St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-26
CLEAN SWEEP IN SPAIN.
Entire Change of the Diplomatic
Service Predicted

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Or
ganiZation of the new Spanish min
lstry formed last Saturday, is being
watched with interest by officials and
diplomats here, owing to the direct
and speedy effect it will have on affairs
between the United States and Spain.
Ofhcial advices received here state that
every member of it is Conservative
This is directly contrary to cable re-
ports saying that five of the new min
listers were Liberals. The effect of
this will be far more sweeping in the
change of officers, including foreign
ministers, and the adoption of a new
policy on foreign and domestic affairs.
1t is known that the entire diplo-
matte service of Spain, with three ex-
ceptions, will be changed. The excep-
tons will be the ambassadors at Ber-
lin, st. Petersburg and the Vatican.
These three ambassadors have occu-
pied the anomalous positions of being
Conservatives in office during a Lib
eral administration, just as a few of
President Harrisons diplomatic an
po1ntes have held over during the
present administration. The Spanish
diplomats serving in Great Britain.
ing places, including, of course, the
United States, are Liberals, and are
certain to tender their designations.
1t is believed that in a majority of
cases they have already done so. An
other change sure to follow will be in
the captain generalship of Cuba. He
is always chosen from Spain, and not
from Cuba, and belongs to the party
of the ministry hn -,
general is a Liberal, so that his resig-
nation is regarded as a certainty, and
it is thought quite probable by officials
here that he has already rendered it.
His retirement at this critical time in
the affairs Of the island, it is believed,
will have an important effect on Cuban
affairs. 1t is expected here that the
new captain general will share the
radical sentiment of the new ministry,
which is said to be in favor of crush
ing the revolution in short order. His
presence in Cuba is likely to be ac-
companied by heavy achievements of
Spanish troops and materials of war.
This being the first day of the new
ministry, reply to the United States
on the Alliance affair is not expected.
nor had it come up to a late hour. 1t
one of the first subjects which will
engage the ministry. Before reaching
the merits of the case, the ministry
Will have first to decide whether to
confirm or reject the preliminary as
surance given by the last ministry to
Secretary Gresham that a proper ex-
PLANTATION would be made when the
facts of the Alliance case were ascer-
tanned. The new ministry is rather
inclined to be belligerent in it's tenden-
cies; that is, so far as can be Judged
by the records of its prior members.
The cable announcement from Ma
drid that Senior Depuy Delome will be
the successor to Senior Muruaga as
minister to the United States is not
yet officially confirmed here The
statement is generally credited, how
ever, as 1T appears in the Epoca. a
leading Conservative paper in close
touch with the new ministry and re-
garded as a semi-official organ.
Senior de Lone was the Spanish min
lister at Washington three years ago.
serving only six months and being sue
ceeded by Muruaga. He is a Conserv-
ative, which in part, led to his being
succeeded by Senior Muruaga, a Liber-
al. Now the politics of Spain has
taken another shift and Mr.. De Lone
is sent back to his former station
He also served in this country as one
of Spain's worlds fair commissioners.
the post being particularly important
at time when one of Spain's royal
family, Princess Eulalia visited the
worlds fair.