The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-04
HOPES FOR THE
..''OPEN DOOR,
England Anxious That We Adopt
Her Policy,
GEN, AGU|NALDO'S O'SSuPPORTERS
Alarmed at Cortes' Proposed
Visit to United States.
THE CARLIST ACTING IN SPAIN
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The PretenS : hought to be Prepar.
ing ? a Bold Stroke.
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SANGTC.> OF ENTIRE SUCCESS
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Count De Maille Claims That the Pope
Will Send His Congratulations if
the Present Dynasty is
Overthrown.
The PretenS, : hought to be Prepar.
ineS > a Bold Stroke.
OF ENTIRE SUCCESS

Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press).
London, December 3.-The practical con-.
clusion of the peace negotiations at Paris
is hailed here with considerable satisfac-
tion, and the papers daily discuss the
called Imperial future of the United
States, coupled with the earnest hope that
the United States will adopt a colonial
open door" policy. In fact, the latter
point is regarded as being the corner stone
of the Anglo-American understanding,
which is now an important feature of sew
eral political speeches delivered on this side
of the Atlantic. The rumor that the United
States had acquired a coalng station at
Chriqui, Colombia, ELECTED the usual edi-
tcrials from the British press, prompting
the government to demand compensation
for the abrogation OF the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty
Aguinaldo's supporters in the Philippines
are very much concerned about the pro-
posed visit to the United States of Flip
ino named Cortes, as representative OF
Filipino feeling. The so-callcd FILIPINO
junta at Hong Kong has cabled to the Lon
don office Of the Associates Press disavow-
ing Cortes and declaring that he represents
nobody but himself The junta adds:
AguInaldo's Governments
THE Filipino government under Agui-
naldo now consists of representatives of all
the constituted provinces. and that the
army, limited only by lack of arms, num-
bers over 10000 men, fully armed, in the
island of Panay, while the island of Me-
gros, the richest sugar district, is sure to
be under the full control of the Filipinos'
The Filipino government, the junta says,
1c fnr md tl,a 49,
pie to refrain from a hasty decision.
The crisis in Spain is followed with the
most keen interest. Don Carlos Is un-
doutbedly preparing for a bold stroke. His
emissaries are endeavoring to suborn the
Spanish army, a large portion of it being
dsaffected, partly on account Of the ar
rears of pay, but chiefly owing to the con-
dition of the army, which was prevented
from earning distinction during the war
on account of incapacity and corruption of
the political administrators. These new
factors have given Don Carlos much bet
ter chance of success than he had when he
made his former attempt to gain the throne
of Spain.
The part Of the Spanish kingdom which Is
causing the most anxiety on account of the
Carlist intrigues is the provinces of
Lereida, Gercn, Teruel, Cuencia, Castilion
and Valencia The details are watched In
the disaffected districts which have hither-
to failed to produce any important discov-
cries or to check the agitation. Don Jaime,
the son of Don Carlos, is expected to be
moving from place to place on the French
side of the Pyrennes from whence he is
putting the Carlsts In order.
Sanguine of Succesa
The Count DeMaille, a leading Carlist
now In Paris is quoted In an interview as
expressing himself as sangune of success.
He claims that Carlism has made strong
headway among the repatriated soldiers
while the people, clergy and some of the
bishops, he alleges, are longing to return
to the old regime. The count added:
"As for the pope, he is always on the
side of the party in power and will send !.
his congratulations to Don Carlos as soon
as he sits on the throne. General Weyler
is ready to gvo his sword to the highest
bidder and Don Carlos and his wife. the
Princess De Rohan, and her family are
ready to advance funds and the French le-
gitmists will also aid financially and pro-
vide volunteers
According to the papers in Spain there is
little or no feeling against Americans
among the Spanish people generally.
An English visitor who has been across
Spain, writes. saying:
Il have not found trace of unfriendli-
ness or word of abuse of Americans IL
any of them care to come here they will
lind the people only too happy 10 receive
them.
"A foreigner In Madrid told me that IL
an American army marched into the coun-
try 1t would be received with open arms aa
many Spaniards had said to him that IL
would be better to have good government
under Americans than to suffer as we
do under the government We have.
''The soldiers who have returned from
Cuba. have given favorable accounts OF the
Americans for whom the Spanlards seem
10 have real liking"