King Alfonso arrived in Paris on Wednesday and was very
heartily received, although anarchists had issued manifestoea of protest. In the morning there was a review in front of the Invalides. At the Elysee, where the King had luncheon, M. Poincare was given the insignia of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece. In the evening, at a banquet, speeches of high compliment were exchanged. The anarchists expressed their intention of marching in the evening on the Spanish Embassy, but were prevented by the police. Several arrests were made ; among them were eleven Spaniards who had just arrived at the Gare Saint-Lazare. On Thursday the King reviewed troops in Fontainebleau forest. The Figaro has published a statement authorized by King Alfonso, in which he insisted on the common interests of France and Spain in Morocco, and in fact implied a closer entente between the two countries. The King also said : " I have long wished to make this journey, and because a lunatic has fired two or three shots at me that is no reason why I should give up the idea." King Alfonso's gallantry and light-heartedness are irresistible.
