The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-30
FRANCE IN PERIL.

Meanwhile the Government Has Its
Eyes Open aud WIN Adopt stern H"-
pressiy~ Measures In Case at amy Out
br~ak-The Panama Canal scandal ltr-
sponslbIc for the Condition of Anairs.
PARIS. Dee. aa.-Thc excitement "ssr
the Panama scandal il greater than
ever. and the widest reports are atloat
OF monarchist plots and coming arrests.
IL is asserted that Herr has been in
com communication in London with agents
posture Of the Thierree checks is di-
rectly attributed to royalist influence.
Another rumor il hat the officials
and deputies. as well Us CT
villains. connected with the Pam
anna scandal. have had II init
mated TO them that their salvation lies
in nm cspousal Of royalist schemes. and
that all their offenses will be condoned
IL they will consent to bctray the re-
public. Some confidence is placed by
well-informed people in both these
rumors. and it is apparent that royalist
agents have assumed an activity they
have not displayed for years, and there
Is also evidence that royalist money
Is again afloat. Should affairs
take n urn favorable To u
coup d'ctat IN behalf OF royal
ty. it is probable. according to
current report, that the young duke OF
Orleans would be selected to lead the
attack. The young duke is more popu-
lar than any other member OF his am
lily. and his offer to serve in the army
as n ~conscript, when he came Of age,
made a widely favorable impression on
the people.
The great difficulty in the way Of u
royalist coup is that there are no
signs Of disloyalty in the army.
NJ. DE Freycinet. the minister Of
war. is untouched by the scandals
that have besmirchcd his coll
league. Rouvier. and he has the
devoted and loyal attachment of the
generals in higher command. The
Paris are kept under the strictcst
discipline. and the greatest vigilance is
exercised to prevent any tampcring
with the troops. The officers Of the
army are. as a rule. of republican
sympathies, the royalist and Bona.
partist elements. and especially the
former, having been rclgated, on vari-
Gus pretexts. to i%nnocuous positions.
The government, it is said. has
no doubt whatever. Of the fidelity
of the troops and would Mt once call
upon the garrison Of Paris in case OF
an outbreak on the part of royalists.
The zeal Of the enemies Of the repub-
lie is also checked by the report. made
current unoficiallv. but not doubted
by anybody. that in the event Of an in
surrection martial law would nj once
be claimed and every insurgent cap
tured in arms either shot on the spot
or executed after a summary our
martial.
1t is known hat the officers of tho
navy are much more royalist in their
tendency than those Of the array. hut
no danger to the republic is expected
from the navy. as it is believed that the
officers in command. however ardently
ONE Of them might welcome the re-
establishment of the monarchy. would
hesitate long before risking the loss OF
their desirable positions.
The movements Of the monarchist
agitatcrs are being carefully watched
by agents Of the government in France,
in England and in Spain, and n special
watch is being kept ut the passes OF
the Pyrenees, for tear that a r~oyalist
might be attempted from
that direction.
1t is said hat every movement Of the
count of Paris. the duke III Orleans
and other members Of the exilcd house
has been reported accurately for NOR,
than two weeks pas. to the ministry o.
the interior and thence to Prcs;dcn'
Carnot. At present the monarchist
seem to be directing their efforts chiefly
to tanning the excitement among tn,
deputies, and sowing the seeds Of jeal
ousy. fear aud suspicion. They are ap
parcntlv confident that the breakdown
Of the Ribot ministry would be followed
by revolution. with all its opportunitic:
for n return of the house of Orleans I,
power.
The news from various parts OF France
Is not very rcassuring to the
government. and serves 20 strengthen
the hopes Of its enemies
Many thousands Of small proprie
tors and others who lost thcii
money in the Panama enterprise ar,
said to be more Disguised with th'
revelations Of vcnalitv and trcachcrl
than they were distressed with the los
Of the money. and a considcra bic mum
Der Of them are inclined to hold repub
lican institutions rather than in
~dividuals responsible FOR the loss and
disgrace.
The Gaulois publishes an interview
with NJ. Andrieux. in which that in
dividual says that the ten dcputic
about To be prosecuted will almost com
plctc the list obtained from the stu
Of the Thierrce checks.
Senator Doves, in an interview in thu
Matin. says that the course taken tn
wards him was a shameful attack upoi
n man who had not yet been heard. tina
he had never mixed himelf up in tn
Panama affairs and wa confident Of hi
ability To meet all charges. Others o
the accused and their friends nsser
that the government Is prosecutin!
some Of the accused on the most films.
evidence. and with the hope Of extract