The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-19

|
IN the world would they fall back
into the old misrule
a new expedition, into another
part of Central Africa, under the
leadership of Commandant MonteiI.
is going to penetrate the unex
plored region of the upper Oubanghi.
The column will be one thousand
men strong, most of them negro
soldiers or carriers from Senegal.
1t is expected that the column will
reach the upper Nile region.
A great sensation has been pro.
duced in scientific and literary cir.
Giles by the posthumous publication
of the last volume of Remains
History of the Jews" 1T
seems to have pleased every
body. The contr olling idea of
the volume is that christianity is the
flower, the masterpiece of Judaism,
and the sum total Of its evolution.
Mr., Renan believes that both
Judaism and christianity will dis
appear Jewish work will end, but
Greek work-that is science,
rat onal and Observation-Disclosures.
ton, without charlatanism, without
revelation, founded on reason and
liberty, will, on the contrary, 90 on
forever. The trace of Israel, how
ever, will be eternal" The author
denies the supernatural. he says.
"The supernatural is not true, and
all that is not true is condemned
to die. Nothing lasts like truth.
This poor truth appears pretty
we'll ab andoned, served as it is by
an imperceptible minority. Be
tranquil. 1t will triumph" This
pleases freethinkers more than it
does the orthodox Christians and
Jews.
During the last few months a
large number of French cardinals
have died, and if the pope happened
to die also before these cardinals
have been replaced,it would be very
disastrous TO the French influence in
the next conclave for the choice of
new pope. But happily Pope
Leo tx. is now in very good
health.
A very remarkable fact has been
evidenced by the investigation by
the police among the papers found
in the rooms of anarchists. Nearly
every one of them, particularly
those who throw bombs, are be
lievers in spirits and spiritism and
every kind of occultism and super
naturalism.
Mr. Wilson, son in.law of the late
President Grevy, native Eagllsh-
man and naturalized French citizen,
who was caught in scandalous dis
honest dealings, a corrupt politician
of the worst kind, had hoped the
scandal had died away after so
many years, and by every kind of
foul and corrupt practices had sue
ceeded in being elected again by his
old constituency to the chamber Of
deputies. But with only t~o dis
sentiug votes (his own and that of
friend the chamber has refused
to admit him as member, both
because of his corrupt electoral
practices aud because of the &C.
knowledged 'indignity" OF HIS per.
son. lty. His enormous wealth and
sharp cunning have been unable to
save him from well deserved con-
tempt and ostracism.
The stockholders of the Panama
company have accepted an Offer
made to them by distinguished
engineer, Mr.. Bartissol, to complete
the inter oceanic canal by new and
very economical system invented by
himself. He proposes to give ms
fortune, 5000, 900, as bond Tor his
success O her eng 'neers have stud
led his system and are favorable to
il The main feature consists In
making first walled tunnel
on the line of the canal through the
chain of hills OF the Culebra, to
sink wells down to that tunnel from
distance to distance, so that, having
directed the strong stream OF the
Culebra river into the tunnel, ana
the rocks and the dirt of the cut be-
mo thrown into it through the wells
ali the rubbish will be carried away