Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-09-09
TROUBLES OF SPAIN.
She HID Lot of Them before tho
War Dcgan-Hcr Throne IIns
LosG Been ShRky.

Those who are rusty on Spanish his
tory can brighten their knowledge by
reading an epitome of the serial story
of political troubles that began in 1908,
1t was then that Ferdinand VII, full
blooded Bourbon, was overthrown by
Napoleon, who placed his brother, Jo-
serh Bonaparte, on the throne. Six
years late- Ferdinand was restored by
The help of the English, He reigned
until 1893, when he was succeeded by
his three year-old daughter, Isabella,
How Ferdinands designing wife
brought about this break in the legiti-
mate line Of succession, and how 1t
was resented by Don Carlos, the law
ful heir to the throne, has already been
told in detail to the readers of the
Free Press. Out of this unwarranted
transfer OF the crown grew up the
party of the Carlists, and the almost
unbroken periods of revolution inter-
vening to the present.
In 1910 the queen regent, lsabellas
mother, was banished, and Gen, Is
partero, commander of the royalst
army, became dictator and afterwards
regent. Three years later a reyolu-
ton drove him out, and brought the
queen regent back. Though Isabella
was then but 10, it was solemnly de-
creed that she had reached her ma
iority. and she was united in marriage
with Francis d'Azzis, of the house OF
bourbon. At the same time occurred
an event that goes far toward ac"
counting for the sympathy that Spain
enjoys with the royalists in France,
There was n double wedding. Maria
the sister of Isabella, marrying the
duke of Montpensier, son OF Louis
Philippe and heir to the throne Of
France. Their son was the count Of
Paris, the French pretender.
Peace obtained till 1854 when Gen,
0'Donncll starred = revolution that
compelled the cortes and the ministry
to proclaim constitution that had
been adopted in 1897, but completely
ignored. In 1856 there was another
revolution caused by disaffecton in
the army. For nearly year business
was suspended ;nd the entire kingdom
was under martial law. In 1860 the
Carlists made futile effort to regain
the throne. Petty revolutions fol.
lowed each other thick and fast till
1868, when the movement led by Gen.
Prim and Marshal Serrano was sue
ccssful. The queen, her mother and
her children fed to France, and Ser
rano became dictator. This continued
to November, 1870, when iunta placed
Amadeus. son of Victor Emanuel and
brother of the king of Italy, on the
throne. In 1873, during the bloody
uprising of the Carlists. that lasted
four years, Amadeus abdicated to save
his life. The cortes proclaimed re
public that endured just II days, when
Nicholas Salmeron was made dictator
and president, his term enduring for
% days. Then came Emilio CASTELAR,
TO the head of the government, who,
In short time, abandoned the SUI
premc purpose of his life, declared the
Spaniards incapable of self-govern-
ment, dissolved the republic and
turned both civil and military authori-
~ over TO Scrrano. who, January o.
1875, proclaimed as king Alfonso NIL,
one of the many irregular" children
OF Isabella.
After the close of the Carlist war,
March /, 1875, there was comparative
peace to 1889, when there was a revolt
extending from Barcelona 10 Cartha.
gcnn, ihvolving great loss of life. In
"a came the military conspiracy at
Madrid, the dynasty having narrow
escape, the same year being marked
by half dozen republican, uprisings
The entire country was on the verge
OF revolution when the king died and
the attention Of the people was d.
verified. Maria Dc Las Mercedes, tn,
oldest daughter OF Alfonso Nil. wa,
proclaimed queen, with her mother as
regent, but six months later Alfonso
NH. was born, compelling the retire
ment Of his sister, but continuing the
regency. Revolutions and riots
marked 1891 and 90, and in 90 in
ternal conditions had grown so bat
that Infanta Isabella, aunt Of tn,
infant king, and having more influence
with the Spanish people than has any
other one person. was not permitted
TO visit the worlds fair. In 1894 ther,
broke out the violent revolution in thu
Philippines, the ravages Of which have
not ceased even with the victory o
Admiral Dewey. In 1895 began tn,
revolution in Cuba. ono OF the mos
justillable rcvolts against long-contin
ued tyranny in all the worlds history
In this brief review it will he see,
that Spain enjoys just MS stable gov
eminent now as she has for the las
two-thirds of century. She has mad
herself notorious chiefly for corrup
ton in civil circles, gross misgovern
ment and barbarous brutality in wal
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