Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-10
HEIR TO THRONE
OF SPAIN IS BORN
1t is a Boy, and the Title He viii
Bear is Prince of the
Asturias.
QUEENS STATE SATISFACTORY
In Room Adjoining Her Apartments
Were Gathered Cabinet Members,
Grandees and Ambassadors.

Madrid, May 10,-Queen Victoria gave
birth today to son, who becomes heir
to the throne of spain.
| The birth of the royal babe has been
awaited with eager interest throughout
| Spain, The news from the palace early
| this morning that the accouchement
| was imminent spread like wildtire. and
| crowds flocked to the great plaza 'front.'
ing the royal palace. The happy event
had taken the capital somewhat by sur
| price, for only yesterday afternoon the
! queen had taken her customary drive
| and the court physicians had intimated
| that another two weeks would pass be-
| fore confinement.
| 1t was learned from the palace au-
| thorities that the queen had been taken
| with the first pains of child birth dur
| Ing the night Messengers We're hastily
| dispatched to the prime minister and
| other chief court dignltaries as the
| event of an heir to the throne of Spain
| Is an event OF the deepest political sig
nifcance
Through the early morning ministers
| and big functionaries arrived at tho
| court of the palace.
Meantime word reached the waiting
| ing well. The doctors pronounced her
condition normal and satisfactory. King
Alfonso remained at the queens bed
| side.
AT O'Clock this morning the king
| cancelled the meeting of the council of
ministers which was to have considered
current state affairs.
Al 10 o clock the high functionaries of
the state and capital with many am
bassadors and ministers in their court
costumes had reached the palace. AT
noon this assembage- of the nobility
and power of Spain was grouped in the
royal apartments set aside for official
ceremonies, awaiting with feelings of
profound emotion the announcement of
the birth of the heir.
BIRTH OF THE BABE.
The birth of the babe occurred at
12:45 p. m. The announcement was i'm
mediately conveyed TO the waiting OFF,
Gals and crowds outside the palace
who received the glad tidings with
mingled feelings of enthusiasm and
emotion That the queen had been
blessed with a son-a male heir 10 the
throne-was no less welcome than the
happy event itself.
HIS NAME.
The boy viii be named Alfonso.
In no monarchial country IN the
NoIlu is lne ceremonial observed AT the
birth of the first offspring of the king
and queen so rigidly stately and formal
as IN Spain and on this occasion so
significant for the Bourbon dynasty.
when an heir TO the throne was SO
anNiously awaited, nothing was omit
ted from the courtly etiquette.
From the moment when Queen Vic
torla was officially announced To be
apprehending the period of maternity
the most careful surveillance was cX-
ercised over her in order that the
hopes OF the country should not run
any risk of being bllghted.
Several months before her accounche-
ment, according to Spanish royal Gus
TOM the queen took up her residence
at the palace In Madrid to await the
anxious moment. Thence, accompanied
by the king she has undertaken from
time to time pilsrmages to various
molly shrines TO pray for a safe deliv-
erance, in the same way as the hum
blest Spanish woman.
NOBILITY AT THE PALACE.
For quite a month preceding the aus
picious event, members of the proud
Spanish nobility have been I'm constant
attendance at the palace eas precau-
ton against the unwelcomc surprise OF
a premature birth, while the members
of the royal family have taken up
their residence either In the palace it.
sen OF near az hhnd IN the capital.
When At length Or. Glondcning, the
young English doctor who attended the
queen, announced that the birth was
a matter of only few hours. urgent
messages were sent 10 the premier,
Senior Maura, and his colleagues OF the
cabinet. the military governor of Mad
rid, the members of the diplomatic
corps, the grandees. the knights of the
principal orders OF chiyalry. the lead.
ing military and civil authorities and
all the ladies and gentlemen attached
TO the court.
Soon all the officials woro gathered
I'm fun uniform and wearing the gilt
tering insignia of their decorations, IN
the grand reception room gorgeously
dlaped with tapestry adjoining the
royal private apartments. among those
present being the American minister,
Mr. Collier, There IN suppressed eX-
element and hushed expectancy, they
waited and their attention was at
attracted by the movement Of heavy
curtains at the end of the apartments
aud the opening OF the door leading
from the royal rooms.
PRINCE OF THE AsTURIAs.
The son porn today 10 King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria, will according