New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-14

eNiufnce.
Several other shareholders gave evidence. and
Senator Guicnard, president OF TN" Sue7 Canal
fOmpany, gave testimony eulogstlc oil bott
Count Ferdinand de LcSseps and his son Charles
STUBS OF CHECKS TO ARTON GIVEN Up.
SURRENDERED TO TIE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
BY RE:NACH's EsTATE-THE CANAL CON-
rAYY's ANONYMOUS CHECKS.
Paris, Jan. 13-The lquidator Of the estate
Of Baron Reinach has placed at the disposal
Of the Panama Commission the counter
foils of the checks given to Herr and Arton.
VI. Anfroy, the banker has handed to the
Commission the Arton check in his possession.
NJ. Lapls>c, also a banker. WINS before the Com
mission to-day, and declared that there was moth
ing in his bank to throw any light on the affairs
Of the company. Another banker said that
many checks drawn by NJ. Arton in favor of
on.pcucus Boulaneist Deputy had passed through
hls hands. The Commission appointed two mem
bcrs to examine the books Of the late NJ. Barbe,
Senator and Minister, whose receipt for 6OO,
600 francs " for the Panama affair" was Iound
among the papers Of Baron Reinach.
The liquidator Of the dynamite Company, with
which Alton was connected, told the Commission
that NJ AIton's ability had been exaggerated in
the reports purporting 70 describe him. Artoh
was the liouida,or declared merely clever lie
had, however, abscondcd, leaving shortage OF
nearly 5000, 900 francs.
Tho Comm ssion decided 10 ask NJ. Franqucvl",
the examining magistrate. to press Charies de
INsseps for tie names OF the pages of anonymous
checks drawn by the Canal Company. lhis
means that the pursuit Of th,sr implicated in the
scandal is not 10 be RELAXED. and that the Com
mission i, determined to secure evidence that
will lead 10 the punishment of all concerned III
the frauds Il is believed that NJ. franqu"Nhl'
yill lind means to compel all tho-c having ruil'.
knowledge of the affairs OF the company to tel
what they kaow
The two deputies appointed by the Commission
to search the olc, of W. Ploppcr, ouslnes
associate of aaron Lrinech, size" nlany ol tie
Inron's paper, Mention Of several contractors
is made in thcse papers, but the desred c'iuc"0'
against Deputies is missing.
ON Monday the Commission viii hear the tcsti-
monv OF ~ Tlttischen the Paris representative
Of thc Ru.Sinr n"w-pap,r, "Noyoc |iciiiyL IL"
viii Lc questioned a. To the identity oi ~" H'yc,
OF the check ior 5co,oOo francs that II II rcPo''cu
wa. paid TO the "NUSOc Nrcnyd. ,
II j. rumorcd that the inquiry IL NJ biihiu's
c,se IS ended, and that lie VIII b" next chars'u
before the As-i7cs, the CHAMBER 81 pcpu,r,
waving rs privilege Of sitting aS high court
I'm, Temps SAYS that the examining mag
,ra,c has summonc'l Cornelius Herr, n,w m Lon
saws the Temps lac Will be prosecuted. .,
ibc "Con,rt,c' Irofo@scs t. have asccrtaIned
tho identity Of the ambassador who received ooo'-
300 francs iiorn the Panama people HIS namr, nam,
say. inc journal begin. with W., but l. neither
V,cpst,r nor Nohrcnhcim He represented
Power unfricndy to F,ancc. In the conIs, Of q
wtci, 1r two, the "tocaIdc' may publish ms
name if III the mean time II should not ne mon,
tio"rd at the trial or in the Commission OF
Inquiry.
y e. chi,disb IN the part Of the Paris paper. the
aCocnrde TO offer ts readers diplomatic Huuic ,