Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-09
PANAMA CkNAl SCANDAL.
Immediate Arrest of the Omcers of tho
Company Ordered.

company NEuNfths
IBy Anrlo-Amcrican cable 10 the Dispatch.l
PARIS, December S.--Tho LtJre Paroie to-day
says that Nj. Bourgeois, Minister Of Justice, has
ordered the immediate arrest Of the members
of tho Council Of the Panama Canal Company
who nio charged with breach Of trust. The
mombers o. the company now under Indictment
nre ~. Ferdinand De Lc5scps, chairman OF the
Board o. Directors; VI. Charles de Lesseps, vice.
chairman, ana N. fontanes and Baron Coitu,
directors.
II Is reported that the autopsy on the body Of
Baron kcinach, ordered by tho government, was
held last night. Tho result has not been made
public
RXANISATON or gINIsrERs.
PARIS. December She Panama canal in
yestIgatug cotumittoe tomorrow will examine a
number ot she Cabinet ministers IL Will ask
W. bourgeois, the nov Minister OF Justice, 10 eX-
plain his proposed course NJ action III relation TO
the Panams case. II his explanations are not
satisfactory, the COMMITTEES VIII, II Is expected,
adopt tho same course As that which led 20 NJ.
ticard's retirement.
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
The Chamber Of Deputies by a vote Of 432 to
So adopted n motion declaring urgency for the
consideration Of Vi. Ramels motion authorizing
the holders Of Pannma-cauai bonds 70 form "a
syndicate TO prosecute the persons Who mlsaI-
IrOpTiatcd the company s iunds. A majority
OF the committee elected to-day 70 examine Vi.
de Boisseuus proposal that all persons lmpil-
Gated IN me Pauau a-cauul corruption De dealt
COMMENT or CORRESPONDENTS.
IONp0N, December She Paris correspond
en- 0i the NSvs says VI. Proust resigned The
Chairmauship Of the French Commission 70 tho
Chicago Columbian Exposition i'm a rather high
r.yn letter. lie has not yet resi- gucd the custody
II the funds of 1u,uoO,rUU francs raised by the
gigantic lottery under the Grcgy regime Tor the
creation OF a musurn.'
.Seuator Uc5rad.' says the correspondent
"e0f 90 per cent. commissions on all the Ehel
Panama contracts without rissine q Genuine IN
;he undertaking. lie would nave made " cOips-
saI sum had the worR continued | not at
tarh much importance % NJ. Henri Borhiorts
stories, but certain hruCi' ~ lis IN
tI-l1ys LIHfOuS,gftut CuLlOl be ignored
lie declares that the German Emperor bates
the Frcnch republic on the personal ground
that Prince Bismarck ac .eptei It, as we'll "a on
tnat Oi his own political preiudiccs' He there
fore struck up an aclLaiutan-" with the tomte
dc Paris, who, through hiS pohIcai agent bu-
feille. bought up certain secret papers connect
eI win the Panama canal. intending 10 scatter
their contents broadcast ON the eve ot the gene
raj elections. Tho story u beloved by many IN
political quarters
IHE ROYAIIsT OrpORrCNITY.
Lc No,r, of Paris, SAID last night that at a
Eoyal-t meeting held thrco weeks ago AT the
Dur de Brogie's residence the Panama scandals
wore discussed et length. Cert ain o. those pres
should be published. but the Duke opposed this
ON the ground that the HOyahsls themtelyes
wore iuvo. we'd, they having always favored the
lottery bonds. Furthermore, he did not desire
To- tIsLonor France M trying to beioul the re-
public. o.
lue Duke was o minority o, one, and few
fays afterwards, OWING 20 accident, the scandal
Urematurcly burst forth Ike torrent lhe
young Euyausjs are tired Ut The inactivity OF The
Cont. dc Paris ana nre beginning tC aElialc loi
tho Uu. Il ORLEANS, whose tour in Airlca Is be-
nryeI by the Ministry OF the Interior 10 be
mere bind.
mo foregoing from Lc N0r shows that Repub-
lirau interests are az stake and demonstrate tho
necessity o. q fun exposure of The canal .oDpery.
FORMER NATIONAL SCANDALS.
.. After ALL" saws the correspondent, the
Panama matter Is nothing compared with mo
s,qni,l of the Jeckcr bonds and no national
galamlties arising thora'r0m, or with tie scan
dal of court tlyorltcs living on money voted Tor
the 100000 troops which IN 1870 were lOuAd
tJ exist only ON paper
"N. Bourgeois now appreciates he scandals
in the same degree as Vi. Brssuu and Is IN favor
! of strong, searching acton
The Standards Paris currc5p 5pOuuent says: I'll
I b. stated that Observation-Disclosures Bourgeois has
-nrurnei the order for toe post mOr,em Ch
Baron KriuAcas body. il 81. iuhot repoais the
| ,.o1-Uassulaus OF NJ Bicarl ana LOubc; respect
| INK the legal powers OF inc Panama canal W.
/ te-tigatiug committee thcre Will De demand
for a dissolution, or f. presidential crisis VIII be
inevitable u.
/ me Journal Drs Dljt's says that the Right i-
fo consider the virtual restoration ot the ouriel
/ Cabinet "a slight ou IA" thamttr ana lileHuh
d. protest. Tue public. however, IA urnE ot lne
/ ..Gtuual sQu1Lblc-. ana unless Pr"Wi"f libol
Intends to .tlir the Panama inquiry he VIII Gel
q vote OF confidence