Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
THE MADRID TRAGEDY
Chief Suspect Imbued With
Anarchy in Germany.
GREAT BRITAIN AROUSED
Sequel to Attempt on Spanish Sow
ereigns' Lives.
ANARCHISTS TO BE DRIVEN OUT
italian Authorities Active In Ferret
ing Plots-Discovery Of Bombs at
Ancona-Madrid Police Busy.
ANARCHISTS TO BE DRIVEN OUT

chief suspect in the attempt to assassinate
kig Alfonso and his bride, is the son of
u manufacturer. He was educated in Ger
many. where he became imbued with an
archist Ideas. As he spoke several Ian
guages when he returned to Sabadell
Morales was given a. position as a CONNER
cial traveller for his fathers firm
He became intimate with the local an
arohfsts of his town, whom he supplied
with funds. His disposition rendered him
insufferable to his family, and last jan
u&ry, having inherited $1,000, he left his
fathers. house. Since then he has main
tained the closest relations with anarchists
Great Britain Thoroughly Aroused.
LONDON, June 2.-The desperate attempt
on the lives of King Alfonso and Queen
victoria closely touches the people of Great
brNaln' bringing home to them the ques-
tlon OF harboring anarchists which has
long been kept in the background Il Is
now expected that this will Immediately be
presented to the government upon the re-
asst moing OF parliament after the Whit
suhlide recess. when an effort will be made
70 secure the passage of law excluding
anarchists from their ng-entoyed harber-
age IN Great Britain. The effect of the
agitation Is prOblematical Much depends
on the result of the investigation being
made by the Scotland Yard detectives and
other officials.
The authorities at Scotland Yard are in
clined to doubt that the Madrid plot orig
mated IN London. The evidence so far ad-
uuced does not warrant full acceptance of
the claim that this city has been used as
the rendezvous of anarchists and as the
general idea is that Judgment must be
suspended pending the disclosure of proofs
and details of the conspiracy
Ii II Is established that London was used
1rd fo,
action Will be immensely strengthened and
the prospects of legislation against anarch-
ISIS Will be enhanced. There has been long
oeep-rooted sentiment in Great Britain
against closing the doors to any political
refugees or plotters. however violent and
apparently there has been an agreement
among the anarchists not to modest mem
ners OF the British royal family so long as
the former enjoyed freedom of access to
the country and immunity from prosecu-
tfon when within
II has often been asserted that the Brit
ism secret police had made the immunity
or members of the royal family the sub
Ject OF a definite pact with anarchists and
that 1t was enforced by the threat of rig
orous exclusion In case of the agreement
being broken.
attack on the queen of SPAIN A clause
In the orenses against the person act
passed during the reign of Queen Victoria.
gives the police power to take action ~
Bombs Found in italian Towns.
ROME. June 2.-The police, suspecting
anarchist plots at Ancona, on the Adriatic.
lso miles northeast of Rome, today made a
sudden descent upon several houses there
Iney FOUND that barber named Gabbia-
nell mad several explosive mixtures, chiefly
or chiorate of potash and sulphur and in
MS shop were three bombs ready to be
exploded.
Iney were little larger than an orange
with an exterior of dark cement and a fuse
at.achinent. The bombs were similar in
appearance to that used in the attempt on
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Cab
bianeih and twelve other anarchists were
arrested.
The Italian police discovered a plot
against King Alfonso a few DAVIS before
the attempted assassination was made Mt
Madrid and informed the Spanish police.
Some Feeling Against British.
MADRID. June Judge Wallet today In
terrogated Robert Hamilton, the English
suspect for an hour, after which ne wa. re-
leased, as his innocence was clear
The arrest of the Englishman Is causing
deep undercurrent of British resentment
and has also reawakened the aufmosity of
the ignorant Spanish rs.bble against the
British as the latter blindly assert that
Queen Victoria's coming to Madrid was the
main cause Of the attempt on the kings
life.
The proprietor Of the boarding house at
which Morales the chief suspect. stopped
has recognized him by photograph as be-
ing notorious anarchist named Navarro,
who was one of the suspects after the at
tempt on the Spanish kings life when his
majesty visited Paris last year.
Report Of Suicide.
The civil governor announces that an in
dividual exactly resembling the man sup
posed to have thrown the bomb at the royal
couple as they were proceeding to the pal
ace from the church after the marriage
ceremony committed suicide in the village
of Torrejondeardox. near Madrid, when he
was about to be arrested.