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The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
WEST WASHINGTON.
Notes About Town.

The M-Street Christian Temperance
Union held a very enthusiastic meeting
last night, which was largely attended,
and many signed the pledge. The meet
ing at the Dunbarton Avenue Church
was also well attended and the exercises
very interesting.
Temperature ana condition of water
at q. m. Great Falls temperature, SO;
condition, SO; receiving reservoir, tempera-
ture 81; condition at north connection, 80;
condition at south connection, 36 distrlb-
utinG reservoir, temperature, 81; condition
at influent gate-house, SO; condition at eff
fluent gate-house, SO.
An, ever-increasing crowd of visitors
crossed the new Free Bridge yesterday
for a ramble through the Virginia hills
A drill is given by the cavalry stationed
at the fort every Sunday about 8 o'clock,
which attracts large crowd.
The fishermen were in their glory yes
terday and fine sport was afforded the
devotees of the rod and line. White
perch are plentiful, and few were lucky
enough to get a string of bass. A German
carp weighing IL pounds was caught near
the Little Falls.
Canal Business.
The three.masted schooner Samos, Cap
tain Smith, cleared to-day from the
wharves of the Borden Mining Company
with, $50 tons Of COAL bound for Fall
River. The receipts of coal by this COM
pany for the past week were eight boat
loads.
The John p. Agnew Company received
1900 tons for the week ending with Sat
urday.
The canal boat Round Top arrived to-
day with 500 barrels of cement, consigned
/ TO J. G. IL j. NJ. Waters.
The Canoe Clubs to Consolidate.
The matter Of consolidating the Wash
ington and Potomac Canoe clubs is now
a much mooted question by canoeists,
and the representatives of the two clubs
will meet at the residence of ID. II. Green
on Wednesday night and settle the mat
ter. If the clubs are consolidated the
name of the Washington Canoe Club will
be adopted by them.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
The following table shows the batting
and fielding averages Of the WashingtoDs
in the eight pnmee nlovpd.

The boys gave Daily magnificent sup
port IN the field on Saturday, but failed
TO do anything at the bat. Several times
hit would have won the game.
Twelve hits to 5, and yet Washington
was beaten 4 to 3. That's good ball
playing.
II was mistake to put Mack in the
field. Shock should have taken Daily's
place and Donnelly put at short. Mack
cannot field in n long hit.
If Washington loses to-day she becomes
q tail-ender. If she wins and lndianap-
oils loses, she takes sixth place.
Whitney will pitch game in Phila-
delphia, probably to-day.
Charley Ferguson of the Phillies is
dead. He began his ball career as a
member of the University of Virginia
nine. He then went to Richmond and
afterward to Philadelphia.
Sunday games: Louisville g. Cincin-
natl s; Athletic 3, Brooklyn 2.
Keefe and Clarkson pitch against each
other to-day.
The Detroits are batting well and field
ing fairly; but they are not winning
games. It's possible they are not yet
"iitn
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ELECTRIC Hent Cnmnnny.

The stockholders of the Electric Heat
and Power Company of the United States
held their first meeting on Saturday at
the Mountain View Hotel, Harper s
Ferry, w. Va, and elected the following
directors: Messrs. Caleb II. Jackson,
James Atwell, George w. Wilson, J. II.
Humbird, J NJ. Guiley of Pittsburg, Pa,
and George Hill, jr., y. |. Murphy, Jules
7. Demonet and +. w. Royce of this city.
At the meeting of the board Mr. O. II.
Jackson was elected president; Mr. f. w.
scetary KSyee aPPG r George M d. W TRo WRsoS
treasurer.
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The Great Pennsylvania Route
s1 NljiII


TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Double Track. Splendid Scenery.
Stsel Rats. Magnificent BQuipntsnt.
IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 10, 1887
Zfatns ieaUe Washington from Station. Corner
Of SlaM and b Streets, as Boilops;
For Pittsbmg and the West, Chicago Limited
Express of Palace Sleeping Cars at $50
m daily; Fast Line $50 m daily to Gin
cinnat and st. Louis, with sleeping cars
from Harrisburg to Cincinnati and buffet
car to st. Louis; daily, except Saturday. TO
Chicago, with sleeping car Altoona to Chi
eagSS Wss,ern cH2l ExprSsS a St0 m To day 5
cago and st. Louis and except Saturdays)
Harrisburg to. Cleveland, connecting
daily at Harrisburg with through sleep
ers for Louisville and Memphis. Pacific
Express 10 m daily for Pittsburg and
the West with through sleepers to Pitts
burg and Pttsburg to Chicago.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo,
Niagara, 10 p m daily except Saturday
with palace cars Washington TO Rochester.
For Williamsport Lock Haven and ElInira at
For New York and the East, 7:2O, o, IL and
J1A0 a m, 2, 4:10, 10 and 11.20 p M on
Sunday o, 11.d0 am, 2, 4;10, 10and II 20
pm. Limited Express of Pullman Parlor
and Dining Cars 0:40 m daily except
Sunday, and 3:45 p m daily.
For Boston without cnange m every day.
For BROOKLYN, NY, all through trains connect
mex, affording direct transfer 90 Fulton
street, avoiding double ferriage across
For philadelphia. 7.2o. o, IL and 114O M, 2,
4:10, @, 10 and 11:20 p m. On Sunday, 8,
11:40 q IN, 2, 4I0, @, 10 and IL 90 p m.
Limited Express, parlor and dining cars,
$40 a m week days and 3.45 pm daily.
For Baltimore, 6:35, 7:20, o., 940, $50, II
and 11:40 m, 12.05, 2, S.45, 4I0, AGO,
4A0, Q, $40, 10 and 11i20 p m. ON sun
day, 8, 9;05, $50, II 40 a m, 2, 3:d5, 410,
@, $40, 10 and 11:2O m.
For Pope's Creek Line, 7:20 q m and d10
p m daily except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 7:2O and 8 a m, 1905, 400
and p m daily except Sunday Sundays,
9ain and 40 pm
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG
RAILWAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
For Alexandria. O, GAS, $40, 9A7, 1857 a m,
1904 noon, 2:o5, 425, D, 6:01, 030, S05,
1905 and 11:37 pm. on Sunday at O,
gadl 1857 m, $50, $50, 800 and
Accommodation for Quantico, 8 m week
For Richmond and the South, 8, 1857 m
daily and 6;01 p m daily except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, 6:05,
1923, $40, 7:05, $3.50 10:42 and 11O5 p
m. OnSnnday at 910 and 10y m,
2, b1O, 7:O5, 9:32 and 1OA2 pm.
Tickets and information at the office, north.
east corner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and at the station, where orders can
be left for the checking of baggage to destina.
ton from hotels and residences.
CHASE. PUGH, j. X. WOOD,
General Manager. G. p. A.
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A Now Brnnch Station.

An order of the Postmaster General es-
'',ablishes a branch station of the Wash
lington Postoflice at HOO Connecticut
Iavepue, to be called Station G., with reg
listration facilities and for the sale of
k,9stal supplies, The The order viii take effect
transacted at said station until about the
hlrst day of July. The establishment of
the other stations contemplated will be
Deferred until the question as 10 their
proper locations shall be determined. Mr.
gohn W. Drew has been appointed super
inteHdent of Station G.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
Princeton's Future.

President-elect Patton Of Princeton Col
lege told the Chicago alumni recently
that there would be no remodeling of the
college to emphasize single branches of
study, but simply a pushing on in the
progressive line of university develop,
ment, keeping pace with Harvard and
Yale. But he nevertheless declared that
Dr. McCosh's wonderful work in philoso-
ply made it the duty of the university to
devote to that department full large
and conspicuous place.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30

DRAWING SCHOOL - ARCHITECTURAL,
Monday and Wednesday evenings from7 TO
o. Apply on class nights, or from TO 430, to
GEO. b. PHELPS,
IdD7 Eqt 3d floor
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Whoop it up, everybody. Barnum's
circus comes TO town day after to-mor.
row
The McCaull Opera Company arrived
here this morning from Chicago and will
be heard tonight at Albaugh's in "The
Bellman" for the first time here. Col.
McCaull arrived last night with Sgd
ney Rosenfeld, the author of the new
comic opera, 1.-THE Lady or the Tiger"
which is to be produced at Wallack's
Theatre next season. The chorus for this
opera also arrived yesterday and Colonel
McCaull has now in Washington two
opera companies, numbering nearly $50
persons. Rehearsals for "T'he Lady or
the Tiger will be held daily at AL
baugh's.
Keene tonight at the National in
"Richelieu," supported by Joseph Whee-
lock and strong company.
zone of the Finest" tonight at Harris's
Biiou. Next week, Lizzie May Ulmer.
Next week, Lost in New York." at the
National.
Weston Bros. Speciality and Comedy
Company at Kernan's tonight.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
AN 1NrEKEsrING INrERv IEw.
What the Proprietor of One of the
Leading Magazines Has TO Say on n
Subject of Great Importance,

What the Proprietor of One of the
Leading Magazines Has TO Say on
Subject of Great Importance.
One of the brightest and most readable
of the magazines is The Cosgopol tan,
which has recently adopted the new fea-
ture of colorod illustrations. Mr.. Paul j.
Schlicht, the founder of the magazine,
gives some interesting experience. He
says:
II conceived the idea of colored illustra-
tons while in Europe. Atthat time gave
some attention to literature and art mat
ters, although, to tell the truth, was so
nearly dead from malaria that at times /
could scarcely hold upmy head. It seemed
to me that | would never be able to do
business again or take any real interest in
life, and so, to make long story short, |
returned to America. The day landed
in New York, friend invited me to his
home to dinner. He saw my wretched
condition, and declared he had something
he was certain would positively cure it.
More to please my friend than anything
else, took some of his remedy, and, TO
my surprise, i slept well that night. You
can well imagine that / continued to take
II the next day, and, in brief, within one
month from that time | was entirely
cured of malaria in its worst form, wholly
by the use of Duily's Pure Malt Whiskey
mo quinine, no drugs. During all this
time was encouraged to continue its use
by my wife, who is firm believer in tenn
peranoe, as, indeed, am myself, and, in
fact, my wife purchased 1t by the dozen
for me. When | recovered i felt like n
new man, and / have persuaded numbers
Of my friends to try the same means for
restoring their health, and the results
have invariably been valuable"
Mr.. Schlicht is q gentleman whose word
is above question, and the statement he
makes should prove valuable suggestion
to all sufferers from malaria.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
A stammering ClerIk.

Grocer am very sorry, sir, but your
son won't do for the grocery business. He
stammers.
Father--It is easy enough for any one
to understand him. / don't see what
harm his stammering can do.
"Well, sir, the fact is people have got
so suspicious nowadays that they always
ask if the sugar is adulterated with glu-
cose if the lard is half cotton-seed oil, etc,
and it don't do to have clerk who hesi-
tates and stammers under such oircum-
stances vi Omaha World.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
The AnthropoIogicai society.

The regular meeting Of the Anthropo-
logical Society will be held tomorrow
evening in the Assembly Hall of the Cos
mos Club, corner of Madison Place and
III street. rSome Primitive Phases of
Aisthetic Development will be discussed
by Mr., w. III. Holmes, and photography
hnd Shamapistic Rites Of the Oiibwa" by
D. w. j. Holman.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
AUCTION SALES.
nrO. S11CEyEy.

CgO. W. SI1CRNEY,
VI Auctioneer. 036 81.
AUCTION SALE. OF IMPROVED PROP
ERTY ON TWENTIETH STREET, BE.
TWEEN NEW YORK AVENUE AND Il
STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of a deed Of trust duly recorded
In liber No. $50, folio i5i, one OF the land
records Of the District Of Columbia, and az
the request OF the party secured thereby /
will offer for sale In front of the premises, on
MONDAY, APRIL 80, A. ID. 1883, at FIVE
O'CLOCK p. NJ, the following described
real estate IN the city Of Washington, IN the
District of Columbia, and known and de
scribed as lot numbered nine 90 IN William
u. Todd's recorded subdivision Of original
lot numbered three C3), In square numbered
one hundred and twonty.three 123).
Terms Of sale, cash. A deposit of $50 will
be required at time Of sale Terms 90 be
complied with In ten days. All conveyanclng
at purchasers cost, T..
bII 9TH Il n w.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Petroleum.

Petroleum.
b. X. Plain q Co., ST. Cloud Building,
furnish the following Oil quotations I:
Closed Saturday, S5; opened to-day, S51;
highest, s6s; lowest, S5l; 2:15 p. m, S6s.
New York Stock Market.
The following have been furnished by
b. X. Plain q Co., Brokers, st. Cloud
Building Ninth and f streets
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
Marriage Licenses.

Charles II. Woodward, Prince Georges
County, Md, and Ada NJ. Anderson,
Brightwood; James w. Pryor and Edith
V. Tweedy, New York city Harry V.
Wurlemann and Rachel Il. Starkweather;
Edward ]. Wood and Ella Eckel; VIM.
Walker and Elizabeth Stoores; John M.
Jones and Harriet M. Scott.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
Chesapeake and Ohio Route.
&slEs u. I a

OSewport News and Mississippi Valley Coz
Schedule in effect Nov 10, 1887.
Trains leave Union Depot, Sixth and B SITS,
1857 A. NJ For Newport News, Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk. Daily except Sun
day, Arrive In Norfolk p;m; Through
parlOr car Washington TO Old Point.
IL "a A. M--For stations on the Chesa.
peake and Ohio In Virginia, West Virginia
and kentucky daily, except Sunday,
$50 Z. M-Fast western Express daily.
Solid train, with Pullman Buffet sleeping
cars to Louisville, Pullman service TO Gin
cinnati, 81. Louis, Memphis and New Or
once. 5Is Peunsylvan,s avenue
II. w. FULLER,
etn, Pass Aaent.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
DAlderney palry wagans.n

Fresh Alderney butter, ehurned eyeny
brints, 45c. per Id. Also ~ age cheese
Iutterinilk and sweet " 70. per AZ q
EeAnl, LOG, per pt. :
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ADDRESS Registered Lettcrsto
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
Ngvt nrIa,ua
New Orleans La.

REMEMBER that the presence of Com
erals Beauregaid and Early, who are IN
charge OF the drawings, is a guarauteo,o OF an
solute fairness and integrity, that the chances
are all equal, and that no one can possibly
divine what number will drawa Prize.
"REMEMBRIe,-a that the raHlnent oi
AL BANKS,of New Orleans, and the Tickets
are signed by the President OF an Institution
whose chartered rigbfs are rccognlzed IN me
N'sNaat Courts; therefore, bowHro of all lmi-
AhOny NOUS s1heInesN
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The Anti-Boycd q Niovement.

A meeting orthe Washington Citizens
Protective Organizatidn will be held at
Grand Army Hall tRis evening at 8
O'Clock.
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Inc COMMITTEE OF One Hundred.
A meeting of the Citizens Representa-
tive Committee of One Hundred will be
held at Grand ARMY Hall tomorrow
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CAPITAL PRIZE $50. 900.
2,l7o prizes, amounting to.,",.,o" so35, 900

2,l70 prizes, amounting to.,","r. so35, 900
Iss- For Club Rates or any further infonua'
tiOn apply 10 the undersigned. Your hand
writing must be distinct and Signature pain,
More rapid return mail delivery Will be as
sured by your inclosing an Envelope bearing
your full address.
Send Postal Notes, Express Money orders,
or New York Exchange In ordinary letter.
Currency by Express (at our cXpcnscl ad-
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
Piedmont Air Line.
&gEsE S Hz@

.AEEE
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT, MARCH 25. 1888.
500 a, m. East tennessee man daily for
Warrenton, Gordonsyille, Charlottesville,
Lynchburg and stations between Alexan!
dria and Lynchburg, Bristol, Roanoke,
New Orleans. Pullman Sleeper Washing
ton to New Orleans.
11.24 q. m. Fast mail daily for Warren
ton, Charlottesville, Gordonsville, stations
Chesapeake and Ohio route, Lynchburg,
Rocky Mount, Danville and stations be-
tween Lynchburg and Danytlle. Green's
boro, Raleigh, Charlotte, Columbia, Au-
gusta, Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery,
New orleans, Texas and California. Pun.
man sleeper New-York to Atlanta, in con-
nection with Pullman sleepers Atlanta to
New Orleans, and Mann bondoir sleepers
for Birmingham, Vicksburg and Shreve-
port. Pullman sleeper Danville to Co
lumbia and Charleston Solid trains Wash
ington TO Atlanta. Does not connect for
G. and o. route points Sundays.
ass p. IN. daily, except Sunday, for Manassas,
6trasburg and intermediate stations.
$50 p. M Western express daily for War
rentoD, Gordonsville. Charlottesville,
FSan FSpe seeDsrs SnSnna and and soS a. tSI tFSns
Washington 10 Louisville; also for Lynch.
burg, Bristol, Chattanooga, Memphis, Lit-
tie Rock and all southwestern points.
Through Pullman Sleepers Washington 10
Memphis without change.
HOO p m. Southern express daily for lynch
burg, DanVllle, Ralelgn, AsneYllle, Cnar-
lotte, Columbia Aiken, Augusta Atlanta,
Montgomery, New orleans, Texas and
California. Pullman Seepers Washing
ton TO New Orleans, via Atlanta and
Montgomery. Pullman sleepers Washing
ton to Aiken. S, c., without change.
TRAINS ON WAsHINGToN AND OHIO DI!
VISION
Leave washington 9,12 a. m. daily. except
Sunday, and d5 p. m. daily arrive Round
Hill 114S a. m. and 72l p m; return
ing, leave Round Hill $50 q. m. daily
and 20 p. m. daily, except Sunday ar.
riving Washington S.3S a. m. and 800
y, m,
Through trains from the South via Charlotte,
Danyille and Lynchburg arrive in Wash
ington $40 q m and 8 .23 p. m; via East
Tennessee, Bristol and Lynchburg, at
lib a. m. and 940 p, m; via Chesa-
peake and Ohio route and Charlottesville,
9.40 p m. Strasburg local O.i7 a. m.
Tickets, sleeping-car reservation and intor-
nation furnished and baggage checked at
! office, 1900 Pennsylvania avenue, and at
Passenger Station, Pennsylvania R..R, Sixth
JAS. L. TAYLOR,
| General Passenger Agent.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
Academy OF the Holy Cross,
1870 MASS. AVE. N. W.

VIII resume first Monday in September. II
affords every facility for acquiring a thorough
and accomplished education. The musical
Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin, is directed by
roughly-accomplished teachers. Painting
In Lustre, OIL and Water Colors. Special at
tention paid to Bookkeeping and the Higher
Mathematics. Attached TO the Academy Is
. Department for Little BOYS.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30
EOR NORFOLK, OLD POINT AND THE
gOIIfrH

Il SOUTH.
steamer GEORGE IEARY leaves Washing
ton Monday, Wednesday and Friday at pm.
Steamer JANE MoSELEY, Tuesday and
Thursday at p. m. and Sunday at 4 p. IN.
steamer Leary lands at Plney Point going
Moselev lands at cornheld Harbor going
and returning,
Knox. and Lloyd express will call and check
baggage at hotels and private residences.
Telephone call-Leary, 1853; Moseley, 0i.
Fare. 81.
w p. WEIGH, Supt. P. S. Co.
GEO T. PHILLIPS, Supt, ]. & s. @, Co,
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Louisiana State Lottery Co.
G. T. Beauregard,
j. A.eEarIy,
COMMISSIONERS

We, the undersigned Banks and Bankers,
will pay all prizes drawn in the Louisiana
State lotteries which may be presented at
our counters!
r. NJ. WALMSLEY, Pres. La. Nat. Bank
PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. State Nat, Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres, n. o. Nat, Bank.
CARL KoHN, Pres. Union Nat. Bank.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-30

Chicago Markets.
The following summary IS by b. X.
Plain d. Co., St.. Cloud Building, Ninth
and + streets:
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STEAMBOATS,.

UNHE NfW STEAMER CECILE, THAT WILL
Il accommodate 200 people, makes hourly
trips TO HoltNmans and Upper River landings
from a IN. TO 10 p, m. All kinds of pleasure
boats for hire at the same wharf.
Jos. PAsSEN0, 3l3i Water st,
VNnE STEAMER MAITANo WILL LEAVE
ssyeYs and sTFe91 RsnHys %har on s9NDAffS f6
Potomac River landings as far as MattoX
Creek. Grinders wharf, Sundays down and
Wednesdays up; Brent's and Chapel Point,
Thursdays down and Mondays and Wednes'
days up.
Il. L. ToLsoN, Agent, 9TH st. wharf
JNO MCNAHEE. AGENT. AloXnndrin. Va.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-09

opinion as to the future of the Panama
canal. He said:
Nobody here who knows anything
at ali about the canal can believe that
the route will be opened to commerce
in 1890. as De Lesseps has promised
the stock holders of the company. For
that matter, the canal is to-day just as
lar from being opened as it was two
wears ago. Our work here is progress
ing rapidly, and we intend to complete
the same AS required from us per con-
tract this year. All there is Lett for
us to do now is to excavate the portion
you see here before you between the
Dingler and the City of Paris. and
then we will have to go over the en-
tire route once more. commencing at
Colon and working up to Bohio, in
order to make tue canal nine metres
deep. The mean trouble with the en-
terprise lies in its management, and L
am willing to say that De Lesseps will
never finish the canal"
"Can the canal be finished at ALP"
Certainly. There is nothing on the
whole route, no engineering difficulties
so great that they could not be over
come. Let De Lesseps step out and q
respectable business concern take
charge of the work, and can see no
reason why this canal could not be
completed within four or five years."
"All that is wanted down here now,
said Mr.. Germann, SIS an American
company with American capital at the
head of the concern, and the Panama
canal will be the great canal of the
world. l know that De Lcsseps him
self Is no engineer; he is a finaneier,
and the old man would gladly give his
last dollar to have this canal finished
yes. he would take the coat from his
back if he thought that by doing so he
would push the canal work along. But
he is surrounded by number of his
advisers who lead him on, and thereby
enrich themselves. while at the same
time they ruin the reputation Of Count
Ferdinand De Lesseps."
From personal observation, as well
as good information, obtained during my
stay along the Isthmus OF Panama,
have come to the conclusion that all
the engineering difficulties can be over.
come, and that the Panama canal
could be finished within four or five
years, provided the present manage.
ment would step out and leave the fin
ishing of the great water route to some
good company. Gus. G. RoEDER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-09

OF lis commerce, an incomplete canal,
not more than fifteen feet In depth
(4.57 meters), and burdened with debts
exceeding 81, 900, 600, 000."
The face of nj. de Lesseps appears
in the illustration accompanying this
article, and beneath it yawns that
fearful hole. the Panama Canal. The
most daring of the worlds engineers, it
is mournfully appropriate that his
greatness should be doomed to burial
in the most stupendous work that man
ever attempted. For it seems to-day
absolutely certain that the canal will
never be completed. The money ex-
pended to date--almost entirely from
the people of France-amounts to
1 ,O6O, OO0, coo francs (s2l2, 900, 000) and
nearly every franc has been expended
All except SlS,6JO.000 paid for the
railroad has gone into the abyss. To
complete the excavation, the experts
say, will require s00.0O0,000 francs
more; to build the locks and fit up the
ports 200, 900 francs more; and to
provide the necessary dams and reser-
voirs 200, 900, 900 francs more, making
total of 81, 200, 900, 900 francs still TO
be raised and expended. But. esti-
mating the time required to complete
the work at five years, the company