St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-18
WILL SOON STRIKE.
Arrests of French RoyallstS
Will Be Made at an Early
Date.
Evolutionary Circles Stirred
T Up by Royalist influence
|, and Funds.
Severe Arraignment OF Cor
ruptionists by the AdVo-
cate General.
Paul de Cassagnac Denounces
a Memb9r Of the Panama
Commission.

PARIS. Jan. 17.-The government will
soon Q strike a blow. 1t is reported on
excellent authority that there is now
ample evidence of royal conspiracy,
and that arrests will be made at an
early date. The conspiracy has been
Matched in London and Madrid, and the
Count of Paris. instead OF having been
especially close in expenditures of late
for the royal cause, has been I'M
usually lavish. He is not himself man
aging any details, and it is not desired
he should; but his leading representa-
tives are more active than ever. Royal
ist influence and funds have had much
to do with the recent activity in revolu-
tionary circles in Paris, and it is re-
ported that much of the applause of the
extremist speakers at the TIvolI VauX-
hall was furnished by paid royalist
clacouers. The royalists' plan appears to
be to overthrow the republic by some
means, no matter what, and to foment
and promote disorder in the nope that
the French people will turn to the
Count of Paris or Duke of Orleans for
rescue or protection.
The Headquarters of the royalist-so-
cialist intrigues just now is said to be
the Maison du Pueple and it is there
that the police, through their spies.
have acquired such favorable informa-
ton as to the designs of the
Enemies OF the Republic.
The Maison du Peuple is modest
structure on the heights of MOntmOrtre,
access to which is by no means easy.
Ii was built by the people and for the
neepIe. Like the Bourse du Travail, of
which it may be called second
edition. it was originally intended for
the free and gratuitious discussion OF
everything concerning the working
classes. but both have degenerated into
hotbeds of revolution.
The court room was thrOnged when
the trial of Charles de LessepS and his
associates was resumed today. Advo-
cate General Bau opened for the proSecu-
ton. He said out OF SOC, ,0OO, 600 francs
FIRST obtained, three-fifthS had been
illegally disposed of. M. Ferdinand Gle
LessepS had ninety founders shares as.
signed to himself, and Cremieux had
received commission amounting 10
1000. 900. Ferdinand de LessepS, in or
der lO SuSlulH oPPAANNnOh M
power to issue lottery bonds, made
false statements and deceived the
public by asserting that the canal would
he 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 Eiffei and others. The late Baron
Reinach received over 100000 francs.
Everybody Was Bribed
who could be reached by bribery, and
who had influence that could affect the
scheme either fayorably or unfavoraDly.
The capital OF the company was so lald
open to plunderers that 700. 900. 900 francs
were squandered, besides the sums ex-
pended in actually carrying out the
legitimate objects of the company.
The advocate general went Oh to state
that of 6OO,OOO,0O0 francs not used
i'm operations on the canal, nDly
o50. .000. 900 had been accounte6 for
NV the payment of interest on bSnds.
The speaker proceeded to analyze and
criticise the large sums paid out under
the heading of remuneration" to the
directors of the company, the Ameri-
can committee, and other Off
cials of the company. Nearly
9oO OO0. 600 of francs had been
paid to contractors. NJ. Rau declared
that the payments made on commission
were outrageously high, especially those
ON the contract given to Eitfel, whom
the advocate general blamed severely
for accepting the sum OF 33.O00,OU0
francs. The speaker declared that the
transaction between NJ. Eiffel ana the
iinuidator of the Panama company
was effected by surprise. The
| books of the company were
kent i'm an irregular manner and the ae-
counts manipulated after the conclusion
of the contract. NJ. Rau emphasized
thai newspapers of all shades. their