The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

France. is a lieutenant of cavalry in the
Russian army, and has recently Joined his
father. He was educated in the military
academy at Vienna, has a bold and ven
turesome spirit and has made good repu-
tation as a soldier. He Is eager to take the
field. year or more ago, getting few
months leave of absence, he made tour
through Spain I'm disguise and was able
to confer personally with his fathers sym
pathtzers. Although they are openly or
ganzed for the express purpose OF over
throwing the present dynasty, the Carllsts
are regarded as legitimate political party
in Spain, like the Republicans, the Liber-
ais and the Conservatives. and when you
express amazement that their leaders
should be recognized and allowed in Par
lament the Spaniard will tell you that
such forbearance Is no more remarkable
than in the case of the Republicans, VINO
are even more dangerous to the public
peace and the perpetuation of the king
dom, because they are organized for the
purpose of overthrowing the monarchy.
Don Carlos, however, and Don Jaime
would be Immediately arrested and thrown
into prison and perhaps tried and con-
demned by court martial Ii they should
appear In Spain. Don Carlos lives In a
stately palace on the grand canal in Ven
Ice, where he and his second wife, the
Duchess of Madrid, keep up the semDlance
of a court and exact all the Difference due
to royalty. They are a tine-iooklng cou-
pie He is every inch king, and she Is
lady Of great dignity, although her man
ners are naughty and repelant. She was
the Princess Bertha de Rohan, descend
ant of the same ancient sovereign of Brit
fanny from whom the Dahlgrens In this
country and the Rohans of Ireland trace
their lineage. There Is, however, skeIe-
ton in their closet. Their only daughter
and only child except Don Jaime, eloped
with a peninless Italian artist, VINO was
not only a cripple, but married man.
When Don Jaime heard OF the disgrace
that had fallen upon his family he OBJ
tanned furlough and followed them
through France with the intention OF Kill
ing his sister and her companion, but they
fed over the border into Spain, where he
could not follow them. The couple nave
since lived a miserable life In a village,
near Barcelona, and have made repeated
attempts through the priests and other m
termedIaries to obtain a reconciliation, but
Don Carlos would never have anything to
do with them, and In the official roster OF
his family the infanta Is recorded as
dead"
Gen. Weyler Is a republican, a follower
Of Castelar,, and, although one would not
suspect It from his reputation, has always
been an advocate Of Spanish liberty and
the abolition of the throne. He Is as
much feared by the CdfilsAb as ny eiS
Bourbons, and the latter fear him more
than Don Carlos. although | understand
he has recently and in person pledged his
loyalty to the Queen Regent.
One Of my friends among the officers of
Cerveras fleet tells me that Weyler DEM
onstrated his repubicanism at his mar
rage many years ago. and makes him
the hero Of a romance both sensible ana
sentimental When he was a suDaltern In
the garrison Of a fort on the Island Of Ma
iorca in the Mediterranean he fell in love
with the daughter OF a wine-grower, who
had a small vineyard and owned his own
home but belonged to the peasant class
and with the aid Of his family managed
10 make out a comfortable living The
girl was attractive, physically and mem
tally. but had no more education than her
class, and that was confined to reading
and writing and the lives OF the saints.
Weyler determined 20 marry her, although
he knew that such an act would ALLEVIATE
him from his family. Nevertheless he in
vitod the officers OF his garrison 10 attend
the ceremony and 20 accompany him az
.terward TO a convent in the neighbor-
hood. where he left his bride 10 be edu-
Gated She lived there for two years, and
came out a lady Ia the meantime he
saw her only occasionally When he con-
sidered her fitted TO share bis social POI
eltion she came 10 him from the convent