The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-05-23

Anarchist Plot Against Alfonso Has
Been DiscOyeped

Madrid, May 20. - An anarchist plot
against King Alfonso has been dis
covered and six arrests, including that
or Gabriel Lopez, an employee of an in
surance company. have been made.
Dynamite cartridges were found on the
premises where Lopez was arrested.
Lopez says he received a package of
cartridges from another anarchist with
instructions to throw them at the mo-
ment of the passage of the royal car
rage in Saturdays procession.
The discovery Of the plot against the
king is confirmed by the newspapers
here. 1t is now said that nine dyna-
mite cartridges were seized. Further
arrests have been made, and the pris-
oners include six medical students, a
printer, a carpenter and a mason. The
captured cartridges are being analysed
by military authorities.
Lunatic Frightens Alfonso.
The splendid ceremonies Saturday in
connection with the attaining of his
majority by King Alfonso were at
tended by an incident which, while in
significant in itself, for the moment
created considerable excitement among
those who witnessed it, and in the
chamber of deputies, WI ere the story
first arrived in a mere sensational form
than the facts warranted. 1t appears
hat just as the royal coach emerged
from the Plaza de Armas into the
square in front Of the palace, amid the
sound of cannon, a young man among
the s%ightseers behind the Gordon sud-
6an1v n,-chod ~ ~, erh Tho ra rLc ne COL
diers and police and rushed toward the
door Of the chariot, with his hat in one
hand and holding outstretched in the
other q paper. Before he reached the
door the state lackeys and equerries
Hurried to the Scene
and quickly o~verpowered him, though
not before the disturber had received a
severe mauling. The prisoner was taken
to the guard room of the palace, where
he was Intercepted. The letter he
had in his hand proved ia be an adj
dress to the king, stating that the In
fanta Maria Terese, who was with the
king in the royal coach, had promised
him her hand, and begging the king, as
the brother of the %.nfanta, to accede to
the marriage. The prisoner was care
fully searched and 1t was found that he
carried no weapon. His remarks about
the 1rfanta Maria Terese left no doubt
as to his mental condition. The king
witnessed the struggle with the luna
tic, and he believed that an attempt
was being made upon his life. He
turned deathly pale and he displayed
considerable nervousness.
King Takes the Oath.
King Alfonso Saturday attained his
majority and became king in fact, as
well as In name, having reached the
age. sixteen, prescribed by the consti-
tuition. Beautiful weather favored this,
the central day Of the fetes. At an early
hour all the bands Of music Of the
troops composing the garrison marched
through the principal streets, playing
lively marches, 10 the royal palace,
where they performed beneath the win
dows Of the kings apartments. The
royal procession was formed on the
Plaza de Armas, in front Of the palace,
and shortly before 2 p. m. proceeded to
the chamber of deputies, where, in the
presence Of the senators and deputies,
the king Doh the oath to uphold the
constitution. The procession was n
spectacle of medieval magnificence.
The return to the palace was made the
occasion for an ovation for the young
king.