The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-04

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lied wednesday morning.
Throughout Monday night the King had
spasmodic fts, the result 81 fever and de-
bility, six doctors from Madrid and two
physicians Of ri Pardo were In constant
attendance upon him. They decided on
Tuesday morning that the King was In
dangerous condition. The ITS continued
throughout Tuesday and the King died
at 8:l5 Wednesday morning. The fope's
bcncdictIon arrived before he ex-
pIrcd. All the officers Of State
and the Cabinet Ministers except the
Minister u War aud the Minister Of the
Interior were present At the moment %
the dissolution. The Cabinet met imlr.-
diatcly and the Queen was appointed Re-
rent. In accordance with the law, the
members Of the Cabinet have rendered
their designations. but will remain n.
once pending the Regents pleasure. The
body Of the King viii BE- inferred IN the
Palace az the Escurisl.
Orders have been issued that the troops
be confined to the barracks. Great ankle
" prevails here. A rigid censorship X
exercised over press telegrnms.
The body Of Alfonso has been en-
balmed. II has been decided not 10 pro-
claim state of siege here
The Queen has accepted the rcsigna-
| ton Of Premier Canovas del Castillo. and
has called upon Senior Sagasta 10 form 4
Cabinet. The new Ministry viii prola-
| bly, contain General Joyeliar, Minister a
War; Senior Canancho, Minister Of FL
nance; Senior Gonzales. Minister Of the
| Interior; Marquis de Armijo. Minister u
| Foreign Affairs, and Senior Monte 10, Min
ister Of Justice. senior Rios has been
appointed Governor Of Madrid and GEN
cral Campos Commander-in-chief q the
Army.
Large forces u military and police are
being CHARTERED throughout the coun-
| try as precaution against Cariist up
risings. The Empress Eugene wired
message Of coincidence 70 Queen Isa
| bella.
| MADRID. November 27.-The following
| additional details Of the death Of Kin.
| Alfonso have been obtained from the
| palace at III Pardo. At half-paSt seven
| o'clock Wednesday morning Cardinal
| Benavides Of Navarro, Archbishop a
| Saragossa, received the dying inonarch'-
confession and administered the last sac
| raments Of the Church In the presence 81
| Queen Isabella Esid Queen Chistina. part
| q the royal family and the chief officers
| 81 the household. Soon after this Kihg
1 Alfonso implorcd that his daughters
| might be sent for so that ne could
| see them before he died. The children
| were IN Madrid, ten miles away. and an
| urgent dispatch was sent 70 Madrid d.
| recting that they be brought 10 III PArio
at once. All possible haste was made IN
| complying With the order. but when the
! two little Processes arrived At the Pal
| ace Ii was too late 70 see their father
| alive. King Alfonso died al s:+5 a. m.
| IN the arms Of Queen Christina.
| Cardinal Benayides sought 10 console
| Queen Isabella who wept bitterly. The
infanta Isabella, the Kings eldest sister,
| tainted away. Queen Christina coyercd
| her husbands corpse with flowers and re-
| fused 70 leave the room I'm which the en-
balmed remains are now lying.
/ TIE QuEES NOTIFIED.
| LONDON, November 26.-lhe queen
| was the first person In England 10 receive
| an official notification Of King Alfonso's
| death. Besides sending message %
coincidence 70 Madrid, she dispatched a
| special messenger 70 the Spanish embassy
| In London within half an hour after The
receipt Of the news.
The Queen has sent telegraphic mes-
sage Of coincidence to King Alfonso's
widow.
| THE CITY TRANQUIL.
| Paris, November pa telegram from.
Madrid says: The Princess Mercedes the
five-year-old 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 IL tranquil.
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