Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-20
SPANS INFANT KING.
Kuiz Gorilla Predicts for Him IN Tn
happy Future.
tParis Letter.

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have teen 20 see Gorilla. His opinion
about the birth Of AIphonso XIII. Is this !:
The prospects for monarchy In spain
were bad week ago. They are now hope
less Why. 1 asked, do you think them
| SO much worse than they were. Because
the hope before the birth OF the young
King was beld out OF n union through the
future marriage OF Don jaime. son Of Don
| Carlos, and the Inianta Mercedes who,
" Girl had been born a lew days
| age, would be now Qneen OF Spain. The
unfortunate event dor royalty) at which
there Is so much iubiation in the palace at
Madrid puts a stop TO all this. was some
time ago made aware OF the negotiation.
which were being pursued with the object
q o matrimonial union OF the Cariists with
the Constitutional llonarchsts. The En-.
ptror OF Austria and the Pope exerted
III their influence with Don Carlos
to bring him into this arrangement.
lie seemed to bite. but wanted guarnn.
tees against being hereafter 'ioe&eyed.'
Henry vi. OF England, by marrying Eliza-
te,l u York. put IN end 10 the strife OF The
Whit and Red Roses. But in his time the
republican idea was not in full fermentation
as II J. now IN every monarchy in the
world. AT the birth OF girl could have
done would have been to stave of a crisis.
Tho Carlists now are bound 10 be up and
doing. They are much less strong than they
were In 1872. and much nearer TO republic
caHi m. Then there was militant
force 81 $4,000, which has dwin-
G,cd down considerably. Don Carlos
hes not now the prestige OF youth. He
has got TO 4 time Of life when men who have
net had great post in which their finest
qualities became their oYcrmasterino ones
cease TO be fOItunate. Don Carlos has not
much head. he had 'go' when young,
luf no serious quality, and was too fond Of
pleasure TO profit by experience. His fol-
lowers are more chiyalrOus than the AZ
phonsisis and are prepared TO rally to the
RcpubIc II they lind their cause Is de-
UIct one. There are nine Carllsts I'm the
Cortos. They have agreed to vote on many
imJ ortaut questions with the united Re
publcans. OF whom there are a score.
asked whether the Duke de M0ntpen,icr
would try for the sake II hls granada lighter
TO bring about IN lborian union. "lie Is
TOO selfish for that said Gorilla. "liow
too .elfsb:" why, like most Of the Or
leans princes. he dcTa1c> family affection
bv making il The channel for a base form OF
sclGshUes, ThieT. told me that Louis
Philippe had q selfish passion TO iurthcfthe
interests OF bis children. and that his love
for .hCm was 50 exclusive that he
could not bear 10 think Of their hus-
tends and wives beneGllng thereby"
AlvayS understood that The Due de Mont
pens!,r. in mean sort Of family affection.
vas very much bis fathers son. Gorilla
acquc,ccd. But lac added, Lou.
PbiiipUc was better than any Of his sons.
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tlrou.h the Revolution. which was in itself
acreat school. MontpcnsIer doe, not realize
Il at he is getting old, and his ambition 10
rr,gn over Spln i a. lively rs il was
IN 1876. He wants first TO be- King him.
.clf. and then to be succeeded by his
son. who has Just married the IN
fqaid Eulaia; bat the nobility would
never consent to this. They will never.
never forgive him for having conspircd
arainst Isabella. And n they would be
against him. who would be in his fNOr
lie /. very unpopular. and has not single
at hv which ne might hope 10 win pOpu-
laufV. The BraeinZas are said 10 aim At
forming "A united monarchy Of spain and
Portugal ii they Try their han1 At thai
came tl,y will fail. Portugal has ceased
io be- monarohical and i nearer 10 re-
iubljc than spain. Ny forecast is the
United states OF Iberia, with homc-rGle or
States Iieht>."
Iaskcd Gorilla whether There might not
lea public feeling based on humane senti-
uont in favor Il The infant KING He SAID
not. II was well known that Alfonso bad
ltta gleai fortune 10 hi, family. Wherever
tLty went they could live IN opulence and
would have plenty of courtierS. The
poor little boy, who had come into
tie world u..dcr such melancholy cir
ciimsiarces would be only. A. his
Grandmother Isabella was. a means for en-
aiding intrigucrs Of the worst kind 70
hold power. Spain could not atiord q mi
Loriiy Of eighteen Years, and the cOnyul-
-ions Of which il was not likely but GER
tain to he the occasion. No political man
should allow sentiment Ia govern him.
non Carlos certainty would not. Why
should the Republicans