Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-21
DON CARLOS ACTIVE.
Believed that the Pretender to the
Throne is Preparing TO
Strike,
Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press

Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press.
Madrid. Sept. 17.-There are unmistak-
able signs in Carlist circles that Spain
may have to face most serious interna-
tional troubles as well as the uprising ID
Cuba. the Philippine islands and possibly
Porto Rico. The Carlist deputies early
during the present month took deter
mined stand against the adoption by the
Chamber Of the bill providing subsidies
for the Spanish railroads. They claimed
that the money thus appropriated could
be better employed i'll Cuba and else
where: protested against the whole imam
cial policy Of the government and thereby
placed themselves ON record before the
people as being opposed to all the ills
| complained of by the suffering masses OF
| Spain. Later when the railroad subsidies
were adopted the Carlist deputies With
drew in a body from the chamber.
Don Carlos Standard May be Raised.
Questioned at that time in the Hobbies
and elsewhere as to the probable atti-
| tude Of the Carlist masses, these depu-
| ties did not hesitate to say that they
could not guarantee that their adher-
ents in Catalonia, Navarro and else
! where would not take to the mountains
and once more raise the standard OF
Don Carlos if patriotism demanded it.
In fact, one Carlist deputy, Senior SAM.
openly proclaimed that the direction of
! the CarliStS would soon pass into the
| hands OF their military leaders, adding
| that the Carlists were perfectly organ.
! lied in almost every province and that
! they were prepared to take advantage
of any favorable opportunity to take
the field again in support OF their chlet-
tain. Don Carlos de Bourbon, Duke
of Madrid, who claims to be the rightful
heir to the throne of Spain.
Other Carlist deputies publicly admit
ted that they retired from the Chamber
in order to avoid any responsibility for
the disasters which they foresaW were
arising as a result of the government S
policy, and il became known later that
secret instructions were sent by the MAI
quis Cerralbo, the principal agent OF the
4 pretender. to the Carlist organizations
throughout Spain notifying them to pre-
pare for a call to arms i'll case of a good
opportunity arising for reasserting the
rights of Don Carlos by force of arms.
Signal for Grave Events.
The Marquis Cabrinana, who showed
up the municipal corruption of Madrid
and who was waylaid and nearly killed
for his trouble, wrote to the newspapers
! declaring that the stand taken by the
Carlists like that of the Republicans in
protesting against the sending of fur
4 Their reinforcements Of troops to Cuba.
might be the signal for grave events and
serious internal struggles
Then. to cap the climax, the Carllst
deputies issued a manifesto explaining
and defending their action III leaving the
Chamber of Deputies and declaring that
their leader would decide when the prop
er moment had arrived to respond to
the call of the nation which would sum-
mon them to save it. The manifesto
also placed the Carlists on record as
+Lo of ohm
the throne and parliament representing
all classes and by advocating the free
dom of the provinces in administrative
and financial matters.
Under ordinary circumstances, that is
to say if the Spanish government had
been hands free. these manifestations
would have been followed by repressive
measures, including probably the arrest
of the defiant Carlist deputies. In fact
it is said that this was what the .Carlists
were anticipating. as it might have so
aroused The people that an :, lnsurrecton
No Agreement with the Pope.
But Premier Canovas claimed not to
regard the attitude Of the Carlists in a
serious light and gave it out that the
government was confident that the Pope,
the clergy generally and the house of
Austria would bring pressure to bear on
the Carlist chiefs and prevent any up
I
Carlos had promised the Pope and En-
peror Francis Joseph of Austria, within
whose domains the pretender resides,
not to do anything which would be like
ly to hamper the Spanish government
in it's task of suppressing the lnsurrec-
ton in Cuba and preparing for the pos
sibility of embodiment with the United
States In an interview with Don Car
los, published yesterday, the pretender
is reported to have denied that he has
entered into an engagement with the
Pope or with Emperor Francis Joseph
not to attack the Spanish regency.
Don Carlos is also quoted as adding
that, while it is true that patriotism en-
joins q peaceful attitude upon his narI
ut present, the same patriotism might
counsel a change of opinion. for he con
cluded. he is perfectly free to choose the
oppOrtune moment to reassert his rights
The publication of this interview has
again set the hearts OF the Carlists beat
ing with expectation and it is more thar
likely a serious reverse to the Spanish
arms in Cuba would be followed by al
outbreak of the Carlists, who are admit
ted to be better prepared than ever be
fore to take the field with hope of sue
! cess.
Don Carlos Has Money.
Don Carlos. through his marriage tc
the Princess de ROhan i'll 1894, was en-
abled to command large fortune and
there is no doubt that this money ano
other funds for a long time past have
been utilized to prepare for another at
tempt to place King Charles VIII. on
the throne of Spain.
If Spain loses Cuba, which seems tc
be more than likely, the Carlists claim
that the downfall of the present regency
will follow Immediately and that Charles
VIII will be triumphantly placed upor
the throne with little or no trouble.
The Spanish ministers, however, claim
to be well able to cope with the CarlistS
and to suppress the instruction in Cuba
and the Philippine islands at the same
time.