Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-07

impression here, especially among the men,
bers of the Spanish colony Of Rome, which
is quite numerous.
King Victor Emmanuel learned the news
while presiding at his weekly conference
with the cabinet ministers, and he imme-
diately personally telegraphed to the Span
ish king his warmest congratulations on his
escape
Expression From the Pope.
The papal secretary of state Cardinal
Merry del Val, when informed of the at
tempt FASTENED with the news to the pope,
who exclaimed:
Poor misguided souls. There is no ex-
cUse for their crime
The pope then instructed the papal secre-
tary to telegraph the pontiff's congratula-
tions to King Alfonso on his escape.
No Particulars at London.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Spanish embassy
here has not received any information in
regard to the attempt made upon the life
of King Alfonso at Barcelona. Dispatches
from Madrid and Barcelona are anxiously
awaited, but owing to the strict censorship
in Spain, especially in the case of such
events as the one reported from Barcelona,
sCme time may elapse before details OF the
attack are received here.
So far nothing has been received here be-
yond the Madrid dispatch announcing that
an Ofnc1al telegram nsfU Tedcneu theIc Iiom
Barcelona saying that as King Alfonso
was leaving the exhibition at Barcelona
bomb was exploded. Two peasants were In
jured and one individual was arrested.
. The newspapers of London accept the
brief official announcement from Barcelona
as an acknowledgment of an attempt 10
assassinate the king by the explosion or
bomb and as a realization of the fears or
the authorities that the king was running
into serious danger by visit to the head
quarters of anarchistic activity in Spain.
BARCELONA, Spain, April liking AL
fonso. accompanied by Premier Maura and
War Minister Linares. started at oclock
this morning on a round of visits to fac
tories where he conversed with the work.
ing people. praised labor and declared that
one of his greatest desires was to ade-
quately protect the workmen. He also
visited the workmen's quarters, many OF
which were decorated. Everywhere the
king was accorded a most cordial reception.
The Catalanist senators. the Marquis de
Campos and Senior Bertrand, wrote letters
to the Diario de Barcelona heartily well
coming the king and declaring their loyalty
and attachment to him.
King Alfonso arrived at Barcelona yes
terday for fortnight's visit to Catalonia
He was accompanied by Premier Maura
and War Minister Linares and numerous
suite. The vsit of the king to Barcelona,
which is the hotbed of republicanism,
caused the greatest disquiet In Spanish Of
ficial quarters. IT was reared the TepuDn-
cans and socialists would vent on the king
their hatred of the premier, whose strong
measures in dealing with the strike rioters
had made him very unpopular. AS pre-
ventive measure large numbers OF anar-
chists and other suspects were arrested last
week and a cruiser, three gunboats and
large force of gendarmes We're sent to Bar
celona.
The Spanish king was accorded respect
full reception at Barcelona and shortly after
his arrival attended tie deum at the cathe-
dral. The streets were decorated with
flags and lined with enormous crowds Oh
people. ,oo ooo
II was estimated that there were OO.OOo
persons in the streets and the pressure was
so great that the cordons of troops and
police were repeatedly broken by the peo-
pIa who were anxious to see their monarch
and the king was thus separated from his
attendants.