The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-29
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for promoting in the Var General Coun-
ell. scheme of the Southern railway. The
indictment stated that the Var had 10 pay
the company 1.476.550 francs as interest
1879 and that. though the defendant os-
tensibly received the $3.50 francs for ad-
of 1t into the Golfers OF his newspaper. 1t
Is also alleged that the fifty articles pub
iished BY the Evenement could not be
,ssv,, morrn @ $500 francs especially as the com
newspaper. He was. therefore, indicted
public offender for taking money for
an act In discharge of his public duties.
In the course of a long interrogatory VI.
Magnier was twstted with having spent
10000 francs on a villa in the Riviera
and with becoming bankrupt with labili-
$1,000 francs. He insisted that the railway
line was projected in 1879. year before
he was elected councillor. as strategic
line in the great Freycinet scheme and that
ne could not be held responsible for its
financial failure. The reports were adopted
by the Var Council and the concession
was ratified by Parliament. He pledged
himself moreover. as a candidate 10 pro-
mote line and the Southern company
seems most fitted to carry 1t ous. AS for
the sums paid him. they were his profits
as a journalist and were handed TO him
after the scheme for the line had been
settled and when he was perfectly unfet-
tered As for Reinach, he had arranged
that the Evenment for five years should
support all schemes in which he was ip-
terested and this contract had simply been
carried out without anybody being bribed
Asked in conclusion why he did not hand
over the $500 francs to the Evenement
the defendant replied that, though not fig
uring in the books, 1t had been applied for
the benefit of the newspaper The defend
ant was nevertheless convicted and SEN
fenced.
1t will be recalled that the fall of the
Dupuy Cabinet on jan IA last which re-
suited In the resignation OF President CASH
mer Perier. grew out of a debate on the
aar Ina
held that sts guarantee of interest to the
railways expired in 1914, but the Council
peaed decided % whiGh s the ae apT,s was
petual. The Chamber of Deputies censured
the Ministry for having submitted the ques-
resigned the President Following suit the
next day. In a cable letter of that date
Mrs Emily Crawford, writing of the gov
ernment conventions with these railroads.
said These conventions. involving the
most gigantic scandals, were signed by NJ
Raynal, Minister of Public Works in the
Ferry Cabinet I'm 1883, of which Cabinet
NJ Casimer Perier was an under Secretary
of State. A syndicate of railway compa MES
in that year spent 20,00J,00o francs in buying
journals and deputies. The conventions
were SO drawn as 10. in many cases. allow
interest of p per cent. on the capital sub
scribed They allowed guarantees of in
ionds. but were silent to the date when
the interest guarantees were TO cease. AT
sitting of the Chamber In 1883. 100000
NJ Ferry had lived in a tenement house
lodging up to 1888. He resided subsequently
in a splendid house built rcM for Or himself in
ouainted with deputies who were poor be-
fore the conventions were voted. but who
have since formed costly art collections"
President Faure has accepted the resigna-
ton of the Ministry 1t is stated that
ister ter and IN. Minister Of Finance, Minister of
Public Instructions and Worship, and Min
lister of the Interior in the outgoing Cab
met, viii accept office again.
Commotion on the BouIevards.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-The Worlds spe-
cial copyright cable from Paris says: The
news of the fall of the Ribot Cabinet Great
ed a commotion on the boulevards News
papers were scrambled for at the stands
which were tesieged by excited groups. The
fact that this is President Faure's first reg
ular crisis lends additional interest to the
event. Though the immediate cause of the
governments defeat was the debate on the
railway scandal. the real cause was So
cialist Deputy Jaures eloquent two
days speech on the Carmaux strike
This speech left the government discredit-
mence frightened the Deputies into support
ing the ministry last Saturday, they had re-
first t' opportunity 90 to express disapproval of
the governments tactics. The Ribot min
istry lasted nine months. during which
The The Catholics were offended by ex-
ceptional taxation of the religious
orders; the distilIers. by the monopo-
the Socialists by the attitude towards the
Carmaux strike; the moderates by partiality
towards booding deputies and mismanage-
ment in the Madagascar expedition. RibCts
excessive priability earned him the nick
name of the "Guttapercha Minister. Moth
is known yet as 10 who VIII be his Sue
cessor but the latest rumor is that Leon
Bourgeois will be commissioned to form
a cabinet and VIII attempt TO organize a
Radical ministry
Embassndor Patenotre Surprised.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s-Embassador
Patenotre, of France, was shown the an
nouncement from Paris that the French
Cabinet had resigned, and naturally was
much surprised, as there had been no inti-
nation of a crisis. The Cabinet assumed
Office ten months ago. and has served con-
tinuously since President Faure was elect
ed. The ambassador says the designations
are not of serious Importance, changes
of the Cabinet have not the same signI-
ficance under the French system that they
have in other countries. Moreover, the
railway question, which appears TO have
been the cause of the present rupture, is
regarded by the ambassador as Of minor
consequence. 1t does not involve national
considerations. NJ. Patenotre is hopeful
that any changes effected will not result in
the retirement of NJ. Hanotaux, the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, whose adminfstra-
tion has been marked by signal ability.
The Crisis Not Expected.
LONDON, Oct 29-The Paris correspond
ent of the Times says: 1.-The widest
dreams of the Socialist Rightists coalition
did not expect to defeat the Ministry. New
er had debate fraught with such conse-
quences proceeded so quietly. For the
greater part of the time only three Min
listers were present, NJ Ribot. the Prime
Minister, NJ Legues. Minister of the In
terror, and Nj. ChautemDs, Minister Of the
The correspondent at Paris of the Chron-
icle SAYS president Faure did his best
TO persuade Prime Minister Ribot to take
a less drastic view Of the situation. 1t
is to be hoped that the Minister of War
General Zurlinder. and the Minister of For
eign Affairs NJ. Hanotaux, Will at least
remain i'm Office. so that the negotiations
with Russia may be uninterrupted
SENSATIONAL TRIAL.
French Marquis Charged with MUIR
dering His Wffe's Natural Son.
BOURGES. France. Oct. 2s.-The trial of
the MARQUIS De Nayve, who is charged