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neither pains nor money to gain Menabrea


over to the side of France. In conclusion.
Herr stated that no act of corruption
could be traced to him. During the whole
OF the alleged campaign of corruption he
was never IN France, having been travel
ing abroad at the time. As to the future,
ne preferred suicide 10 the prison.
number of papers demand the expul-
sion OF NJ. de Blowitz, Paris correspond
ent for the London Times. whom they
accuse of systematic hostility to France.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-Dr. Cornelius Herr
was arrested at midnight on demand of
the French government, on the charge of
having been fraudu emily implicated in the
Panama canal swindling and corruption.
The detectives assigned to make the arrest
went about the work cautiously as. al
though 1t was reported that Herr was sick,
they thought from his previous record,
both in America and France, that he might
De shammlng illness and would take an
opportunity to escape. Itwas known that
Herr was at the Tankervill hotel in
Bournemouth. When they arrived there
the detectives were informed that Herr
was too Ill TO be seen, but they insisted
and followed the porter to the door Mrs
Herr responded 10 the knock and after
their official character and insisted on
being admitted to the outer room,
Mrs. Herr retiring to her husbands
sleeping apartment. She came out in a
few moments. Her face showed signs of
grief and agitation. She could hardly re-
strain her tears as she said: Gentlemen,
DIR. Herr is too i'll to get up. You are well
come to go III and see for yourselves"
and DIR. Herr was in bed. He had Just
been propped up with pillows by his wife.
HIS face looked pale and wasted, his ewes
sunken, and he bore every sign of q sick
man. Il know your business, gentle
men. he said in weak tones, as if it was
difficult for him to talk. You see my.
condition. l am willing 10 go with you if
it Is possible for me to be moved" The
detectives looked at the man and con-
cluded it would not be proper to take fur
ther action without medical advice The
doctor who has been attending Herr was
called IN and declared that Herr was in
such serious condition that he could
only be removed at imminent peril of his
life, and from present appearances it
would be impossible to remove him for
some time. The detectives telegraphed
to remain with the prisoner but to take
no action relative to his removal without
further Instructions. The detectives then
took turns at watching, one remaining
near the sick man, while the other found
what rest he could within easy call. Herr,
Notwithstanding his illness, has made
energetic preparations to contest the eff
fort to extradite him to France. He has
~nto n1 I rnil ~,
and Sir Edward Clarke and Gill as coun-
sci in the case. Some surprise was ex-
pressed that Herr should now prepare to
contest extradition to the last point, when
before his arrest he professed readiness
to surrender.
new YORK, Jan. 20.-In reference to the
American and Panama scandal. the Wash
ington City correspondent of the World
says: Congress is going to find out how
the Panama millions sent to this country
secured American acquiescence. Con-
gresham Fellows is pressing a resolution
for an investigation and is convinced that
the first step in the gigantic steal was
taken on this side of the Atlantic and that
Americans shared in the fraud. He says:
American acquescence was accomplished by
bribery in securing control of the American
railroad across the isthmus. majority of the
stock WAS bought AT the market price and
turned over to the French company at big
margin, the increase on which was divided
among the American manipulatOrs and head
conspirators in France. He believes that the
French government will assist the United States
in discovering the names of the Americans in
volved and that congressional action should
not be delayed. Had the Panama fraud escaped
detection, il is impossible to say what serious
effect upon the country's commerce would have
been caused by the fact that a foreign power
had control of the isthmus. Before the French
government threw q search light ON the great
fraud, Arrangements had already been made to
operate q line of steamships on the Pacific in
opposition to the American line. The Arneri-
can line was established on the assurance that
this government would demand full acknowl-
edgement of it's privileges under the new Grau-
ada treaty, but having absorbed control of the
railroad the French company thought there
would be opposition further encroach
ment on our rights at the isthmus. / under
stand the French company has established
Pacific line of steamers and congress should
take steps at once TO fud out just what rights
this government anu its citizens have under
the treaty.
IHerz is a blackmailer and swindler by pro-
fession, and formerly piled his vocation III San
Francisco and Chicago. He extorted money
from the Pan ANA company by threatening ex-
posure.