St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-11
Public Opinion Condemns the
Sentence Of the Elder
De Lesseps.
His Great Services to France
Entitled Him to Some
Lenieney.
EX-MiniStep Baihut and Others
Arraigned on Charges Of
Corruption.
The Parliamentary Commits
sion Moved to a Renewal
Of Activity.

PARIS, Feb. 10.-Publlc opinion is
substantially unanimous to the effect
that the ignominous Judgment passed
upon Count Ferdinand de Lesseps went
beyond the requirements of Justice. The
newspapers considered the sentence
very severe, and especially that of Fer
dinand de Lesseps. The Figaro de-
mands the pardon of the man who has
been one of the glories of France. The
journal DIES Debats says: TO imagine
striking down the creator of the SueZ
canal in his declining days to salve the
public conscience shows great miScOn-
ception of the opinion OF the nation"
The radical La Lanterne declares that
the country itself has sustained blow
from the sentence which is useless in
fact and excessive in law. The Repub-
llcan Steele protests against the SEN
tence, and adds that glory is thing so
rare and precious that the nation cannot
too carefully guard it. The royaliSt
GaulOiS deplOreS the decision. as work
ing havoc with the noblest legends of
the French people. The independent
Matin says that yesterdays decree
marks a day of ingratltude in the life of
the historical persOnageS concerned in
the trial. Theft names will be iIlumined
IN the eyes of posterity by the light of
their deeds, and their sufferings will
leave no appreciable stain, being
Merely a Judicial Accident.
The radical La Justice, NJ. CIemen-
ceau's paper, regards the judgment
passed u pom NJ. Ferdinand de LesSeps
as severe. AS to the other sentences
La Justice points out that the other
contractors were exactly in the same
position with NJ. Elffel, and the official
liquidator of the Panama Canal CON-
pany ought to proceed against them all
for the recovery of the sums they I'M
lawfully claimed and appropriated. M.
extremist organ. which was largely
ecution of the Panama directors in
evitable, that, in face of the severe
sentences, there is only room for one
feeling, namely, pity. NJ. Henri Cottu
and Charles de Lesseps have decided to
appeal from yesterdays Judgment.
EXMinister Baihut. Senator Beral,
eX-Minister and Deputy AntOnin PrOust,
Deputy Dugue Fauconnierie, Ex-Dep-
uty Gobron, Charles de Lesseps,
Nj. Marius Fontdne, Henry COttu
and NJ. Blondin were arraigned
in the palaiS de justice yes
terday OH charges of corruption
in connection with the Panama lottery
bonds bill The indictment on which
they were arraigned sets forth that a
note has been found among the papers
of Charles de LesSeps. showing that NJ.
Baihut asked for 1,00u, 900 francs for in
tr0nucing the Panama bill in the cham
bers. The measure was laid on the
table in the chamber of deputies on June
II, on the same day Charles de Lesseps
issued two cash vouchers, the amount of
winch NJ. Fontane received OH the fol-
lowing day. On receiving the money
M. Fontane Immediately handed quar-
ter of a million francs to Nj. BlOndin,
who
Took the Money TO gSaihut
at the senate chamber On the DIST of
June Blondin paid NJ. Baihut further
sum of $4,000 francs. NJ. Baihut at
first denied these facts. but finally adj
United them. and also admitted that he
had applied sums of 100000 and 5000
francs to the purchase of Italian rentes.
Ghe Indictment closed by detailing the
various charges against NJ. Fontane and
Charles de Lesseps, who are accused of
bribing Baihut, and also with having
induced NJ. Arton and the late Baron
Reinach to corrupt senators and depu-
ties. Baihut is accused of having re-
ceived money for performing an
act i'll the execution of his duty,
regarding which he was not entitled to
payment NJ. Blondin is charged with
being party to the corruption of Bal
hut. Anton, who is not under arrest, is
included in the Indictment on the charge
of corrupting legislators, and Deputy
Sans-Leroy is charged. like Baihut, with
having received money to influence his
actions as public official. The Figaro
expresses the belief that the trial will
take place in the aSSize court of the
Seine in the early part of March.
NJ. AndrieuX proposes to prosecute
Deputy Emmanuel Arrene, the we'll
known journalist, on the charge Of
SANDER. Deputy Arrene represents
Corsica in the chamber, being native
Of that island, where he was born in
1856. He is noted for his vigor in con-
troversy, and has
Taken Part in Many Duels,
among them one with NJ. Garnet for an
article published in the Matin, and one
with NJ. Mayer, editor Of La Lanterne.
Joseph Relnach, SOn-in-laW of the late
Baron Reinach, has sent to NJ. Monchi-
court, official iiquidator of the Panama
Canal company, the sum OF 1880 fraucs,
which ne had received from his father
in-law i'll 1888. Reinach had received
this money as dOwry for his wife, but
he gave notice some time ago that he
would return it if it proved to have come
from Panama funds.
I he discomfort caused by the disms-
sal III the chamber of indictments of the
true bills found for corruption against
Deputy ROuvier and Senators Grevy,
Deves and Renault has moved the par
llamentary commission of inquiry to
renewal of It's activity. The commission
now proposes to summon and examine
all deputies who have been accused
of c0rruptness whether acquitted
or not. and to obtain the Reinach
list of the 104 men who were
compromised by money transactions
with Reinach. Arton or Herr. The COM
mission purposes also to apply to the
chamber for additional powers, which,
if granted, will increase greatly the
scope and thoroughneSs of the iuvesti-
CATION. Should the court of cessation
reject the appeal Of Ferdinand de Les
seps against the decision of the court OF
appeal his name will be stricken from
the list of the Institute and the Legion