The record-union., 1898-03-06

added another danger 10 the long list
threatening Spain. he giving such a
boom to Carlism and no student of
Spanish history would be surprised
We're an outbreak 10 occur shortly in
the Northern provinces. The text cf
this letter shows that it practically
amounts TO q manifesto in favor of le-
SItimiSin as the sole remedy of the
manifold evils existing in Spain The
Carlists are using the manifesto for all
ii is worth. declaring it to be one of the
blackesit yet most truthful paintings of
the condition of Spain under the reign
Of Marie Theresa.
The "Correo'' organ of the Carlists.
calls the pastoral letter IAN outburst
from soldiers heart suffering the mis-
cries of the fatherland and indignant at
the insults offered to the Spanish flag by
the Nerth American merchants: fromt the
heart of an apostle filled with compass
sion for our brave soldiers lighting and
dying without glory, the victims OF
treachery," and says: The prelate
clearly points out that the Carlists are
the only party With the necessary CO.
hesion, strength and faith 10 carry on
the glorious traditions of SPAIN Even
the Liberal "Imparcial' stoutly com
mends the Cardinals action
The semi Reconsideration which was cre-
ated at the time of Prince Henrys visit.
when the German warships Deutschland
and Gefion suddenly loomed from the
fog without having previously been sig
nailed, has reused the authorities TO the
sense of necessity of taking additional
precautions and they are now erecting
quick firing guns and searchlights. Al
the entrance of Portsmouth harbor there
will be light powerful enough to sweep
Spithead, and guns will be so placed
that ships entering must pass under
their muZzles. The Admiralty has also
ordered the prompt delivery of ten T.
inch guns and n 6-inch quick firing
guns of new pattern. the special fea-
lures of which are their breech mechan-
ism and a new apparatus for working
their primers. The new guns work
wholly automatically, and at their fir
ing trials they gave the greatest salts
faction, the round taking only six and d
half seconds. They have a striking
power of 3,314 foot tons. against 3.24I
attainable by the present guns
The officials here claim these are the
best results obtained by any naval
power
The result of the London County
Council elections has been TO infiict up
on them at the request of Salisburys
Government the heaviest blow it has ye;
sustained. The whole Cabinet descended
TO the arena. and the Unionist caucus
pulled the party wires.
T1I@, -
wise the Primrose DANES, invaded the
slums like swarm of locusts, but Lon
don repudiated the attempt TO interfere
III her municipal concerns. Lord Rose
bery's admirable Intervention on the
woman'S side has led to significant re-
vival of the rumors that he aspires to re-
suming the Liberal leadership. 1t is
generally admitted that Sir William
Vernon Harcourt's period of probation
has been unsatisfactory and many of the
Liberals are quite willing to shelve him.
After reflection the Saturday Re-
view" concludes that the seriousness of
the attack upon King George of Greece
has been greatly overrated. Indeed, it
insinuates that the whole affair was en-
gineered with the idea of arousing, as it
actually did, revolution of feeling in
favor of the dynasty
The Saturday Review" compares the
known power of the Gras rifle bullets,
capable of piercing eighteen inches of
solid oak, with the slight dent in the
metal lamp and the small mark on the
wood work where the bullets struck the
carriage, notes that the horses had sew
eral slight abrasions. and that the har-
ness was cut and concludes with con-
the King that the horses did
not bolt, in which event " there might
have been some dan@er."