The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-10
And He Is Garnet, President of
the French Republic.
EFFORTS TO SMiRCH HIM FAIL.
Charles de Lesseps Furnishes Evil
dence Involving More Thieves.
Ei1eFs stack of Doodle High rs Els
Tower-Ex-MinisterB Baihut Taken to
Prison Despite the Entreaties OF rlis
Wife-The Trials Begin Today.

PARIS, Jan. e-Anecdotes are rife of h ov
leading men in parliament and press " ere
bought over 10 the canal. Some of them ara
very typical and throw II dash of humor / he
gloomy record. The attempt to involve President
ssrnof IN the Panama Investigations eau ses
much excitement So far as made appare II t,
there is not the slightest evidence of corrt ipr
completely III the Panama swiniiiug on the n art
OF Iarnot. the utmost alleged in ary defiu its
way Being that he may have psrfunetori
given onicIai sanction to transactions on he
part oil other officials who were corrupt I he
enemies of the republic have from the II rse
been endeavoriag 10 involve Carnot, believi ng
that by bringing about presidential crisis n ssy
can strike fatal blow at the republic Bes. de
there are several candidates for the presfdou cy
IN the field, wao would be delighted to see
ta-not forced ~ resign
he great Panama trial begins tomorrow Ihe
government has summoned Il large number of
witnesses, including Lucien Napoleon Ro Ia
parte "yse, the engineer, who claims to hs VI,
originated the idea Of the canal and who is 81 IN.
posed to S.-ow great many secrets in conn es-
t'on with tae scandal. Tho men to be tried TO-
morrow are Charles Ge I.esseps. director OF The
fanama canal; Marcus Fontaine. secretary, a nj
ttustaEe Etttrz. the famous engineer r hs
charges in the Indictment ara in effect obta in
ing money from subscribers to the canal loans
by false pFetouses and mlsapproptiatlng fur .is
when obtained
Baihut, ex-minister of public works, was sr.
rested today. /; is said this action was tai a.,
because of reports connecting President car
not's name with Baihus, 10 show that the st,v-
eTnmeut Is not afraid TO take action agains, any
one
Clcmenceau was Mt his own request cyan.
ined by magistrate today IN relation to .,is
knowledge of Panama matters. Tie exsmi.,a-
ton lasted a long time. No details have be en-
made public.
The bourse is very much depressad T-a.1,.
Foncier today declined ,; francs
EN-Aiuister kalhut was acp.aYu nsuses 60 a..
office OF Examining Magistrate Frnnouavirla
this afternoon by his wife. size waited outsf,f.
the office for ii long time looking much worried
and when finally her husband came 60
in charge of two detectives rhraw he,sa1r
at his feet and attempted In elin, =.
nilf Shc was almost hystarieaI ana II We.
with the greatest difficulty that her bushsna
anu the oaiceFs persuaded her to rice She faI
lowed her husband to the police ht,resu yxao.,
ing bitterly, eu. there was compelled, To g,,part
from him.
Charles de Lesseps has given Mavis.rata r-.,,,.
| queviife pocketbook in which he kent uots.
concerning the relations of the canal company
with many public men. The evidence Ia a,.c,.x-
tionaiiy important. It shows conclusfvaI1 az,
connection OF many senators and deputies wstt,
| tho illegal operations Of the comns-,. = aswo
celebrated written on cconopsse aud intsr;sa+s
tional queetions and two ex- ministers are sud
To be among thoae compromised. Tncss reveIa.
tons are expected to lead TO more arrests
The Indictment against Gussave EifEal states
that he secured U,o0ouou francs OF Panama
canal money. Heretofore il was supposed he
obtained but g., ,ooo.oo0 francs. parliamentary
commission OF inquiry has discovered d hiatus
in the sequence of the canal company's check
stubs More than go of the stubg are missing.
and it has transpired that in every case . large
sum is involved.
If the stubs OF these checks are not found
Felix Cottn and Marquis Fontane. ia directors
Of the canal company, viii be liable to I'M
prisonInent for three years. They suspected
rcactIonist friends.
have been presented beforc the committee of iu-
quiry. These show that President Carnot re-
fused support to the bill, and 1t Is said also
dIselaimed responsibility in tho matter
De Freyeinet admitted that tho p.orley
asked for would not finish the
canal, and when reproached by "a committeeman
with not being frightened by tho rcspoas biIIty
that the government would incur, explained
tEat the government granted merely permission
without assuming to aid or guarantee.
ROME, Jan. 9.-Senor Rossman, Italian ana
hassaaor in Paris, has sent 10 his government =
very pessnistic dispatch as To- tho state Of af-
fairs In france on the eve OF the rcasga.u bling
oi the chamber The crisis. he says, has reached
a stage which quite possibly may so followed
By revolution 1t hehooyes tho trilie alliance.
he continues. 10 be prepared for any oveutualits.
The manifesto To be issued BY Prince Victor Ma.
polcou he regards as Il probable source of great
danger.
fASAaA. Jan. 9.-fn view of tho Panama
canal scandal iii France, the Colombian governs
ment has suspended action i'll the matter O. ex.
tending the concession