New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
THE NEW SPANISH CABINET.
rANOvAs DEL CASTILLO. CONSERVATIVE,
ASSUMES THE PREMIERSHIP.
SENIOR MURUAGA WILL UNDOUBTEDLY INSIST
UroN THE ACCEPTANCE OF HIS REsIGNA-
rGoN-MoRE RErREssIvE MEASURES
LIKELY To re TAKEN ~ RE-
GARD TO CUBA.


GARD TO CUBA
Madrid. March This Ministry was an
nounced late in the afternoon:
Canovas del Castillo. President Of the Coun-
ell: Navarro Reverter, Finance: Romero Rob
ledo. Justice: General Azcarraza. War; Admiral
Berangcr. Marine; /. Cos-Gayon, Interior: Duke
OF Tctuan Foreign Affairs Castellanos, Colonies
Bosch. Public Works.
The names were submitted to the Queen Regent
this morning and were approved by her.
Washington March 33.-As Senor Canovas. the
new Spanish Premier. is the leader OF the Con
servatvc party in the Cortes. his Ministry Will
be essentially Conservative. This'wil result. in
all probability in iSehor Muruaga. the Spanish
Minister at Washington. making the tender of
his resignation prremptory nasmuch as the Min
lister is a Liberal and cannot. therefore. serve
under a Conservative Prime Minister with any
better consistency than American diplomat
who was Republican in politics could serve In
n highly responsible position under a Democratic
Administration.
Minister Muruaga himself declines to say
what he will do. out persons here who are IA
miliar with the politics OF Continental Europe
say that in the very nature of things his resig-
nation would be at least rendered to Sehor Can
ovas. whether accepted Immediately or not.
The party now in power IS the Liberal party.
on economic questions the Liberals favor low
tariff and wider commercial relations with the
remainder Of the world. The Conservatives are
the high protectiouists. and are termed by the
Liberals the rcaCtionary party. Their attitude
toward cuba will probably be much more re-
pressve than that assumed by the Liberals. lt
is believed that they viii declare the island 10
be- in a state of siege and Will at once proclaim
martial law in the six provinces. The insurgents.
s.tI will la Iflnra soy
they are at present. and long anu bloody
internecine is likely To follow lasting 1t Is
10 be feared. several years. as was the case IN
the revolution Of twenty years ago.
The succession OF Conservative Ministry Will
also result in an immediate dissolution Of the
Chambers and the ordering of new election.
The effect OF this will he seriously TO embarrass
the several executive departments of the King
DOM inasmuch four OF five months must
clapse before the elections can be held. and this
period will be materially heightened before the
new Chambers can have an opportunity 10 vote
appropriations for the next fiscal year
The new Spanish Cabinet is composed of men who
have already held portfolios in several Ministries
at Madrid. They Conservatives and strong
Monarchsts like their chief. Senior Canovas Del
Castillo who has often been President OF the coun
ell. He born at Malaga. in 1898, made a brill
liant record In the university, and. with the publ
cation Of few essays. early entered upon the
literary career which he crowned later with his
history OF the "Decadence OF Spain from Philip Ill
to the Death of Charles n, IN 1882 canoyas was
elected Deputy to the Madrid Chamber for the NAL
career lie active n preparing the resioraton
of the Monarchy under Alfonso XII in 1874 and soon
after received his reward In his appointment
as Prime Minister. At that time Canovas and Mar
tinez de Cainpos worked together in harmony, but
differences finally occurred between them, and the
former bad to leave the Ministry He was again
eral campaigns against the proposed establishment
OF universal suffrage and other liberal measures
From that time up TO the present Canoyas and sa.