Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-11
ROYAL FORTUNE HUNTERS.
The spanish Infantas and the Royal ES-


The spanish lMfantas and the Royal ES-
clequer.
A Paris correspondent of the London
Pau Nall Gazette, writes ''It was Eo Sc
cret that the Bavarian and Austrian
princes to whom the Spanish infantas were
offered in marriage held back because
sufficiently large dowrics were not to be
given with them. They are now coming
forward. Queen Isabella presses q claim
on the Spanish treasury for about $780,.
600 sterling. This represents the value
which she reserved for herself when she
ordered her heritage to be liquidated
and two thirds given to pay floating
debts of 4 pressing nature, many
of which originated in Jobs of Queen
Christina and the royal favcrites But the
Spanish exchequer is now pretty nearly
empty; and, where there is nothing. the
king, much less the ex-queen perd sss
droits. Where, then, is the money to come
from which the imperial and royal fortune
hunters scent from aiar? Part of it is to
flow in from Prussia. The emperor OF Ger
many wants penal settlement and CO.
lOnial outlet for the swarming population
of his empire. He has for some time been
watching Morocco with wistful eye, and
taking steps also to absorb it. Hence
the support which Don Alphonso
met with in exile from the Ger
man government. and the social cDunte-
nance Of Queen Isabella, and those dis
tinguished members Of her household now
forming her entourage intinle, by German
ambassadors and their wives. Vapereau
comprises among the bright points of Isa-
bclla's reign ''thc campaign Of Morocco
and its fine victories, ending in 4 glorious
peace" by which Spain acquired 4 foot
hold in the shape OF some towns and a
haven of Importance in that part Of Africa.
These towns the Emperor William is anx-
ious to purchase. and if he would give a
good price, the Spanish government would
not ask better than to sell. The
young queen wants to get her sisters in
law married out of her sight. She wishes
the eldest unmarried infanta to go to Vi
emma rs Archduchess Stephen, and the
youngest to Bavaria. The Due Ge Mont
pensier would accept her as = daughter in
law with q smaller dowry than the Baya-
rian prince requires: but he is still mis-
trusted, as ambitious to obtain the throne
for his branch of the royal family. In
the Gazette the Infanta Isabelle is 40
longer styled Princess OF Asturias, but IS
in law she holds this title and draws the
pension OF $50, ,000f. attached thereto. the
infant Mercedes is dcbarrcd from talSin.
it. CanOvas del Castillo, who prefers to
remain in the good graces of the pr,,-
cess rather than to please the queen,
will not take any step to dispossess
the Infanta Isabella. On the day Of the
presentation of the royal babe at the
Atocha there was hot dispute at the
palace between the queen and her eldest
| sister-in-law on the subject of the title and
the pension. Queen Christina wanted the
| baby to be taken as Princess Of Asturias, to
the feet of Nost;a Sonora, and said that il
she was not, she should go without her
mother. However when, she found that
neither the Infanta Isabella, to whose
guardianship the king owes his prolonged
tenure of the crown, nor the head Of the
cabinet would yield, she came down
and appeared in the large procession
with her daughter in her arms.
The 1nfanta Isabella would form
ally resign the dignity, which it appeared
was not conferred on pending the bach
clorhood of the king or the cl,ildlessncss OF
future wives, but absolutely, if given :,
sufficient compensation, which would en-
able her to marry abroad in Il manner
suitable to her rank. Queen Isabella has
been to Lourdcs to thank the Virgin for
all that she has done for her, and to i'm
plore her to aid her in pushing her CLAIM,
for the e5, 600, 900 sterling, which would
enable her to settle the infantas, and the
king to buy up his sisters right to the IL
tie and the pension which he granted her
before he thought of taking wife.