The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-05
Resorted to an Unusual Method OF
Raising liz. but Only the Fas-
tidious Are Shocked.
SOME OF THE GEMS ARE PASTE
KING CARLOS A POPULAR MAN, WITH
DEMOCRATIC WAYS.
An Active Man, with Remarkable
Physical Strength-The Queen and
Queen-Mother Unlike.

Correspondence Of the indianapolis Journal
LISBON. Sept. 2O-It is all true. Our
most faithful King has pawned his
crown and the minister of finance hooked
the rest of the regalia, but who cares?
When Dom Carlos and Donna Amelia rode
down the Avenida this afternoon, while
hundreds of ragged newsboys shouted the
scandalous story to the multitude the King
and Queen saw only smiling faces. Hats
and handkerchiefs were in the air; car
riages stopped that their occupants might
bid their Majesties a more fitting welcome
and all around the cry OF Long live Dom
Carlos and Donna Amelia" was heard.
That the King is hard up surprises no
one and that the government cannot pay
its way is no secret. But while the poll
ticians are roundly abused for perpetuating
the annual deficit by hanging on to useless
and expensive colonies. people praise Dom
Carlos rather than blame him. Did he not
allow his salary TO be reduced by one
fifth TO tighten the public burden? And has
he not gone without pay for two long years
that the arrears Of salaries owing 10 SUBJ
altern officers might at last be discharged?
Such and similar were the comments on
all sides. But the indignity OF IT," cried
a wealthy duke. as he sat reading the
papers in his club. Pshaw, there is not a
crown jewel in the world that has not been
pawned over and over again.
In fine, Dom Carlos is the popular idol
and a pawn ticket more or less will not
affect his standing one way or the other.
for even in retrograde Portugal the masses
have lost their old-time reverence for
scepter and crown. Indeed. they begin TO
q
that ought to be put to better uses than to
eat UP millions Of interest lying I'm the
treasury vaults. And while the gossips are
smilingly discussing such weighty questions
as How much he got on it, and How
long will the money last?" dozens of anec-
dotes characteristic OF the Kings abnormal
strength, courage and presence of mind go
from mouth to mouth.
KNOCKED DOWN HIS HORSE.
Here are some Of them: Some little time
ago. when his Majesty was fox hunting.
he lost the reins in some way and the
horse. taking the bit between his teeth.
ran away towards a precipice that spelled
certain death. The King. finding himself
unable to reach for the reins. as his bulk
would not allow him to lean forward. rose
in his stirrups and. with a single blow OF
his clenched fist applied between the
horses ears, felled him. and jumped of
into the sand. Just Dom Carlos landed
on his feet several equerries rode up, their
faces white with terror. After recovering
from their surprise they attempted to
shower praises upon the King. Never
mind" cried Dom Carlos. get my reserve
horse and don't say anything about this
to the Queen IL you love your job"
On another occasion King and Queen
started a pleasure trip on the royal
yacht while a storm was raging. for Carlos
loves the sea best when its surface is COW
cred with whitecaps. when the waves
make the steamers dance like nutshells and
the storm bowls through the rigging. Ii
was doing so then. and the breakwater at
the ''Molo" was shaking under mountain
Gus waves that momentarily threatened to
smash the yacht against the stone pier.
| The Queen passed over the plank connect
ing the rolling vessel with terra firma
safely, but Dom Carlos slipped and went
| down like a shot, while. at the same time.
a tremendous wave threw the yacht against
the pier. A cry of horror went up from all
present-they thought the Kings body bat
tered to pieces. But he had avoided immi-
nent danger by diving under the bow of the
ship. While the Queen, her attendants, the
| officers and crew were anxiously scanning
the space Of water nearest the pier Dom
| Carlos bobbed up at the other side of the
| yacht, swearing Justify and laughing all
over his broad. good-natured face. Two
| minutes later he was on the bridge OF the
yacht giving orders to turn her nose sea-
wards. He could not be persuaded to go
below and change his clothes only after the
high was reached.
But the Kings ability as a swimmer and
diver has been put to still more practical
tests, too. Half a dozen Lisbon children
and many navvies claim TO have been
rescued by Dom Carlos from the Tago or
the waters Of the sea. Though not fond OF
work, ne is pre-eminently an active man
and physically and mentally equipped for
every emergency. Dom Carlos has an OK
heart and the strength and courage OF q
BULL" they say in Lisbon.
BENDS A FIvE-FRANC PIECE.
That the King can bend a silver five
franc piece in She hollow OF his hand Is an
| old story At recent dinner TO the poor
he took heavy tin soup plate and broke IL
in two on his knee 20 amuse the children.
Then he took up another plate and rolled
ii into a trumpet for his little friends all
with little ado IL he were making
himself cigarette.
During one OF this summers bull fights
1 a hundred-foot mast, used as a flag pole.
snapped off and was about TO fall on the
multitude when the King espied the danger
and caught the tree his outstretched
hands and shoulder. IL nearly knocked
him down, but he succeeded in arresting
the fall long enough to give several hun
dred spectators. among them the Queen
and one of her children. chance to run
for safety.
No wonder the King is popular. no won-
der the royal pair has such sturdy little
fellows for The boys. Louis Philip
and Manuel. look as unlike Portuguese az
possible, with their long blonde hair and
light-blue eyes. Recently a British visitor.
after watching them at play in the palace
gardens. said to Dom Louis Philip: Il sup
pose you are an English boy?" mo. no.
cried the chcild. 81 am Portuguese. body
and soul, and thank God for it." This
young fellow. though only fifteen. has his
eye already on the biggest imperial catch
OF Europe. the Kaiser's daughter, Princess
Victoria Louise. He often talks about her