The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-01
WEYLER WAS HIT.
Former Governor General OF
Cuba Among Those Injured
By the Bomb Thrown at the
King and Queen.
KILLED NUMBER 90.
The Number Of Wounded Is Now
Given at Sixty.
Thirty Arrests of Suspected Per-
sons During the Night.

Madrid, June General weyler was
seriously wounded by the bomb explos-
ion yesterday. Five Of the wounded are
dying
The magnitude on the attempt on the
lives Of King Alfonso and Queen Vic
toria increases. The number OF killed
is now given at 20 and the wounded at
CO. During the night 80 arrests were
made, but the person who actually
threw the bomb is apparently at large.
The ministry has decided to continue
the fetes for the purpose Of aIlaying
public apprehensions~
A jeweled decoration worn by King
| Alfonso was shattered by splinter Of
the bomb Queen Victoria is irreconcila-
BILE, declaring that she is responsible
for so many persons being killed.
The bomb was thrown from a window
1t was aimed at the king. but struck an
electric wire and fell back away from
the interior of the carriage. It struck
the ground to the right of the carriage
and under the wheel horse
Several of those killed were standing
on the balcony OF the house from which
the bomb was thrown
The royal coach was brought to a
sudden stop by the shock. OFFICERS and
| soldiers of the escort fell to the ground
about the equerry and horses that had
] been killed The screams of the multi
| tude mingled with the groans of the
! dying 1t was Immediately seen that
| the royal coach was intact, except as II
| had been damaged by flying splinters.
King Alfonso Immediately alighted and
/ assisted Queen Victoria out of the car
riage. They then entered another coach
and were driven swiftly to the palace
All this happened so quickly that peo-
! pie away from the immediate vicinity
were not a ware of the tragedy and con-
tinued to acclaim their sovereign. Soon,
however, there appeared the empty
| royal coach with two horses missing
and the others Spattered with blood.
i The grooms and drivers looked death
" pale in their spangled uniforms.
I Then came a boy shouting bomb had
been thrown at the king
The appearance OF the king ana queen
in a coach brought out delirious ova-
tions.
Concealed in Bouquet.
The bomb, which was concealed in
/ bouquet. was of polished steel. about as
thick as a lead pencil. It was thrown
from a third floor window. The house,
| according to some reports, belongs to
the queen-mother. having been be-
! queathed to her by a philanthropist
| and being the only house she owns in
The house is opposite the church of
| the Sacrament and the captain gen
erals residence The royal procession
| royal carriage exactly opposite the
| house when the bomb was thrown. The
missile TELL to the right Of the royal
| carriage, between the hfnd-most pair
| Of the horses and the front pair OF
| wheels
Dead men and horses were lying
about, literally torn to pieces. The mob
| invaded the streets while the forces Of
the guards sought to maintain order
| and block the approa ching streets. The
/ bodies were wrapped in blankets and
removed on htters while the wounded
| were taken to hospitals in ambulances-
| The pavement was literally covered
with blood and the upper stories of the
buildings nearest were spattered with
it
The lace from which the bomb was
thrown is a boarding house. The cham
| Der from which the missile was hurled
was taken May p, by a man from
When the police surrounded the house.
the man attempted to flee, but was
captured Another man escaped over
the roofs of houses.
One Of the injured proved to be a
son-in-law Of Premier Moret's private
secretary.
When the king and queen arrived at
the royal palace it was noticed that
surrounded by foreign princes, each
anxious to show sympathy and offer
CONCENTRATIONS on the miraculous es-
cape.
Assassin Left His Clothes.
The searches made by the poplice
disclose the fact that the author OF
yesterdays outrage was a man Of lux
ury and wealth. He left many val
uables and fine clothes behind him in
his hurried flight. He bought a
bouquet of flowers before the attempt
and concealed the bomb within it. This
bouquet was thrown amid the strewine
of the flowers which fell upon the
coach as greeting to their majestiea
The assassin rented an overlooking
balcony at a fabulous price.
The individual arrested this morn
4 ling and taken to the Medic Dia po-
lice station closely corresponds with
the description of the author Of yes
terday's explosion
Suspect Is English.
Madrid, June 1.-The man in custody
at the Medic Dia police station under
suspicion Of being the person who threw
the bomb al the king and queen yester-
day, is said to be an Englishman and
gives the name of Robert Hamilton. He
is about so years of age and was point
ed out in the streets to the Spanish DO
here to attend the wedding festivities.
His arrest caused great excitement
among the people, men and women try
ing to strike him while others shouted
lynch him Soldiers had to assist the
police in taking the man to the station
He Is of good appearance and someWhat
resembles the man the police have been
looking for. The suspect says he went
to a bull fight yesterday afternoon but
he does not explain how he passed his
time yesterday morning. He refuses to
give the Spanish police any further in
formation, but adds that ne is willing to
answer any questions the British consul
; may put to him. The prisoner speaks