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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-13
81 ,6OO,OOO. One man, a reporter on the
Transcript, was burned to death.

81 600, 900. One man, a reporter on the
Transcript, was burned to death.
Gen. Benjamin f. Butler died suddenly
at his residence in Washington at | 30
o'clock Wednesday morning. of heart
disease, aged nearly "A years. His
death was u great surprise, us he had
been IN court only the day before. His
wealth Is estimated at 81, 000, 900.
The Lawson-Swinford vendetta broke
out in Forest chapel at Anderson, Ind,
Sunday during service and as a result
two persons are dead and seven are
wounded. The little church was crowd
ed and the subject of the sermon was
peace on earth, good will to men,
Suddenly the light began. Shot after
shot rang out. The LawsOns finally
succeeded In draw ing their wounded
from the house. The Swinford faction
was held off.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum ap-
peared before the deficiency sub-com-
lnittee of the house appropriations COM
mittee on Monday and explained his
estimates for pension deficiencies. His
first estimate was over ten million dol
lars and the committee was somewhat
surprised when he said afterward that
he now estimated the deficiency at over
$l3,S00, 900. He gave the pension pay
lnent for the first half of the year and
made an argument to show that if the
payment for the second half averaged
as much his first deficiency estimate
would have tn be increased by over
SO, 000, 900.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-13
EOREIGN.

Three firemen were killed and a num-
Der badly hurt by the falling walls of a
burning warehouse at Liverpool, Friday.
Maurice Bernhardt, the actress son,
has challenged the editor of the periodi-
cal, Vie Parisienne, for slandering his
mother.
Over 1900 workmen are out of employ
ment and on the verge of absolute desti-
tuition in Quebec. They nave held sew
eral meetings and petitioned the federal
government.
A calamitous accident occurred Tues
dav at Penzance, Cornwall. While a
number of men were at work in the
wheel owl min at that place water sud-
denly rushed in and drowned 30 men.
Mr.. Gladstone left Biarritz for Lon
don Monday. A crowd of visitors and
residents accompanied him to the sta
ton and cheered him as the train moved
off. MIR. Gladstone looked exceptionally
well.
The shipping industry of England and
the continent is in IA state of depression.
The total number of vessels laid up at
English and Scotch ports is 40, and the
total tonnage is 358 1000; besides these,
there are laid up in continental ports so
steamers. AS "A result of the laying up
of so many vessels, 800, 900 men are idle.
The river Scheldt in Belgium is al
most completely closed by ice, which
renders navigation from Antwerp to the
sea extremely dangerous. A dispatch
from Fiume, Austria, says that a railway
train was stalled in the snow near there
for Is hours. and that the imprisoned
passengers were famished and half froz-
en- when rescued. Many of the German
rivers are frozen over, and a number of
people are reported to haye been killed
by the colo.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-13
We ROENNES.

Miss Eva Scoville, assistant at the post
office, Is visiting friends in Burlington
this week.
Ice-ishing has again returned to lure
the sportive fisherman down the river and
to the lake.
Officer Allen of Rutland brought a l5-
years-old girl, Mary Little, to the Reform
school on Monday.
David Duquetle, wife and two children
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-13

Carl Hurlburt and Miss Bertha Girls
void returned home last week Mr..
Hurlburt is a son of II. II. lIurlburt,
well known here, and is now a travel
ing salesman for "a firm at Bennington
at $1,000 salary and expenses.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-13
WHITING.

1t is hoped that Il series of gospel
meetings may be held soon in the
Baptist church, perhaps next week, to
which all are invited. Further notice
will be given on Sunday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

works and whispers 20 ne that a dredging
boat had sunk, loaded with sand. and had
mai the canal impossible. Blow It up
with dynamite at once ! said The fol-
loving day was my marriHge-doy, too.'
4 short time ago Madame de Ltsseps
fad OF h-r husband: " Ii he had been ton
NelTs Younger he would have carued the
Panama canal through
such man was the one 10 undertake
such an enterprise. Had he not been sue
cessiul 30 cutting the lIgature that bound
together two continents, Was not TINS n
guarantee that he could cut apart Two
otner continents and solve the problem Of
the " fte'um Ani0n" that fascinated all
navlgators from Columbus TO Hudson, and
sent Magellan's keel across the Pacific and
hI John Franklin TO die among tbe ice
beIgs OF the Arctic Ocean. Every French
man believed IN him. The JOurQeQiS,e,
the mechanics. the handicrattsmen,
aud the peasants bad unlimited faith
ga him. The small investor found
the Suez shares paying increasing
dividends eyery wear, aud the bankers
and money-iendors knew DO better stocks.
IL is imposs, bic TO conceive OF man VINO
possessed more fully the confidence OF all
classes. A mere orator, author. soldier,
general. or scientist could not have created
such enthusiasm, for here was man whose
Midas touch could. II he Wilied u, turn
everything 10 gold.
Uneasy with the weight OF honors and
restless with the ease they brought. no
sighed for other worlds 70 conquer, sud
en- bT9ced the project OF the Pan ma ca
nal With an eagerness born OF success.
FiDslly, ia May. 1879. q CONGRESS Of en-
gineers, statisticians. and scientists met at
Paris. a. the request Of Do Lesseps, 10 dis
cuss me whole question Of the feasibility
Vt the canal, concessions having been OBJ
tanned from the Colombian government
by NJ. Bonsperte Wyse in 1875. AT this
congress eight projects of interocesnic
route. forsy-hve miles long. costing S96.-
00o,00o. 2. Tue sea-leyel Panama canal,
iertgssIx plles veg. wstk Avenue tpn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

mp by Socialists. Anarchists. Boulaneists.
Bouapartists, aud men themselves
smirched, who hope TO escape In the dust
of the conflict. Already the promoters or
the Nicaragua. route are besieging Con-
gress for aid-for guarantee OF 10000
000-which promises to become ten times
that amount before the work is done.
Shall Congress, which would not allow
France TO guarantee the completion OF the
Panama canal, now guarantees the Mica
ragua project2
1t is not Necessary for Americans whe re-
member the Credit Mobilier scandal to
raise hands Of holy horror against the
young republic that is going through q
similar struggle. With venal press that
threw glamour over everything, it IS not
so much a wonder that there was corrup-
ton, but that there was not more OF 10.
The ousting of NJ. Rouvier from the
Cabinet shows that the present govern
ment does not mean to be tempered with,
and that is q hopeful sign. The scandal
will drag itself along for many weary
months, and punishment will be visited
on a large number of persons, but the re-
public will come out of the ordeal brayely.
The Clemenceau-D eroulede duel adds a
comic touch TO the more solemn proceed
ings OF the commission and the Chamber
OF Deputies. Bad Workmanship has al
ways characterized French duels, and
Mark TwAin's description Is not one whit
more funny than the Clemenceau farce.
1t all reads like page OF burlesque.
W,rr APLlvD.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08
IeAp-Year.
DEDICATED TO ALL WHOM TIE CAP RITs-
[For the Dispatch.l


(For the Dispstch.l
Good-by, good-by to Leap-Y ear,
For Lesp-Year now IS gone,
And WOO TO every maiden
VINO has not a husband won.
The boys are getting shyer,
20 the girls must grow more bold,
For crowsfeet plainly warn Us
That we're really growing old.
Leap Year, brightest, fairest,
Oh ! Leap-iear, dear,
You won't DO in our midst again
For many weary year.
Gay germans we have "gotten up"
Their truant hearts to catch;
But Jeg have been Successful
In getting up match.
And as for our proposal-cards-
They have not caught one felloEi
Fer GisaEs We have had returned
Our little "bOw OF yellow"
Leap Year-brlghtest, falrsst,
on Leap Year, dear,
And what will we poor maidens do
Until again you're here?
Our hearts are palpitnting,
We're awtully afraid
Tint Father Time will stick on Us
That dreaded tag, "Old maid"
We hoped AL through the summer,
Aud then our sad hearts sank
10 ma that IN the luttefy
We all had drawn blank
Leap Year, brightest, fairest,
on Leap-Y ear, dear,
Well Eerer have another chance
10 try our luck, we fear.
And now the solemn bells have tolled
The old years funeral znen.
And with Il we have buried hope;
Chicago fare thee well
We hoped 10 reach thy great Worlds Fair,
For that We did propose,
But how are We to get there nows
Dead slleRee-- no one knows
Leap-Y Year, brightest, isirest,
on, Leap ear dear,
Xhene'er We think OF what we've missed,
There falls the mourner's tear.
We've tried our best and We have failed,
Our last faint hope is gone.
In sne,s Gle veil msrch through life
All lonefy and forlorR.
Oh! Is thero 10 Utopis
In anr land or cline,
Vhero poor, despondent msidens
Mar have leap-Yehr all the timer
Leap-Y ear, brightest, fairesf
OH Leap-Year dear
Do some again before we're old.
Our breaking hearts 20 eilecf.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

pm empire in the East. Had not the First
Napoleon fought the battle of the Pyra-
mlds, ard should not the nephew follow
III the footsteps of the lllustrlous En-
uarur2 DO IOa,ep3 had been friend OF
Do Noruv and had tho ear of LOUIS hapo-
leon. mud when be proposed 10 exploit the
Sue2 Canal there was at his disposal tho
whole force OF the second empire.
e6Ercn or DE LEssEPs.
Born Mt Versailles in 1905, Ferdinand
Marie. Niscount do Lcsscps, at the age of
- entered the French diplomatic service
As an 0ndete at Lisbon, and subsequently
held diplomatic appointments 40 BARGE.
Iona. Tuuls. and Alexandria. During his
eight years residence IN Egypt he studied
and revOlycd at all points the project Of
tho Suel Canal, az idea thnt had first come
e. hun while m quarantine at Port SAID IN
ISL Now that the world saw the fulfill
mcnt Of his hopes France realized, after
tho German occupation. that the only
ycmuuoratIye stock she held WAS
shares ia TINS great enterprise. Orna-
Unut.i with the Cross OF the Lee
zion GHOuurur, he was created q Knight
Commander of the Star of India bv Queen
Victoria aud elected 20 any number of
honorary distinctions from societies all
over tine world. including the freedom OF
the city ot London. France matched " lie
GRAND Eraucals against the Grand Old
Mu of England aud decided that their
own was a more picturesque figure than
tuc Grand t5lker of Hawarden, and Glad
Stone suffered boy the comparison. Then
tupro were certain picturesque qualities IN
the man of destiny, who bad cut apart the
continents and added glory to France
when she sorely needed it. He was a man
that dId not stop at tribes or difficulties
he went through them or nut them aside.
Inn Ira -.
dent:
"Ooy YOU know the story Of what occurred
on tie very evening before the inaugura-
uou If the Sucl Canal IL was grand ball
Rt the consulate of France About mid
mrht. while WAS IN the midst Of q waltz,
Jobs messenger Of fellow, with face
Is long o. your arm, comes to me- from the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

OK Aspinwall wrecked huge dredges,
broke up slips, and destroyed houses. The
coat of work steadily increased and grew TO
be enormous. All the enemies OF the
canal who sought blackmail or fought
against IL from principle were &C
tive, including some prominent Anne
ricans. by December. 1888. the sum en-
ceeded 5000, 200, 900 or ] 600, 900 600 francs.
Still De Iesseps was hopeful. He asked
the government TO sanction lottery. and
the company undertook TO get the law
passed, and IN this connection the brides
were given 10 carry il through the Cham
Der of Deputies, which are making such a
stir to-day. The United States Govern
ment, by an Interpretation OF the Monroe
doctrine, entirely unwarranted, refused 70
allow the backing Of the enterprise by the
French government, and hope there enoed;
There was too many Americans interested
in the rival project OF Nicaragua. Ihere 10
no doubt that the French government
could have carried the canal TO a success
full completion badit been allowed.
CORRUPTION AND ANARCHY.
Work cea ed in 1889. and the commission
sent out by the French government, with
M. Rousseau at its head, reported i'm
mense corruption and anarchy at the 18th
mus. They reported that 1t would cost
S342. OOO. 900 to complete it. An appeal by
De Lesseps still brought more money, but
the lottery scheme was failure. The
canal was thrown into the hands OF re-
celver. NJ. Monchicourt, and a legal inyes-
tigation began at the request OF the stock
holders. A commission Of inquest WAS APP
pointed, and all France resolved itself
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

NJ AAbtls
sion. Albert Greyy, brother OF the old pres
ident, admitted taking O check for 1900
francs from the canal. NJ. Fauoonnerie had
received a check for q, 1000 francs from III.
Thierree, and NJ. Burfer one for 2O,OOJ
francs. believed 70 have been for Nj. Proust.
lit was proved that Baron Reinach had been
given q check for $500, 900 francs upon the
Bank OF France, and IN Its place they gave
him twenty-seven checks representing that
sum. NJ. Cantagrel. u member or the COM
mission, testified that an agent OF the COM
pany at one time had offered him first lOO,--
000, and at last 100000 francs, II he would
consent 10 vote for the lottery project /;
and III. Martin said Nj. de Lesseps had
offered him 500, coo 10 buy the resisting de-
puties.
II is alleged that the gang of conspira-
tors who were controlling things az the
Isthmus were largely 10 blame. Every
thing was done that was possible TO keep
from the ears OF DE Lesseps the true state
of affairs. and meanwhile the cry tor more
money went tack 10 France by every mail.
Nearly every person sent out as Gu engl-
neer or to report was either brioed or
threatened. One engineer was given TO
understand that II might cost him his life
If he talked too much, ana threats were
made to seize the canal.
PAID ron ApvERTIsINd.
Sixty million collars paid for adver-
Using, etc. That is a story fit Tor Henry
n keenap's Money! Makers but that
was the cool statement of III. Rossignol.
accountant, when that Gallo nightingale
was called on TO sing song OF sixpence
and open the grand pie of scandal set be-
fore KING Public. He said there was q
complete system Of newspaper subsidies
which was long under his own personal
observation. Most of the Paris editors were
the recipients Of his bounty. and money
made tho mare 90 y IN almost every news
paner Office. He knew positively OF certain
,onrnals which were subsidized whenever
The public became lukewarm, or when IT
was required TO Hoat new loans. For in
stance. every time q new loan was 70 DO
placed the Peta Journal, the organ OF the
french cab-drivers. received LOG, 900 francs,
or 100000 francs per year; the Figaro,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08
FRANCES SCANDAL.
ViScOuni Ferdinand Dc LessepS and
The PaDama-Canal Scandal.
MONROE DOCTRINE INTERPRETED,
bribery, Corruption, and Coilapse-hh-
posure Followed by National f"n'c-
Investigation, Suicides, Arrests
tcorrc.ponasnce Of the Richmond DIspatcA.l

tcorrospondence OF tho Richmond Dispstoh.l
NV YonK. January 1T IS impossible
20 understand tho Panama canal scandal
which to-day threatens to disrupt france,
Sit indeed. dfvoPresident Carnot
fro,, 4,orer. without understanding some
,t,be facts connected with the history of
,bo sucz Canal. That great work. which
a.. aav earns oyer ga, 600 900 per year, one
b,lf ~ which il clear profit, is one of the
L,st-paviug schemes IN the world, solid
commercial fact on which much OF Eng
lands prospprlty is based and which fur
ft-be- iho SILVER lining for thousands OF
frances "woollen stockings" When
Icrd.naud de Les9cps. on board q
vessel IN the Mediterranean OF the
mouth # the Damietta branch OF
the Nile in lsi. conceived and
worked out the idea of reviving tho
project of the ptolemies in n more practical
i.c md enlarged form. IL was one OF those
worll-chauglug ideas whose far-reachlng
effects need the ken oi prophet. 1he
Crmean war had drawn all eyes TO tho
last. Tho balance Of power" that
dream of European diplomacy, wnlch Tor
more than 100 years had controlled ma,
toual policies. had drawn france ana
England into the support OF the un-
spcakable Turk aud war with tho Gar.
At los close the balance OF power was OBJ
served. but both these nations bad fallen
IN love with the sunshine aud the unim-
proved opportunities Of the last. news
paper prophet haj phrased It thus:
"Aud when the Czar on Turkey dimes,
We'll trpptd lu Greece ana gravy,
Oh EuglinI Pharaol's land designs
station for hfr navy
England did cast longing eyes on the
valley of tho Nile and Louis Napoleon,
who gained more ,cat IN the Crimea than
did England. waited only the touch Of IN
forest t1 he attracted to the possibility of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

So, 600. 900. 8. The Nicaragua lock
canal, 1872 miles, TO cost S72, 600. 600 G. The
Tohuantepec route, ia miles. costing S94,-
900, 900. Z. The Atrato river and Nipipi-
canal route. $50 miles, to cost &98, 00O, 900.
8. The San Bias route, thirty-one miles, ten
miles of tunnel. 20 cost S95. 900, 900. Finally
the congress definitely fixed on the Panama
route ola the Chagres and Rio Grande
rivers. a distance OF ifty-four miles. on an
alleged basis Of cost of Sl20.O00,0 900. The
lnsdequacy of this congress 70 decide such
an important question ~ now fully appa-
rent. The pressure in France III favor of
the canal vas very great, and doubtless
the action of the congress was greatly de-
termined by that. The canal company
was organized and the Colombo conces-
sion was bought by the company from NJ.
Bonaparte Wyse. Preliminaries of per-
picking nature, a hitch with thu Colon
bian authorities. and careful surveys con-
sumed two years, and the subscription
books were not opened until 1881.
Everything had been prepared to
heighten tho boom. NJ. de Lesseps was the
most familiar figure in France: children
pointed him out on the street, and local
skits at the theatres in which he figured
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08
MONEY POURING IN.

Grand Francois would become lie Plus
Grand Francois"
MONEY POURING IN.
The people believed IN it. Panama was
the fashion When the books were opened
the "woollen stockings few open, and
down went the names Of their owners, and
out poured the gold and silver from the
chests and cupboards. Soon there were
100 900 names on the subscrption-books
and finally they rose TO half million.
Not village in the French republic but
had its subscribers; and the people that
put their hands in their pockets aud paid
the 3. 600 0gO. 600 francs eXacted by the Ger
mans as war indemnity, subscribed the
600, O0O. coo needed for Panama.
Contracts were made to dig the canal,
then more delays. and there was some
thing strange in the action of the COM
many. Huge dredges were butt IN the
United states and France and towed down
there when they did not upset TO spoh
the brightness of their machinery IN the
damp climate. All along the route VII
lapes were built, and by 1888 there were
II 900 men at work on the canal. inc eX-
cavation involved the removal OF 355l,-
COO COO cubic feet OF earth and January 81,
1894, the actual quantity removed was
IFS AS 5g5 cubic feet, or one thirteth
OF the whole, and De LessepS an
nounced thai the canal would DE
completed IN 1888. Blacks were imported
from Jamaica, San Domingo, and south
America 20 do the work. They WORKED
hard. but they died fast, and their skele-
tons adorn the woods and hollows where
the Chsgres fever lett them. The money
flowed in and WAS used as rapidly. Gen.
eral Grant was offered the presidency OF
the canal company at eco francs year.
Wet weather sent the Chagres river IRON a
0ulet Sundav-school stream into y roaring
demon. eating % embankments, burying
dredges, cutting out bridges, floating VII
lagos ana fats, aud showing how power
less man is in tropical wet season, Inc
company bought the Panama railroad OF
lot Of New York shrewd practitioners tos
three tunes its value. The fever increased
and hospital with loo beds at Col0h III
blk years killed twenty-four out OF tniTty.
SIX Red-Cross nurses. and thirty-elght OUT
I Of eighty American and European doctors.
There was bad management all along the
+ liue. De Lesseps did not actually know
what was going on. He only knew the re,
! potts, and that there was q constant can
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

EAsryILLE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va, /
December g. 1892.

December -, 1917. }
TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
In your issue of Tuesday you quote Rev.
DR.. Kerr az saying: How We wish we
knew what hymn was sung after the last
supper -.
Ii would be quite easy for ono familiar
with the Book of Common PRAYER in use
today to conclude that in the Christmas
services IN the Episcopal Church, 1881,
we're read Psalms 10, As. 50, and 80, ITO, l32,
OF that in the Easter services OF 1890 was
sung the anthem beginning, Christ our
Passover is sacrificed for u.s.
In the same way those familiar with
Jewish customs have concluded that the
HYMN to which DIR. Kerr alludes was the
Halliluiah usually sung at the Passover
viz: Psalms 1918 inclusive.
DIR. Gukir, in his Life and Words OF
Christi Chapter 60, Volume -, alludes to
this custom and seems certain that our
Lord and His apostles sang this hymn "
before they went out TO the Mount OF
Olives.
The real victim sang :" Bind the sacrifice
with cords even unto the horns or the
altar"
This is the Lords doing and 1t is mar
vellous in our eyesl
Respectfully, NJ Z. THORN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08
Easy When You Know How.

Fresh Young Man TO pretty type
writer: Is this Mr. Jones's Officer
Pretty Typewriter Qaconically): Next
door.
Fresh Young Man anxious TO continue
Conversation: How do get in
Pretty Typewriter: Turn the knob and
open the door.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08
STRIKING EEsHaDLANCE.

Twas youngster then and lived right
across the river from Mr.. Gait. l was sent
by my father to take q message to MIR.
Gait. and when I rode up into the spacious
grounds OF MIR. Cats home | saw two very
gray-haired gentlemen standing on the
lawn. and though had known Mr.. Gait
for years l could not tell which one of
these two superior specimens of humanity
was be. so closely did the two resemble
each other in the distance. On coming
closer /. of course, recognized Mr.. Calf.
and was introduced to General Lee. was
somewhat overwhelmed by the unexpected
honor, and soon left to join the younger
folks.