The San Francisco call., 1906-05-31

MADRID. May 30-Spain is rejoicing
on the eve OF the wedding of King All
fonso and Princess Victoria. and the
capital has not seen such scenes OF
enthuslasm. during the present genera
ton Tonight the whole city. is agloM
with fireworks and electrical iIlumina- :
tlons, while the streets are tbronged
with dense masses of people. All the
central points from the Puerta del Sol
70 the Prado.~ Palace are literally
As the decorations and iluminations
take on their most lUrid hues ii is a
motley throng-swarthy Moors Wra pped
In moving robes. and with red turbanS
on their heads. Asturian dancers. gyp-
sizes from Cordova and Seville Sala-
nance heTderS in red VelVets and tin
Seled gold with many representatives
OF Spaln's clergy and hordes Of blind
begSdrS singing the melancholy music
ot spain. At the corners bands play
FOR street dancers The municipaiitv
has. given free rein TO the popular re-
9olcings. The schools and public insti-
tuuons have been closed and the whole
population had given itself up to ceIe-
bratlng the Kings marriage
The chief events of the day were the
kfnS reception TO the foreign envoys
1ncluding the representative of the
Gnlted states. and the signing of the
wedding contract. The latter ceremony
TOOK place at the Prado Palace. in the
presence OF Premier More1 and the
other Cabinet Ministers. with the SOL
emnlty BETTING a great state ceremony
throne
MARRIAGE CONTRACT SIGNED.
The witnesses for Princess Victoria
were Sir Maurice Bunsen. the British
ambassador at Madrid: the Spanish
Embassador. at London. Lord Hugh
cecil. Marquis de Eiana. an intimate
friend Of King Alfonso, and MARQUIS de
hllalobaro. The witnesses for the
King were Premier Moret Senior Maura
former President of the Council; Cen
eral Azcarra ga, former Premier; Gen
sral Monte Rios, former Premier: the
Psiaces the Marquis de Ia Nina chief
OF the Royal Hunts. General Pacheco
chief OF the Royal Hal berdiers. and fhe
Marquis de Bor1a, Intendant General
these representing the statesmen, the
foysl househoid, the army and the
The marriage contract appears to-
night in the Oficial Gazette Article 2
gives the bride an annual income of
$4,000 and in the event of the Kings
death $4,000. In article g.. Princess
victoria renounces ali right of success
sion TO the: British throne. The other
articles relate TO the marriage
preceding the signing Of the con-
tract the spanish journalists sent TO
King Alfonso a golden pen with which
70 81 gn the document. The King laugh
lngly accepted the gift. declaring that
he had always defended the Spanish
press against criticism
among them those at the British En-
oassy 70 the Prince Of Wales. at the
Italian Embassy to the Duke of Genoa,
al the German Embassy to Prince AL
brecht of Prussia, at the French En-
Dsssy 10 General Dahlstein; and at the
american legation TO Special Envoy
Whiteridge. This latter reception was
attended by many prominent person
ages Ia diplomatic and court circles
AMERICANS RECEIVED.
King sAlfonso received the special
American envoy at the royal palace at
1890 this morning. when the auto
graph letter of President Roosevelt was
presented to him. The audience took
place in the hall of the ambassadors
and was surrounded by all the i'm
pressive fOrmalities of court cere-
mony. Mr.. Whitridge, wearing Ameri-
can evening dress, was accompanied by
Lieutenant L. 5. Grant, L. S. A, and
Lieutenant Leigh c. Palmer. L. S. N.
IN full uniform and Minister Collier
and the stats of the special American
I'm bassy and Legation
The palace guard rendered honors as
the Americans drove into. the Cavern
Gus palace courtyard, and as other en-