Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-21

believe that was what has struck
Ferdinand de lcsscps down Ia his chair
m fun vitality is m immense disnp-
p0lntncnL mt at the hllurc uf his
hopes, for he kas always BEEN ludincr-
eut 10 money and has never had the wish
20 leave his children largc fortunes. but
az the fnlscncss OF crcd which was
optimistic to the point Of blindness
believe that Ferdinand de lc.seps Is
dying Of u broken heart broken by the
Immense ingratltude Of men. And II
the loss Of all tie money that has hcon
sunk Ia the Panama mud and the peck
cts OF the intriguants OF the third re-.
public adds To his sorrow Il Is certainly
not for himself nor for his family hut for
AL those who are suffering because they
shared his belief In his star aud who
hhndly followed lin TO ruin, lie knew
that they were of The humble and often
told me 50. Panama win be- carried
cut with the savings In wooden stockings
of toe peasant and of the workman he
used TO say. He has never been self
seeking lie presented France with
concessions that Of the Sucg canal, esii-
mated at lOO,OOO,OOO francs, and with
lands worth another 3O,uO0,OOn. and
fought her officially for years 90 render
his gift its fullest value. In the words
uf NJ. Rennn. "thc courage, the energy.
the resources Of all sorts expended hi
VI. dc lH'sscps ia this struggle. Were
nothing short of prodigiuus" In pN-
change he took for himsolf enough tu
enable him 60 lead the He Of gentle
man and tn do good around him Each
Of Lis children he endowed with not
more Than 10000 fuiucs. the revenues
from which together with his wlfr's pri.
waite iOriunp, are now all that remains
70 tile Family ! firmly believe ihnt nll
his life lie acted only from feelings OF
philanthropy and from patriotism of the
al lNHf4IH FNHrs L.. 4
any desire TO leave large fortune and l
can remember his saying 10 me very cm-
phatcally that his children must 10 Az
he had done and that they would do 80
II they werc worthy of his name, and
that he never wished to leave item large
fortunes but an honorable namc u love
Tor Their country equal To his aud an
example which he hoped thk would fol Z
! low. "l4et item vnht az I -hayc done"
snid this most tender VI fathers
II seenis That not even this heritage
Of an honorable uame Us. II the perst-
rutors Of the old man can have their
way, 10 be left TO bis family. The vilce
calumnies concerning him are aloat aud
seduuusly circulated u Is matter of
current report that DE Lcsseps has a
large fortune hidden away In England
The fair nUmo Of LIS wife, Of the mother
of all His children Is besnirchcd In the
fuulest manner. Would YOU believer"
snid Madame dc Lesseps TO me with a
sad laugh, 'fhat It Is reported Of me
That ] was recently brought to the h,d
Of captain Of cavalry. which Is only
one Of a hundred stories Of the mme
kind tlmt have been invented about me
great satisfaction 10 The family, how
ever, is To sec that not one Of the persons
who have lost money In NJ, lie Lcssppf
last enterprise have word Of rcpr0nch
60 make against him. His enemies are
u9IIf FitNru Mi efuwln uhn rel plNnr Ia
the Panama canal company has been
found tu testify against him for the pur.
poses Of the prosecution, profess unul
blacknailers have had TO be hunted np
by the authorities. Thus the principal
witness Ia the prosecution for corruption,
share holder from Chntcaur0nx, who is
attacking thc directors Of the company
on civil process is convicted hlnckmail.
cr who has received seycrnl Hnnis from
Madame de Isesseps private purse.
The blind old man who was produced Ia
court at Tie trial ~ which Ferdinand de
Iscsseps was convicted and sentenced aud
who figured as having hcen totally ruin
ed by tie Panama elierprisc. is known
10 POSSESS a fortune Of over 6,WO
francs. his total loss moi having exceed
ed 100000 francs Il Is those Who
have been jealous Of bis immense pUpu'
lnrily that ar bounding the old man
down with dish0nOr 10 his grave II Is
said by one Of hs dearest friends that
ut the time Of NJ Greyy'r resignation
Il large number OF political men asked
NJ. dc Lesscps 20 allow them to put bis
name forward ms q candidate 10 the
presidency Of tho republic and that
though he refused this saving that he
always wished 10 Keep ont Of politics, "
has never been forgiven Hun II was
quite probable that biz immense aud
prepouderntug popularity may have
aroused tie hatred Of the unnentliics who
10 so large an extent hold the power In
France VI the third republic To these
may be added the hosts of those who
hated him because he refused To- pir-
chase their friendship toward himself
and his enterprises. As director Of the
canal company hn WIS Professionally black
ninil.l aud no doubt The Insur-
eessful for he defended himself ylgor.
ously-hayc always borne him the hit
forest Of grndRes. And since be has
been down the number Of hh adverse.
rics has. Of course, Increased tcuf0ld
Even those who owe him nll many Of
irinis Of the Suez Canal company, for
Instance, who owe their pOsiiinns aud
fortunes 10 his gcuius--sceiu glad 10 re-
vrnge themselves for their obligation.
De Lesseps has done too much good 70
men not 10 De hated and u Is 10 he re-
Ere,ted that poor DE Maupawnut can not
WELD his pen IN Analyss Of the motives
which are nctuatlnf his former depend
enfs IN their endeayOrs 70 reuouuce all
solidarity with The dying ostogenarlan
~ Ia Chnsnnye. ! visited all the Offices
~ the Suez Canal company o. few days
ago and prepared ~ one u iof human
ingratitude II was distressing 10 the rx.
ircme 10 see how poor a thug 20 charm
with was the maine ~ the sound o.
which, as | eau well remember all the
nnnkeys Of the place IN livery or blnek
frdcs coat doubles up ia his days that
are PAST The lion j. down and eferl
a. Of Paris has heel to kick bin with
This persecutlon extends 20 his children
nna there can be- 20 doubt that h Why
young Ismali de I.esseps was recently
plueked AZ his examination for q com.
mission and has now 70 serve ~ sim.
rie soldier In the Preach army It ls
NOT because b. Dhds o doubtful anrTer
81 hlstpd,nl question. but BECAUSE on
tho nAmr be- wears.
On the other hand. the adferslfiea Of