The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-26
THE PANAMA TRIAL

| PARIS. Jan. 25.-When Maitre Barbour
resumed his argument today in behalf of
the accused Panama directors, he applied
! his eloquence to prove that the Panama
| directors could not be accused of swindling
| in the issue of the lottery bonds, as they
| had simply adopted the plan openly ap-
! proved by the chamber of deputies. This
assertion caused a pronounced sensation
among the audience. Prior to the action
| of the directors the chamber of deputies,
| NJ. BarbouX said, had authorized the lot
terry bonds. 1t was argued at the time in
the chamber that the company was
already ruined, but the chamber voted
notwithstanding this declaration to au-
thorize the issue, and thus gave confidence
to the public to subscribe for bonds which
the legislature, after a full discussion of
the subject, had appoved. The directors
could not therefore be accused of swind-
ling in having used those bonds with the
approval and consent Of the chamber.
NJ. Barboux contepded that the directors
were justified in doing their uttermost to
maintain public confidence in the Panama
canal scheme, in the hope of averting
menacing dangers. If Ferdinand de Les
seps erred, it was as an excessive optim st.
But" exclaimed NJ. Barboux, "ths world
belongs to optimsts" 1t was true, CON
tinued NJ Barbour, that N. de Lesseps
ullSuG udN6 OEGIl ttCelNGu DN events, DuL
such an error could not b. regarded as cul-
pable. He then took up the question of
the agreements made between the canal
board of directors and the con ntractors, and
pointed ont that the agreements and con-
tracts had the unanimous approval of the
board, and. he maintained, that the cou-
tracts were solely in the interest Of the
undertaking.
The parliamentary commission of in
quiry into the Panama scandal suspended
its slttings today. The further prosecu-
tion of the inquiry depends entirely upon
Magistrate Franquevile.
THE INTERNATIONALs.
New YORK, Jan. 25.-The Herald
publishes Il long article stating that
the revolutionary leaders in France have
decided that the time has arrived to es-
tabish in place OF the Republican govern
ment existing ia France that form OF
government which is the dream OF all
champions of social revolution. To ac-
complish this purpose money Is necessary,
and agents have been sent to the other
countries in Europe and to the United
States to raise large sum of money to
carry on Legitimate warfare. Dynamite
will not be used. Contributions will be
solicited from Anarchists Nihlists,
Socialists, Communists and Social Demo
Gratis. The delegate TO this country ar
rived in New York last Saturday. He is
known to his friends as N. Ernest
Mouchon, and it is said that he has al
ready conferred with two prominent
olutionists-JOhan Most and Baron
Won Barnekew NJ Mouchon's work, as
well that of the European agents, will
be done at private meetings.
The rsvolutionists expect the French
army TO be on theiI side, claiming that it
is honeycombed with revolutionary ideas.
The insurgent leaders, however, do not
propose to leave anything TO chance. If
the army join them. there will be no
bloodshed, and the new era viii he peace
fully inaugurated. If the army does not,
then thousands OF revoiutIonists from
France, England, Italy and the United
States will march on Paris, and. aided By
their colleagues IN the French capital,
will do battle with their old enemies.
The lst day of May has been fixed for the
opening OF the campaign, but active war
fare will begin sooner, If the necessary
money, arms and men are forthcoming.