The Portland daily press., 1892-12-21
OVER A VOLCANO.
French Government Liable TO Come
to a Sudden ERd.
DANGERS OF THE PANAMA AFFAIR
INCLUDE REVOLUTION.

Movement for the Arrest of More
Prominent Nen-A Banker of More
than Local Reputation Said To Be In.
voIved--Eiffel of TowerFame Is In 1t.
PARIS, December pom. Floquet,
president of the Chamber of Deputies,
announced to the House today that he
had received an application for authority
to prosecute N. Rouvier, ex-minister of
finance, Jules Roche, ex-minister of COM
merce, Emmanuel Acene, member for
Corsica, Antonin Proust, member for
Deux Sevres, Baron Jean de Soubeyran,
member for Loudon, and Joseph Dugue
de la Fauconnerie, member for Orne,
charged with having been compromised
in the Panama canal scandal. The ap-
plication could not be granted without
the consent of the House as deputies,
under the law, are exempt from certain
legal proceedings. The chamber decid-
ed thai the different bureaux should
meet and considel the application.
In the Senate, NJ. Leroyer, president,
| stated that he had received demand
for the prosecution of Senators Renault,
Albert Grevy, Bral, Thevenet and Deves
| for the part they had taken in the affairs
of the Canal Company.
| The political peril of France does not
| diminish. Those who are best informed
and whose Judgment is soundest si'e the
ones who fear most. The head OF one of
the greatest banking houses in the
| world, with headquarters in Paris. said
today to one of the delegrtes to the
Brussels conference:
| 81 believe we are on the eve Of revolu-
ton. Few outside of France have any
| conception of the dangers of the situa-
| ton. The temper of the people is not
understood They cannot or will not
| discriminate between the gosr rnment it
| self and the individuals who represent
! it.o
| 1t is now generally understood that
| the public must be further exasperated
by more revelations of corruption ID high
| places. The Panama story has not been
/ half told. Every day adds fresh chap
/ ter. A feature Of great interest to
! Americans will probably soon be made
known. 1t involves banker of world
wide reputation, as well known in New
York as in Paris. He is said to have
been heavy beneficiary of the Panama
| Company, without having rendered any
tangible quid pro quo.
| IN financial quarters reports have been
circulated questioning the stability of
his firm. The rumors were not credited
in the best informed circles. for, though
| certain losses, amounting 1O,000,l00,
are ascribed to the firm it's resources are
/ more than sufficient to meet them.
To-day's features of the Panama scan
dial most prominent in the public eye are
the charges made by NJ. Andrieux, late
Drefect Of police of Paris, against NJ.
Arene of Corsica, the most prominent
deputy of the Left in the Chamber.
Bo men are in the front rank of the
greatest actors in contemporary French
politics. The reporter obtained some
highly interesting statements from An
4 drieux. ''In answer to my charge,
Arene challenged me to meet him in a
duel, OF to produce proofs of my accusa-
tions," said Andrieux. II offered him
both forms of satisfaction, and now his
secon, refuse an encounter. l shall
leave the matter to the judgment OF
those who know what honor is.
/ have collected, in order to serve my
political ends, mass OF docu-
ments involving those deputies and other
politicians who have been mixed up in
the Panama affair. This evidence is
complete and convincing. ! shall place
these documents before tne fanama
committee if I am summoned, as ex-
pect to be. I will not hide from you the
fact that they will cause vast amount
of legitimate Indignation
It has been reported for day or two
that Eiffel had fled to avoid arrest. A
reported found the famous tower builder
at the Rue Rabelais.
II have not run away" said he. sharp
ly. II am ready to account for my con
duct. If I have been successful in my
transactions with the Panama Company.
it is nobody's business. never attempt
ed to bribe any member of Parliament
If / gained enormous profits, the money
is quite safe where nobody will get it,
and my family will not be in need if
should be snjustly molested."
1t is currently reported that Eiffel re,
Gently withdrew 100000 francs from
the Bank of France, and transferred
other property to his wife, amounting te
6,o0O, 900 francs.
AIR BREATHES INTRIGUE.
The FAN Of the Republic May Be the