New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-11
FOREIGN,

ERs!y iesignatfOn OF hirg Afnafeua"Ef5
gent and Cabines-Parto Rico Slavery
Snow Storm az Spain-SepnratIOn o
Church and sta1c-ReasOn for the
Kings Observation-Disclosures Between
she hins and siinist-y-Ths Cariists
Growing strOnscTs
LosDos, February i0-Fhs following
dispatch from NadriCt was received here by
tho Eeuter Telegraph Company. 1t was
marked urgent and Tas not DELAYED by
the censor at Madrid. St is therefore be-
isvsd - have some foundation:
His majesty King Amadeus 1lranifests d
disposition to 2bdcatc the crown. IN which
case he viii fesign his power into the handH
of the Cortes.'
MADRID. February iO.--Ths Ce,1espoa
Gcnra. ia It's ISSUE of to-day. announces
! that is probable that tho 70 sson Of the
Cortes will be suspended for q few days
and upon fsassembling proposition from
King Amadeus 20 abdicatc the throne will
be read in Congress, where an effort will
probably De made to d~sl&ds the King
from carrying .'ut .ir nurpo-c. Should he
persist, special Law viii be paSsn.I elccting
i regent and Cabinet.
Other Madrid journals sta:e that if the
King should resign the present authorities
will remain in office 20 watch the course of
events, and it is believed all questions aris-
ing GU: Of the abdi.a'ion viii be settIed
NV
any disturbance.
a cabinet COUNSEL was held !Is. night, af
tar which sen0r Martos, Minister OF Foreign
Affairs; Senior liicGFra. Minister of the In
terror. and Senor Echeynary. Minister of
Finance. had a conference vita Senior
EiVero, President Qi Congress.
conference also took place between
SenOr o. srOehda, Minister of War, and the
principal military officers in Madrid
A large meeting OF the concentrations ry.s-
held last night
Bands of Carlists have made their an
ptarance IN the province OF Toledo
Ihe Senate, by ii vote of 55 to 6, passed a
motion OF confidence in the ministry on the
question OF its course toward the artillery
with regard to the recent demonstrations of
INSTRUMENTATION i'll that branch Of the arny
The bill for the abolition of lavery in tho
island Of Porto Rico will be taken up to-
dav for discussion.
The snow storm whicff nrevaied here
yesterday also extended throughout the
northern provinces, where the fail vas very
heavy.
In the event of the Kings abdication The
Senate and Congress will go into joint SEES
sion and continue TO sit as one chamber till
the throne is filled or tho future form of
20 vernmCnt is settled
The Kings disposition to abdfcat(- Is al
tributed to difference between his maiasty
and the ministry, which arose in NovrIn Der
las! :" hen General OF artillery Don Hidalio
was promoted to the Captain ,Generalship
of the Basque provinces. Vh" m3iority Of
the officers in the artillery arm. Of the ser
vice resigned at the time, protesting against
The promotion as irregular and Hnjusti-
liable, and refusing 10 serge undar Hidali9
because he participated in the massacre III
Sanget barracks in 1868.
Eiidalgo. meeting with 80 much opposis
ton, finally resigned, and the officers with
drew their designations The ministers,
however, lately appointed him TO new
and important command in Catalonia
Again the officers renewed their protest
and again sent in their Ec,ignatiOns. The
ministry disregarded them, appealed TO tho
COrtes and obtained nearly a Unanimous
vote of confidence.
The King, from the beginning, has ap-
proved OF the promotion OF HidalgO. and
feels affrOnted because his cabinet. through
a vote of the Cortes, cnmpels him to ac-
qnlesce IN the last appointment.
1t IS given out that Snuor X,riITS will re-
t're I" private life IT the King persists in
his resolve to ahGicate
Members of the Csrtes, belonging TO the
most advanced section tf the Republican
party. held meeting toScOneider what ac-
tion should be taken at this crisis About
thirty persons were present. They resolved
to maintain pacific yet energetic attitude,
and II the Kings determination should be-
TO encourage orlerly manifesto
tons in favor Of the establishment Of re-
public.
The snow interferes with the operations
az gains. taC farlirtg.
General Moriones is making forced
o'.'rchs-. in The hope OF ov"r,akiuy General
.,:r.'. who i 1T the h"a! IT 2000 iu.urgents.
ana '.as "..aia entered tho proyiuceG Of Na.
Nar.'.
= "'~'is: force urAe~ tho coyuman} OF
S.:.'" ~ ."aocaza.a ..ud inerait;le have
: t.""''.' = ihnctio" =. ehe province Of Gui-
;,.z''.:
P1":' S'hrrtrr -3hvices from "a Car.
-: '"'-c" .tpr">' nf the iraurreeton an
d'N :'"n'ng s'-rngth. /: now exists in
eigAt Nol1t' RI prtVinces aud is extending
INTO the Central provinces.
!he government ia acting on the defeuo
SIZE. Towns are beng fortified and volun.
ieers are armed to resist tho advance of the
insurgents
The Duke de RropIiN will oeaa,g,s The re-
lCosTNVEp ON HLGHTa rA0x,I