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Show COLOMBIA AGREES. According to advices from Bogota the Colombian government is now willing to come to terms with tho United States j and settle the long-standing controversy ovor tho separation of Panama from the South American county durinc tho administration ad-ministration of Theodore Roosevelt. "When the agreement is perfectod it will have to bo ratified by tho Colombian Colom-bian congress and tho United States senate. It is probable that tho former will readily assent to tho wishes of tho administration in tho matter, but there is much doubt as to the action of the United Statos sonato in tho premises. Tho difficulty would have been settled during: tho administration of President Taft had not tho Colombians overreached over-reached themselves in making demands and placed this country in a position whoro it was impossible to comply without with-out suffering a loss of dignity. Now u may be too late. Swat the fl3r, or It will swat you If you can't go to church, cloan up. "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." The canal tolls begin to sound like a knell in the ears of tho president. The president for ono does not wish to debate the recent election results. Tho Spaniards who got out of Mexico Mex-ico aro the lucky people. Another "Titantic widow" has been married. They absolutely defy shipwreck ship-wreck and disasters of all kinds. Swat the groat-gTandfathor of all the flies now nnd thus escape tho burden of much Bwattlng later on. Chicago News. If tho other nations follow tho example ex-ample of the United States "Dutch courage" will be relegated to tho navicB of Holland and Switzerland. Tlio Countess of Essex mado her first aeroplane, flight with Mr. Claude Graham -"White. They bolong to the upper classes. Huerta has admitted to the inhabitants in-habitants of Mexico City that the federals fed-erals havo lost Torreon, but ho says they are still within firing distance. "We thought the federals has escaped. |