The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-03
TIE PANAMA CANAL SCANDAL.
NJ. Martin Tells Of His Employment by Rel
mach to Bride Deputies.

PARIS. Dec. AT the sitting OF the Parlia-
mentary Panama Canal Commission to-day
jacques Michel Sails. member OF tho Chamber
for Herault, stated that he was member Of
the Panama Lottery Loan Commission. He
never had received an offer OF money: In fact.
had never been approached.
In response to special inquiry, he said that
he had no recollection Of Mr.. Sansleroy's leav-
ing tho committee room to confer with Q
stranger. supposed to be a lobbyist.
Deputy ChantaGrel. the next witness. said
that while he was serving as member OF the
Lottery Commission no received an offer Of
100000 francs for his vote. but refused It, As
far as other members Of the Chamber were
concerned he could give no information. but
he always supposed that other members OF the
Commission had been approached in similar
NJ. Jezensky. director and formerly editor
Of tho Ttiegrdphe. denied that he had been
bribed with 10000 francs or any other sum
NJ. Martin confessed the authorship OF tho
notorious articles concerning bribery pub.
in Ia h sv BnSn m bTsa
Lessons and Marius Fontanes Of the Directory
edge tho three Ministers. Bassaut Graner.
and Burdenu. had cashed drafts for sums Of
money derived from the company's resources
Martin. and Michel were accustomed o attend
the, meetings Of the committee; Rpcheiort
Before starting for Berlin. however,, he
had CONS, to the PSanama Canal an: Com. Com
fixed or not the witness did not know. but
no and oth,rs who snewn' the coinc!dencs
Before rising the Commission resolved to
impress upon NJ, Louhet tho necessity Of get
ting HE a list Of the checks referred to by NJ.
LoNpoN, Dec 2-Thc Paris correspondent OF
the 4 Nor rn;s r"Tt writes; o,, a.. NM. a..
clergy TOOK in assisting Count do fesseps to
float the Panama Canal bonds. ii: do Lesseps
and family were conspicuo'Y for their regular
the Madeleine all the time that the bubble was
being b tI w ~ ,,s FAMILY ,,,,
went on at the Vatican. and tho clergy got
heavy commissions for ndysing the mem bers
priestly run on tho Panama Canal offices wa $
SO great that Just prior to the collapse spe-
Count de Lesssps sent some nuns in tho
most sensational way to the hospital at the
one night through q religious paper to The de-.
votion and zeal Of the Daughters Of st. Vincent
do Paul. and thirty eight OF them volunteered
to go to the isthmus the next day.
THE eyes Of the Catholic world were rlvet-
ed upon the r3"t heroines. who wore forgotten
wanted to replace
THE event OF the day is the publication in
NJ. Drumont,s paper Of a facsimile Of q letter
written by Baron do EeinRch to NJ. Proust,
dated July. 1886 notifying him Of gift OF u
thousand Panama Canal bonds. NJ. Proust
replies. challenging NJ. Drumont to produce
proofs.
M Brisson has sent Dr. Brouardel with q
stan Of physicians and n Psychologist to Trou-
Reinachs body.
M. Monchicourt. tcstifying before tho in
vestigatng committee. declared that the fnc-
smile which appeared in NJ Drumont's paper
was genuine and was obtained from n letter
book which was stolen from Baron de Renach.
1t was probable. he said. that NJ. Drumont got
tho facts. from the person now holding the
book. The compunys bookkeeping was a
sovsnly mass Of broken links and tangles.
Several Of tho papers nre to night trying to
Justify the acceptance q the gifts from the
Panama Canal Company"
The Stnndarfs Paris correspondent says
TINT it was alleged in Paris last night that tho
Panama Canal Committee had obtained the
names OF tho persons who had received the
checks referred to by NJ Thierry