The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-14

She was the mother of the count of Paris,
the French pretender.
During the early days Of Isabella's reign
there was peace, until 1854, when Gen
O'Donnell inaugurated a revolution and
compelled the Cortes and the ministry to
proclaim a constitution that had been
adopted In 1897 but had been ignored. Two
years later in 1856 there was another rev.
olution caused by disahection in the army.
The entire kingdom was placed under
martial law and business was suspended
for nearly a year
In 1860 the Carlsts again attempted 10
seize the throne, and war broke out
which lasted until Carlos II died and his
brother Don Juan, was declared the
claimant" Insurrec lions too numerous
to mention followed one after the other
until 1868, when the revolutionists, headed
by Gen Prim and Marshal Serrano, we're
successful. Queen Isabella NED TO tran@e
with her mother and children, snd pro-
vislonal government was established I'M
der Serrano as dictator. This continued
a year. until Nov. is. 1870, when junta
elected Amadeus, a younger son OF Victor
Emanuel, and brother of Humbert the
present King of Italy, 10 the throne. IN
1872 a third Carllst rebellion broke out IN
favor of Don Carlos III, a son OF Don
Juan, which gave Spain four years OF the
bloodiest and most devastating civil war
in her history.
In the meantime Amadeus abdcated the
throne to save his life, and I'm 1873, on June
49, the Cortes proclaimed republic, with
ri v MargaI al President. His admnistra-
ton lasted just seventeen days when he
was overthrown by revolutionists, and
Nicolas Salmeron was proclaimed dictator
and. President He succeeded IN holding
on to the Presidency for fifty-three days,
when Emilio Castelar, became the head or
the government He continued IN power
until Jan. 4, 1874, through series OF reVo-
iutions led by the legitimists" In the South
and the Carlists In the North When ne
reluctantly abandoned the purpose OF ms
life. declared that the Spanish people were
not capable of government. dissolved
the republic and turned the command OF
the army and the civil authority over to
Marshal Serrano, who, on Jan. s, 1875, pro-
claimed as King Alfonso XII, one OF lsa-
bella's many irregular" children. me
Carlist war was continued until March !,
1876. when Don Carlos Ill abandoned MS
army and fed 10 France.
For eight years Spain had peace and was
allowed 70 recover from the devastation OF
the ten-years war. as 1t was called, but M
1889 there was a revolt which spread IRON
barcelona. to Carthagena, and was crush
ed with great hilUtulNy anu NSAAH"NN+N+fff-
ioss Of life In 1884 a military conspiracy
WIS discovered at Madrid and the dynasty
had a narrow escape.
During the same year half dozen re-
publican uprisings occurred throughout the
kingdom; there were serious riots in Mad
ria and the country was on the verge OF
another revolution when the king died and
Inc attention Of the people was diverted.
Maria de las Mercedes, the Oldest daugh-
Ter Of Alfonso XII. was proclaimed queen,
with her mother as regent, but six months
later little Alfonso XIII was born, which
compelled the retirement Of his sister, bur
the regency continued and during the next
tour years peace was undisturbed, except
by labor riots
In 1891 there was revolution at BARGE.
Iona. which was put down by the firm
hand Of canovas. In 1892 there was fierce
rolling in Bilboa, Valencia. Coruna, Bar
celona. Madrid Granada and other cities,
and a narrow escape from a general rev.
olution, which was caused by the discov.
cry OF municipal corruption.
In 1898 the condition Of things Crews 50
much worse that for a time IL was feared