The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-20
THE YOUNG KING
Gives Evidence OF Being vi.


Much Pertso XIII 10 causing IN
The eccentric behavior ofnxiety for the future OF
| the royal household consider
'he young king OF spain authorities and antagonEhs
After anserns the milirained with the queen
his ministers he is now fly insued and has estransed
mother whom he has RES of his court by the fondness
the sympathy of the n,,oe;ates
he has developed for le desperate efforts to conceal these
The household hattie truth has nevertheless lesSeu
facts but portionadrid.
out in social crceroward queen mother is the most
The kings attt of his conduct for he seems TO nave
severely crtcise respect due to her. and when in any
lost all sense he her in coarse language even
way crossed bid others may be present
though servap have it clearly understood that MS woro
The kinga the most trihng opposition to his whims
is supreme lve He has pa in the faces OF servants
ne oecomeected his orders and where ne does NOT u
- who haveictims this indgny, he gives vent 10 ms
subject employing all the terms that Spanish profanity
feelingsnd
can cost of these nearly resulted IN
rupture between the king and the queen mother.
an oevenng shortly after dinner the king disguised
borer, slipped away from the palace unreeognzed by
q aSiards and proceeded alone and on foot to the SUM
g pers of Madrid where he attended workngmens oa'
passed the night dancing drinking and playing and re-
y he'd to the palace at dawn half intoxicated
The queen mother acquainted with his mysterious DIS
appearance from the palace spent the night in agony ian
cyng him the victim OF plot When she heard the cause
Of his absence she felt compelled demonstrate against
conduct unworthy of king and risks ruthlesy taken
with life which the present Spanish dynasty depends
She accordingly approached him and represented to him
that he only compromising his reputation but en-
dangering his crown.
business and respect his authority like the rest OF his sub
The replied that in the Of God the son
owed submission to his mother The king flying into vo
lent passion, showered his mother all the oaths ac-
quired from his low associates and finally ordered
her out of the royal palace.
The queen remaining impassive the king cried violently:
81 shall call my guards to throw you into the streets of
Madrid"
He ringing to give the order when his confessor
whom the scene in had been reported by
want hurryng in, and closing the doors, remained
with the royal couple until he succeeded in restoring out
ward peace.
The queen mother has since then declined to see the
king in public and has passed OF her time in
prayer, 1t is said that she thought of retiring from the
court but that the kings advisers have persuaded her
remain for the present at least
Serious the consequences of these has been
in the palace and in the government the public which
yet very mperfecy informed OF the kings eccentrces,
is impressed rather favoraby than otherwise His refusal
to sign certain DEGREES and the continual opposition he
raises against ministerial projects have given rise the
hope that the power is held by esoute enough end
the evils engendered by the uniform rule of sway
ing between political antagonism and religious pressure
His utter disregard Of military presidents, evidenced
by his calling in at the barracks early morning and
derng the garrison for review has been much
ing to boarding the military authorities while his personal
investigation of the explosion in the outskirts OF Madrid
o'clock in the morning was interpreted sign of praise
worthy initiative
But those within the palace, who know the rest of the
story consider the young kings conduct much the
result OF enterprise the freaks of young and hereditary
weak mind deranged by the sudden acquisition of power
The principle which the queen regent reared him allow
ing him to have appreciation of responsibility and no
enjoyment of external authority, made him rise in day
from the household yrant he has always been the kngy
tyrant he seems 70 aspire 10 be.
Incidents of his early life show his obstinaey and I'M
RESPONSIVENESS and which the time were laughed
at childish oes remembered as having possibly
had deeper significance The young king has passed into
tradition as the most unmanageabe pupil professors have
ever had to deal with and stories Of his general
have been current since his babyhood
His encourage enterains fears that his mind ;s rea
deranged and has long been although manifestations
have not hitherto been rightly interpreted
1t is notorious that long before the coronation he
came down from his apartments stark naked one morning
declaring clothing to be supeuou and paraded the palace
IN that condition for half day. defyng any one to touch
his sacred person