MAKING A NEW KING
Alfonso Now Monarch
of Spain
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE
OF ROYAL TIM MIDDLE
Hiiukrupt Exchequer Drained to
Make a Grand Dirplay
of Magnificence
Madrid, May 17. Ilia Majesty, Al
fouioXlll.Kliigof Spain, Bolomnly took
thu oath to tint Constitution In the Hall
o( Assembly of the Chamber of Poputlea
today, with tlm utmost ceremony mid
In accordance with nil tlm religious
forma and undent rite.
Shortly after tlm break of day tlio cer
emonies began with a inline of twenty
ono cannon uliotw, marking thu opening
of thu dny, nnd at thn same hour thu
church belli throughout Mndrid btKani
ringing. At 10 o'clock tho court dlgnl
iarlea and distinguished prrrons who
u n lain la tllA rittl1 (tnriitft I
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Iwgan to assembly in tho halls of the'
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Itoyal palacu. T' w ladlra wore court
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dress and the dlgnltnrlen were In full i
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uniform. Thu Envoys Extraordinary,!
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the Ambassador, the Ministers Flenl!
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poieniiary, nun inn ViinrKrr u nimiiL'i,
with their wivea.nsfumbled at the palace
nt II o'clock and went invited by I hoi
Master of Ceremoniea to repair to the , , . ,,., . ..
aultes, whose brilliant uniforms, ropre-
Chamborof Deputlesand takotheplacea . i.i..i
sentiug thn rourt and armies of the civ
reserveil for them. ' ... , , . . . ., i
Ilixeil world, addvii greatlv to thu splon-
Tho llrlng of cannon announced to the . (Jor of hp OCt.,on Conspicuous among
exclani ,opulac that the tune had, ,hp(ifl ,,tnKn,Bhrd foreKn visitors were
arrived for thu deqarture of the royal Dr j. L M. Ctirry, thoolllclal repreren
procession for fhe rcenu of theday'a ,,,, 10 UnUvi Ftftt(,,. ,,e Duke
ceremonies UavlnC behind tlm rung- flf Connnullhti .,,ro.0nting Great Ilrlt
.Itlcent pile of granite anh mnrhlo wllh ' ,lt Prnco Mmt of pnW8. (;rnd
Its aiiiNirb viuw of thu Valley of Mauxau .)(lko a,m- of j,,,,,,, Arcii,lku Freil.
ar..s, the royal corleKe movwl slowly (,rIr)( of Auatrln, thn Dtiku of Aneta, ro
southward toward thu capital. The en- ,irr.Bn,nKUy.Omwn Prince Oustnvua
tlie route, which lay through the Cnlle ,,, fiH,Moni irnCu Christian of Denmark
In Alcaht, tho I'uertodel Sol and other
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famous thoroughfares and public "i""'" ,
was nblaxi. with color. Hie innate love
of the Spaniard for i-t.lor and il'ly
hsd found vent In n wealth of decora. I
liona that waa as bewildering as it nas')0WH .t, kn,.0 i,foro t, Senators
tMrg,-oiis and altraelhu. Entire honsu' B, D(,pul,M nm, bUo t0 the tribune
fronts were hidden beneath masses of. occn,)p(, bv Ulll forelgn representatives,
retl oud yellow hunthiK and from every, JB MHj,.B,y hllv,nK romoVed tho robu
porsihli) M)lnt lluttfied Hags and stream- j wJd ,0 W0M, n t,)0 cnrr,fl,,0 now ap.
ra hearing thu royal coat of arms. Thu n Ulft briUinnl unforro 0f u cap
streets ieru marked by doublerowa oj lH,ll.,Bnerill of ti,0 Hpanlsh army. The
Venetian masta from which floated ban- qm.un )oUlur wJrB n wh0 Iow.neckcd
nera of gorgeous hue. tJroM( wh H ont trfti( wh,ch WB- lorno
Pluvious to tills an immense body of ,,y (onr c0rt ehimborlains. As their
troops had Iwen gnthured around thu ( MsJHsties passed up thu alslu thn mem
palace, and from one end of thu routu to bor 0f the nobility and others ranged
the other, followed by the royal party selves In two lines leading from tho en
iu j awing from the palacu to tho Cham- fanre to the throno. Thn dignitaries
her ol Deputlea and from there to tlie C(,rry the royal inantleB etationed th-m.
Church of San FrancUco El Grande, J selvofl on thu Jlrst atop to the throne,
troops formed double lines on both sides a dlguitiiry holding tho sword ol thu
those immediatejy protecting hit Majesty monarchy stood on tho second step of
being tho royal halberdier mid ilutach-1 thu throne, while tho bearor of tho Btuml
ineuts from tlio varioiu cavalry regi- nl occupied thu third step. Other aux.
iiieute. ' lliarles to thu pageant wero grouped
Two facta wi.ro worthy of nolo in re about in suitable order. Upon the alter
nurd to thu pronresaof thu royal coi lego beneath tho crucifix wero placed the
through thu crowded streeta. In tho 0pen hooka oi tlio Evangelists and of
pageant itself, with tho gilded carriages t tll0 SpaulHh constitution,
of mate nnd all the gala uniforms, there Tho coremony of taking the oath nnd
waH nothing to suggOBt tlio povorty of u, nnnolntinont occupied scarcely a
thu fipaniali monarchy, while in tho en- qimter of an hour and was as followa.
thiiHiastio domonatratlons of tho popu- Tlio Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo
lace tliero was no outward indication of mounted tho steps of tho throne, placed
that spirit ol tllicoUnfnd revolution
which la Ruppoicd to exlflt among tho
Spanish people. For tho lime hiring
'everyone nppear absorbed in tho enjoy,
merit of the gorgeous spectacle, For tho
flrrt tlmo in nearly a acoro of ycara Spain
waa to havn a klflg and tho contompla
lion ol that fact nlono waa aufllciout
cauio for satisfaction Bo the poonlo
gavo tholr hoarty cheer to tho young
monnrch, not forgetting tho queen
mother, now about to relinquish tho
nrina of government In favor of him to
whom aho haa given all hor caro and
affections alncu hln birth under auch
pathntlc circuinatancoa sixteen years ago
today.
Upon nrrlval at tho Chamber of Dep
uties thu King waa received at tho foot
of tho exterior stairway by the Praii
dont of the Chamber, who conducted
his Majesty to tho Hall of Assembly,
wlinro the throne nnd nltnr had been ," tl' Pfci"' cnvovof tho PoP' w,,
erect.nl on a raised plal.orm, above tho prayer prescribed by tho rfl
which hung n rich canopy of purple and T'10 yu"K Mn ro" od on,orcd
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gold. Them was little room to spare In
the great hall, apacintia though it is
Ki-natorn and Deputies wore (trooped
about thu foo) of tho throne. Nearby
wore thn prolatna and cleray of tho Ro
man Catholic church. Tho body of tho
hall, except that portion reserved for ro
Intlves of tho king and high ofllclnla of
I state, was given over to thu hereditary
nobility and others whoso rank and posl.
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Hon entitled them to admittance. Tho
womon wore court gowns, while thn men
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appeared in brilliant uniform or in even
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l"g dress. Ono of tho most gorgeous
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hits of colorlnu in tho great plcturo was
furnished by the foreign repreruntativea
occupying the trlhune. These for the
milil nart Am arcvimnflnlil t)V larue
., t,.i.,iu, .n,, , iiui,.illin ti.
Hllll 1 IIMVU aiirvik il iii.'IBiiimii aaw
ppo wni ri.,,rn,cntpd by a delegation of
emn,.Ilt prt)nto, hMdwl by Cardinal
Vanutelll, former nuncio of Madrid.
The Klnir. upon entering thu hall,
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' EMCEUIIORBJRAND
Oiled SuHm
and Slickers
lVnrral4 Wtrre
U1toUmj r1wotk rw1
iMiyliwmtlirr. ukrrir4
. If i our eWlrr oww't
tmiltrm,ivtoriWuitw.
, T. Italll.c. r.ll U.,
I,., Hi rrtmitM.
H. .IUW HOI, M Ml n.,
fca.l ImWWk, M.m.
himself In front of tho king and invited
Ilia Majesty to rnaku, before his faith
ful atibjecta and in a loud volco. his pro
fesalon of faith, and presented him with
tho opon bcok, Tho annolntmont and
tho administration of tho oath followed,
hath ceremonies being conducted with !
great solemnity and impreaslvenesa.
His Majesty received tho benediction
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of tho Order of tho Goldm Fleece bo
t
presented to him. Thoy were pieecn
ted on cushions richly ornamented with
gold. Ono of tho Assistants of his Maj
esty adjusted tho royal mantle. In n
similar manner his Majesty caused to be
presentetl to hlra the aceptor and sword,
and having takon tho scepter in one hand
and tho sword in tho other hu seated
himself on the throne. In a few mom
ents hu arose nnd placed the sword and
scepter on cushions beside him, where
reposed also tho crown of Spain. This
terminated tho actual ceremoniea of the
occasion.
The foreign representatives, tho clergy,
tho ttrandeea and all the persona present
presentetl their felicitations upon the
conclusion of tho ceremonies of annolnt
ment and the administration of the oath.
The procession then moved to the
Church of Han Franclaco El Grandoln
the same order ami witli the same cere
mony that it hnd left thn palace. All
along tho way there were enthusiastic
shouts from the crowds that filled tho j
atrcotannd public square, AlfonsoXUI.,
now a king In fact ns well as in name,
uraciously acknowledging thesalutions.
The ceremonies at thu church were
almnle but Impressive. Here the cletgy i
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wor0 tho active participants, thi actors I
of the day being little more than pasbiVe
listener. Upon entering the aacied ed
itlce his Majesty proceeded down the
long aialelinod by thegrandeea and their
ladles and thu foreign representatives
nnd amba.ssdors. Arrivincat the alter
tho young monarch handed the Insignn
of ofllce to Ilia attendant and knelt in
prayer, while tlie Archbishop read tho
lltaoie. Tho service concluded with,
the To Ueum. Oreo outslila the church
and on tho return jnmiey to tho Royal
Palace thn kin waa greeted with fan
fires of trumpets, thu booming of can
nons, thu ringing of bells and cheers
from tens of thousands of throats.
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