The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-30

14zto1. T. IS cfsvcf reas - asse1 Ae-
za&sestr = size was resSy - ce0rru1 ire
government iu necessary powers, ls view
- the artitude - the Eal-eE states. IN
the ena ee summoned tEe cabinet The
nesting was attended ny Seac~ Esevertsr.
xhe excornr Gricated minister u GrsrCe.
a-ad Ssraor Ccs1-t'avon minister - ihe i1-
terror both q mllcn se1dere5 fhelr Tes.g-
2&EoEzs Ss4@sfly after. the pTeEaaer Jender-
81 Ehe resignst ton az sra entire cabinet
The Crisis Was Expected.
WASHINGTON. sept @-Tae news q
TIE Spanish cabinet cr.s.s was Erst brought
= The 21te1tlon oE the efze.ais x tne state
department and iipIs1aef5e ofgscisfs
through the AsSecsat53 press bulletin
TT Nadia. &c& ap to g lase Aoar tonisht
sroEn no other sogrce was auy information
On ths subject forthcoming. IL is s1sylnls-
81 that Minister Woo for5s failure "a
cable tAe department vas attributable 20
the fac tAat Il WAS after n-Ehtfal "a Mad
rld before the ncVs became knoNu.
X cannot be said that The event caused
mach surprise amenE fhe ogfieials = tha
state department or srnoug The diplomatic
corps IN Washington. 4 careful 3ESpec-
ten = The Cah3e news far ehe past few
weeks had LEFT The general impression that
the cabinet crested In haste after the as
sasss1attou o. Canovas could not b sx-
Pecte6 % last lonE. There were several
reasons for this expectation. hat perhaps
The principal one was the nelsef thas tna
disseT7sioas among the supporters of the
government. caused hy the personal en-
counter between the Duke u Tetuan. the
minister of foreign sHairs. ard cne of the
leaders q She Conservat tives. had rot been
healed. bgt had only been brtdged over
temporarily. The d4ssident Couservativcs
al tire tlme Insisted or the resignation ~
tae duke as a coHQ!1&on II thesF further
support OF the government. As the gov
eminent depended not upon "A honcgt me-
Gus party. bet rather upou q uulou ~ va
Fious elements generally opposed 90 LIB
erAl ideas Tor its existence this Was "
threatening condition. and a crisis was
averted Only through the strenuous efforts
o. Conservative leaders
The Eject on Gaban anmirs.
Secretary Sherman does rot believe that
IL Viii materially affect the re lattons of
Spain either to the United States or 10
Cuba. which seems 10 Indicate an eXpec-
tatlon on his part that when the cahnet
is reorgauiEed il wlG be found 10 be SIN
oE n conserrst tive tendency on thr other
hand high officials in ihe admin strait 1n
expect that liberal cabinet under the
leadership of the veteran S4gasta VIII Be-
erected on the ruins of fhe AzcaTragt
cabinet II this should prove 10 be the
ease the future Is held % be- full of prom
iSe for Cuba. for 10 Is recalled that tina
Liberals have not aesitated ID express
their opposition 20 the great expenditure
~ human iIfe ana vast treasure ia the tf-
fcrt 10 carry out the Tepressive Conserya-
tive programme for tbc conduct of the
v8r.
Among diplomatic officials the resigna-
ton of the Spanish cabinet excited the
keenest Interest and vas sire chief toPle
throughout The evening. The Spanish mir
lster left at clock for Len0x aheut au
hour before the first word 81 the resizna-
tions had been received He had Geit G1
10 the time of departure that there was n7
Indication of important developments al
Madrid. and would undoubtedly hape re-
malned here had he anticipated the Inn
pending crisis. AT cfic.al advises are be-
tag forwarded direct 10 LsGoX-
The present ministry has been an AZ
gressive one. supporting Gen. Weyler and
refusing 20 accept MS resignation. al
though a strong element a. Msdrid has
urged 4 more lenient policy The choice OF
sagasta would undoubtedly. 4 Is said lead
to the recall Of Gen Weyier and 3 material
modification Of the aggressive policy ia
Cuba
Minister de LONE VIII Resign.
IN the event Of the formation az a Lab
eTal ministry Minister Dupuy DC Lone
would undoubtedly submit his res lgnati0n
as tae Spanish representative at Wash
ington. as Is usual on a change ef political
.rontrol II the cabinet ard re asiulsteF
Is. moreover. q Conservative ii politics.