St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23

were at his bank. The magistrate
then accompanied VI. Thierree
to his office and secured them.
NJ. Bourgeois promised that the
papers of the dynamite society and
other important documents recently
Seived should be communicated TO tha
commission. These documents, how
ever, must be handled with great
caution lest their contents should be
used for purposes prejudicial to the
prosecution or defense. Nj. BrlSsOn,
chairman of the commission, pressed
NJ. Bourgeois for more precise pledge
as to the delivery of the documents into
the hands Of the commissioners, but NJ.
Bourgeois reiterated a rather vague
promise that he would help the COM
mission by all possible means, although
his power to do so was Curtalled con-
Siderably by the examining magistrate.
NJ. AndriuX, eX-prefect of police, was
the next witness. He said that he had
photograph of statement and account
written by Baron de Reinach. This
showed the names of the payees Of
checks drawn by Baron de Reinach.
NJ. AndrieuX wrote list of names on a
piece of paper and handed it TO NJ. Bris-
son. saying at the same time that four
other names, one of very high person.
age. he was prevented from mentioning
by the dictates OF discretion. DR.. Cor
nelius Herr had shown him a
document bearing the names of
fourteen deputies who had been
bought by the Lobbisy Lotion for sum
of 1.350,0O0 francs. Mr.. AndrIeuX could
name most, if not all. OF those men
toned in this document. Proof of the
culpability of many men named in the
document had been promised him. He
would try to obtain the document from
DR.. Herr. lie wished it to be under
stood, however, that he could not guar
antee absolutely the accuracy or the
document or Baron de Reinach's state
ment. In his opinion Baron de Rel
nach's word was far from uuimpeach-
able. To his knowledge Renach had
begun to pay personal debts with the
money of the Panama Canal company.
When asked to explain passing
mention of the payment of checks to M.
FIoquet, NJ. AndreuX explained that
Felix Cottu, director of the canal COM
pany, had told him that Baron de
Reinach had once spoke of FlOqueps
needing 100000 francs for the secret
service fund. Cottu had requested
conference with FlOquet, and Reinacn
had agreed TO arrange for one. Event
ually. however, Reinach took COttu to
see Clemenceau, as FloQuet was too busy
to spare time for a meeting. Baron de
Reinach had added that Albert Chris
hOphOl, who was concerned In SeVeal
projects in connection with the Panaina
canal, might be thrown over, although,
through the government. III might DC
possible to secure the influence OF the
Credit fOncier for the canal. When
COttu met Clemcuceau the latter con-
firmed the statement as regards Chrls-
Ill l., ,li.I ion
question Cottu had been rendered so
apprehensive bv what he heard that he
| had consented TO give the government
| the 100000 francs required for the secret
service fund. COttu had told Relhach,
| however, that the whole affair was a
| Matchmaking sWindle and might cause
| trouble Reinach had responded:
"HO, no! none at all! L can say That
| | received the money to pay advertising
| expenses of the company, ana NOBODY
| will know the difference"
| Subsequently Reinach had SAID that
| Cottu was too thin-Skinned. Cottu
seized Relnach by the beard. dragged
| him from the front room OF the pahK
| into the private office, and, after caliIhg
| him an embeZZler and coward, had
| demanded back the check for the 75O,-
| 600 francs. Reinach declared that IL
| was at his house and succeeded In
! holding Off COttu until the final crash
| came, overwhelming everybody. but
| part of the amount had then Deeh phIu
! over to the government.
| Deputy Bathou, of the commission,
! asked Nj. AndrieuX why, If he knew
| Renach to be dishonest, he placed any
| reliance upon Renach's charges that
| deputies had sold their votes. Nj.
| AndrieuX replied:
| "AlthOugh dishonest with others,
| Baron ue Kenach had no reason for
| making out private memoranda ana
| counterfOils falsely"
, NJ. Baciau, advertising agent for the
| Panama Canal company, testified that
| the sums paid TO newspapers by the
| company ranged from 100000 francs to
| /, 800. 900 for each issue of shares. Count
CaffarreIi. mOnarchist deputy for
| Aisnp. told the commission he could
confirm the report that President Car
not had Il list Of deputies Implicated in
the Panama canal lobbying. This list,
he said, comprised many deputies whose
names ne hal not yet mentioned in con-
| nectiOn with the scandal.
FIOuuet told the committee that when
he was a member Of the ministry he
had ordered that certain advertisements
be printed in Partisan newspapers.
These advertisements had been i'll
serted, not from a business, but from
political point Of view. RMS admission
is much commented upon as being tan
tamOunt to an acknowledgment that the
advertisements were bat cover under
which the newspapers were bribed to
support She ministerial schemes. 1t IS
very evident that the deeper the probe
is inserted into the Panama affairs,
the greater becomes the mass Of cor
ruption exposed Not only IN regard
to the canal cOmpany's affairs, but also
in regard to matters not pertaining to
the company. The belief is becoming
| prevalent tnat nearly all the men IN
prominent political positions are more
| or less mixed up in affairs that will not
bear the light OF publicity.
4 prominent deputy not IN the cab
met stated tOnightthat President Carnot
this morning said to him: 81 propose 10
see the end of this Panama scandal, and
mean to make sure that the NANCY dogs
are drowned and the good ones saved"
the latter phrase Is n literal translation
pf a pptruuu French f4EDrpS~IDI.