, 1876-02-19
END or THE CIVIL WAR In sPA1u,

Spanish affairs seom To hnve reached an-
othc1 Of those continually recurring episodes
which charaoterfze tho administration Of
Government in that distracted Kingdom. #
tho reports can be trusted, tho effort of Doa
CARLOS to rench tho throne has been again
frustrated, md his followers aro flying in all
directions before the young ALFONSO. Tho
whirligig Of Spanish politics ravolves SO
rapidly that 1t Is almost impossible to watch
tho changes In September, 1868, tho ficklo
Spaniarda drove IsAnE13LA from tho throne,
and in October, 8ERnANo, PnrM, and O1ozAaA
organized q Provisional Government which
was recognized by nearly all tho Groat
Powers. In November, instructions broke
out against tho Government which
it could not suppress, and In February,
1863, it was compelled to reaign. In HAY, the
Cortes voted for monarchy, md in Juno
sEnRAHo was elected Regent and now Min
istry WOE formed unlor Pa1d. Then tho Re-
publicana roso and new civil war began,
and meanwhile the Carlista and Oubana rose
also. In dcspair, tho crown was offered to
EsPAnrEno, but ho declined It with thanks.
In juno, 1870, tho fugitive MApEn1A won't
through the form Of abtlication in favor Of
her con A1zoNso. In July, Prince LGoronD,
of Hohenzollern-Sig Sigmaringen, WAS nominatod
King, but upon the strong opposition Of
Frnnce he was compelled to resign. In Au-
guat, renewed agitation for Republican
form Of government commenced, which
was ended. howoyor, in October. when
AMADEUS was elected King by tho
Cortos and accepted tho crown. Then
followed, in quick succession, stormy
aosaions in tho Cortos, the assassination Of
Pn1x, Ministerial orisea, Republican gather
| inaa, anda furious inst1sreotion Of tho Carl
lists, inoitod,by the priests Of Leon md Ma
varro, during which DON CARLOS issued hia
flaming md bombastio manifesto. Tho goa-
| cral confusion eliminated In IN attempt to
assasainate AMADEUS and tho Queon. The
Italian King held on to tho Spanish frag-
monts rs long as he could, yainly trying to
unto them, until at Last, wcaried, dhoour-
! aged, and disguised, ho threw away the
crown and went homo. The two Chambers
thon. combined as the Sovereign Costes Of
Spain aud voted for republic. Then fol-
lowed little diverHion in tho way Of COM
msne war. II MAnaA11 tried his hond at
the Republic and failed. CAsrK1An tried It
and fallod also, Then came tho Dictatorship,
and EEaRAso rulod by military forco, and
when he found tho fabric totteriug under
him sent for ALFONSO, who was proclaimed
King ian. |, 1875. Since that time the
young King haa had hts hands full OF buat-
ncss with the Cartists aud tho Cubans, ind
as to tho first named has made decided head.
way. In February be dofoated them at San
Guesa aud In March ut Huque. In May he
sepulsod them at pampeluna. During the
remainder Of the year he slowly but surely
forced them up against the pyrenees. and
now, II reports be true, he has them hem-
med iu by au overwhelming forca IN POSI-
tion whore they must either surrender or dis
perse in all directions, saving themselves as
bost they can. As Vienna dispatch rather
neatly puts It.: ''I'he relatives Of DON OAa-
1os expect hia return from Spain shortly"
The probable suppression Of the Carlist
insuzectlon and tho apparent hopslesauesa OF
their cause, however, arc but al episode
In Spanish political history. 1t may
Indicate that Don OAn1os hss once more
failed to reach the throne; but It Is to be
remembered that hs IL hydra-hsadad, and