Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-22
POOR CID FRANCE,
The Panama Scandal Is Shak-
ing the Republic.
THE ARMY REMAINS LOYAL,
Or The Royallsis Would Before This Have
Irolled Out the Man on Horseback With
His LILLE Coup dEla, e.. Ten
High officials In H.

Paris, Dec. 81 As result AZ ycsler-
days work 1--WE dcputics aud five scn-
utors will be prosecuted Among the
ten, 1--WE have held prominent positions
They are NJ Bowler NJ Roche NJ
Doves, NJ Thcvcnct and NJ Prousi oil
formerly ministers, Others nro Albert
Groyy brother Of the former president
aud who was governor general of Al
germ, Leon Rcnault who was project
Of police and Bcral who was inspector
general of mines.
The immediate consequences even VIII
be most serious, for grave reproachea
can be made against the present minis
try
Madame Cotm, wife of Panama
canal dlrecior, lms come hnck 10 surren'
der herself prisoner She says TO her
friends. "We win be prosecuted but
everything will turn out well for US
Should the trial take place Cannot VIII
not be president longer than two months
The danger of the tragedy " not ~
the fact HAT ten legislators out OF ivV
are convicted of corruption, but ~ the
fact that the people are saying 'they
nra MI robbers and when these cries
fcsounl throughout Franco then thr
accused men nro lost Inc hoseeu-
lions eere voted unanimously the cllAin'
her heiug In IA fever OF excitement, The
session WHs worthy OF great session
OF the commune
Minister Iuubet says tho prosecutions
are absolutely necessary To purge me
republic aud somo Of the accused nhHll
clcnr themselves, but others must be
expelled from parliament they mtu beeh
dlshonlrcd. Those who criticize me gov
ernmait for severity Should wait ue''iop
Thc excitement over the ranama
gcnudal today way greater ihhn ever
the widest reports atr niiont ui mon
archA plots and coming nrfcHts " ~
| asssred TINT Herz has been ~ colnmu,
/ nicntion In l.0udUu. with the agents Oh
/ the Count OF Paris aud tint me rApgs'
urn Of the I'hirrrie cheeks W dlrecuN
/ attributable to royhiist influence, An
other rum0r n that officials and dtpu'
Hes az well as those CONNECTED WIN
( fbe scandal have in-inuated to them
] flint their salvation lies ~ the ospoushl
/ 81 roynlist schemes aud all their oienses
! win b. condonSd, II they VIII consent %
hetray the republic. Confidence J.
nineed by well informed people IN both
rufnors and It is appurnt the li0yalmi
nrents have assumed an activity they
nave moi displayed for ycars aud therr
n also eyidcnpe that royaliht money
rs ngain nflpnt.
Should afnirs take u turn favorable
10 a coup Dc atat IN behalf Of royalty y
h proballe, according 70 current report
the Younr Duke Of Orleans VIII be sr'
lerted 10 lead the attack The yonnf
duke Is more popular than nny other
member Of tho family and his sicr q
serve ~ the army as cunsrrlpi when
he came Of age made widely favorable
impresslon. The great difficulty In Tho
WIN Of b royalty comp u thore Is pa
showing OF dAOynlty In the army. ID
Fn,reinrt. minister " war. IN untouched
bv tir scandals that have beHinrohed
lis colleague ltvufier. nnd he bias IN
devoted and loyal nttachmpnis Of gener
MI In high command. The military
forces IN ihe neirhh0rhoOd Of Paris mr.,
lepf under tho striciest discipline and
IA greatest vigilance u exercised 20 pre-
vent any tHmpefing with the troops
Thc 0ihcoru OF the array arc, ~ rule
Of Republican aympafblea The royal
III and B0napartist element especially
the former have been rclrgated ON VA
rious prefexts % petitions Of innocuow
derentudn.