Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.
Excitement Continues Intense Over
the Panama Disclosures.
Tho Presidents Name Mentioned - The
First Time IL Has Been Connected
With the Frauds-A Duel
Postponed.

PARIS, Dec. .2-lmmediately after
the opening Of the chamber of deputies
Jules Roche, minister OF commerce,
whom the procurcur-general yesterday
was authorized TO prosecute for sus-
tanning corrupt relations with the Pan
ANA Canal Co, assembled the speakers
tribune and made his defense lie was
laboring under intense excitement and
swung his arms violently as he walked
up the aisle. As he passed the minis
-terinl bench he faced about suddenly
and exclaimed: ''Oh! you hypocrites
and scoundrcls!"
Several members retorted hotly. In
the confusion OF the house, the incident
was noticed only by deputies on the
front benches. AS he began his de-
Tense, NJ. Roche's voice was sharp and
unsteady and from beginning to end
his manner was nervous and strained.
He said he did not know what enemies
he had to face, nor did he care, for his con-
science was clear. He had nothing with
which to reproach himself His most
venomous enemies could not connect
him with the lottery bond affair, as he
did not even vote on the bill. He de-
nounced the procureur-general for pro-
.ceedings against deputies on INSULT
cient evidence, and declared that in his
case ut least these gentlemen would be
found 90 be sadly in error While
passing back to his seat NJ Roche re-
.ceived many congratulations from fell
low members.
In the senate the special committee
chosen yesterday by the standing COM
mittees reported in favor of authoriz-
ing the procureur-general to proceed
against Senators Renaut, Albert Grevy,
Beral, Thevenet and Deves on account
of their connection with the Panama
frauds NJ. Thevenct, who is ex-min-
lister of justice, solemnly affirmed that
he had never received centime from
the Panama Canal Co., either directly
or indirectly.
The parliamentary commission of in
.quiry learned that bond of 500, 900
francs, payable to bearer, was given to
DIR. Cornelius Herr as a compensation
for his services in advertising" The
examining magistrate has impounded
all the traceable Bons au Porteur and
all of Baron dc Reinach's letters relat-
ing to Panama canal affairs in 1890 and
1891, as well rs document written by
NJ. Barbe acknowledging the receipt of
900, 900 francs from the Panama canal
people. Provost de Launay advised the
Investigation commission to summon
and examine the men who had been
ministers of the interior in recent years
They, he said, knew everything about
the canal frauds.
The commission decided to examine
M. Yves Guyot, radical deputy OF the
Seine, to learn whether or not he said
recently that list of the compromised
members of parliament had been sub
united to President Carnot This is
the first official mention of President
Carnot's name in direct connection with
the scandal. Many believe that secret
and hostile motive is responsible for the
introduction.
M. Carvalie, secretary of the Gaulois
Publishing Co., refused to give the name
of the person who published in the
.Gaulois on November 81 an article con-
corning the corrupt uses of money by
the canal company. The letter was
written, he said, by man of very high
standing and accurate information as
to the company's affairs. NJ. Floquet
president of the chamber, excused him"
self by letter from appearing before the
yesterday, as he was obliged
to preside over the chamber. Yester-
day ut 10 a. m, he wrote, he would APP
pear to testify. Senator Albert NJ.
.Grevy was examined for two hours by
the Magistrate Franqueville.
The De Roulede-C lemenceau duel has
not yet been arranged. De Roulede,
although accepting NJ. Clemenceau's
conditions, desires to have the affair re-
ferred to court of arbitration which
shall decide who was the offender. The
duel consequently has been postponed
indefinitely.
It was stated last evening that hun
-dred checks bearing the names of sena-
tors and deputies have been secured by 1
the examining magistrate.
line oOlr ueleHuS W. hOuNlcr 10 JuSIA-
fed in accepting contributions to the
secret service fund, even from the
Panama Canal Co. The government, it
says, was without resources with which
to fight against the millions of the
Duchess d'Uses and the Comte de Paris.
The government could have ruined the
canal company by opposing the lottery
loan and therefore was entitled to de-
mand help for the saving of France
from the hands of political rogues, re-
dictionaries and madmen. Had Rouvier
failed TO do this, says the Soir, he
would have been cursed by the whole
country.
Yale Freshmen I'm DIagrace.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. 22.-At
of the academic and scien-
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