The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
NOW KING ALFONSO Of Spain
HAS ATTAINED HIS MAJORITY.
His Ascending 10 the Throne Cor
eeou- Ceremony--Incid ent Hap
pcned ut Royal Coach-The Parade
Was Spectacle of Medieval Mag
nificence.

monies in connection with the ATTAINING
of his majesty by King Alfonso were at
tended by an incident which, while insig
nifcant i'll 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 DIES Armas mao
the square in front Of the palace, amid
the sound of cannon a young man among
the sightseers behind the Gordon suddenly
pushed through the ranks of soldiers aud
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 stat
lackeys and equerries hurried to tn"
scene and quickly overpowered him.
though not before the disturber had re-
ceved 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, t.
accedo 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
age, and came from the province of Ali
cante. He was evidently crazy, and told
the commissary of police that the Infdnta
Maria Teresa, who was in the royal car
riate mot the Infanta Isabella as previ-
ously cabled), had promised to marry alm,
and he took advantage of the occasion
to endeavor to speak to her brother, thO
king, in order to demand that he con
sede him (Puiz) her hand. When the
prisoner was searched no arms were
found in his possession, but he had in l
pocket a 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 presl-
den cried to those present;
"Be quieted--a mad man or miscreant
las 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 few minutes later, and the
king ascending the throne, was greeted
with a tremendous ovation, which he
smilinely acknowledged.
King Anonso 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
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 oatL
to uphold the constitution. DIR. j. L. NJ.
Curry, the United States envoy, who was
well placed and able to watch the proceed
iHgs closely, said sfterward that no enc
could nave had an inkling 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.
4 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, 10, prescribed by the con
stitution.
The procession was a spectacle of me
dieval magnifcence. Great groups ON
horseback opened the march. They were
followed by four buglers and cymbal play
ers from the royal stables, whose horses
were led by grooms on foot; four mace
bearers on four horses, with oriental crap
pings, led by band; two of the kings nd
ing horses, two of the queen regents rid
ing horses ready saddled, led by grooms.
and six other royal horses, covered with
handsome velvet cloths of red, blue, green
and yellow, embroidered with armoriai
bearings in gold and silver. Then came
y Of the principal outriders, who directly
preceded a line of quaint, historical
coaches, emblazoned with armorial bear
ings and embellished with massive gilt
ornamentation. The coachmen and foot
men were brilliant in Louis XIV. hverics
and the trappings of the horses wore Of