The herald., 1893-01-18

PARIS, Jan. 17.-Interest today CEN
,ered in the confession of Charles de
Lesseps to M. Franqueville. He gave
IN oral history OF the Panama bribery,
two more deputies as re-
ceivers of regular subsidies from the
Panama company. 1t is alleged he gave
the dates and amounts, and summons
for the men whom he named will be
issued.
THE PANAMA TRIAL,
The court room was not thronged
when the trial Of Charles de Lesseps and
his associates was resumed today. Ad-
vocste General Pau opened for the pros
ecution. He said out of 300, 200, 600 |
francs first obtained, three-ffths were
illegally disposed of. The capital OF the
company was so laid open to plunderers
that 700 600, 900 francs we're squandered,
Decides the sums expended In actualiy
carving out the legitimate objects OF
the company.
lhe speaker proceeded to analyze and
criticize the large sums paid under the
heading Remuneration" to directors
of the company, the American commit
tee and other high officials of the com
pany. Pau declared that the payment
made on commission wsre outrageously
high. The books of the company were
kept in an irregular manner, and &C.
counts manipulated after the conclusion
OF contracts.
M Pau emphasized that newspapers
of ali shades, their editors, directors
and managers, received money, and all
sorts of disgraceful transactions were
concealed under the heading "advertis'
ing expenses."
The advocate general had not fnlk he'd
his address when the court adjourned.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
In the course of the Panama trial
today the public prosecutor made an
important statement to the effect that
tha..--.SassIl .S5sat soa lao For ps 9
still 100000, 900 francs more, and it
would take Is years to complete it. AS
1,400 100000 francs has already been
spent, this would represent a
capital OF nearly 5000 000, 900 francs.
The engineers reports state that
the maximum profit would be
t,000,U00 francs per annum, and would
only be realizable after IL years. traffic.
These calculations would show barely
2 per cent profit upon the capital in.
vested. The conclusion drawn, there
fore, 's that the canal is not possible
This statement produced profound
impression.
HERR TO BE ExTRADITED.
The government has decided to de-
mand the extradition of Cornelius Herr
from England upon the charge of swind-
ling, which is one of the extraditable
offenses provided for by the English
law.
CAssAGNAC sPoILING FOR DUEL.
PARIS, Jan. 17.-Deputy Paul de Cas-
sagnsc appeared before the parliament
tary commission of inquiry today, and
reproached Deputy Dutemps, one of the
committee. with having circulated re-
ports to the effect that he had accepted
bribes from the Panama company.
"Such reports" said he, ''are unquali-
fed falsehoods. and I shall demand per-
sonal satisfaction from the man who is
responsible for them"
Chairman Brisson assured him that
no charge had been made against him
by Deputy Dutemps or any other mem
rity was not under suspicion.
M. de Casagnac left the commission,
however, still protesting his convic-
tion that he was slandered, and this
evening he cent second to M. Dupuy
Dutemps.
A RoYALIsT CONSPIRACY.
The government will soon strike a
blow. 1t is reported on excellent au-
thority that there is now ample evil
dence Of Royalist conspiracy, and
arrests will be made at an early date
The conspiracy has been Matched in
London and Madrid, and the Count of
Paris, stead OF having been especially
close in his expenditures for the Royal
ist cause, has been unusually lavish.
He ia not managing any details himself,
and it is not desired that he should. |
But his leading represeD tatives are more
active than ever. Royalist funds
and influence had much to do with
the recent activity in revolutionary
circles in Paris. 1t is reported that |
much of the applause of the extremist |
speakers at the Tivoli Vauxhall was
furnished by paid Royalist clacquers.
The Royalist plan appears to be to over
throw the republic by some means, no
matter what, and foment aud promote
disorder in the hope the people will
turn to the count Of Paris or the duke of
Orleans for rescue or protection.
AN ATTACK ON THE BANK OF FRANCE
Deputy Pelletan made a violent at
tack today in the chamber of deputies
upon the bank of France, which he said
had increased its note issue by 20, ,0O0,-
600 francs in the last few months, to
meet emergencies caused by it's own
policy.
M. Tirard replied that the present
financial deadlock, consequent upon the
commerce and compelled the
bank to draw upon it's gold reserve,
which wac the guarantee of the security
Of the national credit.