The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-01

WASHINGTON, Sept SO.-Mlnister
woodford up to noon to-day had not in-
formed the state department Of the Span
ish cabinet crisis and the department
was still officially ignorant of yester-
days happenings at Madrid, The main
point OF interest here at present Is the
composition OF the new caPIHet, and It IL
expected that Mr.. Woodford will not
neglect to obtain and cable to his gov
ernment all the earliest information pos
sIble on that point. In administration
circles to-day opinions are fairly divided
as to the outcome whether the new cabl-
net will be liberal or conservative, and as
that is the matter OF gravest importance
to our government, as influencing the
line of policy to be followed as to Cuba,
there is a strong desire to obtain infor-
nation as to the prospects.
The President had scarcely reached the
white house this morning before Secre-
tary Sherman called to see him. He was
closely followed by Assistant Secretary
Day, and although It is understood that
the latter's visit had largely to do with
state department appointments, II Is not
doubted that there was discussion Of
the last Madrid developments.
In the absence OF the Spanish minister
Mr.. Bose is the senior Spanish official
here, but he has not called at the state
department and has not so far as can be
learned, received official advices from
Madrid Diplomats familiar with Span
lsh affairs say the conditions point TO one
- IN cal
lapse OF the conservative regime which
has been responsible fNr the Cuban poll-
cy and Its succession by a Liberal cabl-
net with pacific and concIliatory tenden-
Giles toward Cuba, or else q transition
ministry with Azcarraga again at the
head as temporary expedient to tide
over affairs until the cortes can meet and
permanent and stable ministry be
formed. officials believe that complete
change OF ministry and political parties
with sagasta as the new leader, is the
mure probable. In that case. 1t is said
Senior Moret probably would become
minister OF foreign affairs. Moret Is best
remembered in the United States from
the fact that he was the fret to recog-
nlze the Mora claim, presented by the
United States. It made him a target for
criticism in Spain, but he was ultimately
justified by his political opponents when
they paid the claim after the energetic
demands made by Secretary Olney.
The name OF the SenOr Gamazo has
been mentioned In the Madrid cables as
likely 10 take the foreign portfolio In n
Sagasta cabinet, but this Is believed TO
be erroneous ns GamaZo has never been
prominent In state affairs but is noted as
a flnancier and was a financial minister
In former Liberal cabinet He has
strong following and II is believed by
officials that GomaZo would take the
treasury portfolio in liberal cabinet.
1t Is stated with postiveness that
American affairs did not bring on the
crisis but that It was due entirely to In
ternal politics. OF which the eXcommuni-
cation of Senior Nevarro Reverter. minis
ter of finance In The fallen cabinet, form
ed n part. This fact has been briefly
mentioned I'm the cable dispatches but
the circumstances OF the eNcommunIca-
tion are more fully explained here. 1t
appears that the minister OF finance In
sisted that the church property In an In
terlor diocese should pay taxes as other
property. This was opposed by the
bishop, who claimed church exemption.
The minister thereupon resorted to tha
usual legal procedure OF levyinE on the
church an the bishop replied
by decree of eXcommunlcation
against the minister of finance The lat.
ter was lnsistent on his prerogativcs,
claiming that bishop was supreme IN
matters affecting an accommodation.
The case has now been appealed to Roml
for final determination. In the mean
time the excOmmunlcatlon OF the minis
ter stands and to some extent his It's IN
fluence against the entire cabinet, owing
to the strong church sentiment in Spain,
and the official union between church
aud state, II Is not doubted that the
queen regent would be guided in such a
question affecting the cabinet by the
wishes OF Rome.