Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-15

F--N I REAL bts bCA Ol'
 made a contract with the Orleans and Midi railways under the terms of which, in return for certain facilities for the trana- portation of war material. the government guaranteed the interest on the bonds oe the railways. The government held that the guarantee expired in 1914, but the d. rcctors of the companies took dIHersnt view and construed the agreement to mean that the gUvornment guaranteed tho in. terest in pcrpetuity. Suits werc brought in the courts to settle the question.
 In June last NJ Barthou ordered the di- rcctors to indorse their bonds to the effect that tho guarantee expired in 1914. The directors refused to do so, and the case was then taken to the council of state, which in such matters is the final court of ap- peal The council on Wednesday last de cided that the guarantee was perpetual. This decision, which a majority in tho chamber of deputies yesterday claimed the right to rovorse. was a complete negation of the contention of tho Dupuy cabinet and NJ BarthOu's action on the railway guarantee. and consequently the latter TO- , signed, and the proceedings in the chAin- Der Monday led to the resignation of tho other members of the ministry.
 Prime Minister Dupuy declared during the debate that if the order of the day should be adopted the government would resign. Then followed a scene of the ut most excitement. Numbers of the mem hers stood in groups on the floor of the chamber vehemently discussing the Situa tion
 The prime minister was surrounded by a crowd, all plying him with questions. \ vote was finally taken, which stood 26S to @4l, When the result of the vote was announced the minister's lo:t the chamber Ol f1 ho 1aI ,f ba Flyeaa where thcv submitted their reSignations to President Casimir Pericr.
 President Casimir- Perier and the min istcrs were in conference for an hour and a half The president eventually concluded that he was unable to urge them to re main in office, and he therefore accepted their rosgnations, No politician had been i summoned to the Palace of the Elysee last evening. IL is generally expected that NJ. Bourgeois minister of public instruction in the cabinets of NM. Freycinet and Lou bet and minister of justice ip the Ribot cabinet, will succeed Prime Minister Du puy.
 Innocent Man Imprisoned For Eight Years.
 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. D. Govern or Stone pardoned from the penitentiary !. (. Patton, who was sent up from Chris tian county about eight years ago to serve a life sentence for murder He was just ! over I6 years old, the penitentiary limit, when sentenced Recently he told to Governor Stone the name of the real mur dercr which ho had known all the time but which he had kept secret for eight years.
 Ministers DenounCe Chauncey Depew.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 15-Dr Chauncey NJ. Dcpew was roundly denounced at a meet ing Of the Methodist ministers of this city and vicinity in tho rooms of the Methodist Book Concern. The denunoiat!on was for the stigma the doctor had cast on minis ters by recent interview, wherein he de- fendcd the action of his railroad in with drawing the half rate privileges from cler- gymen.
 4 Starving Couple Commit Suicide.
 FLAXTON, Mo, Jan 15.-zAs result of the destitutiun among hundreds of starv- ing people. John Harris and his wife liv- ing few miles in the country. committed suicide and tho body of their newly born babe was found with it's parents some time after
 The Nanderbilts Dine the Mortons.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-A private dinner was rendered by MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt at their Fifth avenue mansion to Governor Levi P Morton and Mrs. Morton. \ few intimate friends of the hosts and guests were in attendance.
 Olney's Dinner to the President. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Attorney Gen eral Olney gave a dinner in honor of Pres ident Cleveland Fourteen members of thG cabinet and supreme court were present I