Evening journal., 1892-12-21
MENACED BY MONARCHY.
Royalists Conspire Against the
Republic in France.
AFTERMATH OF PANAMA THEFT.

Monarchical Agents ZealousIy Fan the
Spirit of ID iscontent Among the AIulcted
Peasants Royal Leaders Closely
Watched.
PARIS, Dec. 21.-The excitement over
the Panama scandals is today 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 ex-
posure of the Thierree 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 in
timated to them that their salvation lies
in an espousal of royalistic schemes and
that all their offenses will be forgiven If
they will consent to betray the Republic.
The Rumors Plausible.
Some confidence is placed by well-in-
formed people in both these rumors, and
it is apparent that ,royalist agents have
assumed an activity they had not dis
played for years and there is also evil
dence that royalist money is again
afoat.
Should affairs take turn favorable to
coup etat in behalf of royalty it is
probable, according to current report
that the young duke Of Orleans would
be selected 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 conscript, when
he came ofage. made widely favorable
impression.
The Republics Strength.
The great difficulty in the way of a
royalist coup is that there are no signs
of disloyalty in the army. NJ. de Frey
cinet, the minister of war is untouched
by the scandals that have besmirched his
colleague, Rouvier, and has the devoted
and loyal attachment of the generals in
higher command. The military forces in
the neighborhood of Paris, are kept
under the strictest discipline and the
greatest vigilance is exercised to prevent
any tampering with the troops.
The officers Of the army are as a rule
of Republican sympathies, the royalist
and Bonapartist elements and especially
the former having been relegated on
various pretexts, to innocuous positions
The government it is said, has no
doubt whatever of the fidelity of the
troops and would at once call upon the
garrison of Paris in case of an outbreak
on the part of the royalists. The zeal of
the enemies of the Republic is also
checked by the report, made current
unoficially but not doubted by any
body that in the event of an insuTection
martial law would at once be proclaimed,
and every insurgent captured in arms
either shot on the spot or executed after
a summary court-martial.
Tho Navy RoyaIistic.
It is known that the officers of the
navy are much more royalist in their
tendency than those of the army
but no danger to the republic il
expected from the navy, as it is believed
that the officers in command, however
ardently some of them might welcome
the establishment of monarchy
would hesitate long before risxing the
loss of their desirable positions.
The movements Of the monarchist agi
tators are being carefully watched by
agents of the government in France, il
England and in Spain, and a speeia
watch is being kept at the passes of th'
Pyrenees for fear that royalist move
ment might be attempted from that di
rection.
RoyaIists watched.
It is said that every movement of tn
Court Of Paris, the Duke of Orleans an
other members of the excited house, ha
been reported accurately for more tha
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interior and thence to President Carnot.
Tanning Discomfort.
At present the monarchists seem to b
directing their efforts chiefly to fannin
the seeds Of jealousy and suspicion. The
are apparently confident that the breal
down of the Ribot ministry would be 70
lowed by revolution, with all its oppol
tunities for a return of the house of o.
leans to power.
The news from various parts,of France
is not very re-assuring to the govern
ment, and serves to strengthen th
hope of its enemies. The many Thousand
of small proprietors and Others who lol
their money in the Panama enterpris
are said to be more disgusted with IL
revelations of venality and treachei
than they were distressed by the loss
Iu6 money anu Il cOuotuSIhDle uuuDtI
them are inclined to hold republics
institutions, rather than individuals, I
spOnsible for the loss and disgrace.
The Gaulois today publishes an inte
view with NJ. Andrieux, in which tn
individual says that the ten deputi
about to be prosecuted will almost col
plete the list obtained from the stubs
the Thierree checks. Senator Deves,
an interview in the Matin says that Il
course taken towards him was a sham
full attack upon a man who had not y
been heard, that he had never mix
himself up in the Panama affair and W
confident of his ability to meet ,
charges
Others Of the accused and the
friends assert that the government
prosecuting on the most fiimsy evidenC
and with the hope of extracting und
examination admissions that would ju
tify a trial. NJ Vlasso, who is imp
Gated in the Panama accusations b
started for Cologne.
T,ro Climbs Want the Fight