The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29

cffciating prelate was the bishop of Sion.
who is chaplain general to the forces and
great almoner Of the palace. These pre-
lates received the king at the atr1urn OF
! san Francisco. The king makes it a
point to show attention to all prelates and
churchmen.
| The king both during the ascension fes-
! tvities and afterwards. showed his desire
to gain popularity with the masses as
well as with the governing classes. He
las displayed a perfect confidence in the
lower classes, riding in streets that were
not lined by troops or police, some thirty
PAGES ahead Of his splendid and glittering
staff Of foreign princes, stopping his royal
carriage 10 greet and thank young, pref
t. tobacco factory girls. who offered him
flowers. ard even complimenting them
CALAMITY. like q true Bourbon, on their
personal attractions. Oh one occasion he
went down IN state and with the court
TO FL Rastro. the old fashioned suburb
where not only curfOs, old furniture an
Equities are gathered and or sale, but
where every cast eff thing is collected.
Here not unfrequently good bags are
made by amateurs" There. II a little
square IN view OF lei Rastro' and Las
Americas" he lnaugurated a statue com
memorating q desperate act Of gailantry
IN the Cuban war by q soldier, a waif
who had been brought up in the founding
hospital Of Madrid. This soldier. son Of
parents unknown. educated by public and
municipal charity. had drawn a bad NUM-
Der in the CONSUMPTION. and ne had no
money TO pay for exemption, so he went
to a distant outpost in the terrible Mani
qua" While he was in this outpost Max
ino Gomez himself with 1900 CreoIes and
two guns laid siege 10 the Castili2n sta
ton. The Spaniards held out gamely. but
the Cubans sadly harassed them from
some houses close by. The Spanish com
mander Gang 70 the conclusion that this
house must be destroyed. so he called for
volunteers 10 go on the forlorn hope The
Madrid "inclusero" or founding who had
no family TO weep over his loss came for
ward and offered 10 go out with the petro-
leum to set fire to the enemy's den, and
he only asked 10 have rope tied around
his body as IL was very few yards of. in
order that his remains might not remain
IL the foes hands. The rope was well
fixed. his companions embraced him. his
captain Warmly SHOOK EauISs ana away
he went at dusk, creeping steaIthily to
the Cuban advance post, scattering the
petroleum, and successfully lighting the
train. Instantly the Cubans opened firc
and shot the unknown hero, but they had
tc evacuate the outpost that was burned
TO the ground. Inhabitants of the Bar
rios Bajos" or popular suburbs, Of course,
cheered the king when he inaugurated
this statue.
The king has lost no time in showing
himself TO the humber classes and TO the
10000 people from the provinces who
fccked 10 the capital 70 see the stately
professions. the reviews, and illunina-
tons. Last. but not least, his Catholic
majesty took bis mother, his sisters, his
aunts. his court, and ministers. except
Sagasta, the foreign princes. and ENJOYS
OF all countries TO the bull ring for
royal buu fight after the fashion OF the
days of the house of Austria. When one
bull did not show fight the king ordered
him to be stirred up with "banderfllas de
fuego" Gre brands, amid the most en-
thusiastic cheers that marked the ascen-
sion festivities. y f. r.