The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-22
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eral or Algeria; NJ. Leon RenaulV, VINO
was prefect of police, and NJ. Beral, who
was inspector general of mines. The I'm
mediate consequence Of today's events
will be most serious, for grave reproaches
can be made against the present ministry.
Immediately after the opening Of the
chamber of deputies today NJ. Jules
Roche, ex-minister of commerce, assembled
the speakers tribune and made his de
fense. He was laboriDg under intense eX
element, and swung his arms violently as
he walked up the aisle AS he passed the
ministerial benches, he faced about sud
denly and exclaimed. "Oh! you hypocrites
and scoundrelsW Several of the ministers
retorted hotly.
AS he began his defense, NJ. Roche's
voice was sharp and unsteady, and from
the beginning TO the end his manner was
strained. He said that he did not know
what enemies he had to face nor did he
care: for his conscience 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
denounced the prOcureur general for pro
ceeding against the deputies on insufficient
evidence and declared that in his case al
least this gentleman would be found sadly
in error
w DdSSlDR
received many congratulations from his
fellow members.
The senate special committee appointed
yesterday reported today in favor of au-
thOriZing the procureur general to proceed
against Senators Renault, Albert Grevy,
Beral, Thevenet and Deves.
The parliamentary committee of inquiry
learned today that bond of 500, 900 francs,
payable to bearer, was given to NJ. Herr,
&C f0- II aHy var
tising The examining magistrate has
impounded all the traceable bons au pOr-
teur and all of Baron de Reinach's letters
relating to Panama affairs in 1890 and
1891, as well as a document written by NJ.
Barbe, acknowledging the receipt OF
GOO, 600 francs from the Panama canal
people.
The commission has decided to examine
NJ Yves Guyot, radical deputy for the de-
partment of the Seine, to learn whether or
not he said recently that the list of COM
promised members of parliament had been
submitted to President Carnot. This is
the first official mention of President Car
not's name in direct connection with the
scandal Many believe that secret aud
hostile motive is responsible for its intro
duction.
The De Roulede- -Clemenceau duel has
been postponed indefinitely,
Madame Cottu, wife of the Panama
canal director has come back TO surrender
herself prisoner. She says TO her friends:
1--WE will be prosecuted, but everything
will turn out well for US. Should the trial
take place Nj. Carnot will not be president
longer than two months"
The danger of a tragedy is not in the
fact that the legislators are convicted OF
corruption, but in the fact that the people
are saying, "They are all robbers" When
these cries resOund throughout France
the accused men are lost The prosecu-
tionS were voted unanimously, the cham
ber being in a fever of excitement The
session was worthy of the great sessions OF
the commune.
According to the statements issued by
the liqaidators the amount expended by
the Panama Canal company reached the
enormous total of $260000 000 OF the
/ whole amount expended only little over
a third was spent in the actual construc-
tiOn of the canal.
The excitement over the Panama scan
dal was today greater than ever, and the
/ widest reports were ahoat of monarchis ist
| plots and coming arrests. 1t was asserted
that NJ. Herr had been in communication
in London with the agents of the count
! of Paris, and that the exposure Of the
There checks is directly attributable tC
royaiiS5 Influence. Another TumOr was
that the officials and deputies as we'll as
! civilians connected with the Panama
scandal have had il intimsted TO them
that their salvation lies in an espOusal oi
the royRlist schemes, aud that all their
/ offenses viii be coudoned II they will con
! sent to betrsy the republic. Some conf
/ deuCe is placed by well informed people il
! both these vumorS The difficulty il
! the way of royaiiSG coup is that
there are no signs of dsloyalty III
the army. The government, iJ Is said, has
. , =,
/ troops, and would At once call upon the
! garrison of Paris in case of An outbreak
on the part of the royaiIstS. 1t Is believed
/ that though some Of the officers in the navy
might welcome the re establishment of the
monarchy, they would hesitate long betor.
riskiBg the loss of their desirable positions
The movements of the monarchist agituJOrs
are being Carefully watched by agents OF
the government IN France, England and
Spain, and special watch is being kept AT
the passes OF the pyreuees for fear THAI u so
cialist movement NAV be attempted from
that direction. IL Is SAID that every move
meat Of The count of Paris, the duke OI
( Orleans and other mem berS OF the eX;led
houses have been reported accurately ioI
more shan two weeks past to President
Carnor.
VI. AndrieuN, a dangerous and subtle op
p0neut Of the government, Is, witA tue
support Of the BeulaugiSts, organizing 4
new group for the elections. Their p o.
gram will propose revision of the constltu-
ZION as well as of the personnel OF tAs
ministry.
The PHrole's correspondent says; Tues
day 5 sensation eclipSes all former develop
meuts IN The Panama can ! affair Vi.
ROuvier, ia spite Ot the elocuence of his
opening words, gave away bis case in a
strange fashion. ". Clemeuceau's : defeuse
OF n. Herr was one ut the fileSJ speeches
heard during the present crisis What Is
now occurring =, however. merely a pre-
lude. All French history proves that
such periods OF trouble are precursors Ol
revolution
- far be streets are Qniet, bat the
sileu K warrants dtstrusJ The ub.Suce
ol force displayed by toe government =
simply the result OF weakness \ strong
government never would have submitted
TO the dictates OF its worst enemies. Those
trying TO seize power know how 10 handle
the masses, and, when once found, the
watchword viii soon draw the populscs
into the streets and the demonstrations
viii begin / see nothing 70 stop them.
The bo0rse was exceedingly depressed