The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-05
FATHER O'REILLY IN SPAIN
The spanish Pilgrimage 10 Rome-Thc Ceie-
bration In Honor OF MurIiIo.


very much ngitatcd about the great increase Of
taxation. consequent on the new laws intro
duccd by the Minister OF Finance. Senior CO.
mucho. For instance Malaga, which this time
twclvcmonth had to pay 2jO,OuO pcs"tas labout
$50 600 taxes has now 10 pay II million. The
tax ON butchers meat is so heavy that it is eau
culatcd each inhabitant only consumes one
half ounce day. Indeed the labOring classes
have entirely given up the use of it, and draw
their supply of animal food from the sea. with
that, while farm produce Of every description
il made to u, IN intJicrnblc burden III TAXA
ton, manufacturing industry is null except in
n few great centres. and home manufactures
are so clHmpnd by the economic schemes Of
the Minister that they are closed w in more
than one place, Malaga has sent dcputHtiOn
to demonstrate with the Government, who have
come back with something very much like a re-
huk", and other cities have Jared no whit bet
ter. On the night Of the first there was ii great
meeting of merchants and industrials here in
Seville. The liquor and wine dealers signed II
Joint resolution plcdging themselves to close
up their places OF business. Ii is even re-
port"d-though other rapcrS deny the report
that there hay" boon armed iiSiugs In some
parts Of the north of Spain. Still the Minister
holds firm: and many people say he is risht
for lie is introducing some nccdful measures
for the consolidation of the large floating pub
lie debt of Spain.
They say Barcelona is much agitatcd. and
should be sorry if there wcr" trouble in that
most prosperous city of Spain While there
and in conversation with Mr. Schonck our
Consul, who has held this post during seven
years, | learned some facts which cannot
put interest american readers barcelona
holds the third rank among the cities which
IMPORT american cotton, ana the second among
those which manufacture or CONSUME" il. ] do
not now remember the exact figures which Mr..
Srhenck gave me ON these heads. and which he
has boon able To obtain from the unpublished
statistical reports of the Spanish Government.
Just at present too the whole country is
kept from week To- week in state of fcrmCmt by
the Efforts made on the one side to organize II
national pilErlnhE" 10 Rome. and 10y no less
Tia" organization, ~ at least. to take away
from IT. every appearance" of political purtirau-
snip. The prime mover has been Senior Nucc
Carlos and II conspicuous loader during the
recent Carlist troubles. Naturally, his inita-
the Spanish bishops. unwllina; either 10 allow
the pilErlmng" to b"r"ne PARTISAN and polit
cay movement or 10 allow the leadership To- fall
into tn" hands Of unauthorized laymon. have
protested against senior NocrdaI -a-,,mpton,
A. well rs the circulars which h" has addressed
to themselves and the Spanish people.
As learn from the very highest authority,
Erimag" to Rome should he SO organized and
carried out ns t. strengthen the position Of the
Holy Father, and not cmbqrrass him 10y crcat
~
Spanish Government; Tn" pilgrimage should
J." undcrtak"n by the people under the in
itlailN" ana the leadership OF th2sH nI"4S Who
arr, inc representatives 81 the r%lEl"h oi spain
ana III" rrliSl"uS guides "i nor people, the
Wth wG or fhrea Is oy whit cay Th ry T nw
waiting iii the Holy Father officially decides
that they. the Bishops is a body, and no lay
committee or mixed. unauthoriz"d body of lay
mon and churchmcn shall br the prime movers
ard directors Of this ,piIeriinasr.,
Meanwhile senior Nuc"dal and the eminent
men VINO nave given nm support and pnpOllr-
nGnin"nt are Iuli" unWiIIlhE t. Hunit maj lAy-
im"m may not ana ought not to dc IN SIAM what
Initiate and orEani4S sush public piigrimascs.
IL would however he dihrHll To q4"t"ah IN
W.a was r rr set on t2ot ana carried out, save by
tTm m's,,lS .mn 10y iayll"ii p",inE uhutr lh"lr
J"anlnn@y or h"ili!r3l ana PARTISAN telling.
lHc situation Is h"e"t WITH very serious dan
Enr,i inr Slnlh ma Iuet hui recovered rom
rNi War. ~ Moud h, u ''rrlbr responsibility
!" luii nv" or "hc"uraS" any movement likely
l." tan INV" lrnsh nIil|e the sun slumberlnG
=, Nh4f seems 4" give alarming siEniiI,a n"e to
lH' .lUall'i' Is 'hH laci thgt az thls moment
amI WiMn J., was n"n"d N.n"r ,N"gI,Li would
Almost rhilro family 81 pom Carlos has com"
!h"Fn ~ II To- WrrlrImr mem ana, To rcrElN"
y! II hlulail' Us lt legitimate clItlo OF IhlnO-
H', Spaih. ,..,,,.,. 49,.
".r' movement, hoi ,"iln9ul rs H',n IN
i'SI 10 VIZ "tl'H,' "HtiH, 10 ,iiG "hHi' lhlrl-
I",""I M'r'i at''j""s - In"t "mI,H m.N Ia Hs,
nm"il sci ON lnnt IN S"\llI'; 10 rrl'htat" WIN
a.. cue N;;''.mhltH IN" s""nnd centenary, ~ r."
ut",H ,"l,S1' ,ErG" HImumrn iHlnl'r' Murll9
,dl'I AnriI g. lHN-, II Il rdtncr lhte 70 mink ~
y hH2t,,nha, 'Irhrul"n; nut' lhiIlhG that; thGr"
Il htiIc ,d"uhi but seville. Whose son MurlIlp
was ana IN WHO'S" rhui'nrS ana palaces me- I"ij
80 nliilE ul'-urn''rT - ms genus Will do
nm AL honor on tn" 81 Of April next
- NHo I" me-" amer, my lFnliaI''H lay, IN me
~ IN, , III S rn tt,' ,''. in ti
ilt rank If WI" ",' 'r at"r If a" nt ter,
rHt 'o N'r y M"ft'l"' -'uut.u III ills "Mi hHiiN,'
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