The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-10
STRUCK AT FRANCE
With Carnot Falls the
Republic.
HIS ENEMIES PUBLIC FOES.
Why 1t Has Always Been Sought to
Bring the President Into the
Panama Scandal.
HIS ENEMIES PUBLIC FOES
Special to THE MORNING. CALL.

PARIS, Jan. 9.-1he great Panama canal
trial begins tomorrow. The Government
has summoned large number Of witnesses,
including Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte
Wyse engineer, who claims to have orig
mated the idea of the canal and who is
supposed to know a great many secrets in
connection with the scandal. The men TO
be tried tomorrow are: Charles de Lesseps,
director of the Panama canal; Marcus Fon-
tame, secretary, and Gustave Eiffel, the
famous engineer. The charges in the in
dictments are. in effect, OF obtaining money
from subscribers to canal loans by false
pretenses and the misappropriation of the
funds when obtained.
Anecdotes are rife OF how the leading
men In Parliament and the President were
bought over. Some of them are very typi-
cal and throw dash of humor on the
gloomy record
The attempt to involve President Csrnot
in the Panama accusations causes much ex-
element. So far as has besn made ap-
parent there is not the slightest evidence OF
corrupt completely In the Panama swim
ding on the part of Carnot, the utmost
that is alleged in any definite way being
that he may have periunctorlly given his
official sanction to transactions on the part
Of other officials who were corrupt The
enemies of the republic have from the first
been endeavoring to involve Carnot in the
scandal, believing that by bringing about
Presidential crisis they would strike a fatal
blow at the republic.
Besides there are several candidates for
the Presidency In the field who would be
delighted to see Carnot forced TO resig5.
Baihut, ex- Minister Of Public Works, was
arrested to-day. 1t is said this action was
taken because of reports connecting Presi-
dent CArnUts name with that of Baihnt,
to show the Government is not afraid to
take action against any one.
The ex-Minster was accompanied TO the
Office OF Examining Magistrate Franque-
vile this afternoon by his wife. She
waited for him outside the offiea for long
time, looking much worried, and when
finally her husband came out in charge of
two detectives she threw herself at his feet,
and ATTEMPTED to cling to him. She was
almost hysterlcal, and il WAS with the great
est difficulty that her husband and the Off
GERS persuaded her to rise. She followed
her husband TO the police bureau. weeping
bitterly, but there she was compelled to
separate from him.
Charles de Lesseps has given Magistrate
FranquevilIe pceketbook in which he kept
notes concerning the relations Of the canal
company with many public men. This eyi-
dence is exceptionally important. as it
shows conclusively the connection Of many
Senators and Deputies with the Illegal oper-
ations of the company. Two celebrated
writer's on economic and international
questions and two ex-Ministers are said to
be among those compromised, and these
revelations are expected to lead to more
arrests.
Ciemeneeau was, at his own request, ex-
amined by the magistrate to-day in relation
to his knowledge of Panama canal matters.
The examination lasted long time. None
Of the details were given TO the public.
The bourse is very much depressed. Credit
FOncier declined a francs.