The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-24
h. & B. BEER,
Cotton Merchants,
NEW ORLEANS.
MEMBERS OF: New Orleans Cotton Ex
change New York Cotton Exchange and As
seeiate Members Liverpool Cotton Association:
Special attention given 10 the execution o.
esntracts for future delivery In cotton
HAS ALFONSO GONE MADe
Remarkable Eccentricities Displayed
By Spanish King.

Cable to New York Journal.
All Spain is aghast today over the lat
est reports of the extraordinary eccen-
tricities of King Alfonso. The details of
his remarkable actions which are now
becoming known. cause the greatest fears
that the rumors of mental alteration are
true.
During his recent provincial tour the
King repeatedly gave evidence of lack
of mental balance and almost drove
General Pacheco. his chief attendant
frantic by his actions.
Al Oviedo at the great reception. the
King complained of being bored and asked
why he could not go to bed. Pacheco ex-
planned etiquette demanded that the peo-
pie leave first.
"Oh. must they?' replied His Majesty.
I'LL soon send them away"
A moment later Alfonso doubled his
fists. and placing them to his mouth in
imitation of a bugle sounded taps. Ev-
erybody stood aghast and glanced toward
the King. who again sounded taps,
stretched his arms and yawned. The
people took the hint and departed.
At Leon the King was met by brill
liant procession to escort him to the
town hall. On the way a triumphal arch
attracted Alfonso's attention. His Maj
esty in a loud voice called on the driver
to stop. The King then alighted. unsluns
his camera and proceeded to take pictures
Of the arch from every conceivable an
gle. He continued to take pictures for
ten minutes, while the umid Spanish dig
MtdTIeS NdlHiy tTieu 10 get MIN TO QeSlSt
At Santander the King received the
citys keys on a street stand. AS the
keys were handed to His Majesty the
crowd shouted:
rias!' Long Live Spain. Long live SAINT
anderi
In the stiffness which followed the
King leaned toward the Duke of Veragua
Say. Duke. you didn't get anything this
Kline. did you. No long live for you
He then laughed boisterously at Vera
kua's confusion.
the shrine, which is one of the most ia
nous in Europe. After the TIE Deum''
Alfonso said that he was hungry and
wanted something TO eat. General Pa
checo explained that he must first see
the sacred relics The Bishop of Caba-
donga conducted His Majesty toward the
relics and began an explanation. The
Bishop showed the King st. Peters toe
nail and st. Pauls hair. The King
stopped him with:
Say. Bishop, do you believe that nom
eense?''
The scandalized Bishop affirmed that
well, don't" replied Alfonso. I'VE
have seen enough, 1 am going to dinner"
with which remark he marched off to-
ward the dining hall.
A beautiful and costly dias for the
Kings use during the municipal reception
had been erected.
Alfonso entered the hall, saw the dias
and said:
What's that? I don't want that? I
prefer to stand here"
He then backed into the middle of the
room.
On the road from Oviedo to Mieres he
spied a small gauge railway and asked
where it lead. He was told to the mines
several miles away. This aroused the
Kings curiosity. and he said:
II want to go there; let us turn
General Pacheco re nonstrated and said
that the people OF Mieres had been wait
ing since morning to see the King, and
1t was already late.
81 must disappoint them" said the
King. Am 1 not King? I'll do what
want, and l want to see the mines"
His Majesty then compelled the entour-
age to go with him to view the mines
In consequence the people of Mieres, af-
ter a long wait thought the King was
not coming, and nobody was on the streets
TO welcome him when he arrived.
~ The King constantly altered the pro-
gram without the slightest reason. His
actions have caused the people of the
provinces to fear that their ruler is re-
ally demented.