Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-23
news BY TELEGRAPH,
From ALL Quarters.
PROBING CORRUPTION.
The -DerouIede
BIoodIess Duel.
GAHILL is ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
-Growing Fears Of Another
Cholera Epidemic.
new ENGLAND soGIETY's BANQUET,
No Apparent Change in Mr..
BIaine's Condition.
INVESTIGATING PANAMA.

INVESTIGATING PANAMA.
Terrifying Before the Parliamentary
Commission of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of ex-Prefect of Police Andrieux-
Corrupt Deputies on the List.
PARIS, Dec. 22.-Charles Lesseps was
taken to-day to the Office of the examining
magistrate and was questioned two hours
M. Bourgeois, minister of justice, ap-
peared before the parliamentary commits
sion of inquiry and explained the seizure
of the oounterfoils of the Thierree checks.
N. Bourgeois promises that the papers of
the dynamite society and other important
documents recently seized should be COM
municated to the commission.
M. Andrieux, ex-prefect of police, was
the next witness. He said that he had a
photograph Of the statement and account
written by Baron De Reinach. This
showed the names of the payees of checks
drawn by Baron De Reinach. NJ. An
drieux wrote a list of names on piece of
paper and handed it to Chairman Brisson,
saying at the time that four other names,
one of high parsonage, he was prevented
mentioning by the dictates of discretion.
DR.. HeIz had shown him document bear
ing the names of 104 deputies who had
been sought by the lobbyist, Arton, for a
total sum of $50, 900 francs. Mr.. An
drieux could name most, If not all, the
men mentioned in this document. Proof
of the culpability of many men named in
the document had been promised him. He
could not guarantee absolutely the accura-
cy of the document or Baron de Reinach's
statements. It his opinion Baron de Rein
ach's word was far from unimpeachsble.
To his knowledge Reinach had been seen
to pay personal debts with the money of
the canal company. M. Andrieux stated
that Felix Cottu, a director of the
canal, had told him Baron de Rein
ach once spoke of Floquet's needing
fund. Subsequently Cottu seized Reinach
by the beard, dragged him into the private
Office and after calling him an embezzler
and coward demanded back the check for
100000 francs. Rsinach succeeded in
holding off Cottu until the crash came.
But part of the amount had been paid
over NJ. Bsciau, advertising agent for the
Panama canal, testified that the sums paid
to newspapers by the company ranged
f,UUU lIhlCS W 1lOOOtOOU LUZ
issue of shares. Count Caffarelli, mon
archist deputy for Aisne, told the commits
sion he could confirm the report that
President Csrnot had list of deputies
corruptly implicated in the Panama canal
lobbying. This list. he said, comprised
many deputies whose names had not been
mentioned in connection with the scandal.
Many rumors have been current here as
to the attitude of the provinces toward the
government because of the Panama soan-
dsl, some of the reports going 30 far as to
say that the country districts were upon
the verge of revolution. To-day the gov
ernmenc issued "a denial of these disquiet-
ing rumors, 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 is little
to fear from the country districts. Paris
ia the center of the scandal, as it would be
of any attempt to strangle the republic.
The man to shape events in the direction
of monarchy ia wanting, and without a
leader the monarchists, strive as they may,
have no hope of success.
NJ. Floquet, president of the chamber of
deputies, appeared for examination before
the Panama investigation committee to.
| day. He declared emphaticslly that he
had never received from the Panama COM
pany money for the secret service or any
other object. 1t will bs recalled that NJ.
| Rouvier, lately minister of finance. stated
| in bis speech in the chamber Of deputies
| Tuesday that when he assumed Office he
| found the secret service fund depleted and
| had received personal loans from friends
| to enable him to carry on the business OF
| the secret service bureau.
| NJ Floquet further told the committee
| that when he was a member of The minis
| try, he had ordered that certain advertise
ments be printed in Partisan newspapers
These advertisements, he admitted, hao
been inserted, not from q business bu'
from political point of view.
| This admission is much commented upor
| as being tantamount to an aokno Wedge
| ment that the advertisements were but
cover under which the newspapers wert
bribed to support the ministerial schemes
NJ. Yves-Guyot, formerly minister o.
public works, has been summoned to ap
pear before the committee to explain state
| ments made by him that full list of tn
names of the men compromised in tn
scandal had been seen by President Car
not. The committee desired to hear NJ
Yves Guyot to-day, but he refused to ap
pear before the Investigators, basing hi
refusal on the ground that the statemen
attributed 10 him had been distorted by
epy. He did not Wish, he added, to couu
tensnce proceedings that mingled Pres
dent Carnot's name with the prceecutio
of those implicated in the affair.