Washington sentinel., 1898-01-29
DpDs Us a .:Mushroom Republic


number Of members in the Eastern
States Of America, which celebrates
in churches on both sides OF the
Atlantic memorial services on the
day OF the execution Of King
Charles l. and processes to regard
Queen Victoria as a usurper and
Princess ' ouise OF Bavaria as the
legitimate and lawful sovereign Of
Great Britain.
The members OF this society,
which in England includes Lord
Ashburnham and other peers Of
the realm, met few days ago at
their club in London, proceeded to
Tower Hill, inspected the spot
where the last OF the Stuart rebels
were executed and went into ecs-
tastes over a bit OF the scaffold
which was shown to them. Then
standing on Tower Hill, within the
precincts of the ancient stronghold
OF the medi9val British monarchs,
they solemnly resolved that as the
present revolutionary liberal
usurping Government in Spain has
allowed that ancient morarC hY TO
be insulted with impunity by the
mushroom republic known as the
United States OF America, and + as
not even had the courage to court
martial General Weyler, who has
nobly protested against the degra-
dation, we, the members of the
White Rose League, are OF the
opinion that the restoration Of
King Charles VII, the legitimist
sovereign, is urgently called for in
order that thc traditional national
honor of Spa' ed" The
legitimists, h. performed
what they conceived to be their
duty to society, retired to dinner
and drank to the perdition OF the
United States.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
"King Charles VII" is the Pre-
tender Don Carlos. Indeed the
aim Of this extraordinary society
is to bring about the restoration of
all legitimist pretenders and claim
ants, and they issue every year an
extraordinary almanac, in which
the sovereigns of the various coun-
tries are given, not as they really
arc, but as they ought 70 be in the
opinion of the Jacobite League
Thus Princess Louise Of Bavaria is
set down as Queen Of England,
Don Carlos as King of Spain and
Of France, Don Miguel as King OF
Portugal, while the Duke Of Cum
berland figures as King of Han.
over and as Duke OF Brunswick,
just as if the war of 1866 had never
taken place.
1t is one of the queerest books
that one can imagine, and when
one reflects that the utmost
length of the treason OF the men,
bers of the Jacobite League taxes
the form of stamping their letters
with the postage stamps bearing
the efigy OF Princess Louise OF
Bavaria, who is styled the Queen
of Great Britain, one is at loss to
understand the large number OF
notable names and prominent peo
pie who figure on the roster OF the
league AS the postal authorities
do not recognize the legitimist
stamp the Jacobites are compelled
to add stamp bearing the effigy
of Queen Victoria. They relieve
their feelings, however, by pasting
it on the envelope head downward
The TACT has just been brought
to light that it was not the relig-
ious marriage but the civil mar.
riage, which took place shortly be.
fore Christmas between Princess
Alice, daughter Of Don Carlos,
and Prince Victor Frederick
Schoenburg Waldenburg, at Via
reggie. IL seems that the relig-
ious marriage had taken place six
months previously, but that owing
to the opposition of the father Of
the Prince to the match, he could
not complete the civil ceremony
until he had attained the age at
which in Germany men are re-
lieved OF all further necessity of
seeking parental consent to matri-
mony.
For six months, therefore, the
Infanta Alice and the Prince were
in a very awkward predicament-
that is to say, married in the eyes
of the Church, but not in the eyes
Of the law.
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