Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-04
Alfonso Gives Expression to
Gloomy Forebodings of An
Assassination
SAYS 1T is SURE TO COME
Young King of Spain Depressed by
Events Of His Wedding Week-Man
Who Threw the Bomb Committed
Sucide-Body Has Been Identified
Pail Over City of Madrid.

Madrid June 4.-The capture and
suicide Saturday night at Torrejon de
Ardes of Manuel Morales, the chief
suspect in the bomb outrage against
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, adds
another dramatic chapter to the Incl
dents surrounding the royal wedding.
Morales was recognized by g,iart
who sought to detain him, hut Mo"a.e
drew a revolver and killed the guard
Then he turned to flee but number OF
the citizens blocked his way, and he
turned the revolver upon himself, en-
piring few minutes later. ST.. Cuesta
proprietor of the hotel from the bal
cony of which Morales threw the bomb
viewed the body yesterday mornins
and completely identified it as that OF
his recent guest. The body was tneE
brought to Madrid. AT first there Was
q desire to bury 1t at Torrejan ae
Ardos, but the villagers Indignantly re-
fused to permit the corpse to repose II
their town.
The body of Morales was exposed
yesterday afternoon and thousand:
sought admission to the room where II
lay. Public feeling was intense, cihef-
" because of the great number Vi
victims. The final disposition OF the
body has not yet been determined up
on, but the public demands an lgliom-
inious burial.
The American envoy to the we'd
ding, Frederick w. Whitridge, hal q
brief conversation with King Alfonso
during the reception Saturday night
When the conversation naturally turn
ed to the attempt on the king and
queen. King Alfonso shrugged his
shoulders and made the following sig
nificant statement, showing how ne
views the future.
Eyes, fortunately, it was unsuccess-
full; but it will come again. 1t may DC
any time-perhaps tomorrow, perhaps
within month, perhaps within veal
but it will come
The king wore look of calm reslg-
nation as he gave this forecast OF the
future. Altho he bore himself splen-
didly thruout the terrible experience
the courtiers witness trying scene
as King Alfonso ana Queen Victoria
hurried within the castle after the at
tempt was made te, assassinate them
For a moment Alfonso's nerves were
completely unstrun,y, and, turning to
Queen Victoria, her dress spattered
with blood, he exclaimed:
.sWhy did l bring you to this eoun-
try? It was wrong, you never should
have come here
The queen mother and one of the in
fantas Gained the everwraught nerves
of the king and the bridal couple re-
paired sadly to the nuptial chambers
Tickets Are Changed.
A gala performance was given Sun
day evening at the opera after re-
markable interruption. 1t was discov>
cred Saturday night that one ticket for
the performance was missing. This had
q suggestive meaning, as the officials
had scrupulously kept track of the des-
tination of every one of them. There
fore the entire issue. was cancelled and
new ones of a different color were Civ
en- out. The change was the cause OF
great confusion, but it was considered
imperative in order to guard against
the possibility that the missing ticket
might admit a bomb thrower. The
American envoy and his party were
present The king and queen were
greeted with enthusiasm. The churches
Sunday celebrated masses of thanks
giving for the escape of the king and
queen.