The record-union., 1898-11-20
spAIN'S FUTURE GOVERNMENT,
REPORT THAT A CHANGE WILL
SOON OCCUR.
Said That Queen Regent Will Quit
the Country With Her
Family.

LONDON, Nov. ia curious report
in regard to SPANS future govern
ment is current in diplomatic circles,
which, from it's source, is entitled to
weight 1t is that there Will be
change of dynasty, but a peaceful
change. The Queen Regent is said to
be convinced of the hopelessnesS Of her
son ever reigning, and has, upon the
advice of the Emperor of Austria, de-
cided. soon after the peace treaty is
signed at Paris (and everyone now re-
CARDS this as only a question of days.,
to quit Spain with her family, and Don
Carlos will be proclaimed King. Ev-
erything is reported to be already ar
ranged, and the army and clergy are
alleged to be agreeable to the change.
| According to the program, Don Carlos,
so soon as things are running smooth
ly, will abdicate in favor Of his son,
Don Jaime.
The English newspapers are unable
to find anything but good in the trend
of affairs in the United States. They
even discuss the Dingley bill in a
friendly tone. the "Statist" finding in
the acquisition of colonial territory the
hope of a relaxation of the high tariff
in the United States themselves. 1t
observes that it would be startling
anomaly if the Dingley tariff was main
tanned in all it's prohibitiveness in the
United States, while the new possess
sions were open to the trade of the
world.
The Gar has given new proofs of his
determination to rule the Russian En-
pire ever the heads of officialdom,
which strengthens the belief that the
peace proclamation was the enforce
ment of his personal will.
Persistent rumors have reached the
Russian capital for months past of crop
failures throughout European Russia,
and the Cars inquiries on the subject
have ELECTED stereotyped reports that
the suffering is exaggerated. The Min
listers being too absorbed with diplo-
macy to interest themselves in the
famine, sent the Minister of the Inter
ior on tour, and he conferred with
the local officers, who threw dust in his
eyes The Car has now commissioned
two Of his personal adjutants to learn
the facts, and report upon the efficiency
of the local officials. They have been
instructed to deal directly with the
people, and to ignore all officials. The
Russian press rejoices at this, and de-
clares that bureaucracy is panic strick-
en- at seeing it's control threatened.
There is much agitation among the
Filipino representatives in Europe over
the Philippine situation. Agoncillo. the
representative of Aguinaldo, who has
been in Paris watching the proceed
ings of the peace commissions, starts
for Washington to-day. 1t is learned
that on Wednesday last he called a
meeting of all the Filipinos in Paris
and London to meet him Paris, when
a. committee was formed with the
object of doing everything possible to
induce France to recognize the So
called Filipino Republic. A telegram
was sent to Aguinaldo asking for in
structions. and the following reply is
said to have been received: Insist
upon absolute independence. Otherwise
fight to the death. We are all united
and the Government is progressing
smoothly. All the Independent tribes
of the mountains are submitting to
Aguinaldo and the chiefs are bringing
presents of gold"
The statements made by General
Wesley Merritt in reply to the appeal of
the Filipino Junta of Hongkong to
the American people have caused indig-
nation among the Filipinos. They are
specially incensed at the suggestion
that they would loot and at the idea
Iof being governed as a colony. The
Filipinos OF Paris are sending dis
patch to President Mckinley pro-
testing against the assertions made