Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-30

He Is Formally Received by the President
Pleasant Speeches Made.

Pleasant Speeches Made.
The new Spanish minister to the United
States, Senior Enrique Dupuy de LONE, was
formally presented to the President today by
the Secretary of State. The President awaited
the coming Of the diplomats in the blue room
and at o'clock Secretary Foster and the min
lister entered, accompanied by Senior Legraria
Of the Spanish legation.
Secretary Foster speaks the language of
Spain with fluency and he accordingly in
exchanges Of cordialities.
THE MINISTER'S SPEECH.
Senior Dupuy de LONE spoke as follows:
Mr.. President: Her majesty the queen regent
has designed to accredi. me. in the name of her
august son, the king, Don Alfonso XIII. as her
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary near the United States of America. and
have the honor to place in your hands the ROYAL
letter announcing the same
1t would at any time have been a grea. honor
for me to represent Spain at this capital. but it
Is much more of IN honor in these DAYS when
the two hcmispheres are concentrating the
greatest event in history and at the same time
offering their prayers to the Most High. Spain
for the fact that she was designated to
broaden the world and open the new continent
to the light of the gospel and civilization and
In the United States for being permitted in a
time CONF aratively short to constitute a
great nation, which astounds the world by its
marvellous progress
My country and this republic. Mr.. President,
have always been united in firm friendship.
founded in mutual admiration. AMI the ties
which happily exist will be augmented, if pos
sible, and become each day more in innate in he
development of commercial relations based
upon the harmony of all interests and respect
to the rights of the two nations.
shall be dlligent, therefore, in fulfilling the
orders OF her majesty, the queen regent, and of
her government, and in this | know | shall
have the hearty cooperation of your excel
lency and your excellency's government but
my efforts would be useless without the beney-
olent and indulgent friendship of your excel
lcncy, which l shall endeavor to merit and
which beg you will accord to me-
Her majesty the queen regent directs that /
convey to you her most ferveut wishes to
heaven for your personal happiness and that of
the noble people among which you occupy the
highest magistrRcy. to which humbly add nv
own. praying God to give you consolation in
your sad affection.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
In reply the President said:
Mr.. Minister: have much pleasure in well
coming you as the envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary Of his majesty Don
ahohso ALL, anu IN receiving from your hands
the royal letter whereby her majesty, the queen
regent, accredits you in that honored capacity.
The ties which have long joined the ancient
kingdom Of Spain. and the oldest of the re-
publics of the new world are made closer and
more friendly today when the people of the two
countries are celebrating the vast work wrought
by the genius Of Columbus and the tireless en-
deavor Of Spain. That these bands of amity
are growing stronger with each passing year,
under the benignly potent influences of tradi-
tional concord and developing commercial in
tercourse, is indeed pleasing augury for the
future, and to such benefcent ends nv best
efforts will ever be put forth to second the good
desires Of your government and your own re-
solves.
l earnestly reciprocate her majesty's kind
words of well wishing, and pray you to con-
vey, in turn, the sincere wishes express in the
name Of the American people no less
than in my own. for her majesty's well
fare and the happiness of her son,
thus called in tender infancy to the throne
made illustrious by the achievements and re-
nown Of Fernando and Isabel. To yourself.
Mr.. Minister offer the most cordial greeting.
and thank you for your feeling tribute of SYM
pathy with me in this hour of personal trial