Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-22
ALFONSO, KING 0F SPAIN
King Alfonso, Having Attained His
Majority, Sixteen Years, Be-
comes King in Fact.
OFFICIAL OATH ADMINISTERED TO HIM.
The Procession to the Chamber OF
Deputies a Spectacle of Medieval
Magnifcence and differing Splen-
dora salute Announced the Fact
to the P~Opulace.

to h POpulace.
Madrid, May 1s.-King Alfonso at,
tanned his majority Saturday and be-
came king in fact at well as in name,
having reached the age, 16, Prescrib-
ed by the constitution.
Beautiful weather favored this, the
central day of the fetes. At an ear
ly hour all the bands of music of the
troops composing the garrison
marched through the principal
streets, playing lively marches, to the
royal palace, where they performed
beneath the windows of the kings
apartments.
The royal procession was formed
on the Plaza de Armas, in front of
the palace, shortly before 2 p. m,
and proceeded to the chamber of
deputies, where, in the presence of
the senators and deputies, the king
took the oath to uphold the constitu.
ton.
The procession was a spectacle of
medieval magnifcence. Eight grooms
on horseback opened the march.
They were followed by four buglers
and cymbal players from the royal
stables, whose horses were led by
grooms on foot
The officers of the kings military
household and three s%quadrons of the
royal bodyguard closed the parade.
The procession which emerged
from the courtyard of the palace
amid the booming of cannon, pro-
ceeded, at a walking pace, through
the streets, gay with flags and bunt'
ing, and bearing f%estoons of ever
greens, which, at some parts of the
route, formed veritable vaults of
foliage and flowers, to the chamber
of deputies, before the steps of which
had been erected Il purple canopy.
A delegation, consisting of IL sena-
tors and IL deputies, received then
majesty at the steps, and preceded by
the bearers, they were con-
Quoted through the ante-chambers,
filed with courtiers and others, who
were unable to find accommodation
in the chamber itself. The king,
queen regent and the prince and prin-
cess of the Asturias assembled a plat
form, specially constructed, facing
the semi-circular, gilded hall, around
which the benches were filled to
their capacity by senators, deputies.
courtiers and ministers. The foreign
princes and other special ENJOYS were
seated Immediately to the right of
the platform, which was draped III
red. Four gilded arm-chairs were
placed in front of the platform be.
meath a red canopy. The king and
queen regent, who had entered to.
gether, took the center seats, and
the prince and princess Of the Astur-
las seated themselves in the others.
On the left of the king stood O
table on which was a Bible, with O
silver crucifix behind it. On the other
side of his majesty was a stool upon
which was a golden crown, blazing
with jewels, and a sceptre.
AS the royal party entered the hall
everyone present rose and remained
standing until the queen regent pro,
nounced the words BE seated.''
The president of the chamber, Sen
or Veg Armijo, who approached the
table on which the Bible rested, ther
said, amid impressive silence: "SenOr
the cortes, convoked by your august
mother are assembled to receive from
your majesty the oath, which in
accordance with the constitution
you come to take, to maintain TIE
constitution and laws"
Senior Armiio then drew near to Tho
king and held out the Bible, at the
same time keeping open a book con
tanning the formula of the oath. Hi.
majesty, placing his right hand OF
the Bible, then uttered the following
words:
II swear, by God, upon the Hol,
Bible, to maintain the constitution
and laws. If so l do may God reward
me. If l do not may He call me t.
account"
The queen regent, the royal part.
and all others present listened to tn
J foregoing, standing. King Alfons'
, then again seated himself on tn
l throne and the others also ~reseate'
. themselves.
1 The president of the chamber re
: turned to the table and the premier
2 addressing the king, said: 9Th
cortes have received the oath you
e majesty has taken to maintain tn
. constitution and laws"
At the same moment the boomin
1 of 81 guns was heard, announcing t
the city that the king had taken tn
oath.
THE CRY is NOW, ENOUGH
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