Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-18
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Boulangist Leaders Caught in the Canal
ScandaI-Ememies of France Caught.
PARIS, Jan. 14.-There is profound re-
lief in Republican circles to-day over
the statement Of Charles de Le5seps
duplicating Arthur Meyer, editor of the
Gaulois, as having received 100000
francs from the Panama Company.
This at last brings the RoyaIists
into the drag net, and shows, what
the friends of the republic have
claimed from the beginning OF
the scandal, that Republican officials
and journalists did not have monopoly
OF Panama corruption. The TACT that
tour Boulangist deputies are said to be
put under strong suspicion by evidence
before M. Franqueville is also con-
s1dered as strengthening the cause of
the republic, by showing the hypocrisy
OF those who assall it in the pretended
interest OF better government. The
government has also been consider
ably strengthened by the speech of
Chancellor Won Caprivi on the army
bill. This has, in large degree, d.
verted attention from Panama affairs,
and aroused deeper interest IN the for
elgn concerns OF France and in the ne
cesslty OF Frenchmen standing together
against their enemies abb lad. The sit
uation to-day is therefore improved,
and although the Figaro publishes q
sensational article, signed by the editor
ln-chlet, M. Maynard. urging Carnot in
the interests Or the republic to resign,
very little is heard of adverse criticism
upon the President
The Flgaro's attempt to arouse public
feeling against Carnot has fallen fiat
and men who vehemently denounced
the President yesterday are compare
lively moderate to-day. 1t is generally
believed that the worst is known re-
gardlpg Panama, and that no
developments adverse to Carnot
are possible. The discredit thrown
on the Gaulois has aided
greatly in relieving M. Carnot. 1t will
be remembered that the staff of that
paper was active in endeavoring before
the Panama commission of the cham
Der to connect M. CarnOt's name with
the Panama corruption, but when cor
nered, had declined, on alleged profess
sional grounds, to give authority tor
statements made.
Ex-Minister of Commerce Jules
Roche is also said to be indicated from
the charge that he had shared in
Panama bribery. When first accused,
Nj. Roche had answered in a manner
that made q most favorable impression
in the chamber. He is man of
rather short stature and a slight, deli
cate frame, but his whole appear
ance wore an air of determination and
energy, and he was fairly successful in
mastering his emotion as, in clear and
firm tones, he declared that he could
not imagine what maChlnatiOn or de-
nuuciation had reduced him to this DO
siuon, or with what enemy he had to
deal: out he could declare that bis con-
science was perfectly at ease. He would
give an emphatic contradiction to all
the charges brought against him, adding
that these accusations were all the more
absurd seeing that he had not voted on
the Panama bill. The denial there
given by NJ. Roche has been verified to
the satisfaction of Magistrate Franque-
vile, who finds that the initials u. r."
made by the late Baron ReInach on the
counterfeit of check do not apply to
Roche who will, therefore, be released
from an accusation of completely in the
Panama corruption.
1t has been alleged on the strength of
these initials that M. Roche had re-
ceived 10000 francs from Reinach. The
evidence against others who have been
dCcuSCu lS Salu 10 UO no stronger IMAM
that against NJ. Roche. The evidence
against ex-MInister of Public Works
Baihaut continues according to
report to grow stronger. Baihaut says
the Steele admitted yester lay that he
had received 455, 900 francs for sup
porting the Panama lottery bill. Bal
haut, II is said, will make no defense to
the charges against him. He is desert
ed by nearly all his friends, & .hough
his wife adheres to him with
pathetic devotion. There seems to be
a disposition to lay upon Baihaut the
chief responsibility for the disgrace and
loss to the republic resulting from the
Panama lottery bill, and the prosecu-
o. lot, L.