Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-11
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Strangely.

PARIS. Mach iO.-rhc public up.
rear O. have concluded that the msft
sensational par. Of the rauaaia story
has boon toll, ami when tho trial
opened today tnu Attendance was coui.
pamiivcly small. Charlie De LusseJa,
Bhhutand bis fellow defendants wore
tired, harus'gi expression, ~ II they
wished tho ordeal was over. Biihut
was looking especially distressed ana
anxious Tor the cot.
Fiory, tue government accountant
VINO has been appointed to exam nv
tho accounts Of the Panama Canal
company, was called upon to testify.
lie repeated In muiu tno figures and
slalehtnts already given In the Tub.
llshou report. lie established that tile
| fanhinn Cauai company expended
! lu5,lOlOOO francs In payment Tor
newspaper advertising nuI favorable
notices ia the newspapers aud other
service connected with the general
| pulling" Of the enterprise. Five
hunured and ility.elght million franc,
being less than hall the total amount
subscribed, has been t1ptnled In
actual operations on the canal. The
present. assets amount 10 100000, 900
/ francs.
EK.Depu,y Chantagrel tostiiicd that
| SOullgOn, y ciyll engineer, came TO
him win au Oder VI $1,000 francs for
his vote on the lottery loan Dill. Whom
lac declined the bflbu SOuligon added
that Charles pt Lts-cps had author.
| i1ed him ~ offer any sum up 10 3JO,O 900
francs for Chaulagruls vote. Cnanta-
| grel refused 10 accept 800 600 francs.
Stephens, CLERK for Proper, DO Rein.
ach's partner, testified confirming his
experience with the list Of Conspicuous
men compromised by the Panama scan.
dial. lie received the list from DE
Reiuaen, and after De Relnach's death
delivered It to Clemenceau.
DesCbainps, another witness, made
sensation VIII 10 testiiying by remark.
ing incidentally that no had been In
constant communication with An.
drleux.
Charles FlUquet, ex-premler and ex.
president OF the chamber OF deuutles,
was the next witness. lie was neTv.
! Gus and pale. Before examining him
Judge DeH Jardins had Charles DE
Lesseps repeat his testimony NJ to the
contribution OF $4,000 iTarcs made at
Floque's request by tho Panama
company TO tine fund Tor the campaign
against BOulangUr In the department
Of the Noru. ti0qurt replied, 81 re.
peat the denial already made by me
before the examining magistrate. DE
Lesseps IN his testimony has forgotten
that did not assume office until April
3. lsss, anu the election took place on
April 10, voting ON the lottery loan
bill On the 27th."
"Neverlheleis We have proofs that
Do ReinaCh sent out money under
yOur ministry In 1885," interrupted
Charles De Lesseps.
81 do not Understand what you
meap,' replied Floquet. Loud pro.
tests came from tne body OF the court
aud several persons shouted, "rell tho
truth" The presiding Judges call for
order only evoked more shouts, anu In
the uproar he threatened u have the
court cleared. Both De Lesseps anu
FlOQuet tried ~ make Statements, but
coulI not be heard, and us tho din In.
creased Judge Des Jar1ins ordered the
courtroom cleared, aud amid tn.
tumult the audience was driven out by
the usheTs.
When order was restored DO Lesseps
reiterated clearly anu positively his
testimony. Floquet admitted that he
had talked with Dc Lesseps concern
Ing Reinach's suit. ~ know neither
ID, Reiuach nor Cornelius Herr, how
evoT,D he aided, land | am aInazeI
that anybody should make an incident
out Of this lie. / would be ready to
do again what | then uid. When |
found tho Panama Canal company
setting aside large sums for advertis-
ing, | naturally asked why euch aims
should nougo u MI the exchequer Of
the republic"
"Dld you know Lobbyist ArtOn?"
81 saw him once or twice." replied |
Floquet, "but hal no regular relations
with him."
Clomenceau was theinext witness and |
denied that Cornelius Herr secured, ss |
testified by De Lessels, some 100000 |
francs Tor the favor OF La Ju6lice 10. |
wnrd the canal company.
In order to prove The statement that |
he supported the Panama canal enter.
prise from the beginning, Clemencesu
declared that when Ferdinand aud |
Charles De Lesseps visited him In 1855 |
they can't, not in the name OF Herr, |
az Charles De Lesseps now contenued, |
but In tue name OF NJ. Garnet, who
advised them 10 persuade the |
deputies to back the undertake
Ing. In this interview Clemenceau
promised unretervedly TO support the
company. Nj. Clem9nceau quoted,
In confederation Of this statement,
several letters written subsequently by |
Charles DE Lesseps, by NJ. Carnot and
Others, concerning NJ, Commemorate
pr mice TO help the company.
"What kind Of a business man
would De Iiesseps then have beon2"
exclaimed ClemenCeau, "to go months
afterwards as he says anu pay Herr
The latter did not own a single share
Ia La Juk 90"
M. Clrmencnau next made sensa.
don By turning upon Barboux and |
accusing him OF having impaired ~ |
Figaro part Of the testimony given
oei, 10 miningIMagistrate'Franque.
VILE. The lawyers looked pelrilied Ms