The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08
On q Tug Chartered to Go to
San Sebastian.
NO ONE CLAIMS THEM.
Sixteen Priests and Monks
Placed Under Arrest.
Portugal Is on Verge of Rupture
With the Vatican.

Bilbao, Spain, Aug. S.-Six thousand
rifles were seized by the authorities to-
day on board a tug which had been
chartered to go to San Sebastian, where
the great anti-government demonstra-
ton was proposed to be held yesterday.
before the clerical leaders abandoned
the manifestation.
Local authorities at San Sebastian
had held that the Carlists were plan
ming to take advantage of the Catholic
manifestation to start a movement
against the government. NO statement,
however, is made as to which party to
the conflict chartered the tug and lead
ed it with arms.
Country Is Tranquil.
San Sebastian, Spain. Aug. 8.-Tho
country continues tranquil, no further
attempts at demonstrations having
been made since group of the more hot
headed clerical adherents yesterday
Death to Spain! Long live the pope!"
The troops, however, will remain in the
summer capital for several days.
The authorities express the greatest
confidence that the fiasco of the anti
governmental manifestation marks the
end of Carlism and of any attempt at
an insurrection in favor Of the pre-
tender, but they are plainly nervous. as
they fully realize the blind devotion of
the peasants of the Basque provinces,
who had been told by the priests and
monks, with which the country swarms,
that it was their religious duty to sup
PORT the pope against the Spanish gov
ernment in the pending conflict. Six
teen priests and monks were among.
the persons arrested on charges of at
tempting to provoke disorder.
Trouble Extends to Portugal
Lisbon, Aug S.-Portugal, like
Spain, is also almost on the verge of
an open rupture with the vatican, due
among other causes to friction over
the governmental censure of the Ro-
man Catholic archbishop of Braga, for
suppressing a Portuguese San Francis
can newspaper without submitting the
order to the Portuguese government for
approval
Since the issue of the royal decree
July IL. nullifying the action of the
archbishop, the clerical forces, inspir-
ed. it is charged. by Cardinal Merry
Del Val. the papal secretary Of state.
have been conducting a bitter cam
paign against the government on this
account.
At the same time the vatican has
been raising difficulties about refilling
the diplomatic vacancy caused by the
death of Senior Martins D'Antas. the
Portuguese ambassador to the vatican
The Portuguese government retaifated
by deciding to allow the post to remain
vacant for the present and the min
lister of justice has drafted a bill pro-
viding for a civil register OF births.
deaths and marriages. As this threat
ems a large source of income Tor the
clergy a big meeting of ecclesiastics
was held here to protest.
Danger also threatens the govern
ment from the side of the Republi-
cans on account of refusal of the king
to redeem the promise made by the
government of an amnesty for politi-
cal offenders, including the members
of the secret societies involved in the
assassinations of his father and broth
| err The government has been trying
to appease the Republicans by appoint
| ing members of the party to important
| positions in the province The MON
archial press fears that this policy Will
enable the Republicans to turn the
election machinery of the government
against itself in future elections to the
corteS.
Pope Sends His Blessing.
San Sebastian, Aug. SIN answer to
teiegrams fro mthe. Spanish Catholics,
pledging their loyalty to the vatican
ir the present conflict the president q
the Roman Catholic junta received to-
dav the following telegram nom Cardi-
nal Merry Del Val, the papel secretary
Of state:
"In the presetn sad and bitter hour
isfactior the sister Biscayan provinces
evince their magic sentiments of un-
shaken Christian fidelity. He thanks
you for your homage and f1lial love and
sends 10 you his paternal affection and
| apostolic benediction-"
Messages of Loyalty.
| Rome, Aug. S.-The pope and Cardi-
ral Merry Del Val, the papal secretary
| of state, received this morning from
Spain many kilograms expressing 10y
atty to the vatican in the conflict with
| Spain. The kilograms sought to en-
courage the vatican to resist the anti
clerical movement in Spain.
No Cchance for Improvement.
| Madrid, Aug. 8-An official stated TO-
| day that the government has no con-
frmation of hsr5pUrt current in sew
| eral European capitals that the pope
| had addressed a personal letter to King
| Alfonso, appealing to the king to use
| his influence for, a settlement of the
conflict between the Spanish govern
| ment and the vatical. The official fur
| ther said there was no foundation for
| the reports at Rome, implying pros
pect for the improvement of the rela-
| tions of Spain and the vatican.
| He further denied a report that
| Spain had presented a protest to Aus
| tria against the conduct of Don Jaime,
| the Carlist pretender, who is an officer
| in the Austrian service during the