New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-21
AZCARRAGA FOR PREMJEl
CONFIRMED AS CANOvAs's SUCCESSOR
BY THE QUEEN REGENT.
THE SPANISH CABINET WILL NOT BE MODIFIED
BY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
MINISTER'S EXPECTED

to-day confirmed the Premiership upon General
Azcarraga. who is also Minister Of War The
Cabinet will not be modified.
Madrid. Aug. 20-It is rumored that severai
members Of the Cabinet will resign when the
Queen Regent and the Court return from san
Sebastian.
Genera! Marcelo de Azcarraga Is probably the
most popular man In Spain. In whose publc service
no has spent forty years OF his lte lie is hau'e
OF Manila. In the Philippine Islands. where he was
born In 1892 He Is soldier as well as statesman
and his services 10 his country have been OF the
most important character In 1870 he was made
second lieutenant In the Spanish cavalry, ana IN
1854 became a staff officer, with the rank OF He'll
tenant. He to Spain and was appointed In the
War Office In Madrid He was promoted 10
captaincy In 1856 and commandant In 1851 when
he sen. 10 Cuba. Here he was assigned to
delicate and important missions In Mexico. which
he performed with marked success. The year 1861
found him still In Mexico chief OF a Spanish
expeditionary corps in 1863 he occupied the same
rank in Cuba, and in the following year became a
Neutenant-colonel
on his return TO Spain. Azcarraga held the post
OF Assistant Secretary OF State several times, nota-
bly, the accession OF Alfonso MI and under the
Jovellar Ministry in 1874 He aided in suppressns
the Carlist revolt, and worked actively for the
REORGANIZATION OF the army. being raised TO the
rank OF lieutenant-general He was captan-General
in Navarro in 1850 and at Valencia in I'M. Where
three years later he put down formidable Carist-
Liberal insurrection
In 1890 Premier Canovas made him Minister OF
War in his Cabinet. lie went out with the Con-
SerVatlve Government in 1892. but again became
1875
As head OF the Spanish War Department
since the wars in Cuba and the Philippine Islands
heGan his task has been one OF great and in
creaSing difficulty, but he accomplished his work
70 the fun satisfaction OF the Spanish people.
RI Correo Militdr" credits him with having sent
across the sea greater army than ever before
ieft the continent OF Europe" and with having
planned wonderful campaigns in the Philippines
complete triumph OF the Spanish arms long ago il
his orders had been obeyed
Last winter there a general demand to have
nm replace General Weyler in command OF the
operations in Cuba He opposed military extrava-
army.
. me position OF captain general, made vacant by
me death OF the Marquis OF Novalches was Of
iered him not long ago but he refused il. saying:
CUR country is passing through perilous crisis:
lei us surmount the difficulties before We think or
rewards The reorganization of the general staff
o. the army has caused the weakening. by way
o. extinction. OF certain army grades Let us
weaken tIlis one tcaptain-genoraD and that will
u, SO much gained for the treasury"
- W hen Premier Canovas was assas~inated the
'lern Regent summoned General Azcarraca as
e"cent OF the Council al interim thus making
nm me successor or the dead Premier I'm the con-
duct OF the anairs OF State.