Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-03
THE KING is DEAD.


Death of Alfonso XII. King of spain--Oueen
Christina Appointed Regent During the
Infancy OF Queen Mercedes - Senior Sa-
gnsta to Form q New Ministry.-Precau-
lions Against Revolution.
MADRID, November 27.-King Alfonso
died Wednesday morning.
Throughout Monday night the King had
spasmodic fits, the result of fever and de-
bility, Six doctors from Madrid and two
physicians of Ell Pardo were in constant
attendance upon him. They decided on
Tuesday morning that the King was in a
dangerous condition. The fits continued
throughout Tuesday and the King died
at S:45 Wednesday morning. The Pope's
benediction arrived before he ex-
PRED. ALI the officers of State
and the Cabinet Ministers except the
Minister of War and the Minister of the
Interior were present at the momen. of
the dissolution. The Cabinet met imme-
diately and the Queen was appointed Re-
gent. In accordance with the law, the
members of the Cabinet have rendered
their designations, but will remain in
office pending the Regents pleasure. The
body of the King will be inferred in the
Palace of the Escurial.
Orders have been issued that the troops
be confined to the barracks. Great ankle
ty prevails here. A rigid censorship is
exercised over press kilograms.
The body of Alfonso has beeL en-
balmed. 1t has been decided not to pro-
claim state of siege here.
The Queen has accepted the resigna-
ton of Premier Canovas del Castillo, and
has called upon Senior Sagasta to form a
Cabinet. The new Ministry will proba-
bly, contain General Jovellar, Minister of
War; Senior CamanchO, Minister of FL
nance; Senior Gonzales, Minister of the
Interior; Marquis de Armijo, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and Senior Montero, Min
lister of Justice. Senior Rios has been
appointed Governor of Madrid and Gen
eral Campos Commander-in-Chief of the
Army.
Large forces of military and police are
being Quartered throughout the coun-
try as precaution against Carlist up
risings. The Empress Eugene wired
message of coincidence to Queen Isa-
bella.
MADRID, November 27.-The following
additional details of the death of King
Alfonso have been obtained from the
palace at Ell Pardo. At half-past seven
O'Clock Wednesday morning Cardinal
Benavides of Navarro, Archbishop of
Saragossa, received the dying monarch's
confession and administered the last sac
raments of the Church in the presence of
Queen Isabella and Queen Christina, part
of the royal family and the chief officers
of the household. Soon after this King
Alfonso implored that his daughters
might be sent for so that he could
see them before he died. The children
were in Madrid, ten miles away, and. an
urgent dispatch was sent to Madrid di-
recting that they be brought to Ell Pardo
at once. ALI possible haste was made in
complying with the order, but when the
two little Princesses arrived at the Pal
ace it was too late to see their father
alive. King Alfonso died at 8:45 a. m.
in the arms of Queen Christina.
Cardinal Benavides sought to console
Queen Isabella who wept bitterly. The
infanta Isabella, the Kings eldest sister,
tainted away. Queen Christina covered
her husbands corpse with flowers and re-
balmed remains are new lying.
THE QUEEN NOTIFIED.
LONDON, November 26.-The Queen
was the first person in England to receive
an official notification of King Alfonso's
death. Besides sending a message of
to Madrid, she dispatched
SPCCidi HlCSScuSSI W tue OpttulSu culDdSSy
in London within half an hour after the
receipt of the news.
The Queen has sent Geographic mes
sage of coincidence to King Alfonso's
widow.
THE CITY TRANQUIL.
PARIS, November ga telegram from
Madrid says: The Princess Mercedes, the
daughter of Alfonso, will be
Queen under the regency of her mother
Christina. Senior Sagasta will form
new Cabinet. The streets are crowded
with people eagerly discussing the situa
ton. The city is tranquil.