Mr. Newberry to Mr. Foster.

No. 544.]

Sir: Referring to my dispatches numbered 526 and 536, respectively, I beg to inclose herewith a copy of a letter received herefrom Dr. Bowen, from which it will be seen that all trouble at Alachan is over with.

I have, etc.,

H. R. Newberry,
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
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[Inclosure in No. 544.]

Dr. Bowen to Mr. Newberry.

Dear Mr. Newberry: It gives me very great pleasure to inform you that I have this morning received a telegram from Alachan, saying that the illegal restrictions upon our business in that place had been removed.

Allow me, Mr. Newberry, to thank you most heartily and sincerely for the energy and efficiency with which you have attended to this case, and for the happy result which has now been reached. I only hope that we may have no further occasion to appeal to the legation in regard to cases of this nature.

I remain, yours, faithfully,

W. N. Bowen,
Agent of the American Bible Society.