Show coronation Pet pOWes oaf boy kang 0 0 10 oaf po what was bel lived at arst to be an attempt to take the life at 0 the boy toy king took place when spain s new ruler was on hie big way to the cortes to lake take the oath of office A man who broke through the police lie lines and opened the door of the royal carriage was roughly treated by the guards who thought him an aa assassin the arrest in tho crowd of tour four N 4 X ICE ua biot of spain men each of whom hid in his possession dynamite cart edges added to tho the alarm and for a time it was fearel a plot to assassin te to alfonao alfonso was to be carided out aside from these enta ohp th ceremonies marking the taking up of the reins 1 of government by alfonso XIII were car led out as arranged through them all the young monarch was cool and collected and showed himself well fitted for his exalted position the royal lon was formed on the plaza de tie armas in aront of the palace and proceeded to the chamber of 0 deputies Deput lea where in the presence of at the senators and deputies the king took the oath to uphold the cons titu tion the procession vaa a spectacle of medieval great grooms on horseback opened the match they were followed by four buglers ard pla era from the royal stables whose horses were led by grooms on foot four mace bearers on four horses with orent trappings led by hand two of the king a riding horses ready saddled led by grooms and six other royal horses covered with hand some velvet clothe cloths of red blue green and yellow embroidered with armor lat bearings bearl nga a gold and silver then came twelve of the principal outsiders outi iders v r bo he directly preceded a line of quaint historical coaches em blazoned lila zoned with armorial bearings and embellished with gilt orna raen tation the coachmen and footmen wore brilliant louis XVI li liveries vertes and the trappings of the horses were of the most gorgeous description the first american special envoy to spain vehicle brona colored drawn by four A r 1 black horses was wa occupied by foul four masters at it arms artis after it came the so called P paris arts coach occupied by the th court chamberlains and twelve sta e chariots belon belotz su to the grander gran dec at ol 01 spain in them sealed seated palace functionaries of high mak th thi next carriage having six able harses at to it was occupied by the in fantas isabella and estalle A detachment of horse guardie sep acted the foro forgoing going carriage from a tor trise shall roach in ahl chiso h wen were s cited sted the print ind nd princes princess of the th asturias As the brothin enlaw law and slater sister of the king tho the entire body of this vehicle was veneered a dark tortoiseshell color except for a border of paintings illustrating the story of sol omon oman it was drawn by six chestnut horses A detachment of the royal body guard rode in front of the massively glided gilded cha chatot chalot lot termed the royal crown having gilt allegorical figures standing out in relief from the panela panels and whose roof waa was surmounted mounted eur by A 1 heavy gilded crown the gold plat cd ed added lamps of this carriage were especially striking being act set with imitation jewels the hammer cloth a wonderful piece of at embroidery work Is valued at 18 the king and the queen regent vere seated gide side by side in the royal coach and were by the infanta maria marla terese youngest sister of at his majesty this coach was drawn oy dy eight fine speckled grays in dark red harness having baying heavy ornola ornamentation immense white ostrich plumes waved from the heads of these horses TL officers of the kings military household and three squadrons of the royal bodyguard closed the parade th procession proceeded at a walking pace through the streets gay with color and beneath festoons of evergreen which at sorce some parts of the route formed veritable vaults of foliage and aud flowers to the chamber of deputies before more too the steps of which had been erected a purple canopy A delegation consisting of twelve senators and twelve deputies received their majest majesties les at the step steps i and preceded by the mare bearers they were conducted through the antechambers ante chambers C don corlo filled with courtiers ard others who were unable to find accommodation in the chamber itself the king queen regent and the th prince and princess of the asturias As aacen led ed a platform specialty con struck Lud facing too semicircular semi circular gilded ball hall around which the benche benches wore were filled to their capacity br tors torn deputies courtiers and ministers As the royal party entered the ball every one present rose the president of the chamber senor vega arclo who approached the is ble on which the bible rested then said amid impressive silence senor the caries convoked by your august mother Is in assembled to receive from your majesty the oath which in accordance with the consal gutlon you come to take to maintain the constitution and laws senor armajo then v near to the king and held out the dible bible at the same time keeping open a book containing the formula of the oath ills majesty placing his right hand on the bible then uttered the follow ing words 1 I swear by god upon the holy dib bib e to maintain the constitution and laws if it su so I 1 do may god reward me if I 1 do not may I 1 be called to account the tho president of the chamber returned to the table and from there addressing the king said the cortes has received th oath your majesty has taken to maintain the constitution and laws at the same moment the booming 07 11 P I 1 aa 9 V W i aki 0 dr J T L it carry curry of twenty one guns was again heard announcing to the city that the king bad had taken the oath king alfonso the queen regent and the prince and princess of the As withdrew from the chamber of deputies with tho the same that marked their entry into thi building and the procession was re formed and proceeded to the sau san I fancisco church king altonso alfonso was met at the portal of the church by toe the primate of spain and the cardinal archbishop of santiago de Compo compostella stela and twenty bishops i all in he the magnificent robea robes which ae orn only on gortat occasions light priests bore a canopy oer mer the king as he advanced up the central navo cave and took his seat on a throne placed belde beside a crimson velvet covered altar erected in front of the grand altar A te deum was then chanted accompanied by a grand orchestra the king left the church with the same ceremonial as on his entry and lad r returned to the palace A manifesto proclaiming the right of don carlos 1 to the throne of spain was received with contempt by the people call arn far ram iffe Vf eted in the canton of zurich ac according cordInA to the school tor for thel year 1899 and 1900 child children remi were medically examined and the ears were found to ba in some way affected in per 1000 LEADING EVENTS IN SPAIN DURING LIFE OF ALPHONSO XIII my may 17 awalt alfnso neo bu bc six alx lx month months after father fathers death may 20 1886 don carlon carlos pro protests tl against agELl nat recognition of 0 alfonso XIII goat 19 IW revolt of the th army in mairle suppressed up pred sept 30 1986 publican manifesto issued by ouk duke of oct I 1 hart lat lasi vestige of 0 slava in cuba abolished dec dee I 1 lw infant king kin enthroned in the cottes cott march match 4 ISU 1 zorrilla 2111 f revolutionary manifesto demanding a national government ant oct 20 IM 1 1 revolution begins 1 fighting at Sara coons seville madrid suppressed may 29 triad b by jury put in tore force jan 4 ia ISSO beriou ta iness of king kin begins harch march 30 IR ITO HW of ot 4 JOW workmen at barcelona llUy not rj toru may stay L sept 3 1901 revolutionary move ment begins al at Corun coranna corunna ns sept I 1 11 int violent storms torm begin lasting latan tour four d day aye 2 OU OW killed 1100 horn home leap tan an 4 anarchist outbreaks out brak suppressed upp reiel with bloodshed many ladr leaders ex execute s cu tel ea oa feb fab 10 10 30 outbreak outbreaks rowed renewed april 4 1 discovery of 0 plot to blow up palace chamber of deputies Upu tl and other public bu angs 1 aug au 1 3 1891 celebration Celo bration ot of fourth centenary aary of 0 allina ot of columbus national holiday on oct 12 oct I 1 iau anarchist outbreak in catalonia many a executed oct I 1 1393 fsr Var begins ith morocco Ifo rocco settled on fb feb 24 VM ept 23 1444 4 birst t art ot of the reformed 1 spanish church consecrated fb feb 9 at 4 IS lw anal revolution in cuba begins aln aug au 30 it if 4 aguinaldo 8 rebellion in the th philippines alna ila mai 27 L cited state states senate recognizes cuban belins in evenden co great j E cit e ment in spain ji f s iw canova canovas del castillo assassinated 1 mv av 29 lar and 1 rebels surrender great in spain fb feb IS 13 1398 1 cited stale states battleship main stains destroyed df troyed n If havana avans harbor march 31 1 ing 18 special performance al at hoyal royal theater to galss ral fund funds for 1 war w mah 6 th united tee ten rest enthusiasm nt hulam april 1 I ism ls spain agrees to with cuba beje t d by united states april 6 liw asks for atlon of the pope april aar apr to 10 IM lection tavor favor v ir aeral 14 aos popular bort to ar fund reaches 14 april 11 21 lm 1898 united stat declare ile elaree war sitt may I 1 1 fleet destroyed at manila by dewey guiv I 1 iq i carvers a fleet destroyed df troyed at Sant santiag lag july i santiago surrenders juli ae A amerlean forces land load on porte porto rk rte aug au it 12 iwa ins protocol for peace signed at Wash agten baten re c Is ma treaty ot of paaso pa lal signed at PH parts jun I 1 18 carolane islands lam last of old sold to germany Gr manT feb it 1901 xing kte a sister wed weds DM cartan of bourbon Be urbon tir br aon son bora bom in nj following tol lowin is I 1 kilt to the th 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