New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-28
TOPICS IN PARIS.
THE ALFONSO INCIDENT-WIRE-PUL
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN.
.rroM TIE REeuLAR coKnEsrONpENT OF THE Tribune.

York also. W ncrcNcr one meets Il Russian pOllt-
zeal agent, he tries to make the most of it, and
fuses to admit that there was any cOmicality in
it. His reasons for doing this are obvious. If
france thinks that Spain is only too well disposed
70 invade her, and is only waiting for a sign from
Prince Bismarck, the former Power will look en-
trcly to the Car for support and accept any con-
ditions for an alliance with him that he may
offer. Bourse considerations were very potent III
bringing the immediate encourage of Don Alfonso
10 take calmer view of what happened Ill the
streets of Paris on September %. His courtieTs
and some eminent Spanish politicians are Trying 10
work a scheme for a more direct ana ultIcIoie
shorter line of railway between ParlS ana Ni""iiu
through the Valley of Andore. 10 carry ou'
their project they must have the French Govern
ment and Chambers on their SIDE o,l'ion"''"
rupture between the two countries "ouio 'h'''-
fore spoil their game. -.
YESTERDAY the Marquis de Oueii-S -htu'', ui'l'-
in-law of the King paid NJ UlcNy' It. ,i'o "S''''
a visit of Cancellation. lie eHplesseu 'iio "''P',V
,oo,ot for the manner in which Count Vega dc
A,7,,ii, hod worked the fit of ill-humOr which the
pa~ie;ons manifested when the King was going
from, the Northern Railway to the Spanish En-
bossv The Marquis de Guell-y-Reute is mem
her OF tbe Spanish Senate and of remarkable intel
lectuaI culture He is on the best terms with his
v,fc's august nephew and is frequently consulted
by him. but unfortunately not so often as the
Dnc de Montpensicr The Marquis was altogether
opposed TO the King making foreign tour. II he
went abroad it should have been for mere relax
alton and visits TO great capitals, heads OF Coy
crnments and potentatcs, should have been
avoided There would have been no harm in his
going in strict incogntO though not in hidden
manner. TO Barritz and then by cross line of rail
way to Switzerland, where the trip should have
ended 1t was very mpotic, in the MarquiSS
opiniOn for him TO appear at Hamburg as 4 satcl-
lite of Prince Bismarck. Nor were the French
altogether in the wrong, seeing that they did not
know all the facts of the Kings case, to feel angry
at his paving state visit after he had accepted
the colonelcy OF the Holsten Chlans CHARTERED at
Strasburg 1t was not so much their irritation as
the form in which they gave it vent that was to
be blamed. But they acted according to their
nrculiar tcmperamcnt, which urges them to be
frank and outspokcn. The Marquis had some
conversation with NJ Gr6yy about the trans-An-
dorre railway scheme.
The Duc de Fernan-Nunez has sent his resigna-
ton to Madrid and, will not this time withdraw it.
He told Alfonso when he was here that he found
the post of Ambassador most difficult one and
did not wish to retain it any longer. He is an
honorable Italian nobeman of indOcnt habits
and very large fortune, which along with his
ducal title he enjoys in his wifes right. lie Is OF
older lineage than the Duchess. The object OF
Senior Vega de AunijO in sending him here was to
establish a strong link between the Spanish ana
Italian embassies and facilitate the entrance OF
Spain into the Central European Alliance. This
nact is a revival of the Holy Alliance. Il is not
only directed against France but against Rcpub-
hcans everywhere in the Old World. The Due dc
Fernan- Nunez, as a young man, had been IN tie
service of the King of Sardinia, although native
of the province of LOmbardy, which was then
Austrian. His brother fought under the House of
Savoy at Novara, and his sister, the Marchesa de
Falco d. AIDA, was distinguished for her sympathy
with the patriotic cause which was represented by
Victor Emmanuel These personal and family
autecedents were enough to have drawn closer TO-
cetber the Italian and Spanish embassies here.
do not suppose that the sharp wrcpulcrS at
Madrid who enjoy incomes from the Guelph fund
LET the Due de Fernan-Nunez see the design they
had in view in sending him here He is fine and
honorable but very stupid noblcman altogether
deficient in Italian subtlety and wholly mac
ouainted with the tricks of the diplomatic pro-
fession. But care was taken to place at his side
sharp, slver-tOngucd, mendacous fnd very am
bitious Official Senior Arellano, wk has been tlrSt
Secretary of Embassy for about year ana hall
This Arellano is of Christanizcd Hebrew family
HIS wife is a blonde Cuban, and extremely pretty
and at the Foreign Office there i'll German dIrec-
on the First Secretary has pulled with zeal every
Rismarckian wire on which lie could lay ms hand
lie was helped by a group of Hebrew Journalists,
one of whom is the caricature on humanity VINO
writes for The London Times and who wants to be Il
German Baron and Knight of the Golden
Fleece! Nothing less!
Anronos of the shady lot of intrigucrs who pull
wires for the Spanish Embassy, l knew two OF
them. One was employed by Count de ArmYo
when he was Ambassador here, and then by MS
successor. the Marquis de MolinS The shady III
dividnal was person of good family and cduca-
ton. His name was Morales, and he was the son Oh
a Judre of the Supreme Court of Madrid. lie
,,,roded en;c sentiments aired them in noble Ian
ouape and looked like a Hidalgo OF the Olden
fine. All the while he was crooked, mendacions,
iutriplinr and low. 1t was through ms good
offices that Blowitz was enabled TO 90 TO SPAN
along with King Alfonso in 1879. Morales used
very often to dine at the house of Madame Rata%N'
which had been focus Of Alfonsist intrlgueS.
Silver spoons were missed every time he enjoyed
her hospitality and servant after servant was DIS
missed because suspected of taking them Costly
fur ppes were also ept rom on for 0 Geary
I hree wears until one night q femme dc cha1nbTe
discovered Morales in the bedroom OF ms hostess
pecrng into drawer Tnero a}cHMsI c Ge}pceA
tried and condemned to a years Imprisonment:
The Spanish Embassy induced the Minister OF
Justice TO pardon him. and believe they sent him
as an agent TO Munich The Other shady Mad Don
,,riabt az New. Orleans lie belonged 10 the dip
iomstic Sc service from which he was dismissed for
swning tradesmen in BRUSSELS lie would oyc mot
mcnt had not made "a formal complaint against
Hmm him to p the G spanish Government. Madrid which
he also made theatre of swinging operations,
secret and confidential post at the Spanish En-
bassy which Senior Morales occupied before ron ne
lie used to supply news to three papers for doing
which he was paid by the ed5Grr y bd the Sc G
&c D. Iod an Intuition of all tins rascality OF
which the English press remains .wlfully ignorant
n 6,,y Wednesday IS,