Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-29
DIED A NATURAL DEATH.
Baron de Reinach Did Not
Kill Himself.
No Trace Of Poison Found in
His Stomach.
The Theory Of Murder Also Set at
Naught.
The End Of the Panama Scandal Not Yet
Reached = Andrieux's Futile Ef-
forts to Provoke a Duel
with Ribot-Notes.
BY the Associated Press.l


PARIS, Dec. 90. The official report o.
DR., Brouardel, who had charge of the
autopsy on the body of Baron de Rel.
mach, was made public today. 1t de-
clares that an analysis OF the stomach
revealed that there waa not the slightest
trace Of poison. The conclusion il
reached that his death was due to ma
tural causes. The report is regarded
with suspicion from certain quarters.
Many persons openly express the be.
lief that Baron de Reinach was mur.
dered and the official report to the con.
trary does not shake their belief
Against all these, however, stands the
reputation of DR.. Brouardel. Those who
know him declare that nothing that the
government could offer him would in.
duce him to attach his name to false
report, and if such report was secretly
decided upon, he would not in any way
be party to 1t. The report is eagerly
discussed, and is taken to end the ques-
ton as to the baron's death. The De
Reinach family, it is supposed, will
accept the report as final, as it removes
from the baron the stigma of suicide.
INCRIMINATINa LETTERS.
Figaro says book with copies of the
correspondence NTH Herr and Arton, re-
lating to the votes in the senate and
chamber of deputies in behalf OF the
Panama canal scheme, found in the
off % of tbo Doporoo C,,o1 oonoo,xu &.
said to compromise large number of
senator's and deputies. There are letters
demanding money, together with the
dates on which the payment was made.
1t will be made the basis of additional
prosecutions. 1t establishes the fact of
blackmailer and 60 between in the cor
ruption of legislators.
The extreme Socialists are again act
i've. A meeting OF the leaders decided
to summon the people to meet when the
chambers reassemble, and appeal to the
army not to take arms against the
people.
ANDRIEUX AND RIBoT.
The effort of Andrieux to draw Pre-
mier Ribot into duel has failed. 1t is
not considered likely that Andrieux Will
resort to violence, as was at first init
mated. There is no disgusting the fact
that Andrieux has gained much admira-
tion by the boldness and success of his
course. There is no doubt that the
government intended to order his arrest
on the charge of treason. The arrest
was to be effected suddenly and was
expected to strike terror into the plot
ters for the overthrow of the admins
nd oh Tor hot
scheme by boldly proclaimipg that it
him in his task of exposing the Panama
frauds by committing him to dungeon.
He also proclaimed that he had made
sure of the security of the evidence
under his control, so that the purpose
This, it is reported, made the ministry
hesitate in their purpose of arresting
Andrleux, without having clear, unan-
swerable evidence to establish q case
against him. The ministry feared the
public would interpret his hasty arrest
as proof of the statements OF Andrieux
as to the motives of the government. 1t
is true this would mean the ruin OF the
cabinet.
When Andrieux arose Monday morn
still bClder move, that was to give Ri
bot the choice between a duel or a re-.
traction of the words in which he had
accused Andrieux of endeavoring to
excite discord, and virtually of being
the instigator of the insurrection. An.
drieux sent challenge to Ribot on the
ground stated. The premier replied
through his secretary that the utter.
a, nf hal
legitimate public criticism. Andrieux
was not satisfied with the reply, and
sent two friends to the premier to de-
mand satisfaction. The friends repre-.
sented that Andrieux considered Ri.
bots words as implying that he Can
drieux) was guilty Of criminal and
ignoble act and was seeking in an ille-
gitimate manner to arouse discord and
bloodshed. Andrieux therefore insisted
they declared, on such salts
faction as duel would give.
Ribot replied quietly but decisively
that he had nothing to add to
the explanation already given through
his secretary, except that he considers
the explanation ought to have dissi-
pated any doubts of Andrieux as to the
sense in which the words which An
drieux considered offensive had been
used. Ribot did not tspeak apologetically
nor did he offer any retraction or even
propose to mitigate or extenuate the
meaning of what had been said. He
declined at the same time to discuss the
matter any further.
Andrieux now states ia letter to the
newspapers that Ribot's words could be
taken as eauivocal. Andrieux adds
"They are not acceptable to me, but
thank my friends for the measures they
have taken toward dissipating the
doubts as to what Ribot means.
THE DUBLIN OUTRAGE.