The herald., 1898-11-20
WHEN PEACE IS SIGNED
SPAIN WILL SEE A CHANGE OF
DYNASTY
DON CARLOS TO BE MADE KING
With the Understanding That He Will
Abdicate in Favor of His Son
Don Jaime
Associated Press Special Wire,

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A curious report in regard to SPANS future
government is current in diplomatic circles,
which. from its source, is entitled to weight.
1t is that there will be change OF dynasty,
but a peaceful change. The queen regent
ia said to be convinced of the hopeessness
Of her son ever reigning, and has, upon the
advice of the emperor of Austria, decided,
soon after the peace treaty is signed at Paris
(and every one now regards this as only IA
question of days., to quit Spain with her
family, and Don Carlos will be proclaimed
king Everything is reported to be already
arranged, and the army and clergy are al
legged to be agreeable to the change. Ac-
cordng to the program, Don Carlos, so soon
as things are running smoothly, will abdi-
cate 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 maintained in all its pro-
hibitiveness in the United States, while the
new possessions were open to the trade OF
the world.
RUSSIAN RUMORS
The czar has given new proofs of his de-
termination to rule the Russian empire over
the heads of officaldom, which strengthens
the belief that the peace proclamation was
the enforcement of his personal will.
Persistent rumors have reached the Rus
sian capital for months past of crop failures
throughout European Russia, and the cars
inquiries on the subject have elected stereo-
typed reports that the suffering is exag-
gerated The ministers, being too absorbed
with diplomacy to interest themselves in the
famine, sent the minister of the interior on
tour, and he conferred with the local of
ficers, who threw dust in his eyes. The
czar has now commissioned two of his per-
sonal 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-stricken at
seeing its control threatened.
FILIPINOS AGITATED
There is much agitation among the Fill
pino representatives in Europe over the
Philippine situation. Agoncilo, the repre-
sentative of Aguinaldo, who has been in
Paris watching the proceedings of the peace
commissioners, starts Tor Washington to-
day.
1t is learned that on Wednesday last he
called meeting of all the Filipinos in Paris
and London to meet him in 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 tor
instructions, 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 statement made by General Wesley
Merritt in reply to the Filipino junta of
Hong Kong to the American people has
caused indignation anon gthe Fiipinos.
They are specially incensed at the sugges-
tion that they would loot and at the idea of
being governed as colony.
ALLIANCE TALK
The Filipinos of Paris are sending a dis.
patch to President Mckinley protesting
against the assertions made.
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for
the colonies, has made three speeches.
handling the whole field of Great Britain's
foreign and domestic policies in his chs
tomary ungloved and breezy fashion, which
mas brought upon his head storm of angry
retort from continental politicians. Their
organs remark that no Englishman speaks
nowadays without throwing compliments at
the United States, and one paper charges
Mr. Chamberlain with becoming remarkn.
bly bold Since Great Britain has induced
America to promise to fight her battles "
TO which the Spectator replies: I'VE trust
the American public will clearly understand
that we are not seeking a hard and fast
Pohtlcal alliance We do not desire to On
beyond the acknowledgement that if we or
the United States get our backs to the wall
the other Anglo-SaXon will be at his side /"
A ROYAL VISITOR
1t is announced that the King of Der.
marx intends to come to England in Janu-
cry and that he will stay with the Prince of
wales at Sandringham. The Prince will
hiterwards go to Gotha in order to attend
SHe celebratlon of the silver wedding of the
Dnke and Duchess Of Saxe-C -Coburg-G otba.
Mnlcn .i occurs on January %. The festiv,
peeted Emperor William will also be nres.
ent. ~ pies
AN APPEAL FOR AID
The Queen of the Belgians has issnod
fescrpt to her sister queens and emnress
asking them TO form an alliance for the mr.
pose of helping the lacemakers of Eurone
one mas appealed to them to forswear
wearing imitation lace and to bind them
serves TO wear only handmade lace, point.
ing out that the machine-made fabric
threatens the extinction of artistic, hand
worked lace. The number of lace makers
IN Belgium and France has diminished since
the advent of lace machinery by forty
Thousand persons. The queens appeal met
with ready response and the queenly al
lance has already become fact.
A SUNDAY SNUB
Intense interest has been aroused by the
purltancal decision of the licensing com
mittee OF the London County Council to re-
fuse licenses to halls where Sunday con.
certs are given for profit. This will prac
tically mean the abolition of Sunday con-
certs which have frightened the London
Sunday for the past few years and which
even Their opponents admit, always con-
slst OF the highest class music. The news,
papers are unanimous in denouncng the
decision and demand that, the London
County Council refuse TO ratify it. The
queen gives snub to the opponents of
Sunday music by having the guards band
play on the terrace at Windsor Castle ev.
cry Sunday afternoon while she resides
there. The public is then admitted to the
castle grounds and on Sunday last, for in
stance, large concourse of people listened
TO the music.
FASllODA HEROES
There is some comment on the fact that
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