The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-21
Panama Blackmailer to Be Ex-
tradited From England.
WILL HE MAKE A CONCESSION?
Theatrical Beauties and Oeher Pro-
fessiOnal" Persons Got checks.
Senators Trembling Lest DR. Herr Ex-
poses Them-Oniy the Socialists and
Royalists Undisturbed - Eiotins by
Hungry Men in Amste rdars,

IARiS, Jan. ~ IHeTe are ttzTee counts
in the indictment against Corrs!ius Herr
The first concers COO, 900 francs seceived by
him from Charles de Lesseps: Ehe second,
100000 francs received by him trom Baron
de Reinach; the third. menscng letter
written by him with the intenti4n of black
mailing Baron de Keinach.
The total number of ArtolS checks is
now known to be 1,0l0. OF thiS number a
majority are excluded from legsl consider
alton by the statute Of Limitations.
The parliamentary COMMISSION of
inquiry may examine the stubs of these
checks, but the judges are boun:i TO ignore
them. The most important -.hecks in
question, however, were drawn IN 1887 and
1888 for the benefit of deputies. theatrical
beauties and other professional persons,
mostly women and newspaper mem The
whole sum involved by the st(sbs is some
100000 francs.
NJ. Andrieux told the parliamentary
commission today that some years ago he
received from Brazil lettar signed
"Amal." in which Baron de R-inach was
accused of having hired the writer to
poison Cornelius Herr. Wheli the letter
was shown to Reinach he pretended that
he wished merely to trighten Herr into
leaving Paris.
PANAMA, Jan. 20.--M. Mango. syho repre-
sents on the isthmus the liquIdStor of the
Panama Canal Company, has BEEN ordered
to proceed TO Bogota to treat w-th the ex-
ecutive for an extension of the concession
and resumption of work on the canal.
LONDON, Jan. 2o.-The Bef4in CORE
spondent of the Telegraph says: The Ger
man government contemplates proposing
to the powers that they withsraw their
ambassadors from Paris temporarily as a
protest against the attacks made recently
upon Baron Mohrenheim.
PARIS. Jan. 20.-The press laze amend
ment bill passed its final readEng in the
senate this afternoon. 1t is designed to
enable the government to deal ssimmariv
with anarchist publications. TIE bill pro-
posing press law amendments f-r the pro-
lection of foreign sovereigns and ambassa-
dors against libel was also passe5
PARIS, Jan. 2O.-The sole topis; of con-
versation this afternoon was the arrest of
Cornelius Herr. The prospect Of his re-
turn to France and the possibility that he
will reveal evidence which he nolds ex-
cites general apprehension. outside of
royaist and socialistic cipcles ti:a arrest Is
regarded with feeling closely akin to a
panic The gravest fears exist G5l account
of the senate. whose members arr, believed
to be threatened more seriouslS than all
others through Herz's return. Everybody
feels that the worst will come ost as soon
as Herr shall come before the examining
magistrate. In view of Herz's capture the
Liberte comes out with a stateiaent that
documents seized in the premises occu-
pied by Herr show that Reinaca was the
debtor and Herr the creditor, a. affirmed
by Herr. :
Before the parliamentary com. t.ission Of
inquiry today Andrieux was caaed upon
to throw more light upon the Eribery of
the l04 deputies. He said he did:n not have
the original of the photographed fist which
he submitted to the commission: A name
cut out of the list, he said. was shat of
high political dignitary. He had prom
ised on honor not to reveal the 1Eane and
he must persist in the refusal: He re-
fused also to give the names me,stioned in
NJ. Arton's notebook, on the greund that
there was not sufficient evidence against
the men named and he did nos wish to
blacken regulations ruthlessly. As to a
check indorsed by NJ. Davourss. a clerk,
presumably as agent for some Eigh per-
sonage, NJ. AndrIeux said he csuld only
refer the commission to the speech of NJ.
Rouvier in the chamber on the day of his
retirement from the ministry of finance.
Referring to the Reinach DOCUMENTS,
NJ. Andrieux said he obtai.led the
memoranda as to the Thlerrs checks
from Cornelius Herr, who recei Sed them
from Reinach. Andrieux did bot know
Relnach had shown the memCsanda to
Ciemenceau, but he himself Fad once
shown them to Clemenceau. Hsrz, after
quarreling with Reinach. had seIa to Con-
stans then minister of the interC,r, docu-
ments showing that Reinach has tried to
poison him. Subsequently, aowever,
Reinach and Herr were reconcllea. As to
the checks mentioned in ArtO.'s note
book, Arton alone could give tt1: desired
information. Arton was at preset in cor
respondence with several men IN Paris,
notably with the Boulangist 5eputies,
Georges Laguerre and Terral- Yermeix.
On the strength of NJ. Andrieus's testi-
mony the commission decided TO -ummon
Deputies Laguerre. Terrail- Meri,eix and
Clemenceau TO appear before Slem to-
morrow.
An interview with Herr is ysiblished
here He protested earnestly against the
suspicion that he had been an agent in
France of the triple alliance. Tie only
foundation for such q report Is tsle state
ment made by Bohutel. brotlS,r of his
first wife, who long ago altempteS To ex-
tort money from him on the threst To de-
nouuce him as Prusslan spy. :nd who
had even sent documents to G,n. Buu-
LANCER, then minister Of war. endSavorlng
10 establish the accusation. B-uiange
felt SO little confidence in Bohutess state
men,s that he declined 10 inquIreznto the
charges and handed the docur=ents to
Herr Herr said he vas willing l.. submit
these documents TO q committee. OF in
vestlgation OF the chamber of tzeputies
and # the committee refused 10 Examine
them would Iay them before a<lGry OF
honor 20 tar from being trsitor TO
France, he was pass.onGlely dezDted 10
France, and had gone 10 mu: per
sonaI trouble to serve French rlterests
in seeking 10 detach Italy from - Triple
alliance. He even went to Rome ana cu.-
tiyated the friendship of Cr.sp. :He ey-
changed letters with Crispi. whicS lie was
ready To produce before jury OF honor
Herr showed the interviewer !et Eer from
Gen. Menabrea, formerly Italian :linister
al Paris, written in hattering terue. intro
ducing him 10 Crispi. Herr also zshowed