Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-13
REGENTS REIGN ENDS
Mother OF the Young Spanish
King Bids Farewell to the
Ministers.
Weeps as She Parts From Men
Who Have Aided in Rul.
ing Spain.
Sagasta and Colleagues Express
Sorrow-End OF the Re-
gents Rule.

Madrid, May 13.-With tears cours-
took leave of her ministers, ending her
official services as ruler of Spain. AS
the farewelIs were spoken all taking
part in the ceremony in the palace
displayed emotion. Every eye was
moist and Premier Sagasta and his
colleagues showed how grieved they
Were at the ending of the regency.
Premier Sagasta and his colleagues
proceeded to the palace at IL o'clock
yesterday for the formal leave taking
and to present for her majesty's sig
nature the last DEGREES to which her
hand and seal will ever be affixed as
Regent of Spain.
When the Queen Regent withdrew
her pen from the parchment con-
ferring the order of the golden fleece
upon the duke of Cumberland her eyes
We're moist. Her regency really ter
minated at this time, altho until the
king takes the oath in the presence OF
the chambers on May II his mother
remains officially the Queen Regent.
Premier Sagasta, in an eloquent adj
dress of leave-t taking, delivered in be-
i
called the day when the Queen Regent.
fresh from the grief of her widowhood
honored him with her confidence, altho
she scarcely knew him. He compared
that day to this, when the young king
with his devoted mother at his side,
was about to enter upon an exercise
of his constitutional prerogatiye.
Il was prime minister then, and
am Prime minister now" said Senior
Sagasta. During the almost seven
teen intervening years the noble Quee,
Regent has been a slave to duty. She
has sacrificed her youth to the Jealous
guardianship of her children. She has
suffered much, but her majesty finds
compensation today in the happiness
of the king"
Turning to the king, Senior Sagasta
compared the difficulties which con-
fronted him today with the situation at
the death of the late king, his father,
saying: THE present difficulties are
rot insurmountable. Spain has not
progressed as much as might be de-
sired; still, she has made substantial
progress. Peace and tranquility have
been secured. the era of military pro-
runciamentos is past, and the attention
OF the people is centered in education
and labor"
Premier Sagasta said also that he
hoped the new reign would be marked
by greater achievements and greater
blessings to the nation than the preced-
ing reign had been.
The queen regent listened to Senior
Sagasta with increasing emotion. FINAL
ly with tears running down her cheeks,
she responded and thanked him. Her
majesty said that however short of her
own ideal she might have fallen, she
always had the welfare of the country
sincerely at heart and had done what
she could to repay the loving kindness
always shown her. She said she hoped
the councillors would help her son as
they had helped her. because, altho the
king might possess natural gifts, he
was still young and needed the help of
good advice.
Then, after signing the decree fixing
the ceremonial of taking the oath for
May IL, the queen regent announced
her desire to modify this ceremonial.
Her majesty said that on May II her
governmental functions would cease
and she would become simply the queen
dowager, Jealous for the welfare of her
children, but standing absolutely aside
from public affairs. Therefore, her
majesty explained, she desired to go to
the chamber accompanied solely by her
daughters, as the widow of the late
monarch, without any ostentation, and
receiving only the honors due her per-
sonal rank.
Premier Sagasta respectfully replied
that the ministers We're unable to ac-
cede to her majesty's desire in this
matter. because until the king took the
cath she was still the regent and ought
to accompany her son until the last SOL
enn moment.
The queen regent yielded to Premier
Sagasta's representations and agreed to
accompany the king to the steps of the
throne