The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-21
BLAZE OF GLORY
Follows Queen Regent and the
Infant King.
Travelled in State to the
Throne.
DISCUSS THE WAR.
Ministers Assemble in EXtraer-
binary Council.
Spain Will "Stoutly Defend
Her Honor"

Madrid, April 21.-After the opening
session of the Spanish cortes the minis
tiers met in council extraordinary and
discussed exclusively naval and militia
ry matters. After the council, Senior
Sagasta, the premier, declared that the
government had up to that time re-
ceived nothing regarding an u1timatum.
The ministerial Ell Correro says to-
night:
when the ultimatum is delivered
Spain will worthily reply, stoutly de-
Tending her honor"
London, April 21-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, telegraph
ing Wednesday, says:
On few occasions has Madrid wit
messed such scenes of popular enthus-
iasm as today when the queen regent,
accompanied by the king, dressed in the
uniform of the infantry cadets, with the
insignia of the Golden Fleece, Travelled
in state, with all pomp that makes the
Spanish court famous, from the palace
to the senate hall.
The dinStance is very short, not more
than four minutes walk.
The Plaza de Oriente and the Plaza
MINISTRIES, which the court and pro-
cession had to traverse, were most
denSely crowded, chiefly with people of
the upper and middle classes. The mo-
ment the batteries announced the de-
parture of the queen regent and the
king the excitement became intense.
When, at the end of a long procession
of hussars, royal picQuers, state coach
es carrying the chief ladies in waiting,
the chamberlainS of the court, and the
grandees of Spain, the royal carriage
appeared at the end of the palace, the
enthusiasm burst forth in a long and
interminabIe cheering such as has not
been heard in Spain since the day when
the late King Alfonso returned from
Paris.
The infantry, which lined the way to
the senate, the cavalry and the mount
ed civil guards, sent to preserve order,
had hard work to keep the crowd, fran
tic with enthusiasm, from approaching
appeared much moved, though she is
usually of impressive demeanor The
king looked on the crowd with evident
pleasure, with feelings as enthusiastic
as hers, and Sa1uted in military FASH
ion.
Long live the queen" Long live
the king!' Long live Spainv' were the
cries incessantly given. The spirits of
the crowds in the. streets pervaded the
secluded halls of the senate and when
the doors were thrown wide open for
the royal persons to enter thousands of
distinguished spectators who filled the
galleries, deputies and senators, rose to
their feet and received the queen and
king with laundering acclamations.
The hall of sessions presented a most
animated appearance. 1t was gay with
a bright note of colors. Ladies in
spring costumes. filed the front rows
of the galleries. They were most en-
thusfastic, cheering and waving their
handkerchiefs and fans. IT was long
before silence was established.
The queen regent and the king escort
ed by commissioners from the senate
and the lower chamber, who had met
them at the gate, took seats at their
throne, the ministers, the captains gen
eral the grandees and the members OF
the court, stood on one side and the dip
lomatic corps on the other side Senior
Sagasta advanced and handed the
queen regent the speech from the
throne all others standing.
It is against Spanish etiquette to in
terrupt the reading of a speech from the
throne, but the enthusiasm and emo
ton were too great and the solemnity
of the occasion was too impressive.
Twice had her majesty to stop while the
cheers, acclamations and vtvaS for