The Portland daily press., 1892-12-23
PARIS SHUDDERS.
The Shadow Of the GuillOtine Falls
on the Gay Capital.
EACH DAY INCREASES THE SIGNS
OF COMING TROUBLE.

the Panama Commission Yesterday
The Bonapartists Are Only Awaiting
the Word to Proclaim Another NapoI-
eon-Clemenceau and Deroulede Are
Still on Hand-Their Duel Was Noisy
without Being Deadly.
PARIS, December 22.-Many rumors
are current here as to the attitude of the
provinces toward the government be-
cause of the Panama scandal. Some re-
ports say the country districts are upon
the verge of revolution Today the gov
ernment issued denial of these dis
quieting rumors, declaring that the pre-
fects in all tho provinces report their
districts tranquil, with not the slightest
Indication of an outbreak. A man to
shape events In the direction of
monarch is wanting, and without
leader the monarchists have no hope of
success.
M. Foquet, president of the Chamber
of Deputies, appeared for examination
before the Panama Investigating commit
tee today. He declared emphatically
that he never received from the Panama
Company money for secret service or
any other object. NJ. Floquet further
member of the ministry he ordered GER
tain advertisements printed in the Pa
risian newspapers. These ADVERTISE
ments, he admitted, were printed for
political object. This statement is much
commented upon as being tantamount to
| an acknowledgement that the advertise
ments were but cover under which
newspapers were bonded to support
ministerial schemes.
NJ. Ives-Guyot, formerly minister of
public works, was summoned to appear
before the committee to explain State
ments made by him that the full list of
names OF men compromised in the scan
dal was seen by President Carnot. M.
Ives-Guyot refused to appear before the
investigators, basing his refusal on the
ground that the statement attributed to
him was distorted by spy.
NJ. Bourgeoise, Minister of Justice, ap
peared before the commission and ex
planned the seizure of the counterfoils of
the Thierree checks.
M. Andrieux, ex-prefect of police, was
the next witness. He said he had
photograph OF the statement and ac
count written by Baron de Reinach.
| This showed the names of the payees of
| the checks drawn by Baron de Keinach.
NJ. Andrieux wrote the list of names on
piece of paper and handed it to Chair
man Brisson, saying that four other
names he was prevented from mention
ing by dictates Of discretion. M. Herr
had shown him document bearing the
names of 2O4 deputies, bought by lobby
ist Arton, for 2,350,O00 francs.
The witness could not guarantee
h,o %o1x hn nf a
document or of Baron le Reinach's
statements. In his opinion, Baron de
Reinachs word was far from unimpeach-
able. 70 his knowledge, Reinach had
begun to pay his personal debts with the
| money of the Panama Canal Company.
| NJ. Andrieux stated that Felix Cottu, a
| director of the canal company, told him
| that Baron de Reinach once spoke of
Floquet's needing $4,000 francs for the
secret service fund. Cottu had been rem
dered 80 apprehensiye by what he had
heard that he had consented to
give the government the 100000 francs
required. Cottu told Reinach that the
affair was blackmailing swlndle and
might cause trouble. Reinach respond
| ed: mo, no; none at all. can say
received the money to pay the advertis-
| ing expenses of the company, and no
| UDuy WILL kuOW tltO sililOIChSC. 1oDSO-
quently Cottu seized Reinach by the
beard and dragged him into his private
office. After calling him an embezzler
and coward, he demanded back the check
| for 75O, 900 francs. Reinach succeeded in
holding off Cottu until the final crash
| came. Part of the amount had then been
paid over to the government
NJ. Baciu, advertising agent for the
Panama Canal Company, testified that
the sums paid to the newspapers by the
company nged from 400, 900 francs to
| 100000 francs for each issue of shares.
| Count Caffere Ii, monarchist deputy
for Aisne, told the commission that he
could confirm tho report that President
Carnot had list of the deputies cor
ruptly implicated in the Panama canal
| lobbying. This list, be said, comprised
many deputies whose names were not
yet mentioned in connection with the
canal scandal.
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