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Show LEGAL FEE 0F$2,000,000 Lawyer Cromwell Will Receive Re-ceive Fortufle if Panama Pana-ma Bill Passes Seiate. -NEW YORK, March 14. New Tork lawyers believe, says the Herald, that If the Panama canal treaty, is passed ba the United States Senate. William Nelson Cromwell of . this city will, ref celve the largest fee ever given to "a lawyer In this country. If not In the world.' -. .-,.-- , The report finds general credence In the Wall street district that $2,000,000 of the. money to be paid by the Government Gov-ernment .for. the partly finished ditch aero &s the isthmus will go directly into Mr. Cromwell's pocket Mr. Cromwell's arrangement with the Panama Canal company Is reported to be on the basis of 6 per cent of the amount realised by the sale. |