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Show PANAMA DECISION EXCITES THE DIRECTORS PARIS, April 2. The Panama decision was preceded by a number of active conferences con-ferences between tho American officers and thoeo of the Panama Canal company. It was tho wish of tho Influential directors direct-ors that a stockholders' meeting bo held and tho transfer of tho concession and other property to tho United States be consummated without roferenco to the action of the court. William Nelson Cromwoll, American counsel for the Panama Pan-ama Canal company, molntalnod that this would be unwise and dangerous, as tho court mlcht construe the companies action ac-tion aa an affront, thus delaying and perhaps per-haps prejudicing its decision. However. Immediately after the decision was announced an-nounced tho directors assembled, and Inside In-side of a fow hours Issued a notice for tho meeting, which will occur April 23rd. |