The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-20
Special to the REcoED-UN1ov.

! Special TO the RECoED-UNIoN
! PARIS, Dec. in. Monchicourt. Noui-
dator Of the Panama Canal Company. was
before the investigating committee again
to-day. lie said that in 1888 Reinach re-
ceived from the company's treasury 400.-
O0Ot, credited to him for advertising"
and G0J,OOJf on account Of an ''underwrit-
| ing syndicate" Monchicourt asked him
how these enormous sums were used,
whereupOn Reinach replied: lyon are
very simple" lie learned that this
money was given Reinach as the price of
his assistance i'll securing the issue of
Panama Lottery bonds. Not a small part
OF this assistance consisted in pushing
through Parliament bill authorizing the
loan. MOucEicourt often heard the di-
rectors complain Of Reinach's rapacious
demands, and had witnessed violent
scenes on account OF them ut tho
/ meetings. Several sums, amounting to
! ten million francs, had been given
persons to induce them to boom the
| Panama Canal loans. lie never heard it
expressly stated that the Deputies were
bought for cash, but there were many
cheeks payable TO bearer" NJ. Obor-
dorfter received two million fraEcs tor
merely suggesting the device Of the lot
terry.
y letter was read from NJ. Castellou, to
the effect thaj senator Paul Ueves Cashed
for a friend check for 2O.O0O francs
given by Belnach to establish an organ in
The Panama Canal $ interest.
Many callers are constantly at the man
SION OF Count de Lc-seps. His wife who
represents llu, says they take the matter
phiIusophically, believing that time
Will show their utter innocence and COM
pIlcIty in WrOng-dUing.
] I'D f,rr
expenditures OF the company. said iour-
naiists crowded to the Offices constantly
and had to be paid for ceasiug JaCir al
| tacks on tine company. Little sAeels
were started against the enterprise, and
some Ol these opponents were ~alsueO 10
receive nifty francs. Then the guarantee
ing synulcates had to be paid Tor recelv-
ing subscriptions 70 loans. Again there
were society people who had 10 be paid
I for speaking eli OF the company or re-
/ training from attacks upon il. These
persons, Charles De Losseps told him.
were more eNacJiug thau the journalists.
10 ls SAID 500 or DuU persons of various
stations OF life are known to have been
Il. pllcttCu i'm the frauds and bribe ta1iur.
although the Governments has not proof
sulLcleHt 10 convict sucu numl&E.
The reno publishes an Interview with
Cornelius Herr. who is charged with
! being deeply implicated in the Panama
Canal scandal. Herr declares ne had
nothing 10 do with the affairs Of the
Panama Company. At the time it was
charged wholesale bribery was going
on in 1855, lie was living at
/ frankfort, Germany. He then re-
ceiyed TWO checks for i,IU0,OU9r
each from Baron ue Eeiuach, but these
checks were given i'll settlement of a pri-
vate debt. Herr says he instructed the
| ROthschilds OF Frankfort To place the
amounts OF these checks to his credit
with The RcLh- childs OF Paris, and after
ward used the total sum called for by
these checks in his private affairs.
The Reno ADDS that in 1859 Herr aD-
piled to the nited States Legation for q
passport. The papers were Irregular,
and McLane, then the American Minis
ter, hesltlted TO issue a passport to MIN.
! When he found there was some question
about the legations right 10 issue a PASS
port, Herr made lavish donations to
American charities in Paris, at the same
urging that a passport be issued. He
succeeded finally in obtaining the de
sired document, which was issued to him
by the authorities at Washington, to
whom the case had been referred by the
legation. Since that time Herr has not
visited the legation and has not been seen
in American society.