The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-11
TIE PANAMA SCANDAL
President Garnet Again Compelled to Seek
New Advisers.


cabinet over the arrest o. the minister OF
public works, Railnut, and other matters.
Toe greatest excitement prevails and the
people hrong the streets. The police are
out in force and are dispensing crowds.
| The president has charged VI. Ri0ot with
! he duty e demonstrating the ministry.
/ l. i, openly charged tasJ the president aati
". kibot are moi in earnest III the Panama
! prosecutions; that they have no intention
| OF bringing the bribelakerS to trii!, aud
/ that the prosecution of NM. de BesSeps,
| F0ntSiHe, Cotiu and b tfel will be nothing
more than a farce 1t is also charged that
! efforts are being made to postpone the eX-
! posture OF certain guilty parties until the
law OF prescription will have taken effect.
| The ministry which signed was the same
| as the old ministry of VI. LOuDet, with the
| relative situations of its members changed,
| and without NM. Picard and Roche
| Although the resignation caused wide.
spread excitement there was no attempt
| 70 create disorder. The order that Is pre-
vailug throughout the city is no doubt
! due 10 the fact that the lawless element
| well knows that disturbance viii be put
! down with strong hand by the military
aui horities.
| The recess OF he chamber of deputies
/ ended today and the house resumed its
| siIJln%s. There was a large attendance OF
! interest being conferred on the election of a
new president of the chamber.
| IL was not thought that VI. Eloquet
! would offer himself for reelection. lie
| did. however and his name was presented.
! This evoked n somewhat unexpected and
! vehement opposition. Finally, NJ. Flo
! quet, seeing that the members of the right
were determined to oppose his reelection
! by every means, formally withdrew. The
! Republican group then nominated CAST
| uer PsIrier, and he was elected By ii ma
| jOritY of 155 He has been "a member Of
| the chamber since 1915; has held positions
under various ministers, and has been
! elected vice president OF the cham Der three
times.
The new cabinet organized by NJ
Rbot is as follows: NJ. Ribot minister of
the interior; NJ Dsyelle, foreign affairs;
NJ. Irard, finance; General IOizier mon,
war: NJ. Burdeau, colonies and marine; NJ.
Dupuy, instruction; NJ. Ngor, agriculture;
NJ. Sigetried commerce: NJ Viette, public
works; II, Burgeois, justice. The most
notable difference between this cabinet
and It's predecessor is shown by the absence
of VI. de Freycinct and NJ. Loubet.
NJ. Ferdinand de Lesseps, although alb
sent on account of the state of his health,
was included today as one of the defend
ants with MN. Charles de lesseps, Fon-
tame, Cottu and Eiffel, accused Of COM
trial was opened in the first chamber OF
the court Of cessation, AS the court OF APP
peals Is called, ". RIVER presiding.
On the whole Count de Lcsseps bad
invested muCa more money in the Piua-
ma enterprise than he had Withdrawn.
Charles dc LesSeps added that his own
shares had been bought by his father for
20J. 900 francs, which had been used by his
father in subscribing for another issue.
The prisoner WAS then ques-
toned colSely to the re-
lations of the American canal committee
to the company. He said that 100000
francs had been placed At the disposal Of
the American committee and had been
used by it TO promote the interests OF the
company. When asked if his sum was
not rat her large for the purpose for which
il was applied, NJ. ChSrles &c Lesseps re-
piled:
Their assistance was valuable, and
would have justified the expenditure of
still larger amount"
Adjourned
After the recess VI. de I4esseps made
statement as to the enormous payments
by toe company 10 the syndicates which
assisted in floating the loans. He sad
that the millions gwen 10 NJ. Opendoeiier
tine banker who received , 00O,
600 francs for giving the COM
pzny the idea of the lottery loan and
putting the idea into practlce) We're III
payment for his suggestion of simple
plan relative 10 the bonds and the consl-
tuition OF the Societe Civile. Money was
distributed when fresh issues were made,
so that they might avoid creating enemies
on the b0urse.
10 response 70 questions as to the rela-
tions between Baron de Reinach and the
Panama Canal CJmpiHy, VI. de Lesseps
said he was the man who formed the
SOciete Civile, with hl5 own capital, with
the name of ii. Bouaparte. " hen ne
gave Baron de ReinaCh money he told
him 10 take out OF it whatever remunera-
Uion be chose.
The presiding Judge repeated in a loud
tone: "You gave Baron de Reinach
money and told him TO take whatever re-
muaeratiOn ne chose?
- did
You handed him millions of francs,
with permission to put As much as he
wished in his own pocketsY
Exactly. he FIRST demanded IS 001, 600
francs thea 100 900 francs. | refused to
grant these excessive demands and per
sisted in my refusal, despite his repeated
threats
did you know to what uses Baron de
Btinsch expected to put that part OF the
money which he did not retain as re-
mgnsrstiOnS'
Il did not know. and did not wish TO
know exactly where ne dlSbursed the
rooney. | knew only that the money was
to be spent for the canal"
N. de Lessee d also referred TO the pay
meuc Of some 6da 900 francs TO Cornelius
H,rz. He further testified that 21500a
francs were II be paid TO VI Balhut, ex-
minister o: public works