The herald., 1897-09-30
WHICH INDICATES A CHANGE
OF POLICY
Washington 0facials Utterly in the
Dark as to the Results Likely
to Follow the Change Of
Councillors
Associated Press Special Wire.

MADRID, Sept. 29.-The Spanish cab
cepted the resignation, but has asked
Gen. Axcahhaga to continue in office
until solution Of the crisis is found.
Her majesty will summon the leaders
dents Of the chambers tomorrow to con-
suit as to the situation. Senior Sagasta
has been telegraphed for. and 1t Is be-
lieved that the Liberal leader will be
asked to form q cabinet.
The ministry whose resignation has
just been announced was constituted as
follows:
Prime minister and minister Tor war
Gen. Marcello de Azcarraga.
Minister for foreign affairs-The Duke
Of Tetuan.
Minister of marine-Rear Admiral Don
Jose M. Beranger.
Minister Of f1nance- DonJuan Navar-
70 Revertor.
Minister Of commerce and agriculture
Don Aureliano Lineres Rives.
Minister of the colonies-Don Tomas
Castellano.
Minister for the home department.
Don Fernando Cosgayon.
United States Minister Woodford, the
duke Of Tetuan and the president Of the
senate, the Marquis Paso de Leanar-
rezed, held long conference today and
General Woodford presented to- General
| Azcarraga the members of the United
| States legation.
Owing to the cabinet crisis the Cuban
pour parlez have not been opened.
SAGASTA'S ADVICE
Bulletin, midnight-It is said that
Senior Sagasta is In favor of superseding
Captain General Weyler and, of grant
ing autonomy to Cuba Immediately.
Senior Gamozo will probab bly, be min
lister of foreign affairs in the new cab
met.
THE SOLUTION
LONDON, Sept. 3O.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Madrid says:
The solution Of the crisis depends upon
the policy to be adopted toward the
United States Liberal politicians de-
clare that they will stoutly resist Amer
ica's pretensions
Gen. Azcaraga, in a long interview
with the queen regent today, explained
the situation. 1t is believed that he ask
ed her majesty If she was ready to con-
firm the government in necessary pow
ers in view of the attitude of the United
States.
After the interview he summoned the
cabinet. The meeting was attended by
Senior Revertor, the excommunicated
minister of finance, andlSenor Coscayon,
sr,41 1o%A ne -hnvv
rendered their designations. Shortly
after the premier rendered the resigna-
tions Of the ertire cabinet.
OFFICIAL ADVICES
WASHINGTON. Sept 29.--The news
of the Span ish cabinet crisis was first
brought to the attention of the officials
of the st..te apartment AID diplomatic
officials through the Associated Press
bulletin from Madrid and to late
hour tor light from no other source was
ary information on the subject forth
coming. 1t is surmised that Minister
Woodford's failure to cable the Depart
mcnt was attributable to the fact that II
was after nightfall in Madrid before the.
news became known. 1t ca ar OF be said
that the event caused surprise among
the officials of the state department or
among the members of the diplomatic
corps in Washington. A careful in-
spection Of the cable news for the past
few weeks had left the general impress
sion that the cabinet erected in haste
after the ssassination of Premier Can
ovas could not be expected to survive
long.
There were several reasons for this eX-
psctatior, but the principal one was the
belief that the dissensions among the
supporters of the government caused by
the personal encounter between the Duke
of Tetuan, the minister of foreign affairs
and one Of the leaders of the dissidant
Conservatives had not been healed, but
had been bridged over temporarily
The dissident Conservatives at the
time insisted upon the resignation Of
the duke as a condition of their further
support of the goverEme
The government depended upon a
union Of various elements generally op-
posed to liberal ideas and crisis was
averted only through strenuous efforts
of Conservative leaders.
AS to what is to follow the resigna-
tion of the ca binet. officials here are
completely in the dark. Secretary
rally affect the relations of Spain either
towards the United States or Cuba,
which seems to indicate an expectation
on his part that when the cabinet is re-
organized 1t will be found to be still of
Conservative tendency. On the other
hand, high officials In the administra-