Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-02
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Rome. Jaae se-rhe report that
Princess Ei,irs. daughter u Don Car
hos, the Spanish pretepder. h1s been
pens aaded 10 quit Count filippo fol
cli. ths married artist With ~hnm she
elopsd ten years sxa. ami u enter \
convent. hss been the STAPLE ~ sos
SIP ihis week. The reliability ~ the
report Il ua.siioncd By mauy. but this
perhaps 10 due 10 the fact that sim
liar reports have been circulated be
lore and hare always turned out fsise,
III is knoxn, however. thai liae Span
ish prrteaaer would move heaven and
earth n he could 10 put his daughter
In a convent and ID 10 not NJ all Inn
probable that he viii ri iasi succeed
In his efforts. in seeking % bring
this about Don Carlos u mol sIiuaied
by any feeling on solicitude Tor his
daughters moral welfare. What Ne "
after In To retain p-nssession of her
Immense fortune. which he would be
able TO do n she entered . convent
for life.
Aissd BY the Vatican
In his efforts 10 break the relations
between Princess Eivira and Folchi
non Carlos has received The str0ng
support of the Vatican authorities
Wis other daughter. Princess Massina.
has also been active In his aid and
the fact That Princess Elvira Il now
staying with Princess Massina In this
city tends 10 substantiate the reports
that the runaway princess has finally
decided to quit her paramnur. Az the
time Of the elopcment The Vatican
was thrown Into . fermeat. folchis
uncle, the cardinal. sent 0 OF the
most prominent members Of the Je+
uit society TO q and persuade the
princess Of the folly Of her ways. The
Princess Massina also tried to per.
suade her sister svivy" ID no Into 4
convent. hut II was a difficult plan
to carry out. Princess Elvira Is the
one member OF the family whose re
iigions views have been less higotea
than those Of the rest Of her kin. Her
motto is. Everything III well lost for
love" And she carried n mi.
After the elopement Don csrlos lost
no time In disowning his daughter. To
his supporters he issued the follow.
ing letter: "you are my family. my
beloved children. n therefore think
t nv duty TO inform Won that anoth.
nv Or my children. she who was In.
fanta Donna Elvira, " dead To ns NIL.
May God I'M his infinite mercy hay.
pity on that unhappy soul
Received Adverse Comment
Don Carlos aiacrity 20 disown III.
vira as soon as the eiopement became
Known brought out considerable nd.
verse comment from those who we're
acquainted with his v clouded past.
It was not long before the motives 81
the pretender were disclosed BY the
lawsuit which Princess Elvira insti,
tuted against him for restriction Of
her rights under her mothers viii
non Carlos. who makes his home ii
4 suburb palace I'm Venice. Ii renown
"A throughout Enrope for nis extrav
sgance. Though his private fortune
u immense, 80 also are his expenAs
nres and the income from his daugl
lter's large fortune undoubtedly would
come lii handy to him. The dispute
over the fortune has Y been defin
hely settled and will not be until Do'
'lcarios snrrenders the money or sue
ceeds ID his designs 10 force BIZ
daughter Into : convent. The prin
cess Is perfectly well acquainted Will
the motives Of her father and i SIN
falls into his plan 4 will be 2 sur
prise to her friends. i u stated tha'
the princess has consumption n IN
last stage and n this n true u ma
offer an explanation for her decision
Ito retire from the world.