The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-30

TIE Ministry Was q Temporary One and
Not Expected To- Last Long.

Not ENUfNieu To iA-i Lung
WASHINGTON. September 23-The
news Of the Spanish Cabinet crisis was
first brought TO the attention Of the Of
fcials OF the State Department and Dip
lomatic officials through the Associated
Press bulletin from Madrid, ana up 20
late hour tonight from no olner source
vyas any Information on the subject forth
coming.
m Is surmised that Minister Woodford.
failure 90 cable the department was tl-
tributablc 10 the fact that 10 was after
nghtfal i'm Madrid before the news De-
came known.
m cannot be said that the event caused
surprise among the officials of tne state
Department or among the members OF
the diplomatic corps I'm washington a
careful inspection of the cable news Iof
the past few weeks has left the general
impression that the Cabinet erected ln
haste after the assassination OF Premier
Canovas could not be expected To- SUR
Yive long.
There were several reasons for this ex-
pectatlOn. but perhaps the principal one
was the belief that dissensions among
the supporters of the government caused
by the personal encounter between the
Duke of Tetuan. the Minister Tor Foreign
Affairs. and one OF the leaders OF lie
Dlssident Conservatives mad nor nccn
healed but had only been budged over
temporarily
AS the Government depended. not upon
a homogeneous party, but rather upon
u union of various elements generdIy
opposed 10 Liberal ideas for Us existence,
that was "a threatening condition, ald d
crisis was averted only through strenuous
efforts of Conservative leaders
As 10 what is 20 follow the resignation
OF the Cabinet Officials here are com
pletely in the dark. Secretary sherman
does NOT believe that DC viii materially
affect the relations OF Spain either 10 the
United States or 10 tQpd, Nnlcu seems
% indicate an expectation on nus Ydtt
that when the Cabinet is reorgdnized n
Will be round 10 be still of q Conservative
tendency.
on the other hand high officials IN the
administration expect thdt "a LIBERAL ldp-
met under the leadership Of the veteran
Segasta win be erected on the ruins on
the Agacaraga Cabinet. III this should be
the case the future is held 20 be- flll ot
promise for Cuba, for n is recalled tlat
the Liberals have not hesitated 20 eX-
press their opposition 10 the great eN-
penditure OF human life and vast treasure
i'm the effort TO carry out the repfesslVe
Conservative programme for The conduct
II is not believed that the Liberals are
prepared TO go 20 the length OF promising
freedom 10 Cuba, but from the express
sions of the leaders OF the party DO IS
hoped that they are willing % grant so
liberal q measure on home rule and auto
nOmv 10 the island that. except spanish
sovereignty. nothing would ttrE.in save
a. shred iu the way OF a feW .l.f'll lHi
duties and perhaps Ih" pONfI ID. .lf. .IIi.t t-
fnL some olIclal Dllr- -N9i4.lB f lIe
GOplrnor-Gper9l oL D4uael. aame4 af
thn BrItI-I Grown.
AM incident t0 die ecifc Lon OF tlncrll
Cabinet. b. g. said. would De fl. toli i-
ton Of NarlllL campo t9 p-eliin
where ha would o. I'D I position % carry
out tho 1rogrdu-m.e OF tae reformed o9f-
arr,r-o--t POD ita CuhaU T0.V
Among the diplomatic Officials the ras.1
nation of the Srdnlsh Cabnc- aNc'fad the
ISeenost interest The Spanish Minister
left az 4 o'clock for LenOX. about an hour
before The first word OF the designations
had been received lie had felt up 10 the
time of his departure that there was no
indication OF important developments at
Madrid and he would have undoubtedly
remained here had he anticipated the I'M
peuding crisis. All 0nicial 1dVices are Tor
war,ied tonight 10 LenoN.
The fallen ministry h was expected pN
diplomatic officials entirely FAMILIAR Win