The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-05-31
ENA NOW
SPANS QUEEN
AlfOnzO and British Princess
United at Madrid.
DAY OF REJOICING
Popularity Of the Union EVi-
denced by ThrOnsS Of
Merrymakers.

MADRID. May 81 Spain was given
new queen today when Princess Ena
Victoria Of Battenberg. niece of King
Edward VII. Of Great Britain and Ire
laud, was married TO King Alfonso
MIL, the young sovereign Of Spain.
The ceremony took place in the old
Church of San Jeronimo, in Madrid.
aud the state ceremonies and popular
fetes will be continued all of this
week and until June 5.
The royal bride truly found the heart
of the Spanish nation. and the mar
riage is greeted by the people of all
classes with the greatest enthusiasm.
All Spain. looking toward Madrid, is
rejoicing at the wedding Of their king,
aud the capital has not seen such
scenes of tumultous hilarity during the
present generation. The whole city
is in gala dress and the streets throng
ed with dense masses of people
All the central points from the Church
of San Jeronimo were literally packed
tO suifocatiOn In an endeayOr 10 get q
glimpse of the king and his new queen.
1t was motley throng. with touches
almost harbaric swarthy Moors wrap
ped la flowing robes and with red
turbans on their heads; ASturian dan
GERS performing their native iOta; gyp-
sizes from Cordova aud Seville Sala-
mmncan herders in red velvet and tin
seled gold, with many representatives.
of SPANS clergy and hordeS Of blind
beggarS singing the melancholy music
of old Spain, Al the corners bands
played for street dancers.
The municipality has given free rein
to the popular reioicings The schools
aud public institutions have been
closed, and the whole population has
given itself up to celebrating the kings
marriage.
The witnesses Of the wedding who
signed the register for Princess Vie
torla were Sir Maurice Bunsen. the
british ambassador at Madrid: Polo Y
Bernahe. the Spanish ambassador at
London. who was the Spanish minister
to Washington when the war between
Spain aud the United States broke
out. Lord Hugh Cecil, Marquis de VI
ana. an intimate friend of King Al
fonsO. and Marquis de Nillalobar. The
witnesses for the king were Premier
Moret. Senior Maura. former president
of the council: General Azcarraga,
former premier: General Montero Rios,
former premier; the Duke Of Sotomay-
or. chief of the royal palace; the Mar
quls de la Nina. chief OF the royal
hunt: General Pacheco chief of the
royal halberdiers, and the Marquis lie
Boria, intendani general, these repre-
senting the statesmen, the royal house
hold. the army aud the nobility.
The marriage contract gives the
bride an annual income of $4,000 and
in the event Of the kings death 500
no In article Princess Victoria re
nounces all right of succession TO the
British throne.
Preceding the signature of the con
tract the Spanish journalists presented
60 King Alfonso golden pen with
which TO sign the document The king
aughngly accepted the gift declaring
that he always had defended the Span
Sh press against criticisms.
Many receptions were held, among
them those at the British embassy ia
the Prince Of Wales, at the Italian EN-
bassy to the Duke Of Genoa at the
German embassy TO Prince Albrecht
of Prussia and at the French embassy
TO General Dahlstein
King Alfonso received the Specla
American embassy at the royal palace
when the autograph letter Of President
/ Roosevelt was presented to his mai
( eSty.
Frederick Wallingford Whitridge
wearing American evening dress, wa,
/ accompanied by Lieutenant L. \
/ Grant. L. 5. A.. and Lieutenant Leigh
I c. Palmer t. ). ~. in full uniform
and Minister Collier and the STATS Of
the American embassy and legation,
When the Americans We're introduc
I ed into the magnificent royal salon
where the king was seated.
Ills majesty greeted the speca
American envoy most gracously aud
speaking in perfect English, thanked
the United States for having sent ,
special mission such distance. MIR
Whitridge handed the king a sealeC
letter from President Roosevelt, ut th,
same time addressing his majesty The
following message of feicitation in he
half of the American people.
THE president has charged me Ii
delivering this letter TO give your maj
esty the assurance of his highest re
gard and through him that of th'
American people not only for yourself
but for your great country, which i
the fatherland of the larger part of TIT
new world, ! esteem myself most hap
DIV Ia be the bearer of the nations g0o'
VIII, especially on the ausplclOus Occa
sion of your marriage with the charm
Ing young princess from the mother
land of my own country All mankind
we say. sire, loves lover, but in al
the world there are no more sympa
thetic and sincere we'll wIshers TO
long years Of happiness and good for
fam. Co.. ,snuppnif and tho trfugpgq thai
among the American people and
standing in this ancient kingdom he
fore the successor Of Ferdinand ant
isabella, ! aiA bouAd 20 saw youthful