Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07

painter Of sea-pieces, some OF which
obtained awards in the last Paris In
ternational exhibition. He devotes
much Of his spare time to the art Of
painting, and afterward he presents his
pictures TO his friends and TO the mu-
seums Of the kingdom
II Is difficult TO fix the exact amount
that the king spends yearly on sport
but 1t is certainly not less than $780,
600.
AN EASY LIFE
If the monarch does not seem to take
sufficient interest in the government Of
the country It must not be supposed
that this is wholly due 20 his frequent
excursions, for although Dom Carlos
Is generally well Informed as regards
political matters, he does not devote
much Of his time 60 state affairs, even
when h. is not hunting or on board Of
his yacht. lie rises at or . o'clock in
the morning, takes his breakfast In
leisurely fashion and then begins TO
paint or devote himself to his mari
time studies. After having dlned he
spends only twenty or thirty minutes
in dispatching political business with
his ministers, whom he treats with the
greatest familiarity and never consults
II he can help 1t, In the afternoon tho
king reads. writes private letters
smokes rides out on horseback with his
adjutants, or else takes drive in his
carriage, and then goes to play at
lawn tennis and nmuse himself with his
friends. At night he nearly always
goes TO the theater and never misses a
zarZucla, or French opcretta.
Truly, Dom Carlos cannot complain
no. "a 10 ge
other hand he cannot exactly affirm
that his work Is badly rccompensed for
he receives nearly three and one-thrd
millions OF dollars a year out Of The
public pocket. That Is much, especial
~ considering the little trouble it costs
the king to earn II. But the sum Ia
nevertheless insufficient to defray the
enormous expenses occaslOned by the
maintenance Of the court. of the splen-
did palaces scattered over Portugal and
the fayorite sports Of Dom Carlos; 50
that the Portuguese royal family Ind
to mortgage nearly all ~ limited pri-
yate property and struggle besides with
great financial difficulties until Dom
carlos got married 10 Amelia Of Or
leans. with the interest Of whose
dowry- al from 20 to % mil
lion dolars--the Braganzas cleared
sustain themselves.
DOMESTIC TROUBLE.
However, there does not reign tho
most perfect harmony between Queen
Amelia and her husband, their tastes
and temperaments being ms far apart
as the poles Dom Carlos. although
he is man OF talent and culture and
has a good heart likes 10 cut n dash
and amuse himself as much as poss-
bic, whereas Dona Amelia is an eN-
tremely virtuous and pious lady OF n
cold and reserved character Having
studied medical science assiduously,
she likes 10 visit poor patients at their
homes and IN the hospitals. She has
herself founded several magnificent
hospitals for consumptives. Her chart
ties have won for her the affection OF
the people and phrases Of admiration,
perhaps somewhat exaggerated, from
the monarohlcnl press
But IN spite Of their differences II APP
years that the king and queen rather
like each other. and they would GER
tanly like each other much more II II
were not for the frequent alterations
brought about by the jealousy OF D0na
Amelia For this reason they usually
live apart and even In different towns,
and are only seen together at oflcial
ceremonies and fcasts.
Do the exaggeratedly severe and rigid
'ornsels OF the lesuts, for whom the
queen has a special prediction, tend
to augment this separation So, ~
least. It II eald in Portugal but it is
difficult to prove. Nevertheless, what
may be truly affirmed is that through
the advice OF the Jcsults Queen Amelia
mover likes 90 separate herself from
her children, and especially the Grown
Prlnce-a pleasant, Intelligent ard In
dustrious boy-who Is made to lead
very reserved life,
ROTTEN NATIONAL FINANCES
These dlescnaons existing between
the king aud queen are not calculated
TO weaken the effects o. the cnmpaign
undertaken by the Republicans with
the view OF creating IN the country hos
tile feeling against Dom Carlos, taking
as a preteyt the monorch's fondness
for pleasure. Yet the point on which
the Portuguese Republican party
POUNDS its greatest hopes Is the mall
administration Of the finances OF the
country This administration Is really
so bad that Il must surely sooner -,
later lead To q catastrophe. for the dc-
felt NJ the treasury increases every
year. and exterior and Interior loans
are getting more and more difficult to
obtain because now nobody cares 90
lend money 10 the government and tho
latter Ia reduced 90 ask small banking
houses for small gums on which Il pays
an interest OF per cent or even per
cent,