The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-16

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savings of thousands of French citizens.
Referring to the defendant, Baihut. the
Acknowledgement said that since he had
ayowed his guilt in open court the jury
his conduct. The Acknowledgement rid
icuied the protest made by Charles de Les
seDs that be had yielded TO force. The
metaphor bont footpads. used by De Les
seps In one of his statements TO the court,
had been coined solely for the purpose OF
impressing weak intellects.
The. speaker then turned his attention 70
Fontane and BlondIn. both of whom be de-
nounced In strong terms. he then declared
that the explanations made by Sans-Leroy
that he had ~reinvested 100000 francs OF his
wife's dOwry at Just the time he was
charged with having accepted that sum
from the canal company for changing his
vote on the Panama lottery bonds bill
would not hold water. Bcrals story con-
corning his relations with the late Baron
DE Relnach could not be taken seriously.
The Acknowledgement demanded that the
~efendents Deputy Dugue de La Faucon-
merle and ex-Deputy Gobr0n. should have
the same punishment melted out TO them as
would be imposed upOn Charles de Les
seps.
NJ. Gobrcn here arose and declared that
proofs of his statements and OF his inno-
cence would he found In documents that
had been placed under seal.
The Advocate general replied that every
thing that Nj. Gobron could bring forward
would be duly considered. He then re-
viewed the testimony Of NJ. Proust. whose
hrst denials of the charges against him had
been equivalent to q confession of guilt.
Proust. he said. like Gobron and Dugue lie
La FaucoDnerie. had yielded TO the vicious
methods which the Panama company,
when driven to a corner, had used without
hesitation to avoid the otherwise inevita-
bic crash. After scathingly denOuncing
Charles de Lesseps as u man who had "be-
sieged. with brides and promises, the con-
sciences Of public men," the Advocate
gendral closed his address with a graphic
description of the poverty. misery and
general ruin which the Panama directors
had brought by their dishonesty to thou.
sands of homes throughout France. The
court then adjourned.
Yielding TO urgent pressure on the part OF
his colleagues; NJ. Bourgeois will reassume
the Office of Minister of Justice. which he
resigned In order to answer the charges
made by Madame Cottu. and which he re-
garded as rejecting upon him.
Friction Over the appointments of q Primate.
ROME, March 15.-Serious friction is threat
ened between the Vatican and France in regard
to the appointment of a primate in Africa to
succeed the late Cardinal Lavigerie. The Pope
demands that France shall provide the primate
with a liked allowance for his main tenance, and
TO this the French government objects. The
Pope. therefore,, holds that IL the primate is to
tOOA " ~ VA SoPRpie A NV
not submit to dictation or Interference as 10 the
appointment, and the Pope has intimated thai
he may nominate an Italian for the Office. In
such an event a serious conflict will surely re-
suit, as France would decidedly object to having
an Italian primate over Catholics, the large ma
jority OF whom arc either French or the subjects
or France.
Could Not Bring Her Back tn Life.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 15.-An AbascatiC
fanatic has been arrested in Latrig, in the gov
eminent OF ~Saratoff, for having murdered a CIR
of fourteen years. He had been preaching be
fore o room full OF people in a private house con
corning his power 10 raise the dead. At the enc
OF his sermon he strangled the girl, with the
consent of her parents, In the belief he might
demonstrate his pretended ability to bring hel
back TO life. After his prayers and exhOrtations
had continued for two hours. the parents OF thu
girl became convinced that he was an i'm
postor, and complained to the authorities. who
locked him up.
Deacon aud Gladys Coming to America.
LONDON, March 15.-Edward Parker Deacon
the slayer of Abeille, sailed on the Trave to-day
with his daughter Gladys for New York, with TIT
intention of rejoining his other children at New
port Gladys is the child whom Mrs. Deacon
abducted from a convent to save her from falling
into the hands OF Mr.. Deacon during TN,
divorce proceedings, which have recently beer
terminated by an agreement, under which Mr.
Deacon was given possession OF all the children
ayeent the VOnnr asr