The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-18
Resignation of Premier Sagasta
and His Cabinet.
MARSHAL cAMPos TAKES OFFICE
That is 10 Say. the Army Party is in
Full Centred OF Spain.
The >naniarsis NJ Last Compelled tn At-
init That the Cuban Rebellion IS
serious Thousands os Armed fsevo-
iufionists >paniaris Defeat the Ma
lays at Mindauas.

Madrid, March fT.-The Spanish minis
try has resigned, In consequence OF the
trouble In rfss chamber Of deputies yes
ferdny- when al the reporters withdrew
from the house as protest against
the official defense nIase by the minister
OF war OF the ofsscers who attacked and
wrecked the Offices OF I'll Gloho. the organ
OF senior Castelar,. II is probable Field
Marshal Martinez Campos will form a
new cabinet
The ministers decided IN resign at
council this evening. Senior Sagasta went
10 the palace and handed the designations
10 the queen regent, who accepted them.
II ~ expected that Marshal Marines de
Campos viii form business cabinet,
Senor Sagasta has declared 1t is not his
snisniion nor to resume the premiership.
The Heraido will tomorrow say that
Marshal campos will take command OF
the troops In Madrid before he forms a
cabinet Gen Bermuda Reima. the mill
tary governor of Madrid, IL will be re-
called. resigned that position yesterday.
The Heraido viii say further that while
the council was sitting tonight deputa-
ton OF military officers presented Itself.
1t is not known whether the officers were
summoned by Gen. Dominquex, the min
lister OF war. or came OF their own accord.
Madrid. March 1.-The government Is
able TO count only on the support Of the
police. the civil guard having declined TO
act against tho young officers who took
part In the riot at the Offices of FL Gioho.
The spirit OF the garrison shows that al
most all the officers sympathize with the
rioters. There. Is great excitement in the
city. No such military conflict has been
seen since the restoration of the non-
arehy. The dispatch adds that the queen
regent is much affected. Senior Sagasta
and his colleagues. with the exception OF
the minister os war, decided 10 resign dt-
rectiy they We're apprised of the feeling
among the military. Ii has been learned
that the military deputa:foa that visited
the council formulated conditions that no
government could accept.
An explanation of the crisis is that ac-
cording TO the military code those who
slander the army through the press ought
TO be tried by cour:martial. when accord
ing TO the press laws such matters ought
TO be submitted TO jury. The supreme
court decided in favor OF civil procedure
Despite this, the minister of war. con-
forming 10 the desire of the officers of the
garrison. proposed to the cabinet that a
ccurtmartiai be summoned TO try the
cases. A majority of the ministers. rep
resenting the civilians, opposed this pro-
eedure, whereupon Prime Minister Sa-
gasta declared Ii was impossible for him
10 continue longer In Office. All the min
listers then rendered their designations.
Marshal Campos assumed command oi Sse
garrison tonight.
Washington City, March 1.-THE state
department has received dispatch from
Minister Taylor at Madrid. The Spanish
government has given assurances to the
United States that there will be no more
rcpetitions of such offenses as the firing
on the mail steamer Alliancia. The reply
OF the Spanish government Is couched In
courteous and temperate phrases, and
expresses the determination OF Spain TO
avoid further cause OF complaint on
tina part of the American government.
As 10 the attempted detention of the Al
liancia. the Spanish minister of foreign
affairs says he is as yet without iuforma-
tion. and as soon as he shall have re-
port from the captain general of Cuba
concerning that incident a reply will be
made to the demand made in Secretary
Gresham's telegram.
New York. March IA special dispatch
to morning paper from Tampa, Fla.
says: Passengers on the steamer which
arrived from Havana bring news of re-
ports i'm circulation there OF further dep
relations by Spanish cruisers on American
vessels along the Cuban coast. The latest
report is to the effect that the Spanish
gunboat Arceslo fired into and sunk an
American schooner of Puerto Padre. II Is
reported that the crew Of the vessel num-
bering sixteen persons. perished- 1t is
not known whether the schooner had
arms or carried an expedition of Cubans
II was reported In Havana that the
schooner had sailed from Key West. In
uuiries, however. fail to show any boat
missing or unreported except those en-
gagged In legitimate trade. Many sailed
recently from West Indian ports with
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