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Show CHEERFUL NEWS FROM THE POPE ooooo'oooooooooo o o O ALFONSO IS CHEERFUL O O O O COWHS. laleof WiRhi, Aug.? O O . King Alfonso appeared' re- O O assured hy the cheerful news O O today fnm San Sebastian, it O O la understood that the Pope O ! O has written hi m an Important O i O autograph letter on the suh- O j O jeet of tho clerical conflict . O O O ooooooooooooooo SAX SI-JI1ASTIAN, Aui;. 7. Tho Roernnicnt's rigorous measures and the formal renunciation by the clerical cleri-cal junta of tho threatened demonstration demon-stration in this city insured comparative compara-tive trauijuillty t"day and a Inrgely nttfnded bull fight was the chief In-cideul In-cideul of the day. Kl-oui daybreak (he stroctK were patrolled by cavalry, Infantry and gendarmes, while heavy bodies of troop wero held in readiness In the barracks at Mlramar pnlacc. The gravest Incident occurred last evening, when the groups of clerical assembled shouting "Death to Spain long live the Pope." Many Arrests Made. Thousands of Indignant, people rushed rush-ed towards the manifestants and only the personal intervention of tho governor gov-ernor at Ihe head of a platoon of police po-lice prevented an Jsltack. Nearly l."0 arrests were made. Many amusing scenes were witnessed. wit-nessed. Priests leading trudging hands of peasants took to their heels when they found the city In the possession pos-session of the troops. The peasants, all their courage gone, were disarmed and rnslly persuaded to return to their homes. Clericals and a Carlist Plot. The local authorities are convinced that the clericals demonstration marked a Carlist plot. Clericals are extremely Indignant at the governments govern-ments repressive measures. Senor U. R. Guijo the chief organizer of the movement declared today that the policy of the government was opposed by the entire Spanish people. "Kveu the queen mother Is bitterly hostile to It" he added. Some apprehension ap-prehension arose that the bull fight would cause tio'jhle as there were many thousands of nianlfestants in the city and a large number of them proceeded to the arena but It passed off without untoward Incident. OMIeUl advices indicate all is quiet throughout the basque province. All except a few of those arrested will be liberated tomorrow. Conspiracy Against Government. MADKID, Aug. 7. Premier Canale-jas Canale-jas announces his Intention to expose ex-pose before parliament the conspiracy conspir-acy against the government In the north of Spain. Tho general impression impres-sion here is that toe government has won a signal vi' tory in preventing a demonstration at San Sebastian. The Liberal and Republican newspapers news-papers urge the premier to follow up his adantsige vigorously. The I'ni verso, a clerical organ, declares that the course of the government betrays fear. According to the liberals the government govern-ment has learned the Vatican Is awaiting the result at San Sebastian before deciding upon recall of Mgr. Vico, the papal nuncio at Madrid. Hoping for Settlement. ROME, Aug. 7 The reeling at the Vatican today is optimistic Hope is entertained that an understanding with the Spanish government soon will be reached. It Is pointed out by the Vatican that Premier Canalejas disorders, which might have led to civil war. The Vatican and Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal secretary, personally instructed the bishops throughout Spain to prevent demonstrations demon-strations and disorders Another reason for the conciliatory attitude of tho vatjean is found In the fact that organizers of the proposed pro-posed demonstration are for the most part Carllata, and any movement might eventually take nu a revolutionary revolution-ary and autl-dynastlc character, w hlch the vatlcan is determined shall bo absolutely excluded frora the present question. |