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Paris Bankers Volunteer to
Advance the Money.
FURNISH FORTY MILLIONS
"hat Sum is Turned Over to the
French Company—Uncle Sam
Will Honor Draft When
Presented.
Attorney Genera]l Knox has received
cablegrams from Messrs, Day and
Russell, who went to Paris as his
representatives to conduet the closing
negotiations for the Panama canal
property, to the effect that the deeds
of the property, archives and all other
papers and documents which will be
long to the United States under the
transfer have already been turned
over to them, and that the purchase
price of $40,000,000 has been advanced
to the canal company by a Paris syn
dicate of bankers,
This syndicate, it is understood, of
fered to pay over the money with a
view to expediting fhe consummation
of the sale on the assurance of the
attorney general that the draft on the
United States for $40,000,000 would be
honored on presentation at the treas
ury at Washington.
At the time the money was pald
over to the canal company in Paris,
Major Mark Brooke, of the engineer
corps of the army, now in Colon, was
authorized to formally receive -he
property on the isthmus in the name
of the United States.
Whether this transfer has actually
bheen made by the republic of Panama
the department of justicé has not yet
been advised, but 1t is assumed it will
be made within a day or two, Messrs.
Day and Russell are expected to re
turn to Wasnlington within the next
ten days and will bring with them
the title deeds of the canal proper'y.
Though sympathizing with the ef
forts of the European holders of Co
lombian bonds to induce the new s‘ate
of Panama to assume some share of
the foreign indebteaness of Colombia,
the state department has made no
move in that matter since the re
tirement from Washington of M. Bu
nau-Varilla, the Panaman minister.
Before the minister left Washington
Secretary Hay took occasion to im
press upon him the fact that consid
erations of equity should move Pan
ama to an assumption of some part
of the national debt, but the minister
was not particularly impressed, and no
effort was made to bring pressura to
bear upon the new government.
The attempt to delay the payment
of the $10,000,000 to Panama by the
presentation of old Colon Hre claims
probably will not receive the endorse
ment of thf depnrtggnt
PRITCHARD SUCCEEDS SIMONTON
President Names North Carolinian
Judge of Fourth Judicial Crcuit.
A Washington special says: Presi
dent Roosevelt took snap judgment
upon the friends of Senator McComas
and those of several other eminent re
publican lawyers when he sent to the
senate the nomination of Judge Peter
(. Pritchard as the suocessor of Judge
Simonton of the fourth judiclal cir
cuit. There was a good deal of crit
icism of the president's action in the
matter on the ground that he had
shown exceedingly bad taste i 1 mak:
ing an appointment practically before
the body of Judge Simonton had been
taken from the hospital where he died.
A number of senators, some of them
democrats, had determined upon pre
senting and indorsing Senator McCo
mas, who was a judge upon the Dis
trict of Columbia bench when elacted
to the senate, and who has the high
est qualifications for high judicial po
sition., These gentlemen and the
friends of other possible candidates
had refrained from motives of delica
cy from presenting to the president
the names of their candidates before
Judge Simonton had been buried.
Judge Pritchard’s name was sent 10
the senate the first thing Wednesday
morning.
AFTER PANAMA'S MILLIONS.
Holder of Golombian Bonds Meet in
Londen and Pass Resolutions.
At a general meeting in London of
the holders of bonds of the external
debt of Colombia, a resolution has
been adopted in which the bond-hold
ers placed on record their “right to
require from government of Panama
that it assvme the obligation for a
just and equitable proportion of the
external debt of Colombia based on
the money that the government will
receive from the United States in
respect to the canal concessions.”
MAY CALL EXTRA SES<ION.
President Will Insist on Final Dis.
posal of the Crum Case.
President Rcosevelt may call an ex
traordinary session of the senate if
final action on the nomination of W.
. Crum, colored, to be collector of
the port of Charleston, S. C., is not
taken at the present session. He has
considered with several leading mem
bers of the senate the advisability of
such action, and it is known that some
of them, at least, are in favor of .he
¢rtraordinary session.
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EULOGIZED GENERAL GORDON.
Former Foes in lllinois Pass Resolu
tions of Respect to His Memory.
Resolutions highly eulogistic of the
late General John B. Gordon, the
great confederate commander, were
passed by the Illinois departmen: of
the Grand Army of the Republic at
Their reunion held in Springfield, Fri
dlay, W
ANOTHER LINE FCR GOULD.
Purchase of Norfolk Southern Places
Road in New Connection.
Those in position to know say that
the purchase of the Norfolk and
Southern railroad tracks and prop
erties by tHe Pittsburg Pennsylva
nia interests controlling the Chesa
peake Transit Company’s electric line
from Norfolk to Cape Henry and Vir
ginia Beach, means that the Norfolk
and Southern, heretofore controlled by
the Vanderbilt interest, has Been se
cured by George J. Gould.
CRUM IS COMMISSIONED.
Order Again Making Negro Collector
of Charleston Port Is Signed. ‘
Considerable business of import
ance was transacted at Friday’s meet
ing of the cabinet.
Secretary Shaw presented to the
president the new commission of Dr.
W. D. Crum as collector of the rort
of Charleston, 8. C., and the president
signed it.
The commission was made out at
the time by direction of the president
gwen Thursday.
WANTS MILLION RIGHT NOW,
Panama Requests One Tenth of Ca
nal Money Immediately.
The government of the Republic of
Panama has indicated its desire to
have $1,000,000 of the amount to be
paid that country on account of the
canal purchase transmitted to J.
Pieryont Morgan & Co., their fiscal
agents at New York, the remaining
$9,000,000 to await the arrival in
Washington of the Panama minister
in June.
The treasury department will cow
Ply with this request.
Survivors of Sunken Russian
Battleships Banquetted.
JOY IN ST. PETERSBURG
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Host ‘of Battle-Scarred Heroes are Re- 1
ceived at Palace and Given Hom- l
age by Thousands—Praise |
Service is Held. 1
A St. Petersburg special says: Sueh |
an outburst of popular enthusiasm
as wag witnessed Friday upon the ar
rival of the survivorg of the Variag
and Korietz has not been experienced
in many years. Notwithstanding the
rainy, raw weather, more than a hun
dred thousand persons crowded the
Nevsky, from the railroad depot to
the palace square. Rocofs and win
dows were crowded with people, wav
ing naval flags. The whole route was
lined by soldiers, sailors and cadets
of the military school. Every regi
ment was represented, as if the ~m
peror wished all his fighting men to
see how the brave are honored.
Grand Duke Alexis as high admir
al, received the heroes and a deaften
ing storm of cheers burst forta as
the weatherpeaten seamen appeared
in sight. The crews of the Variag
and Korietz were quickly mustered
on the platform, each man wearing
the St. George cross.
The Grand Duke Alexis, attended
by a brilliant staff of admirals, ap
proached the survivors of the Variag,
saulted and presented the grand duke
‘with a formal report of ithe battle
and the number and state of health
of the survivors. The grand duke,
followed by Captain Doudeneff and
the admirals, then passed along the,
ranks and saluted the sailors, Russian
fashion, saying:
“Well done, my children,” to which
the sailors replied, as one man: *We
are glad to do our best, imperial high
ness.”
The formalities over, the high ad
miral moved with emotion, embriced
Captain Roudeneff and the other of
ficers.
As the column of heroes approach
ed the portals of the winter palace,
the emperor and empress came out
ed them, and then retired to receive
the visitors in the magnificent Nicho
lass ‘hall, which had been converted
into a chureh.
After the services all the sailors
remained and were banqueted as the
emperor’s guests, going later to enter
tainments at the city hall and at the
people’s palace.
The bluejackets, who were seated
at the imperial table and served by
the imperial servants, were overcome
by the splendor of the feast. It was
a day of wonders and surprises, the
“little father” himself coming to lalk
to them. The emperor, wearing the
full uniform of an admiral, approach
ed the sailors, escorting both the em
press and followed by the other mem
bers of the imperial .family. He said,
in a voice ringing with emotion:
“l am happy, brothers, to see jyou
all here safely returned. Many of
you have inscribed with your bleod
a record of heroic deed in our anuals.
You have made the name of the Var
fag and Korietz immortal. I am sure
vou will remain worthy to the last.
All Russia and I have been moved
by the recital of your exploits at Che
mulpo.
{ thank you, brothers, for vindicat
ing the honor of the flag of St. An
drew and the renown of holy Russia.
“I drink to the further victories oI
our glorious fleet and to your health,
my brothers.”
The emperor took a goblet of wine
and drained it and all present follow
ed his example with a thunderous
shout of “Hurrah.”
The emperor then went round the
table exchanging greetings with his
lowly guests.
Before leaving his majesty acgain
said:
“Once more, thanks to you, brave
fellows, for your noble fight. I regard
you 28 my kinsman. May God keep
you.'
RUSSIANS EULOGIZE JAPS. ,
Exhibition of Bravery in Sinking of
Transport Elicits Admiration.
The details of Rear Admiral Yes
zen's raid, received in St. Petersburg,
show that it was entirely successful.
The admiral safely brought back his
ships to Vladivostock after inflicting
material] and moral damage on the
enemy.
The conduct of the 130 troops re
maining on board the Kinshiu Maru
in refusing to surrender and firing
upon the Russians even while the
transport was sinking evokes un
bounded admiration.
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT.
Sent to President Francis on Opening
of St. Louis Exposition.
The following is the telegram sent
to President Francis by President
Roosevelt Saturday:
“White House, April 30, 1904.—H0n.
David R. Francis, President Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company, St.
Louis: I congratulate you and your
associates on this memorable occa
gion. I wish well to all who have
joined in working for the success of
this great enterprice; and on behalf
of the American people I greet the,
representatives of foreign countries
who have come here to co-operate with
s in celebrating in appropriate fash
ion the one hundredth anniversary of
the event which turned us into a con
tinentsl nation,
“THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
ALABAMA G. A. R. REUNION.
Meeting at New Deécatur Attended by
Many Prominent Veterans.
The sixteenth annual reunion of
the Alabama Grand Army of the Re
public came to a close in New De
catur Thursday night by a most bril
liant informal reception at the Tav
ern hotel, Among the distinguished
guests present were Commander-in-
Chief General John C. Black and wife,
of Chicago; Chief of Staff Gencral
Beter ,of Washington; Colonel Back
ley, of Montgomery; Chief of Staff C.
H. McConnell, of Chicago
The next meeting will be held in
Florence. :
FOUR PERISH IN HOTEL BLAZE.
Explosion of Gasolene Tank Causes
Fatalities at Lansing, Mich.
Four lives were lost Friday night
in the burning of the Bryan house, a
three-story structure in Lansing,
Mich. The dead:
Jerome C. Stiles, Grand Rarpids;
John Valland, Lansing; Ransom Ding
man, Lansing, and James Ray, Lan
sing.
Several other boarders and two fire
men were cut and burned during the
progress of the fire, but their inju
~ies are not serious.
DIVORCE GIVEN MRS. TAYLOR.
Wife of Well Known Lecturer Made
Free in Tennessee Court.
At Knoxville, Tenn., Thursday Mrs.
R. L. .Taylor was granted a divorce
from ex-Governor Robert L. Taylor
in chancery court. The question of
alimony was referred to the clerk ¢nd
master for settlement,
Mrs. Taylor was Mrs. Alice Fitts
Hill, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., before her
marriage to the ex-governor three
years ago. Both had children by for
mer marriages, and they, it is alleged,
oaused the uchappiness,