The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23

PARIS, Dec. % To-day it is the Bona
partists stepping 10 the front to take ad-
vantage of the difficulties of the republic.
The activity of the Orleanists has aroused
the jealousy of the Imperialist leaders,
and at a secret conclaye they drafted a
manifesto addressed TO the people ot
France, urging them TO recall the house of
Bonaparte TO the throne. This manifesto
has not yet been issued, but awaits the APP
proval of Prince Victor, the present recog-
nized head of the ex-imperial family.
Prince Victor is now in Brussels. The
Bonapartist leaders in Paris have sent
agents to that city to induce him to sign
The manifesto and authorize its publica-
tion. Ii is not improbable that he will
sign IT, The Imperialists have been can
VasSing earnestly for supporters among
the deputies, but not with much success.
As the chances of a revolution against re-
publican government seem to increase, the
division between the Orleanis6s aud the
BonapartisIs widens. the members OF the
1wo paIties-heretOiOre acting on common
ground a. opponents of the republic
showing considerable jealousy as to which
party will profit by the difficulties of the
republic. Already this jealousy Is show
ing itself in strained relations between the
prominent members OF the Right. The
course OF the Bonapartists awaits the
pleasure of Prince Visitor, who has yet to
be heard from officially.
Should the Bonapartists act, it is ex-
peCted that they will attempt to strike a
blow in Paris, rather than in the provinces.
They, like the Orleanists, are being care
fully watched, ana every movement IS
reported to Minister RibOt and President
Carnot The proceedings of the secret
ConClave at which the manifesto was de-
termine1 upon were known 10 the goveIn-
ment almost as soon as the cOnclaye had adj
iourned, and the govern ment Is already In
possession of the terms of the manifesto.
Not so much importance is attached by
the authorities to the Bonspartist as to the
Orleanist agitation. The ancient royal
house has still large following in the
provinces. In Paris the great ma jority
hate the Bonapartist pretensions, and are
dissatisfied with the republic only because
il does not go far enough to suit them.
The Partisan mob Is not for reaction, but
tends in the other direction. Besides, the
connection of Prince Victor with the royal
house of Italy, aud therefore indirectly
with the triple alliance, is a serious obsta-
Gle to his popularity with Frenchmen.
The government. is greatly gratitied by
the action of the pope IN refusing at this
time to become tool OF monarchlst plot
ters.
The newspaper La Lanterne says that
the papers discovered yesterday in the
examination Cf the documents belonging
TO the company that supplied dynamite
for the work on the Panama canal show
that Deputies Naquet, Laguerre, st. Mar
tin and Laure had received sums Of money
from Arton, the go-between in the corrup-
tion, for their votes in the chamber.
NM Fontaine and de Lesseps were
taken from prison this morning to the
Office of the examining magistrate, by
whom they were questioned for two hours
They rode both ways in prison van, as
explicit instructions had been given tuat
10 favors be shown them
VI. FloQuet, president Of the chamber Of
deputies, appeared for examination before
the Panama investigating committee to-
dav, He declared emphBticsliy that be
had never received from the Panama COM
pany money for the secret service or for
any other obje
VI. Floquet further told the committee
that when he was a member of the minis
try he had ordered certain advertisements
10 be printed in the Partisan newspapers
These advertisements, he admitted, had
been inserted not from business but from
a political point of view. This admission
is much commented upon, being tanta-
mount to an acknowledgment that the ad-
vertisements were but a cover under which
the newspapers were bribed 10 support
ministerial schemes.
VI. Bourgeois. minister Of Justice, fol-
lowed NJ. Flupuet before the parliament
ary committee of inquiry. NJ. Bourgeois
promised that the papers Of the dynamite
society and other important documents
recently seized should be given TO the
committee. and said that he would help
the committee by all possible means, al
though his power 10 do so was curtailed
considerably by the examining magis-
trate
NJ. Andrieux. ex-prefect OF police, was
the next witness. He said that he had a
photograph OF the statement and account
written by Baron de ReiuaCh, which show
ell the names of the payees of the checks
drawn by the latter NJ. AndrIeUx said
that NJ. Herr had shown him a document
bearing the names of l04 deputies, who
haa beeB bought by Anton Tor a total Of
$50. 600 francs. He could name most of
them. Proof of the culpabi.ity of the men
named In the document had been prom
i~ed O him, and he would try 10 obtain
the document
When asked to explain the passing men
tiou OF the payment OF "a check to VI. Flo
Ouet, VI AudrieuN explained that ". Felix
Cottu, director Of the canal company,
had told him that Baron de ReIuaCh once
spoke of VI. FlOquet's needing 750,OJ0
francs for the secret service fund. Baron
de Reiuach had added that VI. Albert
Christople. governor Of the Credit FOncier,