The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
WEYLER AYES
MADRID MODS
Troops Suppress All At
temptS at Outbreak.
KINGS SISTER WEBS
PRINCE CHARLES
Quaint Customs in Royal Marri-
age Ceremony.

/ Madrid, Feb. 1A-When MADRID
awoke it found itself under military
rule. with Captain General Weyler in
command. A proclamation was posted
announcing the enforcement OF martial
law in consequence Of the inability Of
the civil authorities to cope with the
| disturbances.
Mounted troops patroIled the city and
occupied every strategic point, and
demonstration toward the palace on ac-
count of the wedding was thus nipped
in the bud, and no disturbance Of any
kind occurred today.
Immense crowds surrounded the pal
ace during the royal wedding ceremony,
but not word OF disrespect was over
heard. After the ceremony the mayor
issued an appeal to the DOpUlaces ask
ing for Calmness.
General Weyler has issued q prOcla-
nation prohibiting persons gathering in
groups. Any one found insulting or in
iuring the troops by word or deed viii
be tried by court martial Parents or
guardians permitting children to roam
in the streets viii be heavily fined.
Military subjects on furlOugh who
take part in disturbances viii be court
martialed. Persons injuring railways
or other means Of transportation, and
persons interfering win % AAANA@+LAEa
WOrkmen will also be cOurtmartialed.
The air is full Of a ministerial crisis,
but there appears to have been no
meeting of the cabinet this evening.
Wedding in the Palace.
In the chapel of the royal palace. in
the presence of the royal family and all
the aristOcr3SY and and ofhcialdOm of
Spain, DOna. Maria de Las Mercedes de
Bourbon Y. HapSburg, Princess of the
AsCurias. was today welded to Prince
Charles Bourbon.
At 1890 O'Clock this morning there
assembled in the private apartments OF
Queen Regent Maria. Christina those
forming the brides party, consisting Of
her mother, the queen regent, her
brother the boy king, Alfonso XIII;
his sister the Infanta Maria Teresa
her aunts the Infantas Isabella and
EuIaIie; her uncle, Archduke Eugene
of Austria; her grandmother, Arch
duchess Elizabeth. with all the high re-
fainers of the court, ladies in waiting.
grandees of spain and gentlemen ~
waiting.
At the same hour, in like manner,
there gathered in the apartments Of the
Infanta DOna Isabella the persons COM
posing the party of the bridegroom.
These were the parents of Prince
Charles the Count and Countess OF ca
seTta. the Duke and Duchess of Calab-
ria. his sisters, -DOna Maria. ImEacu-
lata. Dona Maria PA and DOna Maria
Josephine, and their train Of ladies and
gentlemen.
The diplomatic tribune was first
filed Among the early corners were
BpIIanv StOrer, United States minis
ter. and Mrs. StOrer; S S Sickles, the
secretary of the United States enc
bassS: Attache Bowler and H sum-
mers, the United States vice consul gen
eraI at Barcelona
When the chapel finally filed, scene
of wondrous colOring. due TO the bril-
fancy of the dresses of the court ladies'
and the elegant uniforms of officers and
diplomatists, was displayed.
King Leads Bridal Party.
King Alfonso, dressed in the simple
uniform of a cadet with a small sword
I AT mis- side. led the way for the bridal
party. He walked erect and firmly, MS
/ healthy appearance giving denial TO
/ the rumOrs recently circulated that ne
was i'll
t The ceremony, which was performed
( by Cardinal Sancha, lasted haI an
/ hour Mass followed.
! A peculiar custom observed was that
/ of giving coins to the bride by the
/ bridegroom. These may be pennies or
| silver or gold coins, according to the
position and wealth of the contracting
! Darties. but they mUst always number
/ thirteen. Those employed today were
/, thirteen gold coins, each Weighing an
! ounce and being of the coinage bearing
the bust of Felipe, the first Spanish
bourbon monarch. They were the same
used at the wedding of Isabel III, the
/ grandmother of the bride.
I After the conclusion OF the simple
] wedding service the cardinal prlmate
pronounced a short discourse, eXhort-
ing the wife to love and obey her nus
band and the husband to love and cher
ish his wife, adding:
It give thee q companion, not a
/ slave"
The cardinal also made reference to
The virtues of the ancestors of the
bride and groom and pointed out the
obligations the prince and princess were
/ under to give a good example to those
in an inferior station of life and then
bestowed the papal and his own pene-
diction-
! The cardinal wore ancient Yestmentsi
richly studded with gems and pearls,
dating from the reign Of Ferdinand. At
the conclusion of the ceremony the cor
tege retraced its steps-the king with
I the Countess of Caserta-
The Count and Countess OF Caserta.
left Madrid at s O'Clock. Their depar-
ture was without special incident. The
train viii proceed with the greatest cir
cumspecti0n owing to the fear OF
treacherOus attack
Prince Charles and the Princess Of
the Asturias viii remain IN Madrid for
the present