The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-21


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palace.
Immediately upon the receipt q
the news the little p5E ma l3as J 4
once named Alphonso Kill, was
prool aineA kisgranA cA4ia Chris
tins regent to reign until he was at
the age of sixteen. Immed lately
religious tendencies 1faths queen
regent. .ahoMed themselves. She
had always Teen a devout Roman
Catholic, and now that there was
greateirespopsibilitJ thfusted upon
her by nature and by government,
she turned to her religion for her
entire strength. She begged bis
holiness, the pope, to DO the god
father of her child and his holiness
accepted From that day to this
the queen has devoted herself to
her church and her county, with
equal fidelity.
In fighting the queen regent, the
United States must in one way
fight the church. for the queen loves
the church and she loves the pope.
And, although she has not always
obeyed his holiuass,tshe has been
supported and upheld by him as
far as her cabinet will permit.
Immediately upon his birth the
queen regent began 10 train her boy.
Well versed in the rigidity of the
laws of the Spanish court, she
studied them all and followed them
out with an e4aotnees never before
equalled. Accusing to the strict
Spanish discipline she was not al
lowed to sit at.'the table with the
king; and the boy w soon as the
little fellow could be supported
upon his pillo 81 lined by himself
with his suite. Y The queen mother
and his aunts lit at another table,
and at the third sit his sisters and
their governesses. This is the GUS
tom day in and day out, year in
and year out il the grand palace at
Madrid. ,,s
For her sons sake the queen for.
got her native tongue and learned
Shesspeaka it perfectly
with the best of accent, although
Spaniards says'switha difference"
She has as nearly renowned her
own country &y shy one. person
could, and has given up herself and
her work entirely to- the little AL
phonso and his country.
The queen has never been a hap
ply woman. She hasehad so many
things with which 10 Contend. Not
the least of her Troubles has been
that of being a foreigner, and it was
not until-the present crisis that she
overcame the last of the objections
that were held out against her in
respect Of her nationality.
When, in her recent speech to the cortes
she said, ''ln thus identifying myself with
you," there came cheers of s'Long live the
queen!" long and loud, and the usually
impassive and cold Maria Christina paus-
ed in her speech and bowed. She could
not control her casDtions at that moment.
1t can be said pf Maria Christina that
she is good woman. Queen Victornia
never lived d life more yirtuouA 1t can
also be said that she is 4Fise woman, for
Victoria never chqee wiser premier. 1t
can also be said hAt is diplomatic
woman, for she appeaied to Great Britain
and the powers in bsAaAfsof her son. She
is an economical on4an, denying herself
for her country, br 4nly last week she
allowed COOL mlIQQn flEAnerican money
to pass her, by slight legal technicality
that she would not contest. She is holy
woman, SO holy that the pope mourns for
her; and she is a merciful woman, so
merclful that with her own hands she car
ried aid to the cigarette girls who were
turned out Of Madrid factory.
The queen regent has, of course, had
numerous chances for union with royal
families Of Europe, who would gladly as
slst her in spending SPANS money. She
has realized all, sand~aow stands before
US as womanly woman Who has devoted
her whole time ia the pAtrimony which
she feels that we have taken away.
1t is a notable, fact that in the vaults
OF the escurial wheas ell the kings from
Charles V. TO .Alphonso XII. now lie there
is DOW only room for Qns more coffin. This
means to tbE supsrsticious the downfall
of Spain in the death of little Alphonso.
The queen regent s4ottoed this signifi-
cant fact and is a4ectsd : it.-Spokane
Chronicle. at
I WYMAH'S MINING LAW.
SECTION 7. Th1t iection 800 of the
revised statutes oil IdAQ be amended to
read as follows: w. Ns-
Section 300. Mining claims hereafter
located upon veins a. tosles of quartz, or
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