Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-18
FRANCE TO STRIKE.
A ROYALIST CONSPIRACY AGAINST
THE REPUBLIC TO BE CRUSHED.
Every Preparation Being Msdc to Act
with yigor-The Panama Trisl-De
Cssssgnac Highly Indignant.

yAnalo.American cable 10 the DispaschI
PARIS, January 17.--The government will
soon strike blow. IL is reported on ex-
cellent authority that there is now ample
evidence of Royalist conspiracy and that
arrests will be made at an early date The
conspiracy has been hstched in London
and Madrid, and the Count of Paris. IN
stead of having been especially close IN
expenditures of late for the Royalist cause,
has been unusually lavish. He is not him
self managing the details, but his leading
representatives are more active tnan ever.
Royalist influence and funds had much
to do with the recent activity IN revoiu.
tionary circles in Paris, and the reported
much applause of extremist speakers az
Tlvoh Nauxhall was furnished by paid
ROyalist ciaqIeUs.
The Royalst plan appears TO be TO over
throw the republic by some means. no
matter what. and promote disorder IN the
hope that the French people will turn 10
the Count of Paris OF Duke of Orleans tor
rescue or protection.
THY PANAMA TRIAL.
PARIS. January 1.-THE courtroom was
not thronged when the trial of Charles dc
Lesseps aud his associates was resumed to-
day, but among those present might be
seen some Of the distinguished lights or
the Paris bar and OF Paris finance. The
prisoners looked firm end confident. with
the exception Of Charles de Lesseps upon
whom the anxiety relative 10 his situa-
ton and that of his aged father IS eyl-
IDENTIFY having wearing effect. Adyo-
cata-General Rau appeared Tor the
prosecution. He said that until the last
moment he had cherished hope that the
defendants. whose populations had hitherto
been unsullled. and some of whom hnd
contributed to the glory OF France. would
furnish frank eXplanat ous OF the charge
against them and establish their lnno-
cence. In this expectation he had been
disappo,nted. tie found himself compelled
to demand from the court Jud ymcnt
that would brand them with fraud. tie
also felt II HIS duty % demand an adequate
sentence upon Ferdinand do LessepS,
whose former glory and honor had been
wrecked in this tragic adventure, when
bad reduced O. poverty many thousands
of thrifty workers.
DE- CAssAGNAC ENRAGED.
PARIS. Jauuary t7.--Deputy Paul de Cas-
saouac appeared before the parliamentary
commission Of inquiry and behaved SO
trucuently tnat several times u required
the combined pcr5gasiyenosS OF Chairman
BrlSSOD anu utS Apli'h. "tS W N'.'" 80
and induce aim TO proceed conerently with
hIs testimony.
De Cassagnac reproached Dupuy-du-
Temps. one OF the committee. with
having circulated reports TO the effect tnat
he had accepted brlbes from the Panama
company. Such reports wore unquallhe
false, De Ca-sagnac said. and he CHALLENGED
ANYBODY 20 show an lota Of evidence that
they were true.
Dupuy-du- Temps interrupted De Cassag-
nae 70 say that he had mover believed DE
Cassagnac guilty Of handling Panama
money and had never circulated any re-
ports whatever concerning nun anI the
Panama-canal people.
De Cassagnac listened with scOrnful
| expression of incredulity IN every line OF
| hls face. As soon as Dupuy- -du- TEMPS re-
sumed his seat De Cassagnac said: Du-
puv-du- Temps has spread reports that |
! received q Panama check payable only
| To bearer. | have proofs Of this. | deny
! these reports. They are false and ma
/ licious. and / shall demand personal salts
| faction from the man who Is responsible
/ for them
NJ. de Cassagnac left the commission.
| still protesting his convection that he had
! been slandered and this evening he sent
| bus second to Dupuy-du-Temps
LOOKING AFTER AN EXPELLED CORRESPONDENT.
Count Noyos. the Austrian Ambassador
to France. called at the Foreign Othce to-
| day to inquire into the case OF Nj. Szekay,
the Austrian newspaper correspondent
whom tho government has ordered ex
pelled from France on the ground that IL
the dispatches about the Panama anan
| sent by him 10 his paper be libelled Baron
Mohrenheim, the Russian Ambassador tC
| France.