New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
TOPICS IN MADRID.
CATHOLICS IN MADRID IRRTTATED BY TIfH
PRESENCE OF A PROTESTANT
DpLT.&TE


Madrid, December IS.
One OF the most sensational incidents of the
las, fortnight. So prolific in incidents of every
kind has been the arrest by the police of Lord
Plunlctt, the Protestant Archbishop OF Dublin
His arrest vas merely of temporary character
and he waa speedily released The arrest
If His Gr;,r, by the police caused by HE
attempt TO Drlain young Spanish convert from
Catholicism, clergyman OF the Episcopal
Reformed Church, and lie had previously ex.
cited tn hostility both of the Catholic clergy
here, as WY OF the devout element both OF
the classes al Of the masses, By applying to the
Government i,r permission 20 consecrate the
first Anglican church in the Spanish capital.
People who's isve never been in Spain. a0d
who are ic Ioi1nt of the immense amount 81
bigotry which still prevails, can form no idea
OF the excitement which has been created
throughout the length and breadth of thS
Kingdom Is tie announcements that an hcretcal
church WIS about 10 be dedicated with all kinds
o; heretical ceremonies, w:'in the walls OF the
capital of Ills Most Cathola Majesty. Petitions
have been ,eachng t,e Government from all
parts OF The Peninsula, ~, g the signatures
of prelate, robles, bourgco.. and PEASANTS. pro-
testing against permiss being accorde', 10
the hereto. to Open plo>y Of worship IN che
national metropolis and only few days age
deputation Of H. cs visi,".. 'he Prime Minister
for the purpose of mploring hii 10 forbid the pro
jccted dissertation of Madrid. The Government,
as usual has en1eavorcd to mp0rize, and while
on the one hand il has RETAINED from issuing
the prohibition demanded by popular opinion
here, it las on the otbcI, rfrained a. yet from
according the permission for the opening Of the
edifce, the doors of which still remain closed.
This is only one of tie many difficulties with
which the new Prime Minister, Senior Sagasta, has
been called upon 10 deal. Although liberal
himself, and Notwithstanding the fact that there
are persons in his Cabinet who belong to the adj
vanccd radical element, bordering indeed upon
republcanism, the new Administration stands
infinitely higher in the good eraces of the Queen
Regent and of the royal family than that of the
Conservative Cabinet Of Senior Canovas Sa-
gasta has always been great favorite at court
and is especially liked by the little King and his
two sisters, who wont, when he was formerly
in office and visited the Queen to Chamber upon
his knees and 20 PLY with his eyeglasses lie Is q
kindly-faced, sOft-spoken Old man, and presents
the most striking contrast in every way to lis
predecessor, Senior Canovas, who has the reputa-
ton of being the ugcst man in Madrid In
fact, he goes in M,drid society by the name OF
The Monster" He squints, scowls ard is en-
his manner and bearing, and shows in somewhat
too opcn manner his contempt fol everybody's
opnon except his own. He is married to lady
thirty wears his Junior, and belonging TO one OF
the grandest families in Spain, who ID quite as I'M
pcrious and as arrogant as himself, and VINO ms
repeatedly given great offence 10 the Queen Regent
Ivy her failure 10 show the customary Difference ana
respect MDy are the sauhs which Christina mas
been called upon to administer 10 the wife OF
| the late Premier WHO gave vent 10 her resentment
in bitter criticisms of the Queens ac;s words ana
appearance Now Madrid IS one OF the most
9ossipy cities in Europe and naturally every
J umfrendly comment made by Nine. Can0vas
was communicated in further embeillshed con-
| ditM to Her Majesty who, although a queen, ID
nevertheless woman, and consequently sensitive.
| Under the circumstances it Is likely that the
rumors to the effect that the Queens dislike OF
| Nine. Canovas was factor III the recent chahsc
| of Cabinet may he true
| Ore of the most important members of the new
ADMINS ration i "encral LOPEZ Do ION ,s,5,'
out exception the most popular officer Oh tl'9
| Army Protesting liberalism OF an advanced
type and known, moreover, ,y as s;ncs the rth
Of the present King been recaried - cons',u'.,.s
a tIarger to the throne His 'oyalty 70 tile
dynasty WIS doubted. and there mas been coii'
slant fear during the past six years that ne
| might take advantage OF his great popularity III
| Tho ARMY t. organiIe of those military pro-
uwpcamcntos with the object of getting himself
elected Pre- icnt of a spanish republic in the same
way as his uncle, the late Marshal S'frano Ner-
| ,ai3 u j. M any rate .hai re had the power TO
make max nronunciamcnto, and there is but little
donb, that had h" done SO, it would nave proved
| T"hinct Office. a fact which tended 10 increase
tie ,listrust with which he was REGARDED ~
Cont His acceptance of The Office Of Minister NJ
of Wsr is therefore consiGcred in the isn' oil IN
| ,ssur,rcr tha. lie will rcmain loyal 10 tho
ihronc. and hat lie has abandoned AM, projects
Of lccoming the Chief MAGISTRATE Of Republic,
which he might have formerly entertainer. !c
| in nany respects certain analogy TO the lats
| General Siobcef, of Russia.