The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19

Bail Refused for Charles De Lesseps and
Others Charged with Canal Frauds.

Bail Refused for Charles De Lesseps and
Others Charged with Canal Frauds.
PARIS. Dec. 1S.-The report was circu-
lated last evening that Senator Jules Gui-
chard would be made president of the Suez
Canal Company in place of Charles De Les
seps. now in Mazss prison awaiting trial
for comDlicity In the Panama canal frauds.
Application was made. to y magistrate to-
day to release De Lesseps. sans-Leroy and
Fontane on bail. Responsible bondsmen
were readyt TO sign the papers. but the mag
istrate refused even TO discuss tho possibii-
ity of such O release. He added that no.
body would be allowed to see the prisoners
until after the examination of the docu-
ments seized in their Offices.
The jour understands that tomorrow the
Chamber will be asked to authorize the
prosecution of several Deputies. Among
the twelve persons to whom such an au-
thorization would apply, the Jonr saws.
are three Senators and three Deputies who
belonged to the guarantee syndicate. The
examining magistrate Is about to summon
jules Delahaye to s~ubstantiate the charge
made by him before the Chambe and the
parliamentary committee of inquiry. This
examination 10 likely to cause disastrous
results in the ber. as Nj. Delahaye still
$50 Deputies and Senators were bought
with 5000 coo franco when the lottery bill
was under consideration. The decisive
vote in the committee on the lottery bonds
b&, he says. was bought for 200.O o francs.
He also Processes to have a mine of exact
information as TO the purchase OF editors,
one of them a foreigner, whose price was
&C. 900 francs The weakness of the case.
30 far. has been that he has refused to give
the names of the .b~ribe-fakers and when
pressed for them has taken refuge in the
device of referring his questioners TO the
Cabinet ministers who. he said, had the
compile list.
Ferdinand de Lesseps's Chateau Lach-
enaije will be formally sold on Jan. 10 in
order TO establish the usufruct of the estate,
which will accrue to his wife after bis
death. 1t trsnspires that despite the fact
that he was confined to his bed De Lesseps
was summoned to appear before the ex-
aiming magistrate. He asked that the
cross of the Legion of Honor be- placed on
his breast. and when this had been done
be rose To have the attendants dress him.
bed and became delirious. Since then he
has thought that the serving of the snm-
mons was only q dream. He 10 very feeble,
both mentally and physically.
There Is o strong sentiment among cer-
tain financiers. beaded by Albert Chris
tophle, Governor of the Credit Foncier.
that the government shonld make another
attempt to tloat the ana enterprise. 1t IS
said that more than 100000 shareholders
are ready to make q last strong effort TO
IN the undertaking.
NJ. Andrieux. formerly project of police,
has cballeng ed Deputy Arene to q duel.
which Will be fought tomorrow. The
cause 10 a bitter article against the EXPIRE
feet which N. Arene wrote for the Libre
Parole.
Thinks the American Dollar IL Jeopardixed.
LONDON. Dec. 19-The Daily News says.
in commenting upon the adjournment of
the Brussels conferences: ."The American
dollar is In jeopardy on account of the nat
ural competition for business on a gold
basis. lt seems likely enough hat .he
good intentions of the American treasury
will not suffice to save the silver dollar
from depreciation"
Cable Notes
The Berlin Re~ichsanzeIger announces
hat five cases of cholera and two deaths
have been reported IN Hamburg in the last
three weeks.
Gustav Zimmerman. of the New York In
dendent Sehutzsn Co-ps, who won first
prize in q target contest at Wiesbaden a
few days a 90. has achieved another triumph
at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. where he took
the first prize for rapid target shooting,
beating all of the crack German rifiemcn.