, 1898-11-21
CHANGE IN DYNASTY
QUEEN REMENT SAID TO BE PRE-
PAIRING TO WITHDRAW
FROM SPAIN.
Con Carlos to Be Proclaimed King
Filipino Junta Much Agitated Over
Prospect of American Annexation
Anglo-American Alliance Again
Car Goes 1t Alone.

is current in diplomatic circles, which.
from its source, is entitled to weight.
1t is that there is to be a change in the
dynasty, but a peaceful change. The
queen regent is said to be convinced of
the hopelessness of her son ever reign
ing and has, upon the advice of the en-
reror of Austria, decided soon after
the peace treaty is signed at Paris (and
question of days. to quit Spain with
her family. and Don Carlos will be pro-
claimed king. Everything Is reported
to be arranged and the army and clergy
are alleged to be agreeable to the
change. According to the programme,
Don Carlos, as soon as things are rum
ming smoothly, will abdicate in favor
of his son. Don Juan.
There is much agitation among the
Filipino representatives in Europe over
the Philippine situation. Agoncillo,
the representative of A~guinaldo, who
has been in Paris watching the pro-
ceedings of the peace commissioners,
starts for Washington today. 1t is
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 republic. A telegram
was sent to Aguinaldo asking for in
structions. and the following reply is
said to have been received:
Insist upon absolute Independence.
Otherwise fight to the dea'h. We are
all united and the government Is pro-
crossing smoothly. All the indepen-
dent tribes Of the mountains are sub
hitting to Aguinaldo and the chiefs
are bringing presents of gold"
The statements made by General
Wesley Merritt in reply to the appeal
of the Filipino junta Of Hong Kong to
the American people have caused in
dignation among the Filipinos. They
are especially incensed at the sugges-
ton that they would loot. and at the
idea of being governed as a colony.
The Filipinos of Paris are sending a
dispatch to President Mckinley protest
ing against the assertions made.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, made three
speeches, handling the whole field of
Great Britain's foreign and domestic
policies in his customary u%ngloved and
breezy fashion, which has brought upon
his head a storm of angry retort
from continental politicians. Their Or
gans remark that no Englishman
speaks nowadays without throwing
compliments at the United States, and
one paper charges Chamberlain with
becoming bold "Since Great Britain has
induced America to promise to fight her
battles" to which the Spectator re-
plies:
" L u usl Xix <hhlS ivan PaoiAS "A'
clearly understand that we are not
seeking a hard and fast political ALI
ance. We do not go beyond an ac-
Acknowledgement 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 of the United States. They
even discuss the Dingley bill in a
friendly tone, the Statist finding in the
acquisition Of colonial territory a hope
| of relaxation of the high tariff in the
| United States themselves. 1t observes
it would be a startling anomaly If the
Dingley tariff maintained in all its pro-
hibitiveness in the United States while
new possessions were open t the trade
Of the world.
The czar has given new proofs OF his
| determination to rule the Russian en-
| pire over the heads of ofiicialdom,
which strengthens the belief that the
peace proclamation was an enforce
ment OF his personal will. Persistent
rumors have reached the Russian cap
| Ytal for months past of crop failures
throughout European Russia, and the
cars inquiries on the subject have
elected stereotyped reports that the
sunereing is exaggerated. The minis
tiers being too absorbed with diplomacy
to interest themselves in famine, SEM
the minister Of the interior on a toui
and he conferred with local officers
who threw dust in his eyes,. The czal
has now commissioned two of his per
sonal adjutants to learn the facts ant
report upon the efficiency Of local au'
thoritites. They have been instructed
to deal directly with the people ant
ignore all o6lcials. The Russian press
retoacss 1t this and declares that thu
bureaucracy b panic stricken at seeing
tts control threatened.
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