The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-23
GROWING VERY CRITICAL.
No Abatement in the Disturbed
Condition of France.
THE BONAPARTISTS TO ISSUE A
MANIFESTO.
Prince Victor, the Present Recognized
Head of the Imperial Family, Urged
to Sign the Document and Author
A&ize Its blication-DerouIede and
Clemenceau Meet on the Field of
Honor, but No Blood is Spilled.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.


take advantage of the difficulties of the
republic. The activity of the Royalists
aroused the jealousy of the Imperialist
leaders, and at a secret conclave they
drafted a manifesto addressed to the peo-
pie of France, urging them to recall the
house of Bonaparte to the throne. This
manifesto has not yet been issued, but
awaits the approval of Prince Victor, the
present recognized head of the ex-Im-
perial family, 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-
ton.
Victor has been living in comparative
retirement recently, but has kept a care
ful watch upon the course of events, and
his friends in Paris claim that he will be
found fully equal to any crisis that may
arise, and while prudent as to taking de-
cisive steps, will be positive and courag-
eous in action when the step is taken.
The Imperialists have been canvassing
earnestly for supporters amoug the Depu-
ties, but not with much success.
As the chances of a revolution against
the Republican Government seem to in
crease, the division between the Monarch
lists and the Bonapartists widens. The
members of the two parties, heretofore
on common ground as opponents of the
Republic. are now showing considerable
jealousy as to which party will profit by
the difficulties of the Republic. Already
this jealousy is showing itself in the
strained relations between prominent
members of the Right. They viii at
tempt to strike the blow in Paris rather
than in the provinces. They, like the
Monarchists, are being carefully watched,
and every movement is reported to
President Carnot. The proceedings of
the secret conclave, at which the mani
festo was determined upon, were known
to the Government almost as soon as the
conclave adjourned, and the Government
is already in possession Of the terms of
the manifesto.
Not so much importance is attached by
the authorities to the Bonapartist as to
the Monarchist agitation. The ancient
royal house has still a large following in
the provinces, as shown during the re-
cent visit of the Countess of Paris to
France, when hundreds thronged to kiss
her hand and she was received at various
places with all the loyalty and honor
that could be shown Queen. This fol-
lowing could easily be aroused into a
formidable demonstration that would
cost huge effort to suppress, and the
Royalist cause would receive the SYM
pathy of hundreds of thousands of
swindled Panama stockholders, who de-
spise what thoy regard as bastard Bona
partisan that trades on the fame of the
great Napoleon, and have learned to hate
the Republic, whose representatives are
exposed as parties to the Panama fraud.
MORE ARRESTS TO FOLLOW.
La Lallter7ee says the papers discovered
yesterday in the examination of docu-
ments belonging to the company that
Panama Canal, show that Deputies Ma
quet, Laguerre, st. Martin and Laur re-
ceived sums from Arton, go-between in
the corruption, for their votes in the
Chambers.
lie Nuti3l says fifteen more warrants
have been prepared against the Senators
and Deputies, and that public prose-
cutors in the country districts have been
instructed to search the residences of ac-
cused persons and examine witnesses for
evidence in relation to the charges.
Delatosso writes TO the Figaro that the
parliamentary republic is ruined and
ought to be replaced by a consular re-
public, with Prince Victor Bonaparte as
First Consul The suggestion is looked
through the same process by which the
first Napoleon arrived at the throne. 1t
attracts attention only as indicating the
strained situation which makes such a
suggestion possible.
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
PARIS. Dec. 22.-Floquet was before
the Panama Committee to-day. He said
that when member of the Ministry he
ordered that certain advertisements be
printed in Partisan newspapers. These
advertisements, he admitted, had been
inserted, not from a business, but a po-
litIcal point of view. This admission was
much commented upon as being tanta-
mount to an acknowledgment that the
advertisements were but cover under
which the newspapers were bribed to
support Ministerial schemes.
Marius Fontane and Charles De Les
seps, directors of the defunct Panama
Canal Company, Were taken from prison
this morning to the office of NJ. Franque-
vile, the examining magistrate, by
whom they were questioned for two
hours.
Bourgeois, Minister of Justice, appeared
before the Parliamentary Commission in
quiry after tloquet. He promised that
the papers of the dynamite society and
other important documents recently
seized should be communicated to the
commission.
NJ. Andrieux, ex-Prefect of Police. said
he had a photograph of a statement
and account written by Baron De Rein
ach. This showed the names of the
payees in checks drawn by Baron De
Reinach. Andrieux wrote list of the
names on piece of paper and handed it
to Brisson, saying at the same time there
were four other names, one of very high
parsonage. He was prevented from men
tioning the name by the dictates Of dis
cretion. DR.. Herr had shown him docu-
ments bearing the names of lO4 Deputies
who had been bought by Lobbyist Arton
for total of l ,45O,00 francs Andrieux
could name most if not all of the men
mentioned in this document. He would
trv to obtain the document from Herr.
He wished it understood, however. that
he could not guarantee an absolutely ac-
curate document. In his opinion, Baron
Reinach's word was far from uninpeaeh-
able. To his knowledge Reinach begun
to pay personal debts with money of the
Panama Canal Company.
When asked to explain the passing
mention OF checks to kloquet, Andrieu X
explained that Felix Cottu. a Director of
the Canal Company, told him Baron de
Reinach had once spoken OF Floquetis
needing 80 900 francs for the secret serv-
ice fund. After several discussions Cottu
was rendered so apprehensive by what
be heard that he consented to give the
Government the 100000 francs required
He told Reinach, however, that the whole
affair was a blackmailing swindle, and
might cause trouble. Reinach responded:
"No, can say / received money to pay
advertising expenses of the company,