Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1898 — DITCH WILL BE DUG. [ARTICLE]

DITCH WILL BE DUG.

American Contractors to Complete Big Nicaraguan Canal. The Nicaraguan congress has unanimously approved tlie agreement provisionally made by President Zelaya and the American contractors, Edward F. Cragin of Chicago and Edward Eyre of New York, authorizing the construction of the inter-occnn canal. The adoption of that clause of the agreement declaring that the concession to the Maritime will terminate Oct. 19, 1899, was received with prolonged cheers. A syndicate headed by exMayor William P. Grace of New Y’ork City controls the new concession, which must complete the big canal under penalty within twenty-five years.