Her son, who had viewed the Whole $500 60
was overcome and became uncoIsclous aii'o9' i'
r7,eliatey He died inside Of an hour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
'JAPAN'S CAMPAIGN PLAN.
Chinnampo as Sea Basc-CenscrSh'P
Trrclared.

,g-,-,., ~ --, ~~s, York tribune by French 'aoe'
ir5f,rfrrt. 1904. Ry Tho Tribune Assoo'at'''
Tordon. March The news agencies anu
rewspancrs are having great difficulty IN ss'-
size lfzratches from Corea. Managers VINO
boye made the most elaborate arrangements
FOR covering the field operations admit that they
arc receiving neagre returns for large "a
rensitures. owing TO the rigorous censorship
Tho experience Of the T3oer war is likely 10 De
reneated with an important exception. namely
tfa- the official bulletins are few and untrust-
,.,-.,,,- The Japanese authorities have not ad-
r,f-ted any naval losses. but the truth is gradu-
ally coming out that they have had several YES
sels and destroyers put out Of action.
The DISPATCHES printed on Thursday VIII con-
tain a fresh budget Of contradictions anu SUI
.,7fses F2uu7ors Of operations by land and sea
against Vladivostok are revived, ana sotlethiiie
is made Of an advance OF a japanese column
from Wonsan. on the east coast OF Corea, but a
more rlausible theory is that the bulk OF the
Invading force IS concentrating at Ping hais'
with thfnnampo as a sea base, and that piekets
have been pushed forward as far as ANU INC
occuraffon Of wonsan by a strong force Is
necessary ~ order 20 prevent Russian turn
inc movement but the main army VIII naturally
follow the only good road IN Corea, along the
west coast from Ping-Yang TO An-Tung' ana
Will DC supported by q feet in the Corean Guf'
There are many fresh dispatches showing
deliberate attempt on the part Of the Russian
r-ess 10 render the war popular by persistent
al,use Of England and these are filed out with
5s-ar-iyo announcements Of numerous offers to
m out American privateers against japan.
I N #.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
HEALTH OF THE ISTHlIUS.
DR.. SpratIing Says the Chief Danger
Is from Mosquitoes.
rrnou the TRIBUNE BrREAvI

v,-..,,..to, March Am interesting report on
the health conditions along the canal strip Is being
rrparcd in the Office OF the Surgeon General OF the
N,vv IL IS based on the facts found TO exist there
-. n 7 w S7ratIug brigade surgeon under
General Elliott commaudant Of the marines. who
t.s i,,s. returned from the isthmus. Or. SpTaturg
was on the canal strip from January 3 until MS
return North n few days ago. and made close
study OF all the circumstances that are Hkely 20
make for health disease I'm the ranks or the
,orIr,en when they begin digging the big ditch
ION tho whole found the conditions much bet
Tor than 1 had expected" said Or. Spratiing.
Nearly all the strip. except at the ocean ends. Is
on high ground. and during all the time the ma
CURED from yellow fever. malaria or any other
disease peculiar to the isthl9S me nam {if
ions upon millions Of them should say tnat eNeiy
known breed OF the pest IS tnert Ini ,,,s ~
drst thing must dp when we take charge IS 10
+tt Iii ~ the mosquitoes. or. ut least. DO away
dons by draining or the marshy places where they
breed within. say two or three miles Of the canal
works and BY ahOHshng the rain water barrel
drinking receptaces that are now IN use by tne
t6S Panarra Canal Company are Jamaica blacks
and as they do not take any care OF themselves
roaIaria and yellow fever. The marines there drink
nothing but distilled or steriltzed water. and as
down there. they have not suffered any more from
climatic influences than they would In the warm
PARTS OF tho United States.
f"Sf present There are about four hundred men
81 ~ - ,j,.i- ,,,Cessto, Ines, re All
pTa 10 prescrNe t1eIr c3ilcessl3 Llec 'c ~
blacks. and they are paid anywhere from - Genus
there our silver dollar was worth s. 90 Colombian
you may imagine that conditions Of labor are
workmen in sight down there Just at present 50
when We start 70 work We viii be Obliged to Inn
Marcour stin the strip. and will remain with
white men who have lived for years along the line
OF the canal and they tell me that they do not
suffer from, the feyers If they only take care Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
CAUSE OF CAMERON REVOLT.
Undue Severity on Part of German Official
Leads to His Murder.

Berlin. March 2.-The rising OF native troops IN
the Cross and Nsassanang rivers region Of German
CAMERON. Equatorial West Africa. resulting in
several factories of the Northwest Company be-
ing burned down and four Germans killed. was
caused by the eccentric conduct OF Count Won
Puckler and was directly due 20 the theft Ct
lantern from the company. Won Puckler. who was
the governments District Commissioner. sent n
letter to Herr Sch0ller. president OF the company
here regarding the stolen lantern. saying that he
Intended to make the property OF white men re-
spected by burning hve villages. Herr Sch0ller In
ferred that Won Puckler deranged. and ordered
that nothing be done The letter arrived too late
Count Won Puckler, with twenty hve men. tried TO
arrest the headmen OF one Of the villages, but the
count killed. and his escort with difficulty
escaped In the next few days the cOmpany'S
factories on the Cross River were burned down
and four agents were killed. a punitive expedt-
ton has now arrived in the hostile district.
Count Won Puckler as appears from information
subsequently received by Herr SchOler. had re
Gently given way to fits OF fury against the ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
MOVE ON TUMEN TALLEY.
japanese Land Far North on East
COrcdn Coast.

s; petcrshurg. March "A dispatch nom
Nlndivosiok. dated to-day. says that, according
o. private reports there. three japanese detach-
uerfs % 80 men each recently landed az
Chiung-Chan. Corea, about 100 miles north OF
Wousan. with tho supposed object o. reaching
the valley 81 the Tumen River ana threatening
Hun-Chun. Manchurla. nine miles north on he
Corean boundary and abou; eight miles west OF
Niadlvostok
feet % ten japanese Wsrships recently
sighted on the horizon. Of Vladivostok. They
were believed 10 be reserve vessels. not power
ful enough 20 blockade Vladivostok or endanger
the Russian first class cruisers whose base IS
that port
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
DEAD" MAN ARRIVES HOME.
Pittsburger Returns from Long Wanderings
After Body Was Identified as His.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Pittsbu-g March AFTER travelling over China,
Siberia and South Africa, Adolph Gerl returned TO
his home No. lO}2 Perry-st. Allegheny. to-day.
though last August n body In New-York morEue
was Identified as his. one pleasant morning last
August he sent by tho Best NJ Manufacturing
Company. in this city. to make bank deposit.
He went to the bank and made the deposit This
was the last heard OF HIM until he walked into ms
home yesterday.
Detectives were engaged and then nc was for
gotten. The house in Perry-st. closed, and the
beartbrolen wife and children went to friends
Two weeks ago tramp arrived I'm New Orleans:
later n letter came announcing the arrival OF the
missing man. Gerl is in perfect health. but his
mind is blank as to his wanderines. He said to-
night that he had been II China and Siberia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
TIBET TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT.
Both Great britain and Russia Said to Have
Guaranteed This.

Paris. March 2.-The 'Llberte" to-day pub
hshed q dispatch from ST. Petersburg saying
that the British Ambassador Sir Charles Scott.
had transmitted 10 Foreign Minister Lamsdorfr
The answer Of Great Britain TO the Russian pro-
test against Colonel Younghusband's expedi-
lion 10 Tibet, with the further announcement
that Great Britain had bound herself not 10
menace tia Independence OF Tibet and that Rus
ala had given like assurance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
ICELAND TO STOP AT SOUTHAMPTON

Tho iceland scheduled to sail from New-York on
March g. at 1870 will call at Southampton on
her way 20 Antwerp to land first and second class
messengers. The rates of passage TO SOUTHAMPTON
or Antwerp are: First class. $50 second class
sac 80 The advanced summer rates viii take effect
AUrf1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
HERNANDEZ SUMMONED BY CASTRO.
venezuelan Minister Going to Caracas for
Conference with President.

washington. March 2.-General Hernandez the
Venezuelan Minister TO this country. has received
a brief communication from HIS Foreign once In
forming him that President Castro desires him to
return home for conference ION certain matters
which 1t is easier TO talk about than to write
about" Tho minister expects TO leave Washington
shortly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
ExoNsRATeD FOR KILLING SAILOR.

TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBUSEI
Annapolis. Nd, March 2.-Both the naval jury of
inquest and the coroner's jury exonerated Quarter
master Harry Snowden, OF the torpedo boat de-
stroyer McDonough. from blame fer the death Of
Woman r. p. Matthews. who was killed by a blow
from snowden's fist II shown that tho blow
was struck in friendly scufie and there
anger between them Snowden is much depressed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
RUMOR OF PORT ARTHUR's FALL.
10 Confirmation Of Report Circulated in
Lobby Of House of Commons.

London March "A rumor was circulated in
the lobby OF the House Of Commons this after
noon that Port Arthur had fallen. The origin
OF the rumor could not be traced and no con-
hrnation whatever was obtainable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
BAIKAL TR1TEL SLOW.
Locomotive Goes Through Ice, and
Horses DraSu Cars.

~. Petersburg. March The cars on the
railroad laid On tho ice over Lake Raikal nre
now drawn hy horses. "A locomotive which Ter
formed this service having broken through the
Ice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
DEL Pillar BREAKS HIS OATH.

Manila. March 2-Del Pillar the leading spirit
OF the Caribao insurrection against Spain and the
United States who was exiled to Guam, but who
returned and took the oath OF allegiance. has
Joined the outlaws who are defying the authority
OF the government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
LIMA CONTRACT FOR LARGE LOAN.

Lima March Proof OF the financial progress
made by Peru is furnished by the fact that the
city OF Lima yesterday contracted with local banks
for loan Of a.5ooOoO at %, at per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
THe ALMAz REruRNs no uaAu.

Libau. March 2.-The cruiser Almaz. presented
by the Car 70 vicerOy Alexien. for use as a
private yacht, returned bare yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03

The Aimaz was reported 20 have left Brest
France. ON January s. for the Far East
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
wARsE1Ps BACK AT PORT SAID.
-Four Destroyers Rsturn-The Aurora Goes
20 crete-Five Days to Repair Cruiser

Port 6aid. March 2.-Ths Russian cruiser
Aurora recently IN the Red Sea. left here this
afternoon Tor Gambia. Island 81 Crete
Pour % the five Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyors which left here yesterday for Algiers
have returned
sucz. March 2.-The Russian arnorod cruiser
Dmitn Donskoi. which applied for permission
20 remain here FOR REPAIRS has been allowed FIVE
days IN which 20 complete the necessary worl,