The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-05-22
NOW KING ALFONSO0F SPAIN
HAS ATTAINED HIS MAJORITY.
His Ascending to the Throne . Cor
HeOus CcreMOny-Incident Hap
pemed at Royal COach-The Parade
Was Spectacle of Medieval Mag
mi0cence.

Madrid, May lS.-The splendid cere-
monies in connection with the attaining
OF his majesty by King Alfonso were at.
tended by an incident which, while nsig
niticant III itself, for the moment created
much excitement among those who wit
messed it and in the chamber of depu.ie..
where the story first arrived in a more
sensational form than the facts warn antei.
1t appears that just as the royal coach
emerged from the Plaza DIES Armas mo
the square in front Of the palace, amid
the sound of cannon, young man among
the sightseers behind the Gordon suddenly
pushed through the ranks of soldiers and
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 state
lackeys and equerries hurried to the
scene and quickly overpowered him,
though not before the disturber had re-
ceived 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 lnfanta Maria Teresa
who was with the king in the royal coach,
had promised him her hand, begging the
king, as the brother of the lnfanta, t.,
accedc to marriage. The prisoner wa,
carefully searched, and it was found that
he carried no weapons. His remarks re.
garding the lnfanta Maria Teresa eft 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. lie was evidently crazy, and told
/ the commissary of police that the Infanta
Maria Teresa, who was in the royal car
rate tnot the Infanta Isabella, as previ.
ously cabled), had promised to marry VIM,
and he took advantage of the occasion
to endeavor to speak to her brother, IT,.
king, in order to demand that he con-
cede him (Puiz) her hand. When the
prisoner was searched no arms were
found in his possession, but he had in 4
pocket piece of poetry in which he
declared his love for the 1nfanta Maria
Teresa.
On arriving at the chamber later, when
the king was entering the hall, the presi.
den cried to those present:
"Be quieted-a mad man or miscreant
has 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 a few minutes later, and the
king, ascending the throne, was greeted
with tremendous ovation, which he
smilingly acknowledged.
King A..onso 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 cour. 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 oat.,
to uphold the constitution. DIR. j.. l.. NJ.
Curry, the United States envoy, who was
well placed and able to watch the proceed
ings closely, said afterward that no one
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 oati,
~ .s%:
expression into the words, acting through
out in an intelligent and self possessed
way.
A Grand Procession.
Madrid, May fa.--King Alfonso attain.
ed his majority today and became king in
fact as well as in name. having reached !
reached the age, is, prescribed by the con
stitution.
The procession was a spectacle of mo
dicval magnificence. Great groups on
horseback opened the march. They were
followed by four buglers and cymbal play
ers from the royal stables. whose horse-
were led by grooms on foot: four mace |
bearers on four horses, with oriental trap
pings, led by hand; two Of the kings rid
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
in gold and silver. Then came
IL Of the principal outrders. who directly
preceded line Of quaint, historical
coaches, emblazoned with armorial bear
ings and embellished with massive gilt !
The coachmen and foot |
men were brilliant in Louis XIV. liveries
and the trappings of the horses were Of
the most gorgeous descrintinn The first |