Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08


matter and who is TO blame for 1t.
All those who had failed to get black
mail from the company turned detamers,
and those who had fattened on the bounty
of the company were az bad as any. Such
a panic has not been known IN Paris since
the siege. Every one was astounded. All
sorts of denunciations were hurled against
the promoters of the company. SUICIDES
were frequent and street meetings ended
in riotous proceedings. All over France
there was CONSERVATION. Had the heavens
fallen there would have been no moro sur
prise. Dazed and bewidered, De Lesseps
did not comprehend the extent OF the
calamity.
On the 2sth Of November q ministerial
crisis took place in France, and NJ. LouDet
was compelled to step down from the POSI-
ton of Premier and allow the formation OF
a new Ministry. Baron Reinach, who had
been accused of being one OF the chief
sauanderers of the Pansma-CaDal Com
panv's money, had died very suddenly
under suspicious circumstances after
visit from DR.. Cornelius Herr. His asso-
ciate, NJ. Proper. had testified before the
Commission Of Inquiry concerning the
canal that Baron Reinach had sent NIL
lion francs to one Nj. Artou to be used IN
political movements in favor OF the canal,
and Nj. Baguerre testified that Artou had
spent 800, 600 francs to influence votes and
in political action. but had fed to Eng
land and was in hiding there. When IL
came ont that Baron Reinach, finding that
he would have to testify before the com
mission. had committed suicide, o terrible
excitement ensued. The fact OF the SUI
eide was established by post mortem;
and NJ. Clemenceau, leader of the Left and
u1oprietor of la justice was later COM
polled to defend himself in letter,
ia which he owned TO having gone
with Baron fenach and Nj. Rouyier
TO the house Of DR.. Herr, and finding Herr
refused to do anything, the Baron said = l
am lost" repeating the same after visit
10 NJ. Constans. That night he killed him
self.
NO CONFIDENCE.
On the heels of this NJ. Brisson, one of
the ablest and most incorruptlble OF the
deputies supported a speech made by NJ;
la Ferronaye, accusing the government OF
not doing their duty IN sealing the papers
of Baron Renach and in investigating his
death. Loubet. Prime Minister, protested,
and on the motion being pressed, 1t was
carried against the Ministry by vote OF
SOi to 2lg, showing lack of confidence. The
Ministry then proceeded in body to the
President of the republic aud rendered
their resignation. The Loubet Ministry,
which came into power February 2oth,
ana WAS IuG lhtuiN-SbNtAlh iiihioNAJ
that France has had in tho twenty
TWO years since 1t became a republic,
has never had the confidence of the people
since the canal investigation began. After
calling successfully on half dozen depu-
ties to form a new ministry, Carnot called
on NJ. Rlbot. VINO engaged new ministry
by using the material of the Loubet Cabl-
net. dropping out the two members most
urgent in the prosecution OF the canal job
beTs, NJ. Ricard. Minister OF Justice, and
81. Jules Roche. Minister of Commerce.
Later NJ. Siegfrled succeeded Nj. Sarrlen.
This new-old ministry was composed OF Nj.
Rlbot. Premier; NM. Loubet, Freycinet,
Burdeau. Bourgeois, Rouvier, Nlette.
Dupuy, Develle, and Siegfried. This IS
the third transformation of the Freycinet
Ministry, and therefore better guarantee
against the Vaccinations of Royalists and
Socialists, whose union to overthrow the
republic is the only thing to be feared.
TAKING BRIBEs.
Nj. Charles dc Lesseps, vice-president,
Baron Cottu, and NJ. Fontane, members OF
the council of the Panama canal, refused
to appear before the commission OF IN
uuiry, of which NJ. Brisson IS president.
On the Sd of December NJ. Pourquery de
Boissern demanded that the House OF
Deputies authorize the commission to
| choose magistrate to join in the inquiry.
| This proposition was caTried-333 to lS2.
There was lively work before the commits