Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-28
I'd EDITION.
PAID LARGE AMOUNTS
Looking for the Men Whom the
Panama People Bribed.
BANK ROBBERS TRY TO RAID A TOWN.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC BLOCKED.
LOOKING FOR A LITTLE LIST"

Bribed by the Panama Company.
PARIS, Jan. 2s.-At a meeting Of senators
belonging to the democratic section Of the
left II was resolved to request NJ. Bour-
geoise, minister Of justice, to cause a search
to be made Of the residences OF NJ An
drieux and NJ. Delahaye. with the view of
finding the list Of persons compromised by the
Panama scandal, concerning which NJ. Dclahaye
and NJ Andrieux have spoken on several oc-
casions, but they have failed to produce.
DELAHAYEs CELEBRATED CHARGES.
In his celebrated speech. which started the
Panama investigation by tho chamber of depu-
ties. VI. Delahaye said that no less than 000, 900
frances were distributed among $50 members Of
parliament. only few of whom we're senator's.
Here deafening shouts Of 1.-The names" were
raised on all sides. The excitement and tumult
were intense, but NJ. Delshays contented him.
self with declaring that the inquiry he de-
manded would divulge them.
When. after long waiting. NJ. Delahave was
able again to make his voice heard, he said that
this first distribution of money only increased
the appetites OF those who had shared in
it. The administrators Of the Panama
Canal Company were assailed by a
yeritible pack of political hounds; and they had,
20 to say. no choice between pillaging the COM
pany's tils and succumbing. prolonged up
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A hundred thousand francs required for
one journal a hundred thousand francs for
another and a hundred thousand francs for
election expenses. That three hundred thou
sand francs was handed over by the canal COM
pany, but he would not say who received it.
". Delahaye reported that she could not say
to whom the 100000 francs was given, but he
could sag that sum given by the Panama
Canal Company. A minister who was now dead
had received cheque for 100000 francs from
the company. Journals note worth 20 francs
was bought for 200 900 francs.
FOREIGN JOURNAL IMPLICATED.
On account of the influence attached to it a
political parsonage thought it wise to bride a
great foreign journal with SOC, 900 francs, and
the money was paid by the canal company.
Continued shouts for names" only made NJ.
Delahaye repeat that the inquiry he demanded
would divulge them, but he could tell
the House that the great foreign journal
in question was prudent enough not to sign its
name at the back of the check. 1t was one Of
that journals messengers who signed the check,
but he on. Delahaye) knew the name both Of
the journal and its messenger.
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ONE DEPUTY.
The committee of the chamber charged to re-
port on q bill for the lottery loan was COM
posed Of five members in favor of the
measure and five against it; the eleventh
member had no opinion, but he went
to the Panama Company and offered to
vote in favor of the bill for the consideration of
200 900 francs The company at first refused,
but at the last moment paid the money. After
the refusal that he first met with this venal deputy
formed a syndicate for fall in Panama shares,
because he intended to procure the rejection of
the measure. and when he received the money
and changed his tactics, by which the bill was
adopted. he forgot to inform his associates in
the syndicate for the fall. That gentleman was
completely ruined by the sudden rise which
took place in the Panama shares.
In spite of repeated demands by the chamber
VI. Delahaye refused to give names. He per-
sisted in the same attitude before the commits
sion of inquiry and it is now proposed to OBJ
tain by search Of his residence, if possible, any
list that he may have.
NJ Andrieux, in his testimony before the COM
mission. stated that DIR. Cornelius Herr had
shown him a document accounting for the sum
Of 81 ,350. 900 francs received by Herr and dis
tributed BY him among l04 deputies, of whom
he could give list. VI. Andrieux had been
promised proofs in regard to certain names and
he would try to obtain them from NJ. Herr.
He could not, however, guarantee the accu-
racy of the note which he had communicated to
the committee, and still less of the document
giving the amounts alleged to have been re-
ceived BY the l04 deputies, for he had been led
to consider Baron de Reinachs word as being
by no means above suspicion.