The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-14
A HOT FIRE ON CARNOT.
DEPUTIES BENT ON FORCING HIM
TO RESIGN.

to be Pumped as a Witness.
PARIS, Jan. 13-To-day grave rumors
are afoat In regard to President Carnot.
Several OF the deputies who have been most
earnest in pushing the Panama investiga-
tion make no secret of declaring that they
will not rest until President Carnot is forced
to resign. The strength Of the case against
the president depends upon the credibility
Of NJ. Baihaut. exsminister Of public works.
President Csrnot's friends claim that no
faith whatever should be attached 20 M.
Baihauts disclosures; that he is malignant
against President Carnot for not having
protected him from prosecution, and that
he wishes to draw the president down with
him. On the other hand it is pointed out
by the enemies Of President Carnot that NJ.
Bathauts charges agree with the facts as
known, and that Charles de Lesseps would
probably corroborate Nj. Baihaut IL he
were permitted to reveal all he could tell.
RIBoT URGED TO STOP THR ATTACKS.
Leading republicans are alarmed at the
persistent attacks upon President Carnot
and senators are urging NJ. Ribot to take
some action that will stop certain newspapers
from pouring cut daily ISLANDERS upon the
president. NJ. Ribot is considering the ma +
tunity to institute prosecutions. It Is be-
lieved, however. that the prospect Of suoh
action will cause the newspapers opposed TO
the president to moderate their tone. The
police have searched the house Of ex-Deputy
Gobron, and seized papers which they found
there.
There is no abatement whatever in the in.
terest excited by the developments in the
Panama case that have been brought to
light by the skillful questioning of President
Perivier Of the court of appeals, before
whom the accused are being tried. To-day
was the fourth day of the c ial OF Charles
de Lesseps, M. Cottu, NJ. Foutane and NJ.
Etffel, and, as on the preceding days, the
court room was crowded.
ROSY REPORTS PURPosELY FALSE.
A number of witnesses we're called to
show that at the time the rosy reports were
being made by the canal company she
officials had full knowledge that the reports
were untrue and that difficulties that we're
brushed aside on paper as though they we're
nothing, were known by Count de Lesseps
and others TO be insurmountable. The first
witness to prove this condition of affairs was
Capt Frsysse, who had acted in the capao-
ity OF superintendent Of the canal works.
He testified that he had many conversations
with Ferdinand de Lesseps 10 regard 30 how
matters were proceeding on the iSthmus,
and that he had often told Count de Lesseps
that the seriousness of the difficulties that
we're being met with were hindering the
execution Of the enterprise.
sHARKHoLDER's COMPLAINT.
NJ. Retault, shareholder In the canal
company, testified that he formerly had un-
bounded confidence in M. de LeSseps and
that this confidence had led him to make
large investmsr ts in tile Panama stock. NJ
Retsult desired 90 read a number OF doDu-
ments to show that the newspapers and
members OF the Chamber OF Deputies had
deceived the public as to the real condition
OF the company, though they knew that it
was Ewindle. resident Perivisr stopped
him, saying that the court wanted personal
and not hearssy evidence.
THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT CALLED.
The next person Co be examined was NJ
HyeronimUs, the chief accountant Of the
Panama Canal Company. He was ques-
toned at length by President Perivier In re-
gard to the bOns dnOnymes. NJ. Hyeroni-
mus declared that he thought the course fol-
lowed ia the matter of these bonds was
adopted in order to keep the names Of those
who received them from the officials OF the
company. Upon receiving this answer
President Perivier remarked: when peo-
pie are acting upriRhtly their proceedings
are not surrounded by such mystery"
TOO SHARP TO BE PUMPED.
ness. but he gave evasive answers, and it
was evident that he was determined to say
nothing that would compromise the COM
pany. He insisted that he knew nothing
OF tile compaDy's operations Though both
President Perivier and NJ. Tanon, the
public procureur, piled him with questions.
they failed to elicit any information that
would throw any light on the methods pur-
sued by the company.
THE PUBLIC sHAMELEssLY DECEIVED.
The evidence 30 far in the Panama trial is
regarded as assuring the conviction Of the
defendants The report OF III. Flory, the
government accountant, contends that the
responsibility for the Panama frauds and
deception rests upon the whole board of
Panama directors, because having
squandsred the share capital they concealed
the real situation by false statement in
order to obtain subscriptions and protect
their own interests. N. Flory's report
leaves no doubt as TO the
deliberate character of the deception prac-
ticed upon the public. The public are
already beginning to discuss the sentences
that will be passed upon M. de Lesseps and
other associates ia the svent Of conviction.
1t is believed that President Perivier will
pronounce severe penalty, as from the
first he has exhibited considerable indigna-
tion toward the accused. His decisions have
always commanded the respect of the poo
pie, as well as Of the bar.
CHIEF SECRETARY RESIGNED.
NJ Martin, once chief secretary of the
canal company, described with gusto his
experience while in Office and the scorn he
felt for the methods of the directors. The
unvarnished corruptness OF the contract
system. he said, often rendered him so in
dignant that he protested TO the board at
their meetings against the scandalous
abuses with which the whole canal work
was honeycombed. Eventually he re-
signed rather than sign contracts for
machinery aud supplies with French firms
whose bids. taken together, were
2S000,000 francs higher than the bids
OF English and Dutch firms. The directors
had declined 20 listen to his protests against
this iniquitous bargain and had left him
the alternative OF signing it or resiKning;
30 he resigned. Everybody IN the manage
ment OF the company knew that this sort
Of work was being done; also that Baron de
Reinach and other financial agents were
getting enormous commissions.
In a wrangIe with Presiding Judge Peri
vier to-day, Charles de Lesssps admitted
that two checks, payable only 20 bearer,
we're given TO Arthur Meyer, editor OF the
GduL0is
A RAP AT THE RoYALIsTs.
LONDON. Jan. 13.-The Chronicles Paris
correspondent notes that when NJ. dc Les
seps, at the trial to-day, revealed the
bribery OF Arthur Meyer, q suppressed tit |