The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-09
SKETCH OF CANOTAS.
Story of Remarkable Rise From OBJ
scurity to Fame.

scurity to Fame.
Senor Antonio Canovas Del Castillo,
according to the Dictionairre Universal
Des Contemporaries, was born at NAL
aga, February s, 1928. He took the
course in philosophy and law at the
career as a journalist. In 1851 he made
his debut as chief editor Of the Patria.
in which he defended conservative
iedas. In 1852 he was named deputy for
Malaga In 1855 he was named charge
d'affaires at Rome.
After serving the crown as governor
of Cadiz in 1855, director general of the
administration from 1858 to 1861 and
lastly in that same year as under Sec
retary of state for the interior the
queen called him to the ministry as a
member of the Mon cabinet. In 1885,
he held the portfolios Of finance and
the colonies in the O'Donnell cabinet
He was banished a short time before
the revolution occurred and took no
part in it. In the face of the trium-
phant revolution he hoisted the stan
dard of legitimate and constitutional
monarchy. This Is his greatest title
to fame. His fidelity and ability fin
ally secured for him the supreme di-
rection of the Alfonist party; and on
the proclamation of Alfonso XII. as
king on December 81, 1874, Senior Cano-
vas Del Castillo became president of
the council and chief of the new cabi-
net, called the cabinet Of concillation.
He retired in September, 1875, but he
was called back to the presidency of
the council in December of the same
year.
With the exception of an interval of
few months he continued to hold the
premiership down to 1879 when on the
return of Marshal Martinez Campos
from Cuba he retired from the premier
ship and was succeeded by Campos.
The opposition raised to the policy of
Campos soon forced that leader to re-;
tire. In December, 1879, he formed a
new cabinet Later Canovas was COM
PEELED to resign. In 1881 he returned
again to power; but his conservative
cabinet was speedily overthrown and a
coalition government with Sagasta and
Campos at it's head took the reins of
affairs. On January IS, 1884, Canovas,
was called upon to form a conservative
ministry. In 1890 another reversal
brought him back into power and on
July he took the presidency of a con-
servative cabinet, replacing the liberal
ministry of Sagasta. Two years later
the pendulum swung to the opposite
extreme and the liberals, under Senior
Sagasta, won the general election and
retained power until 1895, when dis
agreements In the Sagasta cabinet led
the queen regent to summon Canovas
again to the premiership. Canovas
came into power for the last time on
February Z, 1895. A number of officers
had broken into and pillaged the offices
Of various newspapers which had made
insinuations against the conduct of Of
ficers engaged in supporting the Cuban
revolt The war minister seemed to
support the officers whereas the pre-
mier,> Senor Canovas, order the journal
lists to be protected. This led to the
retirement of the ministry. Finally
Senior Canovas formed ministry, al
though he lacked the support of sec
ton of the conservative party
The government was defeated on a
vote of censure, but did not resign.
The general elections of April, 1896, re-
turned an overwhelming majority to
the cortes in favor of the policy of the
Canovas cabinet. On June 2 last Senior
Canovas rendered the resignation of the
cabinet This attitude of the liberals
was due to a personal encounter be-
tween the Duke of Tetuan, minister of
foreign affairs, and Professor Comas on
May q, when the duke slapped the face
of the professor after heated debate
on the Morgan belligerency resolution,
adopted by the United States senate.
After four days of conference with the
leaders of all political parties the queen
regent requested him to withdraw the
resignation of the cabinet