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Show J. Q. CRITCHL0 W S CLAIM IS ADJUSTED WASH1NOTOV, Feb. :S. Through ths diplomat!' assistance of the atate de-partment. de-partment. the claim of John Q. Crltch- , low of Salt Lake City, ITtah. a member of the 1S07 legislature of that state, heal been settled by the Panama govern-msnt. govern-msnt. Mr. Crltchlow and his aaaoclate. ; Walter C. Stanton of Panama, will probably prob-ably he granted a tract of land for colo-nl colo-nl sat ton on similar terms to those under, which he held a former concession in ("hlrlqul, which the national assembly of , Panama declined to ratify, Ths clslmants obtained s concession to 12.S00 hectares of land during the administration ad-ministration of former President Arose-mens. Arose-mens. Ths nstlonal assembly, which j was unfriendly to A roue mens declined 1 to ratify the coneeaalon. Mr Crttchlow'a ! franchise provided for the colonisation of a tract of land In Chlrlqul with American farmers. He had undertaken to transport and settle on his land about 100 American famtllee, to bultd roads and establish sugar plantations and other In-l In-l duatrlea rsqulrlng native labor. |