The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-04
THE CRISIS R!NcR:
Greater Excitement han Ever
Over the Panama candals.
The Air Full Of Rum OF hov'
alist Plot -

A cablegram from Paris says: The ex-
element in France over the Panama scan
dals is greater than ever, and the wldes'
reports are ahoat Of monarchist plots ana
coming arrests. 1t is asserted that herr
has been in communication in London with
agents Of the Count Of Paris, and thct the
exposure Of the Thierree checks ls directly
attributable to royalist inauence.
Another rumor is that the officials and
deputies as well as civilians connected with
the Panama scandal have had 1t intimated
to them that their salvation lies IN an
esrousal Of royalist schemes, and tna1 ai
their offences will be condoned II they Will
consent to betray the repuoli
Some confidence is placed by well In.
formed people In both these rumors, anu IL
is apparent that royalist agents have as.
sumed an activity they had not displayed
for years, and there is also evidence tnat
royalist money is again ahoat.
Should affairs take turn favorable TO
coup d'etat in behalf Of royalty, 1t Is prona-
ble, according to current reports, that the
Young Duke Of Orleans would be selected 10
lead the attack. The young Duke Is more
popular than any other member OF his lam.
tly. and his offer to serve in the army as
conscript when he came OF age, made
wide and favorable impression.
The great difficulty in the way OF q roYa!-
ist coup is that there are no signs or dis.
loyalty in the army. M. de Freycinet, the
Minister of War, is untouched BY the
scandals that have besmirched his colleague,
Rouyier.' and he has the devotion and loyal
attachment of the officials in higher COM
mand.
The military forces in the neighbThood
OF Paris are kept under the strictest discip.
IL aXarClS00
to prevent tampering with the troops.
The officers Of the army are, as o rule. OF
Republican sympathies; the royallst and
Bonapartist elements, and especially the
former, have been relegated on various
pretexts to innocuous positions, The Gov
ernment, it is said, has no doubt whatever
of the fidelity OF the troops and would at
once call upon the garrison OF Paris IN case
of an outbreak on the part or the royansbs.
The zeal Of the enemies OF the repuonc Is
also checked by the report current unomcl.
ally that no doubt Is held by ANYBODY Inae
in The event Of an insurrection martial law
would at once be proclaimed and every in
surgent captured and shot on the spot or
executed after summary court martla'.
IL is known that the officers OF the navy
ara much more royalist in their tendency
than those of the army, but no danger "
the republic Is expected from the naVy,as IL
is believed that the officers in command,
however ardently some Of them might wel'
come the re-establishment OF MONARCHY
would hesitate long before risKlng tne ios'
OF their desirable positions. -.
The movements of the monarcalst aslta-
tors are being carefully watched by agent;
of the Government in France, IN En{iana s;na
and in Spain, and special watch IS being
kept at the passes of the Pyrenees for the
purpose Of guarding against royans0
movement from that direction.
The news from various parts OF France Is
not reassuring to the Government. and
serves to strengthen the hopes OF its enimles.
The many thousands Of small propriesors
and others who lost their money IN ths Fan.
anna enterprise are said to be more disguised
with the revelations Of venality and treacI.
cry than they were distressed oy the loss o,
their money. and considerable number OF
them are inclined to hold Republican insti-
tutions rather than individuals responsible
for the loss and disgrace.