The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-18

The Rotten Panama Canal Company VENT
lated-The Royalist-Sociaiist Conspiracy.
PARIS. Jan. 17.-The courtroom was not
tbrOnged when the trial of Charles de Les.
seps and his associates " as resumed to-day,
Advocate general Raue opened for the
prosecution. He said that out of 30O. .OO0. 600
francs first obtained, three-fifths had been
illegally disposed of. NJ. Ferdinand de Les
seps had ninety founders shares assigned
to himself, and Cremieux had received
commission amounting to 100000 francs.
Ferdinand de Lesseps, in order to sustain
his application for power to issue lottery
bonds, made false statements and deceived
the public by asserting that the canal
would be completed In three years. The
press was induced by systematic purchase
to give its support to the lottery scheme
and fraudulent contracts were made with
Eiffel and others. The late Baron Reinsch
received over 100000 francs. Everybody
was brlbed who could be reached by brib-
ery, and who had influence that could af-
feet the scheme either favorably or uufav-
orably. The capital of the company was SO
laid open to plunderers that seven hundred
millions of francs were sQuandered. be-
sides the sums expended In actually carry
ing out the legitimate objects OF the COM
pany. The Advocate-generalw went on to
state that OF six hundred millions of francs
not used in operations on the canal only
two hundred and fifty millions had been
accounted for by the pay ment of interest on
bonds. The speaker proceeded TO analyZe
and crlticise the large sums paid out under
the heading OF remuneration" 10 the di-
rectors of the company. the American COM
mittee and other high officials of the com.
pany. Nearly two hundred millions OF
francs had been paid To contractors. NJ.
Raue declared that the payments on com.
missions were outrageonsly high, especially
those on the contract given TO EIffel, whom
the Advocate general blamed severely for
accepting sum OF 33.O00.U0O francs. NJ.
Raue emphasized that newspapers OF all
shades. their editors. directors and man.
ayers had received money, and ali sorts OF
disgraceful transactions were concealed
unGer the heading of advertising expenses.
The Advocate-general had not finished his
address when the court adjourned.
lt Is reported on excellent authority that
there is now ample evidence of a royalist
conspiracy. and that arrests will be- made
at an early day. The conspiracy has been
hstched In LONDON anu Madrid. and the
Count of Paris. instead of having been es-
pecially close IN expenditures OF late Tor
the roya yalist cause. has been unusually
lavish. He Is not himself managing any
details, and IL is not desired that he should;
but his leading representatives are more
active than ever. Royalist influence
and funds have had much 10 do with
the recent activity In revolutionary cir
cles In Paris, and 10 Is reported that much
of the applause of the extremist speakers
at the Tlvoli Vauxhall was furnished by
paid roy alist claquers. The roy alist plan
appears to be TO overthrow tine republic by
some means. no matter what the means
are. ana to foment and promote disorder ia
the hope that the French people will turn
TO the Count of Paris or the Duke OF Or.
leans for rescue or protection. The head
quarters of the royalist socialist intrigue
Just now is said TO be the Maison du