The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-09
FRENCH CABINET RUMORS
Report that the Recently Formed Ribot
Ministry Has Resolved to Resign,
And that President Carnot Will Be Asked to
Summon II. Cavaignac-Debate in the Dep.
uties-Cholera at Marseilles.

PARIS, Feb. S.-There was an exciting
session of the Chamber of Deputies to-day.
Emil GoussOt, BOulanglst Deputy for the
Seine. interpellated the government as to
the acquittal by the Chamber of indict-
ments against Deputy RouvIer and Sena-
tors Dawes, Grevy and Tineault. He di-
rected his attack principally against nj.
Rouvier. AS Rouvier had admitted that
he received money from the Panama COM
psny. NJ. Goussot said it was the plain
duty of the government to see that he suf-
fered the penalty of his action. 1t was
time to ask who was stopping the wheels
of justice.
NJ. Bourgeois. Minister of Justice, re-
piled that it was an insult to the govern
ment to accuse il OF yielding to threats
and hindering the exposure of the Panama
cOmpany's affairs.
Godfrey Cavaignao followed and coun-
seled moderation. appealing to the depu-
ties in the name of the republic. He closed
by moving the following order of the day:
Resolved. That the Chamber has determined to
support the government in the repression of all
acts OF corruption, and, being determined to
prevent the recurrence OF the administrative
practices which it represents, now passes to the
order of the day.
The proposal of this motion was received
with prolonged cheering, and, after it had
been accepted by the government, was
adopted by vote of 446 to 3. The Cham
ber also decided, by u vote of S67 to lC2, to
have M. Cavaignac's speech placarded
throughout the country.
1t was rumored at midnight that the Cab
met had resolved to resign, and to recon-
mend to President CarnOt that he summon
NJ. Cavaignac to form Ministry. Inquiry
at authoritative sources elected neither
confirmation nor denial. Should Cavaignao
consent to form Ministry he would prob
ably select as colleagues men who are not
in the present Ministry. It is believed.
however, that Cavaignac's ambition is to
succeed CarnOt and that he would refuse
the premiership. His enthusiastic friends
recall the fact that while at college Cavig-
nae refused to receive a prlZe from the
hand OF the Prince Imperial, thus illus
trating his hatred of monarchical institu.
tions.
Nj. Goussot has sent his seconds to Nor
bert De Benoit. Deputy for Aveyron, who
interrupted him persistently during his
speech In the Chamber to-day.
Fofty-Four Deaths from Cholera.
PARIS, Feb. S.-Forty-four persons have
died in Marseilles, to-day. of q choleraIc
disease. One of the cases was suspiciously
like Asiatie cholera. The physicians ap-
pointed to make special investigation of
the disease have been unable, go far. to
make a satisfactory diaRnosis Microscopic
examination has failed to reveal the pres
ence of comma bacilli. Some of the physi-
clans incline to the belief that the disease
is intestinal influenza The disease has
been confined to the tilthiest districts
where the sanitation is IN deplcrable con.
dItion. The epidemic Is attributed in press
dispatches to the importation of cholera
germs in vessels from the East Another
theory is that the inferior bread supplied
during the bakers strike was the cause.
Cable Notes.
Pneumonia was the cause of ths death Of
Aigernon Sartoris, the husband of Nellie
Grant. He died in the Hotel Schweizerhof,
Capri.
Several lightly built houses in Compoli-
eto. province of Campobasso. Italy, COL
Iapsed yesterday during a high wind. Thir-
teen persons were killed and fourteen IN
jured.
The British steamship Trinacria, plying
between the Clyde and Spanish Mediter.
ranean ports. has been lost off Cape Vii
lan0. near Punta del Bey. Only two Of the
crew wero saved, twenty-seven being
drowned.
Michael Davitt has been elected without
opposition. to represent Northeast Cork in
the British Parhamont. ViscOunt Gram
borne, son of Lord Salisbury. has been
elected. without opposition, to represents
Rocheeter