Evening journal., 1893-01-14
FROM FOREIGN SHORES.
A Budget of the Days Events
in Old World Centres.
FRANCE TURNS TOWARD GERMANY.

nestle Troubles to That of Their Com
mon Foe-Other Foreign News.
PARIS, Jan. 14-There is profound re-
lief in Republican circles to-day over a
statement of Charles de Lesseps impli-
eating Arthur Meyer, editor of the
Gaulois, as having received 100, 900 francs
from the Panama Company.
This at last brings the royalists into
the drag-net and shows what the friends
Of the republic have claimed from the
beginning of the scandal, the Republican
fiicials and journalists did not have
monopoly of Panama corruption. The
fact that four Boulangist deputies are
said to be put under strong suspicion by
evidence before NJ. Frauqueville is also
considered as strengthening the cause of
the republic by showing the hypocrisy of
those who assail it in the pretended in
terest Of better government.
The government has also been consid
erably strengthened by the speech of
Chancellor Won Caprivi ON the army bill.
This has in a large degree diverted at
tention from Panama affairs and aroused
a deeper interest in the foreign concerns
ofFrance and in the necessity of French
men standing together against their
enemies abroad.
The Situation Improved.
The situation to-day is therefore i'm
proved and although the Figaro pub
fishes a sensational article, signed by the
editor-in chief, NJ Maynard, urging Car
not in the interests of the republic to
resign, very little is heard of adverse
criticism upon the president The FL
garos attempt to arouse public feeling
against Carnot has fallen fiat, and men
who vehemently denouncen the president
yesterday are comparatively moderate
today 1t is generally believed that the
worst is known regarding Panama and
that no developments adverse to Carnot
are possible
The discredit thrown on the Gaulois
has aided greatly In relieving M. Carnot
The staff Of that paper was active in
endeavoring, before the Panama commits
sion of the chamber, to connect NJ.
Carnot's name with the Panama corrup-
tion but when cornered had declined, on
alleged professional grounds, to give
authority for statements made.
Roche yindicated.
Ex-Minister of Commerce Jules Roche
is said to be vindicated from the charge
that he had shared in Panama bribery.
When first accused NJ. Roche had
answered in manner that made most
favorable impression in the chamber
He is a man of rather short stature, and
of a slight, delicate frame, but his whole
appearance wore an air of energy and he
was fairly successful in mastering his
emotion, as in clear and firm tones, he
declared that he could not imagine what
machination or denunciation had reduced
him to this position or with what enemy
he had TO deal, but he could declare that
his conscience was perfectly at ease. He
would give an emphatic contradiction to
all the charges brought against him,
adding that these accusations were all
the more absurd, seeing that he had not
voted ON the Panama bill.
The denial then given by NJ. Roche
has been verified to the satisfaction Of
Magistrate Franqueville who finds that
the initials a. R. made by the late
Baron Reinach on the counterfoil of
check do not apply to Roche, who will,
therefore be released from accusation of
completely in the Panama corruption. 1t
had been alleged, on the strength of
received 10000 francs from Reinach.
The evidence against others who have
been accused is said to be no stronger
than that against Nj. Roche.
Strong Evidence Against Baihaut.
The evidence against ex Minister oi
Public Works Baihaut continues, accord
ing to report, to grow stronger. Bal
haut is said to have admitted yesterda!
that he had received 455, 900 francs fo
supporting the Panama lottery bill
Baihaut will make no defense to tn
charges against him. He is deserted b,
nearly all his friends, although his wifi
adheres to him with pathetic devotion
There seems a disposition to lay upol
Baihaut the chief responsibility for tn
disgrace and loss to the republic resulting
from the Panama lottery bill, and tn
prosecution of the ex-minister will
vigorously pushed.
Faith in Carnot.
Several projects from the interior at
tended at the ministry of the interior t.
day in order to receive strict instruction
to deal promptly with all attempts mad
by the enemies of the republic in the
districts during the present crisis in th
affairs of the country brought out by tn
Panama scandals. A prominent Repul
lican says THE great object of the RI
actionists of all parties is now TO DISCUS
M. CarnOt with the exercise of power, an
to get him to resign before the electio
of a new chamber of deputies. TIL
chamber Just now stands too badly in IL
eyes of the country for a presider
elected by it to have great weight in til
eyes of the nation.
The character for integrity and disir
terested devotion to the public wei
which NJ Carnot has justly won may
tower of strength TO the republic
tween the present time and the tin
fixed for the general elections. He CO
speak to the country with the certain'
of being listened to with Difference az
any advice he might give being followe
A presidential message to France woul
not be to his taste, but he has establish,