The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-13
EYE OF REVOLUTION
,xs OF POLITICAL UPHEAyAL IN
MADRID.
covERNMENT GOES ITS WAY.
INV SERIOUS RUNEORs IN CIRCU-
LATION.

Nexr shout, Long Live tne Army, y
.+ends Danger Outcome Is
,rhreatening-Feelin Against the
,ssnits Is Largely PoliticaI-The
varriage Contract Between
charles of Bourbon and the Prin-
of the Asturias Signed at the
palace Last Night.
,1sard Feb 12.-Whispered rumors.
,,.ni.5 are not supported by tangible facts,
saw that Madrid is on the verge of tu-
init The government, however. is calm
H.. .rocsediug to carry out the details for
t,e Wedding of the Princess of the As
.r,f,s TO Prince Charles of Bourbon, but
49,, street corners, the clubs and the ho-
tai Corridors TEEN with disturbing stories.
Tho new shout, Long live the army"
= rho most serious sign. Should it take a
roal hold on the people, and should the
fe,er reach the army itself, the outcome
,,.o,l4 be threatening. The current tax
represents the army as being dissatisfied
and as announcing that 1t does not intend
70 take UP arms against the people so
long as their opposition is directed
AGAINST the Jesuits and the Count af Ca
ssrta The feeling against the former is
largely political, but real and deep
seated antagonism exists against the for
uer Carlist leader.
Another step in the marriage ceremony
occurred at the palace tonight at 8
o'clock when the formal contract was
signed.
The Duke of Sotomayer, the grand
chamberlain, had extended an invitation
m the ministry to be among the wit
resses. Besides the royal party, the min
istrv and the palace officials and the wit
nesses no others were present. All the
parties TO the wedding are domicfled in
the royal palace. They, therefore, are not
Obliged 10 expose themselves to the pub
lie. the wedding occurring within the
chapel of the palace itself at Ii o'clock
Thursday morning.
The signing of the civil contract in con-
nection with the wedding, at the palace
tonight, was a simple ceremony, and
was witnessed by only the members of
The royal family, the court officials, the
ministry, the Count of Caserta and his
family and the chosen legal witnesses of
each party. There were no invited guests.
At o'clock tonight the wedding as
sernblage gathered in the Queen Regents
reception room, in which had been placed
table containing writing materials. The
regent entered, escorted by court attend
ants and followed by the Infantas Isa
bella. Eulalia and Maria Teresa, the Prin-
cess of the Asturias, Prince Charles of
Bourbon, the Count and Countess of Ca
serta and their three daughters, the Duke
and Duchess of Calabria, Prince Gennaro,
younger brother of the Count of Caserta;
the suite of the Count of Caserta, con-
sisting of Prince Bella Rocca and Mar
quis Imperiale, all the members of the
cabinet and Gems. Weyler, Echague, Ber-
nal and Azuar, chosen as the witnesses
Cor the bridegroom.
When all had arrived, Marquis Vadillo,
Minister of Justice, acting as a notary
public for the government, read the doc
ument and announced the only formalfty
10 be that of signing it. The Princess of
the Asturias first signed using her full
legal name. Prince Charles of Bourbon
followed. and then the Queen Regent, the
members of the cabinet and the generals,
who witnessed the instrument on behalf
Of the Prince. When all the signatures
had been appended, the Minister of JUS
tce placed his seal upon the document
/ and the ceremony was ended. The docu-
ment will be published tomorrow in the
official Gazette.
Up to the present the city is perfectly
| calm
Republican banquets were held yester-
day at Saragossa, Pamplona, Cadiz, Va
encia and Malaga.
Seuor Pi Margall, leader Of the Federal
Republicans, speaking yesterday said he
believed the present movement was the
prelude to a grave revolution.