The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-20
Thieves ALL AROUND
Every Blackmailer in Paris Got
Panama Canal Money.
JOURNALISTS VERY GREEDY.
Drtbes Ranged From so Francs Up
Rsinsch Took . Big slice-The Ca
reer OF DR.. Herr, the Americas.

PAsIs, Dec. 19.-There are many callers con.
eansly at the mansion of Count de Lesseps. His
life, who represents him, says they take thu
natter phiiosophicaliy, believing that time will
SOW their utter innocence of any completely in
yrongdoing. Deputy la MarzalIe, talking about
he expenditures OF the company. said journal.
~ crowded TO the Office constantly and had
be paid for ceasing attacks on the
enpsny. Little sheets were started against the
nterprise, and some of these opponents were
sssis6ed 70 receive so francs. Then guarantee
ine syndicates had 70 DO paid for receiving suh.
scfpsions to loans. Again there were persons
pho had to be paid for speaking we'll of the
company or refraining from attacks upon IL
These persons, Charles R. Lesseps told him.
refs more exaefing than the Journalistic 1t in
MD ave or six hundred persons in various sta
tons of lie are known to have been implicated
ID frauds and bribe-taking, although the gov
eminent has not proof sufficient to convict
sach q number.
II. Monchicourt, liquidator of the Panama
6aaal Company, was before the investigating
committee again today. He said that in 1883
Reinach received from the company's treasury
fDVo 'Tanes credited 70 him for advertising
and 6S,oO0 francs on account of underwriting
yndieate." Monchicourt asked him how these
enormous sums wero used, whersupon Reinach
nplied: you're very simple" He learned
nat this money was given Reiuaeh as the price
II bis assistance IN securing the Issue of
Panama canal lottery bonds Not the small
81 part OF this assistance consisted
n pushing through parliament bill authoriz-
hs the loan. Aonchicourt complained of Rein
ach's rapacious demands, and had witnessed
violent scenes on account of them at mes,inra
SEVERAL SUMS, amounting to 100000 francs,
we're given to persons TO induce them to boom
Panama. He never heard it expressly stated
that deputies were bought for cash, but many
esscks were drawn payable to bearer. u.
Oberdorfer received 1000, 600 francs for merely
Suggesting the device OF lottery. A letter was
read from N. Casteilon to the effect that senator
Paul Deyes cashed for . friend q check fer
400 francs. given by Reinach to establish An
organ IN the Panama canals interest
The Echo publishes an interview with Corne-
Illus Here, who Ii charged with being deeply i'm
pIicsted in the Panama canal scandal. Herr
declares he had nothing to do with the affairs of
the Panama company At the time it is charged
Wholesale bribery was going on in 1855 he was
living At Frankfort, Germany. He then
received two checks for 100000 francs each
from Baron de Reinach, but these checks
were given in settlement of private deals.
Hers says he instructed the Rothschilds of
frankfort to place the amour t. of the checks to
his credit with the Rothschilds of Paris and
siferward used the total gum called for by six
checks in his private affairs. The Echo adds
that in 1889 Herr applied 70 the United states
legation Tor passport. His papers were
irregular, and McLane, then American min
istsf. hesitated to issue the passport to him,
When HERE found there was some question
about the legations right TO issue q passport he
msde laviah donations to American charities in
Paris. at the same time urging that passport
be issued. He succeeded finally in obtaining
the desired document, which was issued 70 him
BY the authorities at Washington City. to whom
the case was referred by the legation Since
that time Herr has not visited the legation and
hs not been seen in American society.