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Show AI1IIISTI IS. Illllresa or Ihe I'aititmn ninimiijr tilll lletelullltenii Aecuiinl. Pauis, Dee. 10,-Charlea Do Less i, Mailui Fontino and M.Hanleroy havu lieeii arrestid by the dlrectlou of Minister ot Justice llourgtuls for alleged al-leged connection with thu Panunm canal frauds. Henri Colli r, for whoso nrrist an orJir also ll Issued, has lied to Vienna. Hanleroy Is chargoJ with having accopttd a bribe as a memoir of tho chamber of deputies. The charges against tho ttllieraof theionipiny ura that they Jointly made Use ot fraudulent Imaginary Im-aginary credh; that they dlesljatid the capital luituitid to Ihoni lor a sjieillto purpose and iwludlid others r ul of pirl or allof their inuiui of living, rinse olleusts wins within the reach the alliens of Ihe (eual code. Tho renaltlea ti which the lusds of the l'Atiauin company havu inadu lliem selves liable, should tho theory of tho rirostcutlou bo Lstabllahed, are thus aid low! Whosoever by making usu of a lalsu name or quality or nsortlDg U fraudulent do-vlns do-vlns to jursuado another or othirs of really by Imaginary enterprises or of lawcr, ur credit, ur tu give rise to hope or fear of auy chlnier cal event or undertaking; alttinpts to obtain money or any other property or rtcelptsor dlsihargis, la liable to from one tj live jtara' luiprbuuiuent and a line Ircmtito li) pounds. 'Ihocou vlct mayulau Ludeprled "fills civil rlghti for llvo to ten yiara nud be forbidden to voto at Ieglslitlve, muulilinl or othtr aleotlons, tu carry arms ir act asn guardian. An ao tomnllce Is liable tu the rame penal, ties. It Is notuworlby Hint Ihe nc cused lartha lu this caso will not Lo tried tor luloctlun of laws regulating flnan 1st and Industrial cuupaules but under articles of thu common law. Ihs iiuory, ihirelore, of the rosecu-tloiilsthul rosecu-tloiilsthul thu Panama nlfnlr Mas a swindle from tho tfglnnlng. 'llio original concessionaires uru sheltered by prescription. B-iuleroy Is said to bo badly Implicated by iliicuuituti and other eviJenca brought to light. Hatleroy Is not uu tho Punauii board, Hiiiplclou nlwnji altaohed t hlrauiiacuouutof hu sudden change of I runt when tho lottery loin was being voted ou. At llrst ho nppoicd Ilia loan.but turned the scale at tlio last moment by voting In Its favor. In the healing lofore tnu Panama Investigating Investigat-ing commute a few days ago Han I.eroy lateil thai , c,Kfa his vote, Inolicdlencfllolhu wishes of his constituents. con-stituents. It la undentood tho government gov-ernment hai documentary evijenos showing iho exact amount aid Hanleroy Han-leroy for hla change ol Iront. Ilesides moklng arrests tho authorities authori-ties searched the residences of Del.cs-leis, Del.cs-leis, Fontaine, Colin, aud Hanleroy auj seliad o maun of documents throwing throw-ing new and Important light on the Phiiatun frauds and curiupiion. 'Iho only toilet of ronveisillsn In lolltlialaud social circles Is Ihe Panama Pan-ama scandal an I tho Miosis today caused thu groilest excitement, although al-though tumor had It last night that Hell action had Icon determined un. What tho outcome will bo no one Is able lo indict, but It tan bo said that those wliu havo the Uit Interests ol thu republic at heart are ilcei ly grloved at thu venailly and selflshiinie displayed dis-played by men III high positions, many of whom havo sworn to preaervo tbe honor of France. |