Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-05-23
NOW KING ALFONSOOF Spain
HAS ATTAINED HIS MAJORITY
His Ascending to the Throne a Cor
geous Ceremony-Incident Hap
pened at Royal COach-The Parade
Was "a Spectacle of Medieval Mag
nificence.

Jeuueu ny All luclueut WHICH, Whhe AA0i5
nifcant in itself, for the moment created
much excitement among those who wit
messed it and in the chamber of deputies.
where the story first arrived in more
sensational form than the facts warranted.
1t appears that just as the royal coach
emerged from the Plaza des Armes into
the square in front of the palace, amid
the sound of cannon, young man among
the sightseers behind the Gordon suddenly
pushed through the ranks of soldiers and
police and rushed toward the door of the
chariot, with his hat in one hand and
holding outstretched in the other a paper.
Before he reached the door the state
lackeys and equerries hurried to the
scene and quickly overpowered him,
though not before the disturber had re-
ceived a severe mauling.
The prisoner was then taken to the
guardroom of the palace, where he was
Intercepted. The letter he had in mis-
hand proved to be an address to the king,
stating that the Infanta Maria Teresa,
who was with the king in the royal coach,
had promised him her hand, begging the
king, as the brother of the Infanta, to
accede to a marriage. The prisoner was
carefully searched, and it was found that
he carried no weapons His remarks re
garding the Infanta Maria Teresa left no
doubt as to his mental condition
The man arrested gave his name as
Jose Puiz, and said he was % years Of
nd ha Of 4 IL
cante. He was evidently crazy, and told
the eommissary of police that the Tnfanta
Maria Teresa, who was in the royal car
riate mot the Infanta Isabella, as preVi
ously cabled), had promised to marry Mini,
and he took advantage of the occasion
to endeavor to speak to her brother, thu
king, in order to demand that he CON
cede him (Puiz) her hand. When the
prisoner was searched no arms We're
found in his possession, but he had in 4
pocket piece of poetry in which he
declared his love for the Infanta Maria
Teresa.
On arriving at the chamber later, when
the king was entering the hall, the presi
den cried to those present:
'Be quieted--a mad man or miscreant
has attempted an outrage on the king.
Happily no damage was done. The mis-
creant has been arrested"
The royal party reached the chamber of
deputies a few minutes later, and the
king, ascending the throne, was greeted
with a tremendous ovation, which he
smilingly acknowledged
King Allonso at the time of the incl
dent, showed no agitation, though his
mother and the Infanta Maria Teresa
were naturally alarmed for moment
but were soon treasured.
The crowd of thousands of persons
gathered in the court gave the king a
great reception as the coach moved on.
Until the royal party reached the cham
Der of deputies, nothing was known by
the spectators along the rest of the route
of the incident that had just occurred,
and perfect equanimity prevailed.
Alfonso was noticeable for his demeanor
during the ceremony of taking the DATA
to uphold the constitution. DIR. j. L. M.
Curry, the United States envoy, who was
well placed and able to watch the proceed
ings closely, said afterward that no one
could nave had an mixing from the king
manner that anything extraordinary was
happening. King Alfonso bowed gracious
ly to those present and bore himself with
much manliness. He delivered the oath
with great distinctness and put much
expression into the words, acting through
out in an intelligent and self possessed
way.
A Grand Procession.
Madrid, May lS.--King Alfonso attain.
ed his majority today and became king in
fact as well as in name, having reached
reached the age, l6, prescribed by the con.
stitution.
The procession was a spectacle of me-
dieval magnificence. Great groups on
horseback opened the march. They were
followed by four buglers and cymbal play.
ers from the royal stables, whose horses
We're led by grooms on foot; four mace
bearers on four horses, with oriental trap
pings, led by band; two of the kings md
ing horses, two of the queen regents rid.
ing horses, ready saddled, led by grooms,
and six other royal horses, covered witt,
handsome velvet cloths of red, blue. green
and yellow, embroidered with armorial
bearings in gold and silver. Then came
IL of the principal outriders, who directly
preceded AZ line Of quaint, historical
coaches, emblazoned with armorial bear.
ings and embellished with massive oilt
The coachmen and foot.
men were brilliant in Louis XIV. liyeries
and the trappings of the horses were q;
the most gorgeous description. The first
vehicle, bronze colored, drawn by four
black horses, was occupied by four mas
tiers at arms. After it came the so called
''pris" coach, occupied by the court
chamberlains, and IL state chariots be.
longing to grandces of Spain. In them
were seated palace functionaries of hieb
rank. The next carriage, having six sable
horses attached to it, was occupied BY the
lnfanta Isabella and Infanta Eulalie.
A detachment of horse guards separated
The foregoing carriages from very pretty
tortoise shell coach, in which were seated
the prince and princess of the Asturias,
the brother. in law and sister of the king.
The entire body of this vehicle was We
neered a dark, tortoise shell color, except
for border of paintings, illustrating the
history of Solomon II woe dr,y.,, L.