The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-23

LONDON, Nov. 92.-Thc correspondent
OF the H4ps says that tho debate on tho
Panama Canal case in tho French
chamber of deputies opened amid gon-
eral hilarity, the deputies asking each
other what charges would be made
against them and betting on the
chances Of Delahaye making specific
charges. The odds were immensely in
favor of his speech being filed with
Ecneralities. When Delahaye mention
ed the "evil genius Of tae Panama COM
pany," it was supposed ho referred to
Baron Reinsch, whose death startled
tho world OF politicians, with whom his
relations, direct and indirect, were ex-
tensive. He head was the centric OF a
sort Of syndicate OF press and parlia-
mentary wire pullers for the Panama
Canal Company, who are down in tho
schedule rs having eaten upin one set
OF affairs nearly eighty million OF francs
and in another set a sum not much
smaller. Itremnins to be seen wheth-
er Arton was the baron's immediate
agent for buying votes, or If he really
represented him in the same degree as
the baron did the Panama company, or
whether he was the baron's agent in the
lobby OF the chamber OF deputies, when
the lottery bill was being discussed.
Reinsch destroyed all compro-
missing letters. but a book
containing copies thereof he found had
been stolen. In the French law copies
are held to be as good as the originals.
II is not true that the day before his
death he was summoned before tho
court Of appeals with De Lesseps and
others, but he had been examined by a
magistrate and was greatly worried
thereby and ut the possibility OF being
again examined. Besides being hard
working business man he was an ac-
complished musician. Just before his
death he was engaged in composing q
ballet for an opera. He resided IN n
beautiful house on the Parcmonceau,
which was veritable conservatoire of
music. All OF the family were good
singers and performed in oratorios. aud
operas for the nightly dinners given,
which were attended by the most IN
huential people Of Paris, including mem
bers OF the chamber OF deputies, literary
men and aristocrats. He had no pro-
nounced political theories, but was sue
Cessiul as n lobbyist. His wife was
daughter of Embden Hines. His for
tune will be divided among four
children.
The Mers correspondent says: "An
intimate friend OF the baron tells me
that since the Panama scandal the
baron suffered from insomnia, for
which he used the powerful and dan
gerous narcotic, sulfonal, which he
called his comforter. 1t is surmised
that he took an over dose in his desire
10 have good sleep to prepare for the
shooting party he was to join the next
day. Another friend Of the baron tells
me that the baron privately took up
the bulk OF the last issue OF the Panama
bonds at very reduced price, hence
his strenuous efiorts'to have the lottery
issue voted upon fayorablya It is re-
ported that he appears for larger sums
than NJ. Rafael in the schedule oil the
company's payments"
NJ. Ricard's anxiety to prosecute the
the directors is said to be due to the
fact that as mayor OF Rouen lie enter
tanned De Lesseps royalty and was in
strumental in having many shares sub
scribed for In Normandy. He is there
fore DESTROYS OF showing that he had
acted in good faith.
Numerous summons were issued this
evening. The Nslus representative calls
attention in his correspondence dated
at Paris Yesterday that the day was the
anniversary OF the opening of the Suez
canal. and contemplates the situation
in these words: What a subject OF
philosophical meditation"
The Paris correspondent OF the
Chronicle says that the report that
Baron Reinsh died from apoplexy is
generally believed. The family refuse
to allow tho police commissary to re.
view the remains. The baron had
hobby for studying painless poisons,
TO which 1t is alleged he fell q victim.
The theory of murder may be dismiss
ed as without the range OF probability.
at is undoubtedly true" says the
Chronicle correspondent, chat no was
the most deeply compromised tinahcier
in the Panama canal case, but only the
over-credulous accept the melo-dramat-
ic statement OF the reactionary poll
ticians made for their own purposes"
Joseph Reinish and his son-in.law
were absent from the chamber to-day.
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