The New York herald., 1879-01-03

of the fold while the shepherd is of looking for other
wolves So while Serraro in the Carlist country
fighting like soldier. Martinez-Campos raised his
voice and pronounced for Alfonso Martinez-Cam-
pos is now Governor of Cuba and of the Golden
Fleece for that deed Other generals followed and the
Captain General Of Madrid. Primo de Rivera. walked
into Sagasta's Office and banged him ont though
he forbidden peder life insurance
agent. and Canovas del Castillo reigned in his
stead, and Alfonso, boy at Sandhurst school, threw
down his grammars and geometry, his toys and
velocpedes. and came to Barcelona King of Spain.
And he reigns STILL constitutional King, by the grace
of God and Martinez Campos and Canovas del Cas-
tillo. From all learn he is weary of his Office
and yearns for his bats and velocipedes. Il wish he
had killed me- he said, the other evening" to one
who went to the palace to congratulate him on his
escape from assassination II wish he had killed me.
am heartily tired
WHAT noyALrY SPAIN.
Let us, in examining into the OF this discon-
tent see what Spanish rulers do with Spanish money
Spain is poor. She only pays traction OF the inter
est on her debt. She has had in CUBA. wars
among the Carlists. cantonal insurrections-al
serious drain upon the treasury. 1t was fnancial
trouble that led to the French Revolution and when
the treasury is empty discomfort is sure to follow
have been studying the financial estimates asprinted
in the official Go-ette and presented to tho Cortcs
Take first the royal housc. Spain has king who
born in 1857. She pays him Sl,400,000 a
year, or, Sundays. excepted. nearly $4,000 a
day. Alfonso costs every two weeks more than
Mr.. Hayes in year. Spain also has the services OF
the Princess Of Astnrias. young widow lady born
in 1861. She lives with the King presides over his
household. and is hear. estimable person. given
to charity and visiting hospitals. Spain pays this
princess 100000 year. twice much you an
nually paid General Grant when President. Spain
also enjoys the services of Dola Maria del Pillar
Besengucla. This maiden born in 1861 and is
the Kings sister. She lives mostly in Paris, gees to
church and reads pious books. Spain pays her
$4,000 year, which no Congress would ever
dream Of giving to Chief Justice Waite. Spain
hos two other princesscs, Dona Maria do
10 Paz Juans and Eulalie Francisco de
Asis. These maidens respectively sixteen
and fourteen. They live in Paris to comfort
an exilod mother and dress their dolls. I have no
doubt they are model children. and will be day
the best of prncesses. Spain pays them each $4,000
a year I wonder what Congress would say if we
proposed to pay General Sherman much. The
exiled mother. known in history cs Isabella H.. lives
in Paris the Rue Hoi de Rome. Spain pays for her
services $l5000O year. She is poor that the other
day she put her jewels up at auction, and do not
know how many millions of francs they brought
her. The Queen has sister. wife of the Duke Of
Montpensier. mother of poor Mercedes. Her hus-
band, the Duke is of the richest in Europe.
and Spain pays his wife the beggarly salary Of
$50,000 year. Queen Isabella has husband who
does not live on the Rue Itoi do Rome, but on the
Champs Elysees. I used to see him potterng about
under the trees of the avenue, dapper little man.
that was won't to fancy teacher OF dance music
until learned that he an lustriou5 prince and
King Consort of Spain. Spain pays him 100000 a
ot lon rin f,s 1p, NJ harm fho iuu
Queen Christina. who spent her last years in palace
the Champs Elysees, gathered to her fathers.
and now is at peace in tho Escurial. While this
estimable princess livcd-and she lived to
an advanced agc-Spaiu valued her services
at $4,000 year. you ask me what
special services these princes and prircesses have
rendered to Spain that out Of her impoverished
treasury she should pay them annually sl.9 900.
am afraid can give you no better answer than the
barber in Beaumarchais' Figaro who, when he
asks what the nobc lord had done TO enjo: so many
blessings, could only respond. Tous aes donns
Ia pcins de naire have taken the trouble to be
born.)
OTHER EXPENSES IN SPAIN.
In addition to this you find charges for pensions.
and payments which rich country as Eng
land quarters her civil list. You find one item of
$4,000 for repairing that gloomy monastery of the
Escuria that the ashes of the kings may have roof
over their tombs. Then we como to the Church.
Moro than ss.:oo.oo6 annually is - given to the
Church. About onc-haif Of this money Is paid to
cicrgymen direct. Tho sanctuary snd house Of 81.
Theresa in Avila requires $4,000. while Offer
ing to st. Jago the patron saint Of spain S246O is
paid. What Sc. Jago does with tbs money is not
apparent but IL was voted and paid. For repairing
bishops palaces, supporting institutions OF priestly
learning and other clerical wants large given
Yet in Spain the Church is richer than in any other
country in the world. Every church is treasure
house of gold and silver and gems. notwithstanding
what the French carried away. There is a constant
demand for money in all private wayssubscriptions
aims collections special lotteries, from in
dugcnccs. bull fights, masqucradcs-aiways money.
moncy-in addition to the vast sum voted by the
state. Justice in Spain rs far as can make it out.
costs little less than 81 600 O0) year. public in
struction about the same. Tho Church. notwith-
standing its large private revenues, demands and
cevcs moro than twice much as both departments
combined.
WHAT SPAIN HER ARMY.
Then the armyi Spain s peaceful nation, SO far
as the outer world is concerned. She has had to
fight none but Spaniards. and each Of those may
be attributed directly TO some vice in her form Of
government. With fields to cultivatc--fair and rich
Hclds--nono richer this tccming globe--with
mines to work-mincs which wond add incalcul-
able wealth to her pcoplc-with resources SURPRISING
those of any nation in Europe. would think that
the wscst thing Alfonso could say TO his subjects
would be. 'Stay a. home. plough. SOW reap. dig.
search out the mines that The glory of ancient
Tarshish and the envy of Carthage and Rome:
make the earth give its fruits and tho
crns of the earth their treasures /; cover
those blooming Andalusnn hills with tho
olive. the orange, the pomcsranatc and tho vine;
bring thccorn again to the dNsol1te plains of Estra
inadura; let Catalonia 10 another Lancasrc; cover
these stripped hills with trees. and mako my Spain
God created ia fair. blooming. rich and beautiful
land" But no--,hc King must have an army and
navy! II thcrc real in Europe calling for
Spain TO take part. how long could her army with
stand tho armies OF France Germany? How long
could her navy exist under the guns of England? But
in this age Of blood and iron armies aud navics
the fashion. and Spain follows at full run.