ical s , ▁including ▁New ▁York ▁Her ald , ▁published ▁pieces ▁on ▁Carl ism . ▁Some ▁quoted ▁Cort ina ▁say ▁that ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁volunte ers ▁waited ▁for ▁an ▁order ▁to ▁rise ▁and ▁that ▁by ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Don ▁Carlos ▁would ▁assume ▁the ▁throne , ▁though ▁also ▁that ▁the ▁claim ant ▁would ▁do ▁nothing ▁which ▁might ▁imp air ▁international ▁standing ▁of ▁his ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁vir ul ent ▁anti - Span ish ▁press ▁campaign , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁papers ▁quoted ▁inter views ▁with ▁Cort ina ▁and ▁discussed ▁Car list ▁claims ▁as ▁proof ▁that ▁the ▁Madrid ▁government ▁might ▁fall ▁any ▁minute . ▁Head lines ▁and ▁narr ation ▁helped ▁to ▁mobil ize ▁the ▁American ▁public ▁opinion , ▁though ▁certainly ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁Cort ina ' s ▁intention . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁he ▁transferred ▁the ▁real ization ▁of ▁his ▁prediction ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁called ▁the ▁Car lists ▁of ▁America ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁claim ant ▁and ▁declared ▁he ▁would ▁travel ▁to ▁Europe ▁shortly . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁whether ▁he ▁did ▁indeed ; ▁one ▁source ▁claims ▁v agu ely ▁that ▁he ▁" to ok ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 - 1 8 9 9 ▁consp i racy ." ▁He ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁ship ment ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁Car list ▁consp ir ators , ▁though ▁nature ▁of