Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
THE C0R1ES OPENED.
Wealth and Beauty Of Madrid Grace
the Occasion.
QUEEN REGENT AND BOY KING PRESENT
Splendid Picture Presented by the Party
Attending Their MajeStieS.
THE SPEECH FROM The THRONE.
It Indicates No Weakening on the
Part Of Spain.
THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
wOODFORD PREPARING TO LEAVE.


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SISi'' All '"e "e'l'h ana beauty ol
N'oi'u e"'hereo lH the senate "H'Ie
every aNaAapIe loot oil space was "'ou-
p'eu' Large Dou''s OIL troops were u''"H
up o"'Si0' 'He D'''0ii's, i''iuo'''S '"'
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anu '''V in'E''''i-'''''S ''''I'o '''''
'u"l'S All 'He members u 'lie ''i'i'-
mauc corps We're present lh luII uIeSs'
a wild cheer mt 2-o r. NJ. announced
the arrival Of the queen Regent, who
was driven TO the Cortes Palace in
state coach. and escorted by a detach-
ment Of Life Guards. The cheering was
taken mp within the building, as the
Queen Regent entered the cheers being
accompanied pS '"'''s'"S'c cries OIL
VIVA la Relna' uong I've the Queen,
"Niva Alfonso trece' uong live Alfonso
XuD ~Viya Espana'' Lions, live Spafn)-
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The queen Regent read the speech from
the throne while seated with the young
King Alfonso ON tha rient. and the Pre-
MIR c.,or e.,,,.,, .,.,li,,, r.sr tho
iN'''H' ii'' ''I'S'' "''"7 "''' i''''''-
bi" TO all pnt ihoS" Do hrr immediate
vicinity. The reading was greeted
tbrouehout with cries of ..Xfy1 EeUaua."
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most Of tae highest peisonaBes ln spain
in brilliant court military, naval or
pglace uniforms Al the close OF her
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'"''''''S' "i'1' "''." i''''''' 7'e'''0
declared the 'orte@ opened ana lhe
queen Regent and the boy kins, accom-
panied by their court l,l, the building,
amid another Wild burst of enthusiasm.
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The queen Regents speech began as
follows. "Ihc grave duAitues Wnich
sIddcucd my mind the last time j adj
dressed YOU have increased, and are
heightened By public uucasiness, oWins
90 The development OF fresh complications
ass "a result of the turn which events ia
O"D' nave ,'Ntu ,.'eS' 'onlp'''@' 'oi'S .iS
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i,., thai t,. ..I,t.,..r,,. ,ror,..,,. off.r.d
iu INV. message ,,,. ..Lorf to h.. nun i'm
t.r.. tor...,o. that tb. free manifesto
fiou of tb. will az tb- CubIn u.ople
ttro,ob i- chambers u.ouIJ illustrate
forever the schemes AGAINST Spanish
soverairnty which have. been plotted bv
tl,,-.. whose resources and homes center
inns, i., tb. raip1b,rir.. coast have fatt,r-
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r...,' ,,,,t.,',.,. leland ebo,,Id tb. oo,ar,7-
,,,.rt ~ he t.nit4d states Weld to fbis
5Ii,,,1 .,,--,,,t ,,,,,,o,.. and insults which
,,. INV. bltberto ba.p able 10 regard
With ip5i0.rence for thev Were NOT an
.xrrs..fon of tbe sentiments of the true
,,,.ri,.,, ,.ti,, ,,,,,ld b.cop. iptol.ra-
III and .-oiil6 cor,ueI nv government
81, 1lf.nc, - ,b. ratiop,l diority to
...,,., dinlo,natic relations with the
,,rt,.3 sta,.. I'm tbis sunrem- crisis
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OBJ JUS IiS"'' """ '-t'" '' ''''
I"rmah'e o' JUS u"'''S-
GRATITUDE To POPE AND POWERS.
Her Majesty added: "Spain's gratitude
Us que 10 lhe fope' ana "l7o 10 '"' b''"'
F""tiS whose act"n Sl''HE'"' us my
conviction that spain cause deserves
universal sympathy and that her con-
duct under the merits circumstances,
the world approves.
"All peace efforts. however may fail
10 control the evil passions excited
against Spain. Lest this moment arrive.
] have summoned the Cortcs 10 defend
our rights whatever sacrifice that may
entail This identifying myself with the
nation. l not ONLY fulfil the oath 1 .,vore
in scccutine the regency. but follow
the dictates of mothers heart trusting
ro fine Suauish people to gather behind
ms. s,.'. tbronc and to defend il until ne
is old ,roueb to defend IL himself as
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,r1,,lIe I'm me PhiltppIue Islands. and
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'.,.r,"rg ',r,,v and navy are NOT alone
0ur defences against foreign aggression.
We trust i'm God and in honor 10 repel
,ba baseless attacks made upon us"
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THE I'll VOlT''
MADRID. April IL D. Nl.--NiI Us q'I',
and orderly mere anu iolH'Hs u""9u"'
has occurred. l"o Pol'.gI''t "iV s'"
toned at the corner Oh ui' 'P5'
which Is sltudltu '"o , -.
United states MihIs''I' "eH'l"I ".''
l.. WOodtord, VINO b'Sdh Hca''lu@S ~
paratiOns for his departure rom N4"'i',
The Prince OF MoH"0o' VIZ "'