Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

NkHlDENNE AT NNi4pN VI AblNl T. ElN-
DINAND DE LESSEPS.
Said to have cost over 100000. The
statue OF Columbus in the fore
ground was presented 10y the Empress
Eugene.
Nicaragua, with the advantage here Of
the work already done, the plant and
the distance shorter 10y over 100 miles.
The plan provides for SIX locks, with an
estimated cost Of 5G2, 2i6.302 francs.
This plan deserves longer mention, which
! may give IL In another letter. Mean.
while. ] have met other competent cEg.
nccrs here who say that with the annual
food of the Chuglps il would be- impOs.
tihc 10 pile up enough earth iu year TO
resist It's force.
NJ. BU'NAN.VARILLA'S PLAN.
The plan of NJ Bunun-Narillu, rs stat
ed 10y himself, is in word, to create
artificial lakes, 10 pump mp the water
from them sixty feet To pass the upper
most Culchra lock you must says
NJ. Bunnu-Narllo, either cut down los
feet deeper into the Culcbra on raise
up water 90 feet. II is choice be-
tween SCylla and Charybds' The cost
OF this choice between IN" two above
named islands win bee 72O,OOOOOO francs,
says NJ. Narilln.
M Soso with perfect respect for the
ability OF VI. Narilll, regards his pump
ing project az climericul, and 80 do
others whose opinion | have sought
have offered these two plans 10 show the
principles at work IN the minds Of en-
ginccrs one 10 carry the water 10 Cute.
bra. the other 10 carry Culebru 60 tie
water The question is, which is the
more stubborn, the Chngrcs or tulcbrn
There is the whole difference ia q nut.
she'll between these two types of en-
giuccrs. "A the matter now stands
the Chugrcs is kicking up her heels M
Culphru aud CulphrN is turning up her
nose at the Chagrcs. II seems almost
( mdiCrOus TO sec the serious way M
which these people are cunyasSing the
completion of the caual nc a time whcu
the affair. poised between patient prd,
ana threats for Vengeance is whitening
under the bitter French smile of MI
TONS deep ridiculc. But NJ Sosa say,
that DR. NuucZ, the Columbian presi
dent will grant another proongutlun oi
year and things will be shaped up
France paid PrussinOncr. May she moi
pay the debt she owes herSetI Or vii
she reel at the shock of finding out thai
! of the l,3l34iS, SlO.1S francs that The
liquidOtor reports as having been spent
on the canal 300, IOl, G4S92 francs, 81
$1S,l1Q"@lS, have been spent In hel
, own Paris during only eight years, ul
II say SlO,OuO,OH year. nearly $1,000,
900 Il month: about $4,000 day.
by the courtesy of NJ. lOsu | hav,
been enabled Co examine the items o.
the report, which Is almost unayaiahl,
un the isthmus. An item here and ther,
. ( will hc all ! shall be- able TO emhOdy
here. Under the heading of Expense
In Paris lind paid To American Com
mittee." 1909, 1852 francs; Expense o
representation allowed 90 NJ. DE Lpsscps,
/ Hlo,Gl32N francs; voyages ana missions
GbS, lS3.OG francs; council of admins
| tntinn | SSO.OOD francs: direction. SO
ff..l. FI q an
p sonUl,' | find general accounts titles ant
| control, 2,hlS,SG0Gl francs; expense o
bureaus. l13S,u2jS9 fraucS: expense
, of general assemblies, S2JUBhg0 francs
D judiciary expenses, 2O632l .G3 francs
p subscriptions aud assistance, 451 ,3B1 T.
? iruncs price of Conces SION paid 10 Ga
10 international civil society, 1O.UNO OU
h francs; expenses Of general assembly
4 A4.Sld3O francs; expenses of voyages
= expenditures, ,til ,UN12O frames: printe
=, matter, lll,Gi2,45 francs; expenses d
. emission of different sucs of bond,
= SSuSA2@O1 frames These expense
{ We're divided up as follows; Expense O
= syndicate. 36,447,l33.aG francs; cNpens
2 of publication, ~, ~ ,a54 10 francs: con
I mission, 2oSAS.iO03 francs; supplemci
+ tnry labor 81 frnurs: suidry "a
g penscs, A0oT,3l5.T1 francs There
s another item OF commission ON hond
a placed, i22l,05S francs; remuneration d
9 tine international syndicate, ll,SOO,OO
e francs.
y The whole amount spent is partly mad
M ot the following itclus Money speu
Ia Panala TS32i3. 43S,22 francs: pul
chase Of Panama railroad. Oh 2GS, 1856
8 az francs; paid Tor lottery privilege. ~
4d},6sOfl francs. The $4,000, OOO pai
! for the Panama Is represented by 81
u uO0,OOO of stock which now pays abor
" ) per cent, The normal rate
p Here are some isthminn items. Il,
y penses Of voyages 10y regular leave, 4
!. l3o,2lglNi frncs. Judiciary expenses
= .u1, SSb3S frames; transportation OF IN
II ployecs over Panama railroad, 4.0aa
~ la0,BS francs guRdry expenses. 308.Ojg
\. ~ francs; treatment of graded eu,plo,ae
~ sLSSf ,00S.tS francs; treatment ol Ion
~ porarN employees, 2t,Si7 ,66Stgi franz.
n maintenance and food vi riding stal
M . together with stable outfits, U5S4 a70n
,p francs; maintenance OF real estate. mas,
M zines, etc., 4,tO4,0Ip25 francs: mailt
M nance oi ways 0l communicative. R
ioO'SiS.2l francs; telegraph aud tel
phone. HiT.6SS ..S francs; purchase
1ruces of CONSUMPTION Posts. 1g5 Z
y francs horses, mules, harness and KY
a. riagts, 4la,If9,iJ fraucs: transDortntic
OF on ltuauia railroad for merchandise sr
p. rmteial luS30,Si1.ll franes; die