The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-16
HEIR TO SPANISH
THRONE ARRIVES
ROYAL BABE MADE IT'S APPEAR
ANCE LAST FRIDAY.
!" LONG LIVE THE PRINCE y
Madrid in Holiday Spirit Crowds
Around the Palace and Cheers the
Young Prince. Great JOY is Felt
Over the Sex of the Heir.

AROUND the EalaCo anu CaoeIS tu0
Young Prince. Great JOY is Felt
Over the Sex of the Heir.
Madrid.-Queen Victoria gave birth
Friday to son, who becomes heir I,
the throne Of Spain. The birth OF
the royal babe has been awaited with
eager interest throughout Spain. The
news from the palace that the accouch
ment Of the queen was immenent
spread like widlfire and crowds went
to the great palace fronting the roy
al palace.
The happy event had taken the cap
ital somewhat by surprise, for only
Thursday afternoon the queen had
taken her customary drive and the
court physicians had intimated that
another two weeks would pass before
confinement. It was learned from
the palace authorities that the queen
had been taken with the first pains
Of childbirth during the night. Mes
sengers were hastily dispatched to
the prime minister and other chief
court dignataries, as the advent Of an
heir to the throne of Spain is an event
Of the deepest political significance.
Throughout the early morning min
listers and big functionaries assembled
at the court Of the palace. Meantime
word reached the waiting throngs
that the queen was progressing well.
The doctors pronounced her condition
normal and satisfactory. King Al
phonso remained at the queens bed
side.
The birth Of the babe occurred at
12:46 p. M The announcement was
Immediately conveyed to the officials
and crowds outside the palace who re-
seivsd the glad tidings with mingled
feelings Of enthusiasm and emotion.
That the queen had been blessed with
. son-a male heir to the throne
was no less welcome than the happy
event itself.
In no monarchicnl court in the
world Is the 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 occa-
sions, so significant for the bourbon
dynasty, with an heir to the throne 50
anxiously awaited, nothing was omit
Cd from the courtly etiquette.
From the moment when Queen Vic
toria was officially announced to be
approaching the period Of maternity,
the most careful surveillance was ex-
ercissd over her in order that the
hopes Of the court should not run any
risk Of being blighted.
Several months before her accouch-
ment according to Spanish royal cue
tom the queen took up her residence
at the palace in Madrid to await the
anxious moment. Thence accompan-
led by the king, she has undertakes
from time to time pilgrimages to va
rious holy shrines to pray for safe
deliverance, In the same way as the
humble street Spanish woman. For
quite month preceding the auspici-
Gus event members of the proud Span
ish nobility have been in constant at
tendance at the palace as precaution
against the unwelcome surprise Of q
premature birth, whilst the members
Of the royal family have taken up
their residence within the palace itself
or near at hand in the capitol.
When Mr.. Glendenning, the young
English doctor who attended the
Queen, announced that the birth was
matter of only few hours, urgent
messages were despatched to the
prime minister, Senior Maura, and his
colleagues Of the cabinet, the COVER
nor Of Madrid, the members of the
diplomatic corps, the grandees, the
knights Of the principal orders of
chivalry, the leading military and
civil authorities and all the ladies and
gentlemen attached to the court Soon
all Of the officials were gathered in
full uniform and wearing the insig-
MIA Of their decorations. In the grand
reception room gorgeously draped
with tapestry adjoining the royal pri-
vate apartments, among those pres
emit being the American ministers, Mr..
Collier.
There, in suppressed emotion and
hushed expectancy they waited, and
then all eyes were attracted by a
movement Of the heavy curtains at
the end Of the apartment, and the
opening Of the door leading in the
royal rooms. The formal announce
sment Of the birth Of the infant was
Takes Strychnine.