Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1897

Mr. Sherman to Mr. Barrett.

Department of State,
Washington, September 17, 1897.

No. 138.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatches Nos. 221 and 222, both dated the 22dof July last, and relating to the arbitration of the Cheek case.

In reply I have to inform you that the postponement of the date of the arbitration of said case to February 1 next is acceptable to the Department.

Respectfully, yours,

John Sherman.