The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09

order ~ the King. tho Cortn- in secret
SESSION petitioned his Majesty To- restore
thr ancient law 81 succession aut Carlos
promised % order hiz ypunril tu draw
up the pragmatiC sanction customary IN
such crts~-. Al having ther h""n sworn
10 secrecy the DECREE (which was not
published. Tor reasons th,t can only b"
-lrmi-sii remained nl"i ~ th" royal
archives
Tho Constitution of ISi2. Sulscyils-d 90
by Forn1udo in tS2O, roaft.ned tho rtght
nf women IN lnh~rtt tho crown, hut IN"
Constitution had since heen torn - shr"ds
and distvuwod, and - m spite VI thes"
tentative efforts al revocation tho cilct
of l7l3 had unquestionlhly IN" force ot
law at the beginning IT 1881. II WAS IN"
sheet anchor of tho Apostolic party. But
Cristina. who had already acquired "A CON
Siderable asCrsndanCy over he- husband.
had made up her mind that her child.
whether son or daughte-. should 1T On
tho throne of Spain. The Minister of
Justice was ordered by the hing - return
the unpublished d"cr,-' VI 1879. which had
remained in his custody since tn" death
of Queen lsahel. and few days later h"
r"cctved 1t hack with the autograph m
structlons of tho King written IN the
margin. Lot Il he published This "diCt
was prorlaimed 10y tho heralds IN Madrid
on March ~. 80. ~ tho indignation "
tho Apostolic party and ~ tho crowned
heads. Crist = own father protested.
evidently prsferring his own extremely
remote chance 10 tho advantage of his
grandchild oddly enough tho parson
most Interested kept silcnCe. Don Carlos
probably argued that II the child proved
To 10 "A boy any protest would not only he
vain hut would expose him 20 IN" cnmity
IT the future king. The anti-Carlist fac
tion IN tho palace. headed by tn" enter
prising Lui~l Carlotl. cNulted CristlnR
strove 60 incrols.' her popularity, know
ing well the strength 81 the forces still
array"d l-'hind Don Carlos. The revolu-
ton II July m Paris which sent her aunt
flying from IN" thron" and her sister. tho
Duchessa de- Berri. into exile and made
every monarch in Europe put his hands
to his brow 10 feel II his crown was still
there. probably taught her lesson. on
October IN Cristina gave birth to Rirl
and the hopes u the Carlist faction re-
viv"d. though tho Infante did not think
tho moment for formal protest had
arrived Fernando VII. had issued so
many decrces and annullei So many. had
sworn to so many oaths and broken them
all. that no decision Of his could he re-
garcicd as irrevocable The only preroga-
tive he could 10 trusted 20 pre~erv" un-
impaired 90 his dying day was that "
changing his mind.
In 1891 the Queen gave birth 20 a second
girl. Her interests were 50 stoutly
defended against tho Portuguese faction
49,
that the King remarked. i wish those
women would tear each Others hair and
finish with each other. like the manolas
II Iavapies.' which We may politely
interpret az the Spanish equivalent Of
the fishwive~ 81 Billingsgate. Presently
the King fell III and went into a coma
which made the physicians think for
hours that he was dead. When D."
recovered consciousness tn" physicians
pronounced II mere temporary rally.
The King advised his devoted wife to
come 60 an understanding with Don
Carlos The terms he proposed were
that tho Infante was to act a. joint regent
with the Queen and his son was To- wed
the Infantn Isabel. Carlos realized that
the moment had come to show his hand.
lie declared he would he a party To no
arrangement which could imply the ahan
donment ~ his rights or those ~ any
member ~ his family ~ the crown.
should u be necessary 10 appeal 20 arms
h. would do So, and IN" issue. IA" thought
could not long hs doubtful.
The Bishop u Loon. that vulpIne pre-
late a. orr author terms him, eNercis"t
Ia. craft On the mind and conscience II
Fernando may b." SAID tu have puss"=s"d
one 81 IN" SICK King with such good
effect that b" r".oiud"d the deere" - $50
thus di-inh"ri'inC hl- infant child IN"
Kings reputation - his daUgh 'or's
rights came a. "A thund.rholt tu LuISa
Carlota hrl' -he refused - admit defeat
and FASTENED with her husband from tadII
10 la Granja at top speed On" might -
we'll have reasoned with a TEMPEST -
with LrIi-a Carlota who finding the royal
standard s'ill Heating ovsr the palac" and
tho King -till alive ordered m" Minister
~ Justice 10 hey presence ~" cam"
bringing tho King = decree with ham for
qualification I.Ii~a Carlota ina, ,h"i n
from hts hand read a tor" y into -hroi-
and having deal ~" Minister q r.-pgndInr
blow on IN" ear -purn"d him with r"r
foot Stamm"ring Whit" hands If
fard not inadam" D." inglorinu-ly h~d
Meanwhile. her husband had r"pr"sen tod
~ IN" King hl- brother. ~" intrigue II
'."uarty which rrrf"--"d 90 support him
chnching hi- til'"wrut, with - NJ" IT
French l"gitIWt-' iar"r- ~ which IN"
ruvali-t- had freely oppressed th'rr
opinions concerning hum whom th"y
thought him dead IN this nj, second
serious illness Fernando in rage
seized his pen and restored the pragma'ic
sanction Sheer will power had tri.
umphed The InfAnta Isabel was again
heiress 20 the crown.
Spain. according 70 IN" Constitution
~ 1912. was not 'he patrimony ~ any
DYNASTY or family II had become some
thing less comments our author Fer
nando disposed ~ II ~ his per- nal prop.
er-v Tho i2OroUpl Spaniard- were 'hN
livesf 1ck and went with IN" estate For
the most par' they wero luii" in-.nslbl 10
II their d"gradttlpn Thus 1t L. that AZ
his lay m" claims - Carlos ant lsIh"
are discussed - 4 ~" 49, 10 wor"'h' own
srship - = freehold farm Don rarlr.
was born . vrar before IN" frs rov"oa' Ipr
- the Bourbon Law m 1859 and his -fafu.
, a. heir 20 tho throu" was therefor" inar