The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
NHAI DOES T
NEAN 10 SPAIN!
Military IncIinations Shown
by King AIfonzo.
STIRS UP THE GENERALS
BY His Mandatory Way of
Doing Things.
STIRS UP THE GENERALS

weeks, and he has already revealed some
traits OF viii and inclination. II IS in ev-
erything connected with the army that
he seems determined from the beginning
to convince every body that he not only
takes q keen interest, but that be intends
10 be very much his own master. No less
q parsonage than the war minister, Lieut..
General WeyIer, OF Cuban Iame. has
learnt at his cost that Don Alfonzo in
tends to have his own way At his first
review Of military cadets from the five
academies Of infantry. artillery, cavalry.
engineers and commlssariat, the king
having noticed that General Weyler had
slightly altered the programme Of the
feIc day, curtly turned to him and said:
GIVE instructions for the original plan
TO be carried out Weyler flushed, salut-
&c and obeyed.
After the grand parade OF Madrid garri-
Sons in the presence Of the court, the for
eign princes and ENJOYS Of all countries,
when AIfonzo XIII. rode back TO the
place assigned for the march past, Wey-
Ter pointed to the spot selected The king
refined his horse in. as If moved by a sud
den impulse, then motioned TO Weyler
and the staff to follow him, and putting
himself at the head Of the advancing col
umn, passed the court gallery to salute
his mother. Queen Maria Christina Then
only he left the head Of the column to
take Up his position TO the left Of her gal
Iery for the rest OF the march past. An
other day he asked Weyler TO place at
the head Of a regiment Of engineers of
the Madrid garrison a Colonel Canizares.
Weyier objected that this officer was low
down on the list. and would have 10 go
over the heads Of dozen seniors. The /
king quietly replied: II wish it TO be so
Is he not the man who so much distin-
guished himself in Cuban The war min
lister fancied 50 young monarch would
forget this incident. So a few days af
terward. IN a heap Of DEGREES prepar- /
&C for the royal signature, he slipped one
appointing to the Madrid engineer regi- |
nent the senior officer on the list of colo /
nels The king looked at the decree and !
said: 7 viii sign that when you correct (
the name and put in that Of Canizares.
II would have been interesting to see the |
face Of weyler. but the latter obeyed.
The king startled Madrid this very week /
by appearing one morning with a very /
few officers OF his military household in I
hour when the colonel the field officers I
and most Of the captains had not yet put +
n an appearance. He sent for the cap /
tain on guard duty at the barracks and (
ordered him 10 set the trumpeters To +
Eound the call for instant muster Of all 1
the batteries This was done in the royal 4
presence in twenty-seven minutes, and
the four batteries. with their guns am
uuniti0n carriages, their fine teams, non
commissioned officers and men in fun
marching order We're ready TO march.
with only six officers present The king
gave fifty pesetas TO the first man who
had appeared equipped and with his horse
n the yard. ten pesetas 70 the next man,
and five TO ten other artillerymen. Then
Re placed himself at the head Of the corps
and marched through the principal streets
Of the capital and paused, heading the
column. under the palace balcony, where
his mother stood waiting 70 see how :,
quickly he would accomplish what ne
had told her alone he contemplated doing
Il the Plaza de Oriente before the palace
he separated from the artillerymen. and
he ordered the officers 10 give the whole
regiment extra ratiOns that day. rancho
cxtraor5inario. one can picture the feel
ings Of the war minister. Weyler. the cap
tain general Of Madrid. Duke deAhuma-
ia. and the colonel OF the -Four Artilie-
ria Iigera" when they heard first that.
unknown TO them. somebody had muster
e and taken ont of the docks barracks
that distinguished corps. ana. later on.
that this somebody was the generalissimo
OF the Spanish army, his Catholic
majesty.
The effect in military circles and In po-
litical circles was tremendous and. nat
urally. there was much talk about army
etiquette. constitutional rules. ministerial
etc. The king must have
heard of thesecriticisms. as next day he
walked with his aides-ds camp into the
cavalry barracks Of san Gil. but there the
colonel was not to be caught mapping. bat
had mounted and mustered his men To
welcome the king Hardly q day passes
without his thus showing his desire TO
make the personal acquaintance of his
regiments. and he confirms the general
Impression that his training and education j
have made him. above al things, sol
der and Catholic. The soldiers and Of
feers like To see among them a prince
who. despite his slender frame and deli
.
II him as he seems 20 resist fatigue ]
pretty well though he is always en- the
&, and he sits his horse well and is a
graceful rider. They are also pleased
when they hear that ha < frequently con
sulting the war minister. the heads OF de- ,
7artments Of the war Office and many .
generals outside. with a view 5
Ic knowing what an the branches II the
service require. In
The vatican has quite as much reason ,
rs the army 20 De pleased with Aifonzo
VII on the eve Of his ascension his
mother. the queen regent. sent q special :
mission with an autograph letter from her :
majesty 70 convey Tn Pope Leo EIII. the /,
gratitude o. her son end her
self FOR the constant sympathy and at
entions his holiness has shown her and :
bis godchld. Leo NIL responded very
Kindly. and instructed his nuncio. Mon
slgnor RinaidL 10 represent him st the :
ascension u the king as envoy extraordi-
harry. and 10 tender on that occasion 10
DE king queen mother. and royal family 2
ne papal aenedict5on. Following in 1he
wake OF the head If the church. the Span !.
81 prelates mustered strong In the Cor5es
~ the day when Alfonzo XIII. took his
institutional oath. No less than sixteen
3relate senator's We're present. They
sere even more numerous in the church
q san Francisco. IN the afseraocn of The :
anne day. when the cardinal archbishop
Z TOLEDO, sancho. prlmats Of spain. the
'ardsnal archbishop OF Santiago. the C
lrchbishops Of Burgos and Valencia. and I,
'senty-six bishops were present The q