Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
IT MEANS REVOLUTION.

LAl ~ MI I'll ~ kOI.
| Possible if Not Probable Outcome of tho
'""e ANA Canal 4 Git"tion.
PARIS, Dec. 2l.-Tho excitement over
the Panama scandals is to-day greater
than ever, and the widest reports are
afoat Of Monarchist plots and coming
arrests. It is asserted that Herr has
been in communication in London with
agents OF the Count of Paris, and that
the exposure of the There checks
is directly attributable to Royalist
influence. Another rumor is that
the officials and deputies, as well as
civilians, connected with the Panama
scandal, have had it intimated to them
that their salvation lies in an espousal
of Royalist schemes, and that all their
offenses will be condoned if they will
consent to betray the republic. Some
confidence is placed by well-informed
people in both these rumors, and it is
apparent that the Royalist agents have
assumed an activity they have not dis
played for years, and there is
also evidence that Royalist money
is again afoat. Should affairs
take turn favorable to coup d. etat
in behalf of royalty, it is probable, &C
cordIng to current report, that the
young Duke of Orleans would be Sc
lected to lead the attack. The young
Duke is more popular than any other
member of his family, and his offer to
serve in the army as a conscrlpt, when
no Of NADIA a wIdplU favor
able impression.
It Is SAID that every movement of the
! Count of Paris, the Duke Of Orleans,
and other members of the exiled house,
has been reported accurately for more
than two weeks past, to the ministry of
the interior, and thence to President
Carnot. At present the Monarch
| lists seem to be directing their
efforts chiefly to tanning the
excitement among the deputies,
and sowing the seeds of jealousy, fear
and suspicion. They are apparently
confident that the breakdown of the
Ribot ministry would be followed by
revolution, with all its opportunities for
q return Of the house Of Orleans to
power. The news from various parts of
! France is not very reassuring to the gov
eminent, and serves to strengthen the
hopes of its enemies. The many thou
sands of small proprietors and others
who lost their money in the
| Panama enter prise are said to be
more disguised with the revelations of
venality and treachery than they were
distressed by the loss Of the money, and
considerable number of them are in
clined to hold republican institutions
rather than individuals responsible for
! the loss and disgrace. The Gaulois to-
! day publishes an interview with M. An
drieux, In which that individual saws
| that the ten deputies about to be prose-
cuted will almost complete the list OBJ
! tanned from the stubs of the There
| checks.
The coming duel between NJ. Clemen-
ceau, editor Of La Justice, and NJ
! DerOulede, who assailed M. Clemen-
ceau in the Chamber of Deputies yes
terday, the latter retortlng that De-
rOulede lied, is arousing considerable
interest. NJ. Deroulede has granted NJ.
Clemenceau q choice of weapons, and
preparations tor the event are
! being pushed rapidly forward.
The friends of NJ. Clemenceau say
that he intends a duel to the
death, and will be satisfied with moth
ing short of this. On the other hand,
M. Deroulede's friends aver that ne also
is of deadly mind, and means to kill
/ Clemenceau Or be killed himself. In
having an exclusive report of
the duel, and thereby making
enormous sales, which would be
especially narrowing to Deroulede's
| friends in case of his defeat, the latter
have promised, it is said, to keep all
newspapers fully and promptly posted
on the subject. Both the combstants
looked pale and earnest this morning,
but otherwise showed no sign of APP
prehenslon. The friends of both are
loud IN their predictions of victory for
one or the other, and look forward with
great interest to the event.
According to the statements issued by
the l1quidators, the amount expended
by the Panama Canal Company reached
$26O, 100000: M. Achille Monchicourt,
the last houldatOr, placed under
the following heads the sums
expended: preparatory work and
organization, $35,000.000; concess-
Ion and general expenses, $12,8OO,O0
advertisements, taxes, ETC., ST., 800 900;
construction, material and transporta-
ton, So. 200, 900; contractors, SIS, 800 900;
purchase Of Panama Railroad, $18,-
as interest and invested for pay
ment of lottery bonds, So, 200, 200.
According to this account not the whole
OF the $3.50, 100000 has been lost. One
fifth of this sum has been repaid to the
subscribers in the shape of interest ad
interim. Then there are assets repre-
sented by the fourth, fifth and sixth
Items. These cost a little over $14O, OOO,-
OCO, and their present value is estimat-
ed at about $l4,O00,OOO. The other
t three e. Items. amounting to little over
S65, 100000, are total loss. Of the
whole amount expended, only little
over one-third was spent in the actual
construction of the canal.
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