New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06

Prime Minister -seuor Cauoyas del Castillo.
Minister of Foreign Affair Duhc of Ictuan.
Minister Of Finance ~cu0r tU-F1\ou.
Minister ot IT, Interior 'c.3, % ,iiy,i''
Minister Of Commerce ~cupr l-tsa
Minister of War General AI'ara-t.
Minister of Marin, admiral EcrcIscr.
Minister of the Colrlic~. Ncnor fabrr.
We do not come 10 interrupt 10 change. but We
simply intend 10 contnuc the history OF Spaiu These
words. pronounced by ~cnor Cmova, del Castillo on
one Of the previous when hr called to the
Office of Premier furnish rca--urng augury Of 'h'
political line he will follow in his new Ministerial
carccr. He bonn u l-;o, about AZ the same time
with Senor Sae.,~t,, whom he succeed, Ia power and
who is sixty two year Of age. senior Canova' mt'r
brilliant work i'm the spanish universities, engaged IN
militant Journalism imbucd with the ideas Of @lmcs.
the Ca,tllian philosopher, and OF NJ. DC Boh"lu' INC
French monarchical thcOnclau.
Just a. sagista. the engineer who became great
-tatr~nan never altcrcd In his advocacy OF Liberalism
80 Canovas has remained all his life faithful to inc
conservative idcaa Of hi, youth. but without ADDING
10 them any grain Of bigot"d rcacuonlsm Ioth ihr''
Prcmicr have moved IN high sphere Of dca-. above
personal passions ppeudicc7 and during the last
sixteen year they have introduced and pncu-'d the
British system OF constitutional and parliamentary
government, and taught spain that 7he 'oun
progress without having recourse 10 revolutionary
uphcival, These two man have pcrsonlcd 10 urn
tie Government and The Opposition like ilndetpne ana
the first ucIr hot headed countrymcn that the
Government need not De tyfnnilcdl nor inc 'pp''""
revolutionary. .
Sonor CanOyaS entered political life two wears be
fore Saga.a having been elected Deputy 80 IN" tories
i'm 1-j4 Ten year, later. while De Wa Minister u
I'ltramar or Colonial secretary Of state hc prop"rh
the abolition Of the slave trade IN t~ spanish
colonies ON the fall Of Isabella II, and during tli
Republican period IN spain. as well a. under the 'h"rt
r,li,u Of King Amedo1 CdnOva, hdd no .lir ~
hc admni-tT -tTaon of public affair, lnt ne wa calIra
Ia the Cabinet the mOnarchca restoration ~ ln'l
and became naturally the chief adV ,cr Of King Alfonso
VII lie wa, Ovcrthrown I'm l--1, aud 1dga'li
encrcedcd him. lut In i7-1, CauOvas was again inc
Premier only until l6-J. however, when spanish pt
,riotic pride felt wounded hy the settlement WIN
Gwmauv Of tn Carclinl Island, question. lie Ald
,hnu udvi-,d Alfonso 20 - Berlin on that Journey
whcl wa, 20 unfortunately terminated by the rough
rerontlon given bv The Partisan, 10 Alfonso. " the
TbIau King on III return from Berlin Ia Madrid wa
par- Sagasta improved the opportunity, ana M
remained Premier until now. when some yet unknown
question home politics has brought back 'aIi"Va' !"
power. , ,. ~ fla. ,,,.r cabinet a,, com.
r.r,ttvcly little known. Though not now honlhes
P",,inr 1ccupied previously high places IN The al
str,tion Of their country, notably NrnofS SNrEt
',d Co-ggon former Finance Ministers, and also IA
niI,I Ecrengor rhc Minister Of Foreign Nhar',
hn Dukc of Tetudu j. the son Of the famous Mhr,ihl
6DonneIl whose victories In Morocco gained Tor MN
Tho dukehOrn the name Of which Is borne by the
djnyomat who now charge OF the foreign IcE
t1ons Of Spain.