Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-21
'HRISTINA MAY QUIT.
Said to De Hopeless Of Her Son
Ever Reigning.
MAY ADVOCATE THE THRONE
Curious Report That She Will Re-
sign In Favor Of Don Carlos,
Who In Turn VIII Place Ills
Son ON the Throne.

current in diplomatic circles, wnlcr
from It's source II entitled to weight
1t is that there will be change Of
dynasty. but q peaceful change. The
queen regent IL said to be convinced Of
the hopeiessness Of her son ever reign
ing and has, upon the advice Of the EN-.
peror Of Austria, decided soon after the
peace treaty IL signed at Paris (and
every one now regards this as only q
question Of days) to quit Spain with
her family. and Don Carlos will be pro-
claimed king. Everything Is reported
to be already arranged. and the army
and clergy are alleged to be eager fol-
the change. According to the pro-
gramme. Don Carlos, 80 soon as things
are running smoothly. will abdicate In
favor Of his son.
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 proceedings
OF the peace commissions. has started
for Washington. It 10 learned that on
| Wednesday last he called a 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 repub-
lie. A telegram was sent to Aguina!do
asking for instructions, and the follow
ing reply Is said to have been received:
Insist upon absolute independence.
| Otherwise fight to the death. We are
all united, and the government is pro-
crossing smoothly. All the independent
tribes of the mountains are submitting
to Aguinaldo, and the chiefs ere bring
| ing in 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 ind g.
| nation among the Filipinos. They are
specially incensed at the suggestion
that they would loot and at the idea Of
being governed as a colony. The Fill
pinos of Paris are sending dispatch to
President Mckinley protesting against
the assertions made.
Joe Chnmberlain's Speeches.
] The favorite Liberal cartoonist pic
lures Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the Sec
rotary OF state for the colonies, Sloan
like. bestride a gallop!ns lion and
catching up to other patriotic orators,
with the remark: II must hurry up
with my lion. 1 am little late" In
fulfillment of this sentiment the colo
NAL secretary has made three speech
es, handling the whole field of Great
Britain's foreign and domestic policies
in his customary ungloved and breezy
fashion. which has brought upon his
head storm Of angry retorts from con-
tinental politicians. Their organs re-
mark that no Englishman speaks now
adays without throwing compliments at
the United States. and one paper
charges Mr.. Chamberlain with becom-
ing remarka bly, bold "since Great Brit
ain has induced America to promise
to fight her battles" to which The Spec
tatOr replies:
I'VE trust the American public will
clearly understand that we are not
seeking a hard and fast political alli-
ance. We Go not desire to go beyond
the acknowledgment that II we or the
United States get our backs to the wall
the other Anglo-Saxon will be at his
side"
The English newspapers are unable
to find anything but good in the trend
Of affairs in the United States. They
friendly tone, The Statist finding In the
acquisition OF colonial territory the
hope of relaxation Of the high tariff
in the United States themselves. 1t oh
serves that 1t would be a startling
anomaly If the DinGley tariff was main
tained in all its prohibitiveness in the
United States while the new possess
sions were open to the trade Of the
world. The statist does not doubt the
United States fully recognizes this and
adds: International cordialIty has OBJ
tanned such warmth that the forebod-
ing is often heard from the man in the
street that It may be impossible to
maintain 1t without cooling. AS a poll |
tician put 1t, antagonistic interests may
be developed which may lead the Amer
leans to discover that we have always |
been arrogant, land grabbing Britons,
and we may remember that we have |
always considered them blatant, Of |
fensive Yankees. The United States
Canadian conference Is watched with |
some nervousness owing to fear that 1t
may put the friendship to strain"
The Csnr Means to Rule,
The car has given new proofs of his
determination to rule the Russian en-
PHS o'SA LAG VI |
which strengthens the belief that the
peace proclamation was the enforce
ment of his personal will. Persistent
rumors have reached the Russian capt.
tai 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 minis
.ers, being too absorbed with diploma
" to interest themselves in the famine.
sent the minister of the interior on a
our, 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
acts and report upon the efficiency of
he local officials. They have been in
tructed to deal directly with the peo-
lie and to ignore all officials. The Rus
ian press rejoifes at this and declares
hat bureaucracy Is panic stricken at
eeing its contrib threatened.
The French appear to be satiated
With agitation and are willing to accept ,
whatever Judgment the court of cassa-
ion will render in the Dreyfus case.
)nly few of the demagogues who ,
chieved no.oriety by Identifying them
elves with the affair keep up their fu- ,
ious denunciattons of their antago- ,
lists. The prosecution of NJ Urban ,
;oher for his publishing the book en-
tiled The .,rmy Against the Nation"
rom sas IT, save sensa ttOnal e6ects I'M