New-York tribune., 1902-05-19
ARRESTS IN MADRID.
ANARCHISTS PLOTTED TO
KILL YOUNG KING.
i DYNAMITE CARTRIDGE WAS To BE
THROWN AS TIIE ROYAL
COACH PASSED.

COACH PASSED.
Madrid. May 1S.-An anarchist plot against
King Alfonso has been discovered. and. many
arrests. including that Of Gabriel Lopez. an
employe of an Insurance company. have been
made, Dynamite cartridges were found on the
premises where Lopez was arrested Lopez says
he received a package of cartridges from an
other anarchist. with Instructions 20 throw them
at the moment of the passage of the royal car
riage in yesterdays procession
The discovery of the plot against the King is
confirmed by the newspapers here. II is said
that nine dynamite cartridges were seized
The prisoners include six medical students. a
printer a carpenter and mason.
The captured cartridges are being analyzzed
by the military authorities.
According TO the newspapers here. the police
have had an mixing of an anarchist plot against
the King since last March. and in April they
discovered an anarchist meeting place in a fash
ionable quarter of Madrid
Three AndaIusian anarchists arrived here on
May .. and were arrested shortly after their
arrival
After these arrests it was learned that a
doorkeeTer of an assurance company, which is
situated in the Carrera San Geronimo. on the
route Of yesterdays royal procession. and near
the Chamber Of Deputies had number OF
cartridges believed to be Of dynamite. in his
possession This man was arrested at 8 o'clock
on Saturday morning. Gabriel Lopez, the door
keeper. is a man Of middle age. He was exam
ined before a magistrate this morning. when he
declared that the man who gave him the cart
ridges and told him TO throw them the royal
coach passed was Francisco Suarez- Suarez is
notorious for the part he played in an attempted
outrage upon the late Canovas del Castillo. seven
years ago, when he accompanied an anarchist
named Ruiz. who intended To explode bomb in
Canovas del CastiIlo's garden The bomb ex-
ploded prematurely, Ruiz was killed and Suarez
was badly injured. He was committed TO prison
for seven years. and has only recently been lib
Grated. Lopez was confronted yesterday with
suarez and accused the latter of giving him
the dynamite cartridges This Suarez denied.
and both men are detained.
Four other men have been arrested in connec-
ton with the affair. and none of them deny
being anarchists.
According to the "Heraldo." some vacinatioa
was shown by certain men who recently at
tended anarchist meeting here. whereupon
Carpentes Palacios. one of the anarchists taken
into custody. said:
We must decide; at the Kings oath taking
we must not allow ourselves to be called
towards"
During the ceremonies Yesterday s+-a-,7.v+
upon the attaining Of his majority by King,
Alfonso. the Queen mother was seen several
times TO wipe the tears from her eyes when the
King received the plaudtts Of the people.
\ pretty incident occurred while the royal pro-
cession was passing through the streets of the
city. After the royal coach left the Chamber Of
Deputies. a group OF young girls approached the
carriages and one OF them offered a bouquet Of
roses and carnations to his majesty while her
companions released a number of doves. Sew
eral of the birds flew TO the royal coach and one
of them was caught by the King. His majesty
accepted the bouquet and warmly thanked the
donors
y mass. at which the members of The royal
family. the princes. the foreign envoys and the
principal oourtiers We're present. was celebrated
at the chapel yesterday morning
The unusual occurrence Of two bullfghts in
one day witnessed to-day. One fight was
held this morning and the other this afternoon,
and the Plaza de Toros was filled each time
The court and the diplomatic representatives
here attended the laying of the foundation stone
OF the first monument To King Alfonso MI the
father Of the present King. in the Buen Retro
Gardens. al O'Clock this afternoon. The cere-
mony performed by King Alfonso XIII
\ gala performance of Don Juan" at the
Royal Theatre given tonight. II was the
production of this foreign opera, by a cast al
most exclusively foreign that caused the So
ciety Of Dramatic Authors 10 send circular to
all the theatres in Spain prohibiting them from
giving performances yesterday.
Madrid generally illuminated tonight,
and fireworks Witnessed from different
points of the city.