The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-12

of Marine and of the Colonies in place Of
M. Burdeau, whose resignation has been
accepted. Admiral Gervais declined the
Ministry. His ostensibio reason ls that be
prefers to devote himself to his present
naval duties. a. thereby he can better serve
the interests of France. At the Cabinet
council to-day, after discussion of Ad.
miral Gervais's declinati0n, il was decided
to detach the Colonies from the marine
and attach them to the Department OF
Commerce under NJ. Siegfried. The Marine
portfolio will De offered at once probably
60 another high naval officer. The Cabinet
council decided TO give any explanations
which Deputies might request.
NJ. Hubbard, Radical Deputy for Seine
ct Oise. has announced that he will address
TO the Ministers in the Chamber q request
that they take steps to hasten the approach
OF the next general election.
The commission of inquiry appointed by
the Chamber of Deputies to examine into
the Panama scandal held q meeting to-day
and heard the testimony of mem bers OF the
lottery loan commission. The evidence
went to show beyon any reasonable doubt
that NJ. Sans le Roy was to great extent.
II not com pletely., guilty of the charges
that have been made against him. M. De
Ramet moved that the committee hear the
evidence OF M. ArtOn and NJ De La Piece,
the liQnidat0r OF the Society Des Etunds.
This motion was agreed to. NM. Jollbois
and Peiletan moved that the committee in
.qnire into the contracts. They declared
that 77.OOO.OO0 francs had been virtually
stolen, and light on the subject was neceS-
sary. This motion was also agreed to.
The announcement that General SaussIer
Is to remain on the active list az military
governor of Paris after passing the age
OF retirement Is construed a. an lndlcA-
tion that the government means to be pro.
pared for an emergency. General Saussier
is considered the most rellDIe man In the
army and would be invaluable In the event
Of q public disturbance. While he stands
aloof from political agitation he etands
ready to do soldiers duty In the support
of existing authority and would crush dis
order at any cost. There is no doubt that
the assurance of General Saussier's con-
tinuance in command has had dam PEN
ing effect upon those who would like TO see
the capital thrown into panic, while 1t
has had an encouraging influence upon
the supporters of constituted authority.
The statement recently published that
the house of tho Boulangist Deputy Nj.
Lauer had been searched by the pollce in
connection with the Panama inquiry, and
that IncrimInatlng documents had been
found, proves to have been entirely without
foundation. 1t can be sta tad upon the
thOrity of the prefect OF police that no such
search was ever made, and that no docu-
ments in any way comprom lslDg to M.
Lauer in any connection whatever with the
Panama affair, are known or supposed to be
In existence. NJ. Lauer is at present in
America. The mem hers of his family deny
in this they are 0rroborated by the police
authorities.
The Socialist Union has issued TO the peo-
pie q manifesto which says "Opportunism
has become eDgulfed in the Quagmire of
bloodshed at Fourmles and the mud from
the Panama scandal AS it sinks lt threat
ems to drag the country and the republic to
ruin. In this emergency safety can come
only from the ranks of the nations work
ers. The system of delivering up Paria-
ment and the presidency to handful Of
CRIMINALS must be abolished if the repub-
lie 10 to be republic of honesty and to
MAINTAIN the position it holds with SO
much glory in the vanguard of the nations.
The political constitution OF the country
must be revised by constituent assem-
bly,, with imperative mandates. We must
organize u governments by tho people
through the medium of universal suf-
rage" The manifesto closes with call for
great meeting in Paris on Saturday. IN
order that the people may be enabled to
ratify these demands The manifesto ia
signed by fifteen Socialist members of the
Chamber.