Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-26
IS He OUT?
II Is Said De Freycinet, Frances
War Minister, Has Resigned.
THE RUMOR NOT YET CONFIRMED.
liability to Meet Recent Attacks the Al.
legged Cause-ArresJs for Treason
Against the Republic Are
Contemplated.

REPORTS CONCERNING DE FREYCINET.
NJ de Freycinct, minister of war, has
resigned. in consequence OF the at
tacks upon him in connection with the
Panama scandal A hurriedly con-
voked meeting of the cabinet was held
Saturday evening in a committee
room of the chamber O.
deputies at which, it is reported,
the resignation was offered and ac-
eepted The rumor is not officially
confirmed. There is considerable ex-
element in Paris, and groups of peo-
pie stand about the streets discussing
the situation and eagerly waiting for
the latest developments. The rumor
that Nj. de Freycinet has re-
signed has caused intense agita-
tom and every body is asking what
effect such an event, if true, would
have upon the army. Universal con
tidencc is expressed among the bour-
Rcoise IN the GOODNESS, good judgment
anu loyalty of Gen. Sausslcr. the mill
tary governor of Paris, who has stood
carefully ;loof from existing compIica-
tiofs anil would. il is beiieved, in a
by the govern
Arrests for Treason.
- II IS also reported that the cabinet
considered the question of making ar
rests Cor treason and came TO de-
cision as to it's course, which is kept
secret, but that blow Will be struck
within a very short time.
Closed Till After the Holidays.
The proceedings in the chamber of
deputies Saturday showed that the
enemies of the government had not
yet given up their determine
ton to break it down A strong
effort was made to involve
n de Freycinet and the uproar
In the chamber was so great
rs to cause apprehension of personal
violence between the excited deputies.
N Ribot preserved his composure
amid all the uproar and closed the ses-
sion amid all the great excitement I'M
I'll after the Christmas holidays.
Rumors Affecting Csrnot-
Notwithstanding the enormous ma
3ority obtained by the government in
the chamber of deputies the widest
rumors have been afloat M. Andrieux,
eK-prefect of police, affirms that he has
in his possession certain documents
and letters that will compromise
tho highest personages" of the
rspublic- There can be no doubt
n to the names of the persons to
whom he refers Republicans. howev-
er, will no longer have any faith in NJ.
ADdrieux or any other plotters against
tho present form Of government until
such letters are made public. One par
ticular document the ex-prefect of po-
lice has alluded to In not in his posses
sion, but in the hands of DIR. Cornelius
Herr. That paper contains the list of
the 104 members of the French
chamber of deputies who have received
bribes from the lobbyist-M. Arton.
In his testi nony before the Panama in
vestigating committee NJ. Andrieux
affirmed that he had seen this docu-
ment, with the names of the depu-
ties, in the hands of DIR. Herr. He
is about to leave for London to
see DIR. Herr, who remains con-
fined to his room in the Burlington
hotel and refuses to be interviewed.
On the other hand, M. Andrieux
has informed his intimate friends tn at
he expects to be placed under arrest on
a charge of treason, but that even
should the Ribot cabinet adopt the
strongest measures against him they
will not prevent the accomplishment
of his purpose. So that to the Bona
partist and Orleanist plots of the be-
ginning of the week Boulangist con-
spiracy is now added.
Officially Denied.
An official denial has been made of
the statement published in the Gaulois
that Mme. Carnot received $40, 900 from
the Panama Canal company for char
liable purposes