The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-18
FRANCOIS CRISIS.
Germany Fears the Possibility OF a
New Napoleon.

Germany Fears the Possibility or q
New Napoleon.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE determination OF
the government to clear away all mystery
surrounding the affairs of the Panama canal
is undoubtedly founded on belief that In
this course alone lies safety for itself and
for the country. Any display OF hesitancy
now would be ruinous, and their official
lives depend on probing the affair TO the
bottom.
Charles de Lesseps and his fellow prison
ers arrested for connection with the Pam
anna canal frauds protested to-day against
the rigid seolusion TO which they are sub
jected in the Mazas prison. 1t is said they
are confined like common criminals and
subjected to the same treatment as offenders
of the vilest type. They demand the privi-
legs of being allowed to see visitors. IL is
rumored that several of the parliamentary
reporters will be arrested as agents in the
corruption of legislators.
NEW NAPOLEON FEARED.
BERLIN, Dec. 17.-The developments in
the Panama scandal are watched with keen
interest and even wish anxiety. The one
comfort to Germany Is that the spectacle of
corruption and confusion among the French
political leaders lessons the Russian desire
to make France an ally. The Russian court
party under the lead of M. Pobedonezdofi
are hostile to French alliance and they
seized the opportunity to work on the
cZar's prejudice against the French repub-
licans. The German foreign office Is hope-
full that Gen. Worder, the new German
ambassador to Russia, will succeed in de-
taohing the czar from France, and so lead
to a new grouping of the powers. Another,
and to Germany a far more important
view of the situation, is that chaos in
France may produce an adventurer
who would hazard war with Germany as
the best stroke to carry himself into power
The North German Gazette says that some
strong man who attained temporary noto-
riety might initiate the first Napoleon and
seize the opportunity afforded by the polit-
ical disorder now prevailing in France to
make himself master of her army and OF the
country.
The admission made by Herr Leow, a
Jewish small-arms manufacture, that he
offered to supply France with the machinery
necessary for the manufacture of rifles, has
caused renewed vigilance In the anti
Semitic camp.
According to the Herald, Messrs. Root,
and Clark, counsel for the receiver, fin
ished the complaint yesterday, and it only
awaits Mr.. Oakmans signature and per-
haps an occasional correction.
TENOR OF THE COMPLAINT.
III tn6 COuplainb INeCelNoT OhkIuaH Jhkes
the ground that the contract made between
the committee and the syndicate was ille-
gal, and hence is void, explaining that the
alleged contract was never made obligatory
upon the Richmond and West Point
Terminal Company; that such COM
mittee was never legally appointed
and had no power to bind IL to
such purchase of said stocks and bonds
that the company had no power under its
charter to purchase the same; that divers
directors of the company made unlawful
and fraudulent profits under such pretended
contract, and out Of the proceeds of said
pretended purchase Of such bonds and stocks
from themselves; that said contract and
purchase Of stocks were imposed ON this
company by divers of its directors by means
of representations which were false, and
practices which were actually and construct
lively fraudulent that such payment for
said stock and bonds were a mSappropria.
ton of the trust fund of said corporation:
that said payments were, and each OF them
was illegal, unauthorized and fraudulent. n
CoTTKR LEAVES VIENNA.
VIENNA, Dec. 17.-Baron Cotter, one OF
the accused directors of the Panama Canal
Company, who fled from Paris to Vienna 20
escape arrest, left this city Tonight.