The age-herald., 1898-11-20
HE WILL NOT REIGN LONG But Will Resign in Favor of His
 Son, Don Jaime. GEN. AGUINALD0 ADVOCATES WAR Says if Absolute Independence is Not Granted the Filipinos Will Fight
 to the Death-Incensed at
 Gen. Merritts Interview
GEN. AGUINALD0 ADVOCATES WAR

1oHuon, NOVemDef lS--A curlOuS report in regard to spains future government is , current in diplomatic circles, which~Mr its source, is entitled to weight It is that there will be a change of dynasty, but a peaceful change The queen regent Is said to be convinced of the hopelessness of her son ever reigning. and has, upon the advice of the Emperor of Austria decided, soon after the peace treaty is signed at Paris (and every now regards this as only question of days), to quit Spain with her family and Don Carlos will be proclaimed king. Everything is reported to be already arranged, and the army and clergy are alleged to be eager for the change. Ac- cording to the programme, Don Carlos, so soon as things are rnnning smoothly, will abdicate in favor of hls son Jaime
 There is much agitation among the Filip- ino representtvea n Europe over tho Philippine situation Aeonelo. the repre- sentative of Ageiv9do aH9 ass heen in Paris watchihe Ha proceedings of the com- mission start for Wa nington It is learned tuat on Wadhes y last he called a n of all tae F pinos in Paris and LoHdeu to meet am ia Paris, when com r3ltt. Has formed with the object of doing efet .Illng possible to induce France to ttr saiIe t1c lied Filipino republic A telegram E1s senl to Agunado asking for ] Distractions aud the following reply is sad i tq have lcsu rr eeived:
 'l1sls. upon absolute independence. Oth- efWlse. light to the death. We are all uiited and the government is progressing smoothly All the independent tribes of the mountains are submitting to Aguinaldo. and he chiefs are bringing in presents of gold
 Gen. Merritps Statement
 The statements made by General Merritt m reply to the appeal of the Filipino junta of Hong Kong to the American people has caused indignation among the Filipinos. They are especially incensed at the sugges- tion that they would loot and the idea of being governed as colony.
 Tie Filipinos of Paris are sending a despatch to President Mckinley protesting against the assertions made
 The Liberals cartoonst pictures Mir. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, Sloan-like, bestride gallon ing lion and catching up to other patriotic orators with the remark:
 T must hurry up with my lion; I am a little late"
 In fulfllment of this sentiment tbe colonial secretary has made three speeches. handling the whole field of Great Britain's foreign and domestic policies in his cus- tomary ungloved and breezy fashion. which has brought upon his head a storm of an-
 M. Their organs remark that no Englishman speaks nowadays without throwing conn pliments at the United States, and one paper charges MT. Chamberlain with be- coming remarkably bold since Great Brit ain has induced America to promise to fight her battles" to which the Speaker replies:
 We trust the American public will clearly understand that we are not seeking hard and fast political alliance We do not desire to go beyond the acknowledge- ment that if we or the United States get our backs to the wall the other Anglo Saxon will be on his side."
 Nothing But Good
 The English newspapers are unable to find anything but good in the trend of affairs in the United States. They even discuss the Dingley bill in a friendly tone the Statist finding in the acquisition of colonial terri tory the hope of a relaxation of the high tariff in the United States themselves. It observes that it would be a startling ano- maly if the Dingley tariff was maintained in all its prohibitiveness in the United States. while the new possessions were open to the trade of the world.
 The czar has given new proofs of his de- termination to rule the Russian Empire over the hetids of official dominion, which strengthens the belief that the peace proc was the enforcement of his per- sonal will.