Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-16
ALL SPAIN RElOIGEy
OVER Birth OF HEIR
sToRK BRINGS A STRONG, BLUE.
EYED SON TO QUEEN
VICTORIA.
Ceremony in the PaIace-RoyaI Babv
Formally Presented by the Happ
King = Generalization From All
Over the World. y

Madrid, May 1.-THE news that the
direct male succession to the throne
Of Spain had been assured by the
birth Friday of a son to Queen Vic.
toria sent thrill of rejoicing through.
out the country, and Friday night the
happy event was celebrated from one
end of the land to the other.
Queen Victoria and the child are
both doing we'll. . n
The hurried departure of royal mes.
>sengers from the palace at ten O'Clock
in the morning to summon the cour,
tiers and the members of the diplo.
matte corps gave the first indication
that the birth was imminent The
usual gathering outside the palace
courtyard was. soon swelled by i'm.
mense throngs of the excited poppu.
lace, who watched the continual
stream Of brilliantly uniformed per.
sonages driving up to the royal resi-.
dence and tried to identity the indi.
viduals. !f2S,EE, =. '4sg- AT|2 rs
~ Announced by Cannon.
The crowd waited in suspense until
nearly one o'clock, when the thunder.
ing out of the first cannon shot signi,
fed that the royal ACCOMPLISHMENT was
over. The reports were counted anx.
iously until the fifteenth, and then a
complete silence ensued. The seconds
appeared as hours until the sixteenth
shot doomed forth, and the. continue.
tionps until q had been fired informed
the public that the royal child was, a
son. The. sixteenth, report brought
forth ., ringing, cheer, and at the same
time the r1yaf standard was hoisted
over the palace andit was known that
NO .mistake had been made, The PEG.
pie danced with Joy and embraced
each other, shouting. Long live the
king! Long live the queen!" A.:
They 0en. rushed from; tbs, spot
carrying the news to the fqrthermost
points of the city. 'f3H'
Soon after the royal salute the flags
Of Spain and Great Britain were
raised over all the public buildings OF
Madrid. Many business houses closed
for the remainder of the day as a sig3
Of rejoicing. - d.. @
Ceremony in the Palace.
In the meanwhile the solemn cere
mony of presentation was being car
ried out inside the palace. The mis-.
tress of the robes, carrying huge sill.
yer tray upon which was lying the
newly born royal baby, accompanied
by King Alfonso and Premier Maura
appeared in the ante-chamber where
the courtiers had assembled.
The young monarch appeared full OF
Joy as the premier, raising the drap
cry which covered the infant on the
tray, said: Gentlemen, it is 6
prince
The solemn dignitaries thereupor
forgot all etiquette and cheered botf
. the king and the queen heartily. The
minister of justice, Marquis Figueroa
made out the birth certificate, which
was signed by all the prominent per
sonages present. The gathering ther
broke up. -@ IT,
King Alfonso telegraphed the goot
news to the pope, King Edward an(
the heads of other states, and later
the congratulations began to come in
Strong, BIue-Eyed Boy.
The ACCOMPLISHMENT was in every re
spect normal, and the queen is making
very satisfactory progress toward re
covery. Her majesty proposes her
s,lf to nourish the infant prince, who
shows signs Of the utmost vitality
He has strong voice, blue eyes ant
fair complexion like his mothers.
The queen was the first to kiss tn.
baby, and she was followed by thu
two grandmothers, Princess Beatrice
of Battenburg, and Maria Christina
the dowager queen of Spain.
DEGREES were issued Friday nigh
ordering a national holiday through
out Spain for Saturday, Sunday ant
Monday.
The cabinet met in the Afternoon
and drew up, and later presented It,
King Alphonso for his signature, de
crees transferring the title Of hei:
presumptive from Prince Charles o
Bourbon to the new born prince
1t has been decided that the bap
tism shall be on Tuesday at noon. II
court circles it is desired to name tn,
baby Carlos, but the matter of his ap
pellation has not yet been definitel,
decided.
!. King Alphonso Friday, in honor
the event, decreed the pardon Of thou
sands Of prisoners, including eigh
persons who were condemned to sui
fer the death penalty.
Message From the President.
Washington, May IL. Presiden
Roosevelt Friday sent to King Al
fonso XIII, the following message:
Il congratulate your majesty an
the Spanish nation on the birth of al