Mr. Russell to Mr. Hay.
[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
American Legation,
Panama , May 17, 1904 .
Panama , May 17, 1904 .
(Mr. Russell reports that the special commission appointed by the National Assembly to receive the amount due Panama will sail for New York to-morrow, and that the Panaman Government urgently requests that the amount due be held until the arrival of the commission.)