The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-04
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Carlist party in Spain, has been
spending the last two or three
weeks at Rome. making his
headquarters with his sister. Princess
Beotrix wife OF Don Fabrizio Massimo.
Duke OF Antcolt. and has had several
interviews with the Pope, and also with
the latter's Secretary OF State, Car
dinal Merry del Val. He is no stranE-
err TO the Pontin, who has known him
from childhood, and who was the spir-
itual adviser of the late Don Carlos.
and of his children. While still Pa
triarch of Venice. before election to
he chair of 81. Peter. The result of
these interviews Of PiuX y. with Don
Jaime Is that the latter has sent in
structions to his followers in Spain
TO vote in favor OF the Conservative
party al the forthcoming elections for
the Cortes, which are to take place
at the beginning of May. Don Jaime
expresses his APPRECIATION OF the pro-
gram of the Conservative ex-Premier.
Maura. which has the Endorsement
of the admiration which he entertains
for Maura, declaring that IL he wert,
King he would gladly have him as bis
Prime Minister.
The meetings OF Don Jaime with the
Cardinal Secretary of state. have at
tracted even greater amount of at
tention than the audiences accorded
TO him by the Pope, for Cardinal Merry
and loyal subject OF King Alfonso
NIL, but Is also the son of one of the
lattef's most trusted diplomatic repre-
sentatives, and has two brothers a:
Madrid. who are valued and influential
members of the royal household.
The fact that the cardinal and Don
Jaime should have been working in
unison, proves that for the present, q
abandoned for the time all idea of
oyerthrowing the present dynasty in
Spain. but Is, on the contrary. de-
ternined to support 1t. realizing that
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throne. 1t Is the Republicans, and not
the Carlists, who would benefit there
by The establishment OF a republic
at Madrid would be disastrous to the
church. and the papacy, therefore. Is
using all its influence in favor of the
monarchical party. giving its support,
however, to the Conservatives, under
eX-Premier Maura, rather than to the
new Liberal administration. under Ca
nalejas, which is committed to legis-l
lation against the church.
From Poverty to Ahiuencc.
Don jaime fell in all the more read
and Secretary of State, since he Is
in no way anxious Just at present to
take the field against his cousin. King
Alfonso. He knows that the moment
the present regime at Madrid he VIII
be forced to leave his pleasant home
at Frohsdorf. in Austria, TO quit the
Dual Empire, where he Is now treated
tinction, and will find. indeed the door
of every country in Europe closed
against him, becoming. wanderer on
the face of the earth. in the event
only q year since. through the death
of his father, he came into posses
sion, not only of the latters chateau
and estate of Frohsdorf. but also of
enjoyment Of his share Of the i'm
mense fortune of his mother, the late
Duchess of Madrid, in which Don Car
los held life interest that enabled
him to withhold it from his children
until his death. Don Jaime was. In
fact, transformed by his fathers death
from soldier of fortune In extremely
straitened circumstances, and compell-
ed to resort to all sorts of devices in
order to obtain money. into a very
wealthy prince of the blood, surround
ed with luxury. and without any fur
He does not wish. therefore, to sacri-
flee to an armed ATTEMPT upon the
throne az Spain, in which he would be
certain TO fail. most OF the advantages
which have come to him during the
past wear asa sovereign in partibus.
| In one word, King Alfonso has moth
| ins. for the present to fear, either
from Don jaime or IRON M I the ,,r warsths Us
pretender to marry. But the number
of princesses available for the pur-
pose is relatively restricted He is
| convinced tnaC IudIItdEo. sNfIi ~ iiiciii-
her of the house of Hapsburg would in
lure rather than benefit his cause Union Y,
with some Bavarah princess would, he
believes, prove more popular in Spain.
and it is believed that tho Pope and
Cardinal Merry del Val have under
taken to endeavorto negotiate for him
"a matrimonial alliance with one of
the daughters of Prince Louis OF Ba-
varia. the eldest son OF the Regent.
Ancient Indiscretions.
Although Count Raphael cahen
d'Anvers The well-known Partisan
banker, father-in-law Of tho new
Prince Lucinge- Faucigny met with
his death more than nine years ago,
through the overturning of his auto
mobile yet It is only , nov IN }sat tie
life. through the suit between an ell
derry lady OF the name OF Mile, La
brousse, and his son. Count Hubert
Cahen dAnvers. Eighteen years he
fore his death. when Mile, Labrousse,.
hgurante OF the opera comique, was
quite Young, cahen dA Az Ten as settlea
year for life, or unit she should mar
~ Mile. Labrousse3 neen reeeia y,
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