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Show UNITED STATES READY TO PAY OVER CANAL MONEY "WASHINGTON, April 23. The State department has been notified of the conclusion In Paris of tho contract for the sale to the United States Government Govern-ment by the Panama Canal company of nil Its franchises and property on the isthmus. The money for the canal company will bo paid over by the Secretary of the Treasury. Secretary Hay himself will pay to tho State of Panama the 510.000,000 to which it has become entitled. enti-tled. This payment will be made In Washington to Senor Arosemena, the newly appointed Minister from Panama, Pan-ama, as soon as the Government of that State authorizes him to accept the money. ' The authorities in Panama havo becomes be-comes clamorous for this payment, as the money Is needed to defray certain expenses already incurred in connection connec-tion with the creation of the new Slate. |