The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-12
PLAGUE OF CHOLERA.
II Win Sweep Over the Coun-
tries Of Europe.
oERmAn SOCIALISTS Kissing.


Pass. Feb. 1.-THE Figaro publishes m
interview with Nina. Ferdinand de Les
osps had sincs the conviction and zen.
tence Of her husband. She u q courage
ous. Tesoluts and earnest - ever In the
belief in her husbands innocence. She
sad her husband was feeble. A week ago
be Was seized with delirium that lasted .
day. then he he'd . felapse. and had since
remained In state q coma. Abiding 70
the severity Of the sentences ON her hus-
hand and son, she said: az prefer this.
II Il . fitting climax that both father and
con be condemned. The enormity
Of the sentences will the bet
ter protect our honor than less
thorough-g injustice would have done.
do not need consolation for I have
reached the end Of my Calvary. Never
thsless there 10 one thing above al can
not forgive, and that 10 that before strik-
Ing It such man they waited until physi-
cal infirmities rendered it impossible for
him 70 defend himself It 10 better, per-
haps, that Ferdinand de Lesseps should
b unable to know the frightful character
Of the blow. When I think Of the posi-.
bility Of Ferdinand dc Lssseps being put
IN prison, ask myself whether l am
dreaming.
NEW York, Feb. 11.--Gen. John Newton,
pessident Of the Panama Railroad Com
pany. speaking Of the canal enterprise.
Aas this to say:
The canal has progressed far beyond eoujec-
tnra II new company undsGtook thu matter
satasiactoU arrangement could doubtless b
nade with the crsditcsp Of the old concern.
Had D. Iesseps mot bsen The victim Of nest Of
ocoundfels he would undoubtedly have COM
p1otod his project He r. enthusiastic and did
noe carefully compute the cost Of the work.
notwithstanding Ill that has been said, great
psogress was made. Fully . third Of the line
Wee cut and Considerable progress was made ON
/ The remainder. There IL every facility for
opesating. and have no doubt an American
compsuy. properly equipped. could step IN and
Aniah Il
I, WAaHIxoroE CRY. Feb. lL-Colns, the
secretary Of the American committee, was
again on the witness stand this morning
het0Bo the Panama canal investigating
Committee. Colne was examined with
references "a the accounts in the blottef
; hersto90ro laid before the committee. His
testimony threw no light on the enter
: rrioo. He stated that he had not seen the
hooks for four years and could not explain
/: the meaning Of certain numbers similar
+ In character to numbers to denote the
{; pages in ledgers used in blotter account
books. Witness said he could not refer to
the ledger for there was none. An order
.tystem had been adopted and they might
scfer to the number Of the orders.
Representative Geary evidently thought
- possible that the numbers might really
rsfer TO dollars and that they either rep.
resented the amount actually paid, while
another amount Wa put under the regu-
Jar dollar mark, or else they represented
tho amount turned In and that other
hsnounts had actually been spent In the
:hssrsoll account Geary said there Wa
1900 marked down and these two mum.
hsn amounted to SIC. 750 Under the head
''retty cash, there was SO marked down
asd also the number ~ marked in the &C.
count. Gcary asked IL $22 was not the
amount actually expended and the other
the amount turned In.
Witness asserted that this theory Was
nat plausible. and that the number might
refer to something else To Geary he said
that when the financial statement was
Submitted TO Paris il was accompanied BY
letter and there was . letter book kept,
Re understood. which Was now in tho
possession Of counsel.
SevreAl witnesses summoned failed to ap-
pear. They were Bristow, Lynde, Stetson
and one Of the firm OF Seligman. The
ceiamittee then got into discussion over
thn failure Of witnesses to appear.
II was finally decided to 60 to New
York on Monday for the examination
Of witnesses there. It was suggested
also that the committee 60 to Indiana and
sysmins ex-Secrctary Thompson. Geary
saatt Thompson was evidently . man who
had transacted most Of the business, who
81 A. A. =
AMI who handled the money, Seligman
being simply banker.
Colne stated to the committee that
Thompson knew scarcely anything about
the accounts. and that he (Coine) attended
70 them, Of course submitting the state
memt TO Thompson when he came into the
ONCE. threa or four times q wear.