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Show SPAIN'S ROYAL CHILDREN ARE HEALTHY AND WISE Special Cable to Tho Tribune. MADRID, May 7. Unfavorable rumors concerning the health of tho heir to tho Spanish throne have boon so Insistent within tho Inst few weeks thai, public alarm has been caused lo an extent necessitating ne-cessitating reassurances from the highest authorities. It had boon freely asserted that hoLh the Prince of Asturias arid his brother, Don Jaime, wero deaf and dumb. Tho Prince of Asturias. it was further alleged, wan mentally afflicted, while Don Jaime was threatened with a serious spinal i:om-plitint. i:om-plitint. The latter report was dispelled hv tho reproduction of tho latesl photographs photo-graphs of both tho royal" children. Don Jalmo's nppearancn being that of a child moro than ordinarily robust. Other doubts, however, still persisted in tlie popular and unlnstructed mind until un-til removed as the result of several Inlor-vlown Inlor-vlown hold with tho little princes by persons per-sons of high standing. These Interviews havo boon published In tho newspapers, and thev havo had tho effect of putting an end to the groundless and mischievous rumors. ... . So far from showing any disposition to weakness, physical or mental, Ihe Spanish Span-ish roval children aro not only extror-dlnarll'y extror-dlnarll'y healthy and strong, hut extremely extreme-ly intelligent. Tho Prince of Aslurlas. who has Inherited his mother's fair complexion, com-plexion, Is a slrorig, woll-doveloped child, nearly 3 years old. |