Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-19
KING ALFONSO
Takes the Oath and Becomes
Ruler Of Spain:
The Royal Procession Made a Specta-
Gle Of Medieval Magnifcence.
Eut People Showed Noticeable Lack
of Enthusiasm.


The Queen Regent has sent a letter
to the premier. Senior Sagasta, eX-
pressing ito the Spanish people my i'm
mense and unchanging gratitude for
the proofs of affection and support
which l have received from all classes
Of society,"
The royal procession started shortly
before p. NJ.
The reception met with by the pro
ceSsion was, on the whole, lukeWafln
on the part of the immense crowds.
composed chiefly of people who had
gathered to witness the pageant out
of curiosity.
On the Purto del Sol no cheer was
raised until the King arrived there,
when he received an ovation, mainly,
however, from the spectators who
packed the windows and balconies.
There were some cheers from the peo-
pie in the streets and hats were waved:
but many men did not uncover their
heads.
King Alfonso, who was seated on the
right of his mother, smiled continually
and acknowledged the cheers by bow
ing and waving his white gloved hand
out OF the window of the royal coach.
There were a number of minor ac-
Cidents, due to the rushes of the
crowds, but 10 fatalities were reported.
The royal procession was formed in
front of the palace and proceeded to
the Chamber of Deputies. where, in the
presence of the senators and deputies,
the King took the oath to uphold the
constitution.
The. procession was spectacle OF
medieval uagniticcnce.
\ delega ton consisting of II sena-
| tors and l. deputies received Their
Majesties at the steps of the Chamber
of Deputies and conducted them
through the ante-chambers, filed with
| courticrs and others who We're una bic
| 10 lind accommodation in the Cham
Der itself
Four gilded armchairs We're placed
| at the front of the platform, beneath
| a red canopy.
The King and Queen Regent took the
| center seats and the prince and prin-
| cess of the Asturias seated themselves
| in the others. On the left of the King
| stood a table, on which was a Bible
| with a silver crucifix beside it. On the
other side of His Majesty was Il stool
on which was a golden crown blazing
|
| AS the royal party entered the hall
| every one present rose and remained
standing until the Queen Regent pro-
nOunced the words: BE seated"
The President of the Chamber, Senior
| Vega Armijo, approaches the table on
which the Bible rested.
His Ma jesty placing his right hand
on the Bible, then uttered the follow
ing words:
| Il swear, by God, upon the Holy
| Bible, to maintain the constitution and
laws. If so [ do, may God reward me-
If I do not, may he call me to account"
| The royal party and all others pres
cnt reseated themselves.
At the same moment the booming of
q guns was again heard, announcing
to the city that the King had taken the
| oath.
| King Alfonso, the Queen Regent and
| the prince and princess of the Austu-
| rias, withdrew from the Chamber of
| Deputies, with the same ceremonial as
| marked their entry into the building
| and the procession was reformed and
| proceeded to the San Francisco church
where Te toum was chanted. After
this ceremony the royal party return
| cu ulfccI TO lle place.
| The ceremonies were attended by an
incident which, while insignificant in
| itself, for the moment created consid-
cradle excitement among those who
witnessed it, and in the Chamber of
| Deputies, where the story first arrived
in a more sensational form than the
| facts warranted.
/ p1 iItct ba
coach emerged from the Place de
Armes into the square in front of the
palace, amid the sound of cannon, n
young man among the sightseers be-
| hind the Gordon suddenly pushed
| through the ranks of soldiers and DO
| lice 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 one of the
| grooms was walking beside the coach
| and at the same time other state dack-
eys and equerries hurried to the scene
and quickly overpowered him, though
not before the disturber had received a
severe hauling.
The prisoner was taken to the guard
| room of the palace, where he was in
terrogated. The letter he had in his
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, and begging the King, as the
brother of the Infanta, to accede to the
marriage.
The prisoner was carefully searched
and it was found that he carried no
weapons and his crazy remarks re-
garding the Infanta Maria Teresa left
no doubt as TO his mental condition.
The man arrested gave his name as |
Josef Puiz, and said he was 90 years
of age and came from the province of |
Alicante
On arriving at the Chamber, it de- |
veloped later, the King whispered to [
the President of the House, and the |
latter turned pale
When the King entered the hall the |
President cried to those present:
BE reassured! A mailman or a mis-
creant has attempted an outrage on /
the King. Happily no injury was done.
The criminal was arrested"
The whole assembly then burst forth
into frantic and prolonged ovation.
ANARCHIST PLOT