Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-22
BOnapartists Preparing to Fight the
Republic.
A MANIFESTO Soon TO Be ISSUED
No Political Agitation in the French
Provinces.
OTHER TELEGRAPH1c NEWS.
BoNArAKrrsrs REVOLT.
A Manifesto to the People Aw.itias Prise
Victor. Aprrv~sl.


PAsfs. Dec. 22-TodAy % is the Bona psrtisss
that are stepping TO the front TO take advantage
OF the dishcultie- of the repabhc. The activity
Of the royslis,s aroused the jealousy Of the TIM
periaiisi lesdor~ aod al secret conciaVe thev
drafted a msnifes;o sddre-scd % tho people ~
France urging them 10 recall the houss q
bouaIar;e 20 the throne. This manifesto has
! not et been Issued, but 10 a.sits tho approval
/ oi ltince victor. th. present recognized heai
| OF the ei-Imperiai family. Prince Victor t
nov In Brussels and the BOnayarti-t leaders IN
| Paris have -ent Agents 80 tha, cat, ~ induce
| him 60 sign the manifesto and authorize
tis pBbBcaiiaa Prince Victor has beea living
| In comparative retirement recently. hut has
! kept careful watch apon The course Of exsnt.
| and has found him inlly equal 90 any crisis th.s
4 may arise, and while prudent 60 taking de-
cisive step he viii be positive and courageous
| In action when once the step De- taken.
The ImperiAlists have been oanva.asne earn
| esty Tor supporters among the deprtie- but
not with much success. A. the chance Of r~vs,-
! luton against republican government seem 10
increase the division between monarf hist. ard
[ Bouapartisis videns. the membcrs Of the too
/ parties heretofore on cotnmon ground a. apps-
! nents a the republic nov showing con-ids.r.-
BILE jealousy as O. which party viii proht bF The
difficulties Of the republic. Alrssdv this ieal-
i ousy Is showing Itself IN strained relations be-
tween the prominent members cf the right
The courre oi the Bonspartise swAits tho
pleasure of Prince Victor, who has vet 90 be
heard from ofhcIaily.
wAToHISo rHr boS.PaRrisrs.
Should the Bonaparti.ts nc, a. A. .xr.c.~a
that they viii attemp; to strike bios IN PArss
rather thap in the provinces. They. nke the
monarchists. are being carefully watched and
every movement lie reported 90 NJ fibot and
President Carnot The proccedings of the -e-
cret couclave al which the manifesto va. de-
termined upon were known u the governments
NJ M he A.a.
and the government L. already I'm possession q
the terms Of the manifesto.
Not 50 much importance is attached bv the
authorities 10 BonApartist 30 monarchi.t
agitation. The ancient royal house has .ssI n
large following in the provinces as shown dur
| ing the recent visit q the Countess 81 PARIS 90
France. when hundreds thronged o. Ais. h.r
hand. and she was received at various plac~s
with ali The LOYALTY and honor that could 10
| shown 60 queen. This tollowing could sasily
| be aroused into a formidable demonstration
| that II would cost much effort 10 SUPPRESS, and
the royalist cause would receive the sympathy
OF hundreds Of thousands OF swiudled Panama
stockholders, who despse hat thev regard q.
the bastard BonRrartism that trads~ on the
fame of the great Napoleon and have learned 10
hate the republic, whose representatives are en-
posed ~ parties 10 the Panama fraud. The
government; therefore. while kecping a csrefui
outlook on the Bonapartists. cousider- that 10
has little 90 fear In that direction
In Paris the great majority hate the Bona
partist pretensions, and are dissatisdcd with
the repubic only because IL does not 60 far
enough 10 suit them. The Partisan mob is not
for reaction, but tends In the other direction.
Besides, the connection Of Prince Victor with
the royal house Of Italy. and there
fore indirectly with the triple alliance,
Is serious obstacle to his popu-
, larity with Frenchmen For all these reasons
, the BonapArtist manifesto, should II be issued,
will cause but little unoasine-s 60 the rcpublic,
, while the course Of the mouarchist= who are
known TO possess the earnest sympathy Of every
crowned head in Europe, is Regarded with ieAl-
Gus and anxious vigilance.
PLEASED WITH THE RoPE's POLICY
The government is greatly grasia.d By the
action Of the pope in refusing. At tins critical
time, TO become a tool of monarchist plot, aud
the friendly relations Of church and state vii
undoubtedly be strengthened should the crisis
result in a triumph for the government.
} The newspaper Ia Ldsisrss says that the
papers discovered yesterday IN the exhnltnatios
OF documents belongiag 10 the company tLai
supplied dynamite for the work on the Panafns
canal show that Deputies Saquet. Lagucrre. st.
Martin and Laur had received sums Of money
| from Arton. the go-between IN the corruptiou.
for their votes in the chamber.
MORE ARRESTS COMING.
| The Mdtin saws that fifteen more warrants
have been prepared against senators and depu-
ties aud that public prosecutors In the country
districts have been instructed 90 search tho res-
!. ! idences Of accused persons and examine Wit
ncsses for evidence IN relation 20 the charges
These proceedings Will. a. n appreheDded. add
greatly to the excitement In the country dis
tricts already aroused TO y dangerous pitch.
| VI. Delafesse writes TO the fsgar0 that the
parliamentar republic is ruined. aud ought 10
be replaced by a consular republic with Prince
Victor BOnapsrte ~ first consul
The suggestion l. looked upon sttempt
TO revive the empire through the sams process
} by which the hrst Napoleon arrived st the
throne. IL attracts attention only as indicating
the strained situation which makes such sag-
gestion probable.
THE PROVINCES PEAcEFUL
Many rumors have been current here 90 70
the attitude Of the provinces toward the gov
ernment because OF the Panama scandal. some
of the reports going 90 far 90 that the
country district were upon the verge % revolu-
tion. This morning the government Issued .
denial Of these disqn.eting rum0rs. declaring
that the projects IN all the provinces report
their districts tranquil with not the slightest
indication of an outbreak OF course feeling
/ is deeply stirred by the revelations but there
IL little 90 fear from the country districts.
Paris is the center Of the scandal o. ii would 10
Of any attempt TO strangle the republic. Tbs
man To shape events in the direction % .
monarchy is wanting. and without a leader tho
monarchists, strive ss they may, have no hope
Of success.
VI. Floquet. president Of the chamber q dep
| uties. appeared for examination before tho
| Panama investigating committee today. Ne do
clared emphatically that be had never received
4 from the Panama company money fof the secret
| service or for any other object IL will be
called that NJ. Bouvier. lately minister u
finance stated in his speech IN the chamber g
deputies on Tuesday that when he assumed
Office be found the secret service fund depleted
and had received personal loans from friends
| TO enable him u carry on The business OF ths
| secret service bureau.
NJ Yves-Gnyot, formerly minister OF public
| works has been summoned TO srpesr before The
committee TO explain the statement made BY
him that full list Of the names Of the men
COMPROMISED In the scandal had been seen by
| President Csrnot. The committee desired NJ
Ives-Glyot 10 appear today, but he REFUSED 10
| appear before the investigators, ba-iDg HE re-
/ fusai on the ground that the statement sttrib-
\ uted 70 him had been distorted by spv. He
/ did not wish. he added. 10 eoaatensnce pro-
| ceedings that mingled President Csrn0ts name
with the prosecution Of those implicated N ~
affair.
rorcHIxe IrTTKh
| Writing from her country home 10 . frisnd
| I'm Paris Nine. DE Lesseps says; "EKcoss his
scrawl for my fingers are nearly frozsn- We