The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-06
SPANISH TROOPS TO
 FRONTIER
Now Thought King Alfonso Means to Help Manuel
 With Armed Force
His Action May Precipitate Uprising of Republicans
 In His Own Country

OSL. U WIG AAOA1AoJO, AN@AAN0( Spain is poised on the bubb1ing edge of a caldron of civil strife.
 The capital is in a turmoil over the announcement that strong force of Spanish veterans. in light marching order. is now under orders to repair post-haste to the Portuguese frontier. The Spanish Republicans are greatly incenSed, inasmuch as there is appar- entity no reason for this move on the part of the Spanish authorities unless King Alfonso intends to assist King Maruel with an armed force.
 mere can be no question that King Alfonso is gravely alarmed lest the scenes of the uprising in Portugal greater activity. He fears that if the Republicans in Portugal succeed in completely overthroWing monarchism in the smaller nation, the Spanish Re- publicanS may at once declare armed rebellion to the further rule of Alfonso in Spain.
 To avert this calamity, it is believed the King and his ministers intend to take Manuers part in the Portuguese uprising to the point of assisting him to regain his throne with Spanish arm ies. The Spanish ministers believe, it is said, that if they can restore Manuel to the throne they will not only have killed revolutionisna1 in Portugal but will have frightened the Spanish Re- publicanS into inactivity.
 Such move. however, is almost sure to precipitate civil war in Spain in- stead of delaying it. The temper Of the Spanish people is fiery at this time and Alfonso's move would almost surely result in internecine struggles in. Spain.
 The police this evening broke up a meeting of the Radical Club because the members sang the ''Marsefllaise.' ' After their expulsion from the club house the Radicals cheered for the Portuguese revolution. They cont1n- ued the demonstration until the police engaged them in running fight.
 Madrid. Oct 6, (by courier to Hen the revolution in Portugal and the be- lief that it is well nigh certain to spread to Spain, comes the admission by the court physicians that King AL fonso is suffering from an incurable ma1ady, "carier of the bone" The advocates of the Spanish republic are able argument for overthrowing the reigning dynasty, as one of the high est medical authorities in the kingdom says that the disease will eventually wholly incapacitate the King if 1t doesn't cause death within a few years.
 Dr. Moure, the noted Bordeaux spe cialist to whom Alfonso has made ire quent trips of late, has been able only slightly to retard the progress of the disease One of the Kings ears has been affected for a long time and the bones of one cheek and the same side of the nose are now gradually dlsln- tegrating.
 The King has been a sufferer since birth from a hereditary blood d1sor- der. As an infant it was only by the remittant attention that he was kept alive. This care and vigorous out door exercise worked a considerable improvement and by the time he at tained his majority he was externally sound.
 It was not long, however, before it was evident that this appearance Of health was merely superficial and that his constitution was completely under mined. His Majesty suffered from the same complication when he was apparently in good health. Barcelona Oct 6-AImost constant clashes have occurred today between the police and revolutionary sympa- thizers.~ A dozen gatherings Of radl- cals have been dispersed only to re- assemble on some other street corner The situatio is rapidly getting be- yond the control of the authorities and urgent requests have been sent to Madrid for further reinforcements for the lca1 garrison
 Similar conditions prevail in many other cities where the police have been busy pulling down Republican flags. Everywhere there is the widest enthusiasm over the success of the Portuguese uprising and there is great fear that a Spanish revolution will De precipitat ted.