Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-15

PARIS. December 14.-The principal Wit
nesses examined by the Panama Canal
Committee to-day were M. Rouvler, VINO
Yesterday resigned the finance port1ollo,
M. COnstans, a former Minister OF the In
terror. and NJ. Georges Clemenceau, the
well known Radical deputy.
M. Rouvier was the first to be examined.
He declared that he had nothing 10 auu 10
what he said yesterday. On being queS-
toned in regard to his relations Win bar0n r?t
DeReinach, he replied that when ne Visit-
ed Reinach, the Baron appeared to be great,
ly agitated. He asked the Baron II ne nao
committed any criminal offenses or orloed
anv Senator or deputies and that the
Baron replied: "No, have realized some
profits which have shared with certain
friends"
nj. Rouvier continuing, said that he
cOuld not explain why Baron Reinach hao
hoped that NJ Herr would have the news
paper attacks upon him stopped de t1ou-
vier) had not been aware that baron
Reinach was to be prosecuted; his impress
sion was that the Baron was TO De sum-
moned only as a witness. M. houVler
added that he had been assured oy Baron
Reiuach's son-in-law that the Baron mas
not committed suicide.
M Clemenceau was then called 10 the
witness stand. He testified that M. Rou-
yier had asked him to see NJ. Herr, on ac-
count of the desperate state OF nina lnto
which Baron Reinach had been driven oy
charges brought against him py various
newspapers Witness did not know why
Raron Reinach had applied to M. Herr 10
have nress attacks stopped. When wit
ness and Baron Reinach left the house OF
| M. Constaus, the last named gentleman
/ having denied that he had instigated the
| nevvsnaDer agitation, the baron SAID: II
am lost" ~. 80,
| a shareholder in the newspaper La JNst'ce
! in lSS4-S5 to the extent Of Sl4O, 900, and tnat
he himself had frequent relations WIN
| Raron Reinach, whom he believed to be
| connected with the Panama Canal Com
pany only in the capacity OF banker.
Georges Duval, acting editor OF La Ltord,
who had been summoned to testify, had
written a disrespectful letter in which ne
refuses to appear before the committee and
declares that NJ. Drumont, the editor, must
be liberated from prison.
M. Theirre, the coullissier, was recallec
today to give further evidence. de admitted
that he burned the stubs Of the checks re
ferred to in his former EVIDENCE; I1eIS C1eIS
founded. He suggested that the commit
tee, If it desired further information on the
subject, should call upon those newspapers
! which professed to know that the checks
bore notes, and must therefore have proof
of their charges.
The committee discussed at length the
proposal Of NJ. PouQuery DeBoisserin to
invest the committee with judicial powers,
and decided in view Of the attitude of the
! government and assistance had given the
committee no further powers were neces-
Sary.
The committee will support the govern
ment in the Chamber if discussion of the
| demands is adjourned, but if both govern
ment and Chamber decide in favor Of a de-
bate, the committee will support the prin-
ciple of NJ. Pourquoy De Boisserin's pro-
pOsaL This decision of the committee has
| been communicated to Premier Ribot>by
| NJ Brisson, the committees chair nan.
| At meeting of moderate republicans at
| tended by $50 deputies it was decided to
| form permanent gIoup under the name of
| the Republican Alliance, and TO oppose NJ.
Pourquoy DeBroisserin's proposal.