Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-29
NO DUEL FOR RIBOT
Refuses to Fight Andrieux or
Make Retraction.
THE LATTER A FOXY BlUfFER
The Government Afraid TO Arrest Him
Because the Motive May Be Misun-
derstood-DeIicate Situation.

PARIS, Dec. 2s.-The effort OF II. An
dneux to draw Premier Rbot into .
duel has failed and it is not considered
likely that Andrieux will resort to vio-
lsnce, ~ WAS at first intimated. There
is no Disgusting tho fact that NJ. An
drieux has gained much admiration
by the boldness and success OF his
course. There is no doubt that the
government intended to order his ar
rest on a charge Of treason, tho arrest
to be effected suddenly and to strike
terror into the pIottcrs for the over
throw Of the administration. NJ. An
drleux checkmated that scheme by
boldly proclaiming the governments
intentions and the purpose, as he
claimed, to silence him in the task of
exposing the Panama frauds by COM
uniting him to q dungeon. he also
proclaimed that he had made sure of
the security OF the evidence In his pos
session or IN his control, 80 that. the
purpose OF the government would be
defeated.
Andrieux BlufY.
When NJ. Andrieux arose on Monday
morning, still At liberty and without
the threatened order having been ex-
ecuted, he determined on q still bolder
move. and that was TO given. RbOt the
choice between duel or q retractlon
of the words in which he had accused
NJ. Andrieux of endeavoring to excite
disorder and virtually of being an insti-
gator Of insurrectlon. Andrleux sent q
challenge to NJ. Ribot on the ground
stated. The premier replied, through
his secretary, that the utterances of NJ.
Ribot had not gone beyond legitimate
public criticism.
Andriex, not satisfied with this re-
ply, sent two friends to the premier to
demand satisfaction. The friends rep
resented that NJ. Andrieux considered
NJ. Ribots words as implying that he,
Andrieux, was guilty of q criminal and
ignoble act aud was seeking in an IL.
legitimate manner to arouse disorder
and bloodshed. NJ. Andrieux there
fore insisted, they declared, on such
satisfaction as q duel would give.
NJ. Ribot replied quietly and decls-
lively that he had nothing to add to the
explanation already given through his
secretary, except that he considered
that the explanation ought to have
dissipated any doubts of Andrieux as
TO the sense IN which the words which
Ancrieux considered offensive had
been used.
More Compromising Evidence.
The Figaro says that book contain
ing copies of letters has been found in
the Office of the Panama Canal COM
pany, which compromises q large
number of senators and deputies. The
book in question contains copies of
correspondence with Herr and Arton
relating to the sale of votes in the
senate and chamber of deputies in be-
half Of the Panama canal schemes.
There are letters demanding money,
together with dates on which payments
were made. The book is one of the
most valuable pieces of evidence that
has yet fallen into the hands of the
government and will be made the basis
of additional prosecutions. 1t estab-
lished beyond doubt that Herr was not
| q mere bIackmailer, but was an active
go-between IN the corruption Of legis-
lators, having apparently been treated
with implicit confidence by Reinach
and others.
The extreme socialists are now tax
ing an active part in the Panama con-
fusion. Alieman, Guesde and other
leaders last night advocated union of
ali factions of the party with . view to
common action. The meeting WAS at
tended by great excitement. some
speakers denouncing the efforts of the
reactlonists to take advantage of the
troubles of the republic in order 10 re-
establish an empire or q monarchy,
and others urging that prompt action
should be taken to overthrow the
bourgeoisie and establish . genuine
popular government.
The rumors concerning the death of
Baron de Relnach and the theorizing
IN regard to il were proved this morn
ing to have been utterly baseless. The
report made by DR.. Brouurdel. who
had charge of the autopsy, was made
public today. II declares that the
analysis of the viscera revealed not the
slightest trace of poison, and the con.
clunon arrived at by DR.. Brouardel
and his colleagues is that the bsron's
death was due to natural causes. The
report, though official, is regarded
with suspicion in certain ouartere