The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-23
THE ROYALISTS
Busy Plotting Against the French
Republic.
The Excitement in Paris Intenser
Than Ever.
The Duke of Orleans Would Lead the
Insurgents In Case OF an Attack On
Paris-Government Troops Ready
10 Crush tho Revoiutionists.

PARIS Dec 2a--The excitement over
the Panama canal scandals was Wcdnes-
day greater than ever and the widest
reports are ahoat of monsrchist plots
and coming arrests II Is asserted that
Herr mas been in communication in
London with agents of the Count OF
Paris and thas the exposure OF the
Thierree checks Is directly attributable
TO royalist influence.
Another rumor is that the officials
and deputies, as well as civilians con-
nected with the Panama scandal, have
had IL intimutcd To them that the only
salvation lies In an espousal OF ruyalist
schemes and, that all their offensds will
be eondoned, II they will consent TO be-
tray the public.
Some confidence is placed by we'll
informed people In both these rumors.
and it Is apparent that royalist agents
have assumed an activity they had not
displayed for years. and there Is also
evidence that royalist money Is again
adoat.
Should affairs take favorable turn
it is probab,e. according TO current talk,
that the young duke OF Orleans would
be selected TO lead the attack. The
young duke is more popular than any
other member of his family, and his Of
fer TO serve in the army as a conscript,
when he became OF age, made widely
favorable impression.
The great difficulty In the way of q
royalist coup is that there are no signs
- I'll L.. NJ n.E~axy-
cinet, the minister of war. Is untouched
by the scandals that have besmirched
his colleague, Rouvcir, and he has the
devoted and loyal attachment of the
generals In higher command.
The military forces In the neighbor-
hood of Paris are kept under the strict.
Ast discipline and the greatest vigilance
: exercised TO prevent any tampering
WITH the troops. The officers of the
army are. as rule, pf republican SYM
aathes, the roynliat and Bcnapartiss
elements. and especially the former
,-91v'hg been releRatsd on various texts
10 innocuous POSITIONS.
The government, 1t is said, has nc
| 1oubt whatever of the fidelity OF the
troops and would at once call upon the
garrison of Paris, in case of an outbreak
DE- the part of the royalists.
The zeal of the enemies OF the repub
lie is also checked by the report made
current uuonicially, but not doubted by
anybody, that in the event of an In
surrection martial law would at once
be proclaimed and every insurgeni
captured in arms either shot on the spot
or executed after a summary court
martial.
1t is known that the officials of the
navy are much more royalist in then
tendency than those Of the army, but
no danger to the republic Is expected
from the navy, as it is believed that the
officers in command, however ardently
some of them might welcome the re-es.
Establishment of monarchy, would hest.
tate long before rislsing their desirable
positions
The monnrchist agitators are being
care fully watched by agents of the gov.
eminent in France, England and Spain.
and a special watch is being kept at the
passes of the pyrences for fear that a
royalist movement might be attempted
from that direction.