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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18
A RETIRED BUSINESS WOMAN
A Page From Her I-iistorv

The Important experiences Of o,hor,
Interesting. The following j., no I ,'., ere
Il had been troubled with hnait H. option:
years, much of that time very srrion.lr .
i've years was treated by one physini.s,, Qf
tinuousiy. Twas in business, Iuf nbIi. dGon'
retire ON account of my health. 'Vu 70
stefan told my friends that onid MOI KY
month. My feet and limbs wore bodlv NV II" =
len, and was indeed in serious cn,rdi, VI
when 4 gentlcman directed my aite,,,ii,''' 'oa
i)r. Miles New Heart Cure and said tLa,' ~
sister, who had been afflicted Win hem, i' ''f
ease, had been cured by the remedy. mn =
again II strong, healthy woman. Inurci',.
bottle of the Heart Cure, aud in less ,bs M
IN hour after taking the FIRST dose c 'i'el
iccl decided Improvement III thcc lrcuIstieqts
of my blood When had taken three do.cs ! !
Gould move my ankles, something had No.
done for months.and my limbs had been ev5 ,,j'
Icn so long that they seemed almost nutriseg
Before | had taken one bottle Of The NJ
Heart Cure the swelling had ali gone do ,,S"
and was so much better that did NV ors
work On my recommendation six Others ,ra
taking this valuable remedy" Mrs. Mor,an
500 W. Harrison St., Chicago, III
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure adiscoyeryo an
eminent specialist in heart disease. is soid Il"
all druggists ON n positive guarantee or son,
by tha DR.. Miles Medical Co, Ellhart, Ind N,
receipt of price, II per bottle six bottles n.
s., express prepaid. 1t is positively free from
ell opiates OF dangerous drugs.
u
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18
Notice TO Creditors

All persons holding claims against
the estate of George Sterling, de.
ceased, will present same for pay.
ment at the law office CT r. H.
Harrison, Provident building, Waco,
Texas. l.. S. Ross, Executor,
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18

have a lot in the Montgomery s -,
dition cheap for cash or will tFa00 W.
stock or other property ,,v
P. G.. KIRKpATRlcA'
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18

The L. G. G London Gaiety
Girls, at Garland's opera house to.
morrow night.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18

DIR TICHENOR'S ANTISEPTIC
Stops pains, heals wounds, burns,
scalds and collie ASK your drug gis.
for free sample.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18

See the Egay London Gaiety Girls
at the opera house tomorrow night.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18

Read about Biackshear & Go. and
hurrah for Waco.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18

Bald heads to the front, the
London Gaiety Girls at the opera
house tomorrow night.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-18

My love Is pretty as the rose,
AS Jackson's photograph. dis close
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

hut that he believes il was practicable
and would yet be adopted This plais OF
NJ Sos0. ! am told, Is identical with the
one offered by Colonel A. L. Riyes. pres
idont of the Punama railroad. though
will not stale this rs a fact. as IL would
be au injustice 10 Colonel Riyes. who is
now in the state, and who would no
doubt. desire 10 do his own talking about
his own plan. At any rate. the plan OF
Colonel Riycq las been spoken of Us the
most available one.
VI. SOsn proposes simply to dam up the
River Chagres az BOhio-SuldndO. VI.
SOsa $ dom H. TO be q dam with u big ID,
for. rs he said to me. il is only question
of time aud labor aud of not great eX-
pense to pile earth up until IL assumes
the mosivcuess of q mountain, in which
case there will bp no more danger of its
breaking than the eternal hills will break.
VI. SOsu proposes TO have escape chan
npls for the Chugres during the construc.
ton Of the dam Then" said w. Sosn,
with something OF triumphant hope in
his voice, what has been our greatest
enemy viii br our greatest friend We
will have q central lake nc the summit
level backed up against Culebra, which
will have to Dee cut down some 10 allow
the lake to pass through at the lock near
Culcbra.' This solution NJ. Sosn con.
siders speedy one. The building of the
dam aud the cutting of Culebrn being
done. all will have been done. NJ. Sosa
saws that the pruhlcms-twO In number
were identical with those presented at
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

/ n the stream OF GorgoEu, one Oh tho y
the state, and vcrtubly the ruler OF the
pp1plr The little 5000 packages were
given 10 lesser taYoritcs, There was II"
noyd of bidding ugnist the taV9r'vH'
They got the award -uohody WoWu nv
wiser without knowledge of the rate oil
their competitors offer. Explaining now
he handled his 5000 philopcna this gen
tlcmau said that lie used to get the oler
of Al broker for cOmpnnys dratt oi
$500 at so much, and have the transact
ION completed without having had III
the beginning y with which to pnN me
compnnv. The broker simply paid him
the difference After while the pace
hccame So rapid that nothing was crlL'
ciscd, aud whcu the draft was sold the
broker would then aud there pay the
the difference. After a while the pace
rest 10 the company for the drait, wmch
would bee sent straight TO him without
having ever been seen by merry middle
man
HOW THE MONEY WENT
Asked about the evident waste Of
money ON machinery. NJ Sosa said 10 me
during our conversation yesterday ihal
every director gvurh had his own mo-
lions of what kind oi machinery ho want
eel, w. Soel her called my attention
To the drcdgcs with tAc endless chain OF
buckets They wyr new thing, never
had been uird and proved a failure.
HUT the director general did not ihink
of getting few nc first with which 10
experiment. They were ordered by the
thousands of dolnrs'Worth which was
huryng money IN the morassos where
the dismuntcd wrecks now lie,
To every such purchase there was add
ell - per cent, allowed As commissions
40 the officials Thus IL was that vessel
load after vessel load of magniucont ma-
uhmcIy was purchased but newer used,
TO save dcmurrage II was often dumped
from the ship into the water and the
vessel sent buck To France and Belgium
for more machinery, All Colon Is huilt
on made ground and some of this ma
| chmery now lies buried under the house
| built ON the point for Count DE Lesseps,
! | have 1t from an authoritative source
| that there was 1O,OOO,OOO worth of ma
chmely that was never used, anu that as
much as two ships fun and many achoon
| ers rull were shipped back 10 Belgium
| and sold for old iron
LITTLE MAGNIFlCENCE LEFT.
am frank TO SAY. however, hat there
/ ~ little surmcc show 0n HE isthWn'
of ihr cyclone of carnival and conQpn0
thai swept over n. For example, the =,
| called palace OF be Lpsseps is n com
mon affair X could be put mp IN h'
states, ! should say Cor $1,000. easily
| Yet | am told h cost over SluOuOo
| Then The company's ohcc ih hy no mean'
Impressive The pamlna hospitals, on
on the side o( Mount Aneon, jus, oyerlool
ing the ciN arc long Frame hUildmgs
with cost much Ike 1hose In The colual0i
! Nhimhouao hospital OF war times 70
Arglnia, Tho terraces cUt ,honl th'
hil aye Hung an any ono who fails &
see the money Ia he monument Al
unintogmcd stranger would say Nt frs
glance THAI tue ulanngcmeuf had Wuche,
themselves and that poor DE Lessee
was housed IA far TOO lawh maiUte
for one 50 lo,dlN But when ! say ,A
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

was bullt nc the expense Of many thon-
sand dollars In order that be might drive
10 town in the style beduing him. The
poor man was unfortunate enough To
lOse hls wife, when be- had his carriage
horses killed In order that they might
die with the honor OF drawing Ia granite
madame fresh upon them. | heard no
woui of insinuudon upon This man.
honor, but these triAes are mentioned
simply as suggestions of The high no.
toncd amplitude of his administration.
A. Sosa estimated that about 'oue-third
of the whole lunUunt spent hnd been IL
Ultimately put into he canal, about one
third squandcred and oue-third stolen.
THE FINGER OF DECAY rs EV-
isRN WHERE,
Another gentleman, residentof Panama
said lu me
"Aiany of the small cottacc residences
are falling 10 pieces. There era maya
zines and work shops which viii fan 60
,lecny Vi moi quickly looked aiiW. T'pvc
is 4 large hospital on ihv beach ar tllon
and two very large palaces w,dth were
built Ut imnenso eSpeAse, and which
were never more than partially occupied.
Ia Panama over Sa.ND,OOo We're speui
Ia erecting she hospitals he Costumes
Of which Was enhanced by the eNpendi-
ture incurred In clearing and cutting lhe
hilaldes Ia such manner ~ 10 enable
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29


People crowd the boulcvards. say the
dispatches from Paris The great boule'
ward of this country b. the struggling,
s,uguaut ditch from Colon. along which
Shiny serputs, rich tinted with HiclWning
yellow. sneak their ways through dluk
aud deadly Jungle enormously Missing
ut the peasant cry of France that The
Shiny sorpruts. rich tinted with sickcning
boz changed To- AN avpuuC of progress
Tho pride aud pocket of a great nation
have been touched. and its people are
calling Tor The pillcrers and It's states
men for a solution 10 the puzzle now
presented.
Meanwhile the surplus Of those that
sweat ON the little farms have vanished.
great names are challenged, and thn
world /, justly ngkiug Tor fair statements
OF tur whole matter
HOW m ALL BEGAN.
II the Sura canal. ciphty-sevcn miles in
length. cost SbG,Ouu. uJO. was it not easy
for the people TO believe that Panama
lHthmus, tpuyHcycu Wilps in width
might bc cut Tor Sl25,u 100000;
They did believe; gave oyer their little
moneys. and thus it was that ip Dccrm'
Der, 1870. Count Ferdinand do lcaspps
and suite stepped ashore at Colon from
lands ol triumph.
Picturesque Panama spread her gaiy
culorrd wings, made all the music she
could and golden days were flush with
bands and hanqucts and banners.
The guests ui honor from la Belle,
France, accomplished In two hours whu.
had cost Bullion weeks of marching,
aud the march was q dead march tu
many of his followers. They had crossed
ON a good roudbcd from Colon To- punu.
ma, from the Atlantic Ia the Pacific. A.
the train was speeding, the question Went
up from all the company; shall three
continents h. cheated out of greatness,
yet uudreamed of 10y strip OF fifty
mo" which the whole world heard
In sight of the car windows the Chngre'
curved aud llowcd calmly on Al thai
moment II was unsteady murmering
aud so quietly, too ts suppressed bu
mighter Yes" Only Culchra, the might,
mass Of rock Tint since has hnlked Oh.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

engineers, heard, and he nodded his great
amen.
The mnny surveys Of the past were
gathered nj for reference, the line was
put la clmrge OF division engineers
DE Lesseps and friends hniAhed tlfeir
lunch. took train across for the hnal
exploration" the ~ O'Clock whistle WAS
blown and labor lifted pickaxes by the
thousands.
Then comes that eight years orgy be-
side which Bclahnz2ar's feast was a
pale c0Ored pink tea"
GENERAL GRANTS PROPHETIC
WORDS.
la the meantime many men spoke
doubtfully OF the project, but their words
were lost la the delirious din. General
Grant was among these mem He was
an engineer, and more thun This he had
studied the situation years before from
an actual examination of the ground.
lie saw things stripped OF charming
contour aud misleading LEAKAGE, as they
were cOncfetoly, IN skeleton, IN lact
These words OF 1881 ARE recalled nuW
beeunae Of their marvellous coincidence
with TIE fact Of 1898 "C0nsdpnng tho
engineering difficulties, sld Goneral
GrauAt. Intending the diversion Of the
ChRgles river aad the necca'arS con
str,ction OF an artificial lake to hold itf
foods tOeefher with the tnnncling on
open cuts, the cost Of the canal cannot
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29
AN EQUINE PALACE.
A Livery and Boarding Stable That Is Credit
10 Fort Worth.

He couldn't stay out of the business.
and Mr. Tom Nitteu Is once more right
in the middle of livery aud breeding
stable enterprise lhnL will do both him
and Fort Worth credit. He has secured
the building built by the Huffman Inn
Wement company, on the corner of Rusk
and Seventh streets, and has fitted il
up INTO one of the best arranged and most
complete livery establishments 10 bee
found in the southwest. Ii is NOT only
well arranged US 70 detail, but is the most
COmmOdiOus stable In the state being
lOONlb feet, aud every thing about il
rs as neat as q pin, with a ventilation
that could not be improved ON. He will
be open fog business about Feb. /.
Besides this the stock of buggics, carri-
ages phueions, surries, lundaus, etc, Is as
complete as II could b" aud everything
~ bran spanking new. and no matter
what kind OF RIG, double, single or in
tandem a person wants Tom Witten can
furnish H.
His horse stock embraces some of rho
best ana fastest rOadsters To be- found
IN the state, II o stylish. pull-on-the.bit
bul sale speeder is desired. YOU can find
II IN Nltten's stud; IL YOU want a bang
w palr OF double workers he has them. on.
you want tiptop animal perfectly
snle Tor ladies TO drive Witten's is mo
place 10 Ind IL. He also has a numbnr
OF easy-going and stylish saddle auimols
for the accommodation of those who like
equestrlaRism In fact he has anyfhinc
usla'y kept in we'll regulated livery
stable, aud hopes his old friends viii
not forget IT, wa
lie also has stalls for limited number
of horses 10 board, aud promises tbst IN
such entrusted TO him viii receive The
best attention
Tom Nitten is too we'll known as n
stable man to need any praise from mo
Gazette lie IL man of his word
straight as a triylt, aud treats eyeryboGy
on the dead square. He Is an Old timer
~ Tue business, knows an about il. and
n 'esel,, nhetal share OF the public's
MS place, corner OF Rusk and Sevnnsl,
streets. NV SN''H'N
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

ations on the line Of the Panama Canal
given ont there was enough conscious
ness left after the cNrouSnl To- see that
the sea level project must he abandoned.
The cry of locks and dams was raised.
Engineers broke out In u kind of SMALL
puX eruption each with Il plum. Somc
had ten dams, some eight, some six ana
so ON, ! shnll not In this letter attempt
any technical reference to these projects.
but " they could all be put under two
large classes ! should say that The classes
would De represented by the plans
respectively OF VI. Bunon-Nnrilla aud
Mr.. Pedro i Sosu before referred TO.
THE NEW CONCESSION.
Before ycuturng these plans, | will
stop long enough 10 shy Tint this deter
minUtiuu IN abandon che original project
Oi a sea level canal aud 10 fly 10 others
they know not of. was what hrst at
tracted the attention of the hard, work
Ing busy world To this nest ol yipers that
had hitherto been ruilcd in carnulity
down hore Tho good folks at home
meantime believing that IL would soon
be plain sailing from ocean In ocean,
France asked Tor u, statement sent
engineers Ia see if remedies could Doe sug-
gestod and dispatched To the head of the
Colombian government flor the original
commission was nearing am eudl, Lieu
tenant Napoleon BOnap0rte Wise, who
finally, after much lnhor secured I'm
December 1891 pronug0tiou of the
concession. This prolongation was for
ton yours. the new company % he de-
hnitcy ORGANIZED by the 2Sth of Feb
rUury, lSDS, aud to pay Ia the Colombian
government SlO,UOmO IN gold az stip-
ulatcd period, doductiug, however
2,IWlpm francs due from the
Colombian government 90 the old COM
pOuy, | shall omit other less important
provisions of the agreement, but it was
understood that the contract would be
awarded il the new company was not
organized or did not commence cXc0Vat-
ING the canal 10y Feb %, lSH3 In ease
| of The Nnnulment OF the contract, u was
! provided that the Republic Of Colombia
/ would become defacto sole owner OF the
whole canal plant and of the work done
/ without recognizing any indemnity
| whatever Ia the canal company.
ONLY A MONTH REMAINS,
/ Since then many flake" combinations
| have come forward with the new com
\ pany," without the guarantee. however.
| that was necessary 10 win the approval
OF the iouidatnr The time is close; no
company hns been formed, the report OF
I The lquidator is before the people; the
I plans of the engineering commiss'on
/ hoyc been presented; the presenl director
general A. Mango, has gonv % Bogota,
the capiAl. In order TO put ot The evil
.lSth day OF l'ehraary from tho crater
Of The heart of France Is luyaing th,
yolWpic voice Of the peasant 40 longer
pNiicpt the leaders of the republic are
I giving utrrance 20 th0t NoNf, iNn 80
/ auid the graveyard peao' ~ PanamI
aad ihc chaotic clamor la Paris, th,
canal question has bpeu sci yis'a-vis viii
thu word In an the circumstance OF al
| International scandal
NJ. SOsA'S PLAN.
10 return NOW 30 the plans Of Mn
iMnan-Narina and So>a, N Sosa piQd
rsllY and franklv lold me- that bs did $50
slain ~ be the arbitrator 81 this Dian
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

be less than S4OOOO0OO0 and wonld
probably BE- much moro
Compare This prophetic estimate with
the figures. The cost OF tbs canal WI
10 the Sih of March lNp. when the
doors were closed ia given hy VI AClillo
as t31341S.N4O.l IS Francs, on ezth.bSf.-
1GS There have bcen. many. projwtss
for finishing the cnnnl with estimates ~
cost 4 late project. adyocnind with an.
thorifv. warmth aud force by The rmineut
engineer. NJ Bunan-Narilla. 80 hos recent
work IN the Insr Present aud Future
Of Panama puts tho cost Of completion
at 19OWO.O0O francs. or Si446W!DU.
Accept these. for The uomcnt, as true,
aud add ~ them tho figure ot the liqui-
dntor. and thrre practiCally results the
fg1res of General Grant made over ten
years ngo.
ID seems however thdt Grant was CON
hdent of Hn isthmnu cannl Tie was
only protesting against false figures.
"F0r said he. III 10 is nOt accomplished
by America. it will undoubtedly be- ac-
complishcd boy some Of our rivals IN
power and influence.
Engineer Read. the famous putro Of
Tehunntcpec. gave his opinion nt the
sbmc time Referring TO the meeting Of
eminent engineers iu Paris. be- said that
the cost of the canal WIS rstimuted at
/ ,2MONN. 600 francs. but Chat eubsc-
quently. hy careful cstimHte, this amount
was reduced to $iGSWO.OOO without IN.
Guiding interest during construction In
"a locality continued Mr. l3ads. where
the rainfall Is inccssant and enormous
IL Is not probable that such "a work can
be- completed In less than twcniy years,
but If wp assume that IL can be- done boz
ten. the interest ut . per cent during
this time would add SSi00OUO to this
estimate making % grand total Of S252-
OOO.OOO
HONESTY, NOT MONEY WAS
LACKING
But Panama has puzzled them. Guile
bra sits like @ sphinS with its riddle.
Yet 70 is claimed with much plHusbility
by fairminded, honest and technically
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

broken bottles that cover the face of the
earth. sweep the beaches and line the
banks OF the canal ut LuBOca aud other
places. These bottles, unlike the crazy
buildings referred to, are easily seen TO
represent something That they were Of
noble brands there Is no doubt. AT La
Bocn there are enough champagne bot
ties to hll ship. and on the beach ut
Panama cure must he taken not TO put
the lcoi on upturncd edges. rs the pcb-
bles are not thick.
The wine represented boy these broken
bottles. ! caudidly believe. would keep
New York ON one continuous blooming
bat for the period of q whole year
but II Is little wonder, after all that
d, bpuch followed the dcathly depression
Of this climutc.wherc idlpnCss even now Is
almost the only thing that is compatible
with tOlcrallr strength Whit wrench
II was TO lc suutched from the Avenue
de IOpcrn ~ the Plaza Cathedral,
What spasmulic. desperate attempt
this was 10 kil cuuui and enervutiou by
bringing In ut amy cost fash and fam
dungo, high mcttlcd stecds priuccsses
whose hlushc. had the new life of morn
ing aud whu.p Kisses went only with
sparkling wines, They tried 10 bring
pNi4 with them. puris came as FAR ~
1t could and then another Sulom was
set like a diamond 100 the midst of Che
seas Conception lowered over every
thing. Tho actual bodies of the de-
hauthcc3 arumrled with decay under the
torch of tho ,r".i foul and criminal of
diseases. whose mark even now Is
stamped upon q very large proportion of
| thos, who remain.
such IL ulid and imperfect sketch
/ of whnt is left of that which millions
| accomplished The men mct the mil
| lions. Instead of energy they brought
/ tlir breath of spusuous sleep aud they
| fen haclt In luscious dreams.
WHEN THE MILLIONS CEASED TC
COME.
But they were awakened in the year
of our ord lSSS They missed some
thing. The money was y ne More wu'
asked for. what had bcUOmo Of IA,
| S2UOOOO. 900; Before it had cntir W
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

canal all along the line have nearly fallen
To pieces The warehouse, drcdges
steam chalougs, clappcts and locomotives
Drc kept in order at q cost OF about $50
OOO per month Thus the money IN the
hands Of the lquidator is nearly exhaust
cd. and should work not promptly be
recommended. all the remaining machin-
cry. works. rolling stock, etc, VIII 30
10 utter ruin The only real work which
has been completed on the cauul Is from
Fox river to Gatuu. distance Of eight
miles That at la Boca lthc mouth of
the cnnnl on the Pacific sidc.l tulphra.
ObispO Paradise and Buhiu SoldudO, h
utterly ont of proportion to the millions
Of dollars spent upon H. Some ships
could navigate there. but even that
stretch Of the proposed canal Is hllng up
rapidly. and 1t will soon again require
the expenditure Of an enormous sum Of
money in order to render the .cunnl fit
for navigation.
This gentleman thinks that the debris
will hc sold ont and that the United
States may become the buyer.
| have noted the above remarks so US
TO give not my Impressions, which ]
will give later. but the impressions of
those who felt the toss of the swell at
the Hood ude
FINANCnBlNG EXTRAORDINARY.
I'm the matter of exchange. which was
of course. necessarily constantly offered
by the company gentleman now living
here. who Was I'm some way connected
with the canal. tells me that the church
had the great pull" lie mentioned one
of the Catholic diguituEcs OF "thusc
days" who phcbcd the plums when large
sums we're I'm the market My informant
uyg hc himself has often been q BEN
chcary of these drafts Ia the same way,
m fact there seems to have been 10th
INK radically wrong. but ID was simply
one of the ccccntricitics of chat time.
The draft was drawn say, for SlO,'
! 900. Bids were submitted TO the company
ut from 40 go - per cent below the
market ntc. aud the draft wus IN the
cn,r of ful amounts. generally awarded
10 the pHrtly potcutato who. In hi.
country scens practically Independent, OF