The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-12-29
RlBOT WILL NOT FIGHT.
ALTHOUGH M. ANDRIEUX HAS
CHALLENGED HIM.
Ahe Premier Denies That He Went
Beyond Legitimate Political Criti-
c1sm-Reinach Died From
Natural Causes.

fARIs, De-. % The effort of NJ
Andrieux to draw Premier Ribot into
duel has failed and it is not considered
likely that NJ. Andrieux will resort to !
violence, as was at first intimsted There
is no Disgusting the fact that NJ An
drleux has gained much admiration by
the boldness and success of his course
There is no doubt that the government |
intended to order his arrest on a charge
OF treason, the arrest to be effected sud |
denly, and to strike terror into the plot
ters for the overthrow of the admini.tra
ton. M. Andrieux checkm ated that
scheme by boldly proclaiming tie gov
ernment's intention and purposes, as
claimed, to silence him in the task of ex
posing the Panama frauds by committing
him to dungeon. He also proclaimed
that he had made sure of the security of
the evidence in his possession or under
his control, so that the purpose of the
government woul d be defeated This. it
is reported, made the ministry hesitate in
their purpose of arresting NJ Andrieux
without having clear and urquestionahle
evidence to establish case against him.
The ministry feared that the pu lie
would interpret hasty arrest, without
positive evidence to sustain it, as proof
that the statements of NJ. Andrieux as to
the motives of the government were true,
| and this would mean ruin of the cabinet.
When NJ. Andrieux arose on Monday
morning, still at liberty and without the
| threatened order having been executed.
| he determined a still bolder move and
that was to give NJ Ribot the choice be
tween duel or q retraction of the words
in which he had accused NJ Andri, ux
Of endeavoring to excite disorder and
virtually of being an in> ii gator of insur
rection. NJ. Andrieux sent challenge
to NJ Ribot on the ground stated. The
premier replied through his secretary
that the utterances of VI. Ribot had not
gone beyond legitimate public criticism
NJ. Andrieux, not satisfied with this re-
ply, sent two friends to the premier. to
demand satisfaction The friends
represented that NJ Andrieux con
sdered NJ Ribot's words as im-
plying that he (Andrieux) was guilty
of criminal aud ignobe act. and was
seeking an illigitimate manner to raise
disorder and bloodshed NJ Andrieux
therefore insisted, they declared, on
such satisfaction as duel would give
NJ. R'bot replied quietly that he had
nothing to add to the explanation already y
given through his st cretary, except that
he considered that the explanation ought
to have dissi pated any doubts of An
drit ux's to the sense in which words,
which Andrieux considered offensive
had been used Rlbot did not speak
apo ogetically, nor did he offer any re-
traction, or even propose to initiate OF
extenuate the implication of what had
. bee n said. He declined st the same
time, to discuss the matter any further
NJ. Andrienx now states III a letter ,t
the newspapers that NJ. RlDot's words
could be taken as tquvocal He adds
They are not acceptable to me, but
5 thank nv friends for tue meas ures tina
: they have taken toward dssi patine
, doubts as to what NJ Rib,,t meant" Tn,
incident is considered ended 1t Il
understood that the government ha
abandoned Its purpose to make arrests
s allh ugh none have as yet been an
nJunced.
The Figaro states that book contain
. ing cop es of letters has been found il
j the Office Of the Panama Canal company
q which compri, rs large number of st IA
S tors and deputies. The book in ques
r ton contains copies OF correspondence
with Herr and Arton relating to the s.l
of votes i'll the senate and chamber 0
deputies in behalf of the Panama cana
schemes. There are letters demandi in.
n money, together with dates whicl
. payments were made. The book is on
$ of the most valuable pieces Of evidenc
r that has yet fallen into the hands Of tn
. government, and Will be made the basl
q of additional prosecutions. 1t estab
n llshes beyond doubt that Herr was not
d mere blackmailer, but was an active &C
, between in the corruption Of Legislators
, having apparently been treated with in
o plicit col fdence by R-inach and other,
y The extreme socialists are now takln
q an active part in the Panama confusion
! Allemane, Guesde, and other leaders &C
70 vocated q union of all factions of th
" party, with a view to common action
The meeting was attended by great el
a citement, some speakers denounclng tt
" IF prts Of the reactlonlsts to take adval
a tage of the trouble of the republic,
N order to re establish an emp re or MOI
n archy, and others urging that proml
I'd actiun be taken to ove throw the b u
. golese and establish genuine popui
q government. A motion was Offered
tie effect that the people should be sur
moned to the Palais B 'urbon on the ds
hat the chambers again reassem bled ar
that an appeal should be issued to Il
army not to take arms against the peopl
'u Several speakers den onnced the mot:'
d o. as untimely, and likely to injure t
II popular cause by raliyiDg to the b u
W geoise the support of the governmen
gu This action on the part of the extremls
ou does not cause any serious anxiety TO q
49, government.
," The rumors concerning the death
oe Baron deReinach and the theorizl ng
nNs regard to it were p owed this morning
w have been utterly uaseless. The rept
~. made by DR.. Brouardael who had char
e" If the autopsy, was made pub ic to ds
'pe 1t declares that the analysis Of the v!sct
'es revealed not the slightest trace of pol-
III and the conclusion arrived at by
an Brouardael and his colleagues is that t
baron's death was due to natural caus
The report, though it is official, Is
4arOe0 Win sueptci'u L" eeitaiu "
'wl ters 1t is claimed by some persons Il
3,l the remarks by the baron on the night
ton his death to the effect that
'al, the press attacks being made III
int him were not stopped he was le
on. indicating his intention to end his
the when he found the Efforts of NJ N. r
)al ver aud Clemenceau and himself
der silence the papers were frultless- Tn
re are also many persons who openly
son press the belief that he was murde
ard and the Official report to the contE
ex does not shake their belief. They ar
that that under present circumstances 1t
the safer plan for the ''mlnistre d
topsie" to settle upon natural can;
ses- rs the explanation for death, rather t
Ed to seek out those, who. these per;