New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
SAGASTA CALLED TO POWER.
I1RERAL LEADER IS PREMIER
ASKED BY THE QUEEN REGENT TO FORM
NEW SPANISH CABINET.
,,o>,pr RECALL or GENERAL wEYLER FROM

c1-RA REpoRTED-MARsHAL BLANCo
TO SUCCEED HIM.
,,,ar,s Oct o-Senor Sagasta. the Liberal
,so hos hoen intrusted by the Queen Regent
,,.,., tho task of forming a new Cabinet, In sue
.,o, 20 the Azcarraga Ministry, which re-
signed on Wednesday last
c0or Sag.sts after leaving the Queen Re-
,er, had a long conference with the Marquis
I,oeo 40 Armijo who accepts the Presidency
OF the Chamber.
ADMIRAL Bermejo becomes Minister Of Ma
-,re IN succession to Admiral Beralger.
The financial question is demanding the great
est attention Of all politicians, and the Liberals
will at the outset of the coming session of Par
lament frankly expose the position of the Span
ish Treasury.
Marshal Bianco, 1t Is stated will in all proba-
bty accept the post of Governor-General OF
Cuba In succession to General Weyler.
London, oct "A dispatch received here from
Madrid to-day says that General Weyler has been
recalled from Cuba His successor. it is added,
has not yet been officially announced.
Senor Praxedes Mateo Sagasta. the Spanish
statesman and leader of the Liberal party, who
has been called upon expected TO form new
Cabinet for Spain. was born in 1927 He is an
engineer by profession and was elected from Ia
mora In 1854 to the Constituent Cortes. He took
part in the insurrection of 1856, and eventually
sought refuge in France. When amnesty pro-
claimed Senior Sagasta returned 10 Spain and be-
came a professor in the School of Engineers at
Madrid. He also edited La IBERIA" the principal
organ of the Progressist party. After the insur-
rection OF 1866 he again sought refuge in France
and did to Spain until after the fall OF
Queen Isabella
lie was appointed Minister OF the Interior in the
first Cabinet formed by General Prim and grad
ually modified his views. becoming more Con-
servative, until he broke OF his relations with his
old friend Gorilla In 1870 he appointed Min
lister Of State, and he afterward declared him
self in favor Of the monarchy and continued 10 ne
Minister Of State and Minister OF the Interior dur
ing the brief reign of King Amadeus, also becom-
ing President of the Council. Under the Presi-
dency Of Marshal Sorrano. in 1874, Sagasta was
successively Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minis
ter of the Interior and President of the Council oi
Ministers. After the re-establishment OF the mon
archy Sagasta for a time withdrew from puplic
life: but in June 1873. he gave in his adherence
10 the cause of Alfonso XII and endeavored to
form Liberal Constitutional party; SuDstquc,i,- NJ
ly Sagasta joined Ine y Mar,n"z 1 de- campos
and Canovas del Castillo. lsIt-T3 IN ~ , Mltli
aoneG neG it. 0 and the 1aSinet OF senor CanOyas del
Castillo was overthrown early in lsNl ahu Sa-
came into power. sagastas Ministry remained in in
Office until October lsNI bIt ne Wa Winsirv ds rn m
Signed and was succeeded 10y that OF ne Iste hi
SefOr CanOVaS del CaStillo, VINO, III
death at hands of the ASSASSIN AnSloIlho' was
S,trc.eded by General AzCarrdSa. ,,.
The advent of Senior SagaSta to power un9oupt-
edv means the recall of CaptanGenera. Meyer
from Cuba and q much more lpclal i'o''0S upon '
part of Spain toward CUBA :, .. srco.od
Marshal Blanco wlo apparently. is 10 succeed
Captain General Weyer in cuba was ior,nerT hers
Governor-Cencral of the Philippine ISLANDS, WHERE
ne was succeeded by General Poaviela. subse-
areniiy Marshal Blanco was appointed Dhei oi I NE
Military Household of the Queen Regent. lils
name las frequently been meniioned as the prop
sbie successor Of Captan-General Weyler .
General Valeriano Weyer who, accora'Ts e.vo TO
The generally accepted report, Is soon 10 saVe
Cuba became Captain General or that is!ahd on on
February TO- 1896. succeeding Marshal Martinez de
Csmnos Wevler who Is of German descent was
BON in Spain in 1888. and entered the army al an
early age He was after sent 10 una, IN
1859 and rose rapidly in rank taking promnSnt rom Tn
mart in suppressing the insnrrcctlon IN san DO
pnineo He is credited with having behaved In
very cold booded manner during the ouoah & re-
heiion which broke few years later Iayihs
waste the country with fire and sword ior whch .il
ne won the approval of his commai;uefr HTHei al
Va,na aseda Later he sent TO the FnllipPlies
islands and there again he Is said 10 nave nena'tu
with great bloodthirstiness. HIS later career III
Cuba Is too we'll known require extended no'lce
at present