Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

A pretender to royal throne Is
very much like an inventor OF some
totally useless lnVenuon-ne new
gives up his hopes of some day put
sing the royal headpiece on his locks.
For him alone. the adage uneasy lies
the head that wears a crown has II"
terrors.
FIe spends his time forging thund-
erSolts--in the shape OF manlIeSIos
and trying by every means in nus
mower to borrow money enough 20
raisa an army Meanwhile he IS kept
eIsv dndging the police, in the shape
of his own country's secret service men
and tne diplomatic agents OF Inc
country in which he chances TO 1--we
for the time being
A ROYAL HOBO.
That is a pretty fair summary OF
what Don Carlos has been doing since
he last Carlist uprising. Since the
United States declared war aSdluSt
Suaiu. however, he has redoubled ms
energies in all these directions with
the possible exception of issuing mani
festos. .,.
This seeming neglect he proposes
il rnc+ifv as soon as possible after
the ratification of the treaty win
Spain. For by that time, the Carist
argument runs, the whole Of the span
ish peniusuia will be ripe for revolt
AGAINST the present boy king Alphonso
NIL. -,
A leading Carlist, who has the full-
est confidence of Don Carlos, with
whom ne is in almost daily coninunl-
cation said in a recent interview
s'Tt within thirty days after the peace
treaty with the United States Is rati-
6ad there is not a formidable rising IN
Spain. l shall receive the greatest sur
prise in my life. Only something very
bic and very unexpected can prevent
IT. Everything is ready. we nave
now money in abundance IN Paris anu
in other places. 49,
Trbe announcement made by this
man seems to receive confirmation In
fha news that an important Bayonne
and Madrid banker and several prov
Sncial banking firms have received or
ders to insure against war risks inc
nr0nerties OF several noted wealthy
Carlist families; it has also been salo
1hat Don Carlos, despite repeated de-
z,ials has MANAGED at last to raise a
very important loan in London ana
Duris.
At the same time a high official in
she Spanish War Office was also quot
I'd as saying: =.
'"rhe general of the mill
tary districts keep us well informed
Of what is going on. We know that
lists and that they are getting ready.
But we are more ready than they.
Most of the actual standing army is
now occupying Aragon, the Basque
provinces Navarro. and the north of
Catalonia We have not sent back to
their homes the recruits of 1885, al
though they have performed their
period Of active military service, be-
cause they ere required in order TO
completes the large army which is need
cd 10 checE the inception of the Carlist
ansurrectiou.
GETTING; READY.
There are in active service Iarg-
- number of troops than actually au-
thorized by law in ordinary times. But
the government has resolved, after DIS
cussing the matter in council that
such forces are necessary to face the
contingency of the internal peace of
Spain being broken. During the last
two months we have greatly increased
our war material and replaced most of
the artillery and ammunition we sent
20 Cuba and Porto Rice"
These views represent, fairly we'll.
thc tRa sides or tie main question al
issue SThe movements Of Don Carlos
and his son Don Jaime have been
shrouded in mystery for the last three
A,onths. they having been reported at