The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05
DON CARLOS.

throne to Joseph Bonaparte. and kept
him a prisoner in Paris for many
years. After his restoration he was in
n continual turmoil Of political dissen-
sions and difficulties within his own
country. and his domestic relations
were no more peaceful. Within thirty
years he married Ave wives In success
sion. Princess Christina Of Naples,
sister OF King Bomba. was his last
wife. She bore a daughter TO the hith-
\ aria shildless king. and. being a wom-
Fan Of considerable strength OF charae-
ter and personal beauty. gained almost
boundless sway over her husband. The
heir apparent had been on bad terms
with his brother for n long time. lie
had sided with the absolutist party
when the king had been with the con-
stitutlonallsts. and had even headed
J an instruction In Catalonia with the
hvowed object OF deposing the king.
Queen Christina saw that the days OF
ke< WORKOUT husband were near an
Ind. and sought to prolong her position
inducing him 10 disinhert his brother
4 IN favor OF his infant daughter. For
the last three years OF the wretched
kings life the contest ragged between
the partlsans Of the queen and those
..af the priesthood. The salic law FIRST
Stood In the way Of her ambition, but
the eortes. In which the constitutional
61ftx had a majority dreaded the ac-
eession OF an absolutist prince and re-
nealed the law. The king. however.
who. according to the state Of his
health. alternated between submission
10 his wife and dread Of the church.
was harassed with the qualms Of con-
science as to the expediency Of chang
ing the succession. Time after time
he changed his mind until at last the
oueeu triumphed. According to the
i CarlIst opinion. the dying wishes OF
the king we're wiifully disregarded, and
the documents which would have es-
tabllshed Don Carlos right to the
throne we're suppressed by fraud or VI
olence. At any rate, upon the death
Of Ferdinand, In 1888. the baby Prin-
E > cess Isabella was declared queen OF
Spain under the regency Of her mother.
Then is when the trouble began. For
the next i've years the kingdom was
desoiated by civil war The Spanish
liberals believed that the very doubt
fulness OF Isabella's title would arord
a guaranty for her fidelity to the con
stItutlon. so they supported her cause
France and England. too. sided with
the dynasty which supported the prin.
eIules OF constitutional monarchy, and
after n warfare % almost uneXamplet
ferocity Don Carlos left Spain In 1899
defeated. II the new dynasty had con
Quoted the affairs Of the monarchy with
good faith and loyalty II might have re-
nalned firm In control. with the Carllsi
rctendors a vanishing quantity But
"a scandals OF Queen Christmas re-
ency and various other violations OF
atlonal sentiment weakened the mon
archy and kept alive the hopes Of the
partisans Of the preiender
Don Carlos. the FIRST proicnder. die,
in 1865. but second arose in the per
SON OF hIs son Of the same name, 10
whose favor h.s father had abdicatc,
Dis claims Eve years before. In 1856
an attempt was made 10 Valencia q
stir up another Carllsi instruction. II
consequence Of which the pretonder AM
hls brother Ferdinand were arrested
They were aftorward liberated on sign
Ing a announcement OF an claims to III
Spanish throne The second Don Car
~ los IN the line Of pretenders died Il
"a 1861. Thereupon the present Don Car
los became the pretendor 10 the thron
OF Spain az Charles VII. In legItlmat
succession, and the loyalty Of the Carl
fists has conferred about him since tha
time
The pretender who figures In the telc
grams Of today Is the nephew on "a
second and the grandson OF the mrs
He IL the son Of his predecessors broth
er Juan. and bears the full name q
Carlos. Don Maria de los Dolores Juai
lsador Josef Francesca Quirino Anto
nlo Miguel Gabriel Raphael de Bour
bon. On his behalf carlist uprislng'