The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-07
SAGASTA us TO LEAD.
Selected 70 Form q New Minis
try for Spain.
His Policy VIII Include the Retire
ment Of Weyler--A Much More
Liberal Treatment OF Gu
bans u Assured.

cabinet will be sworn, in to-day. The
chlet obstacle In the way of liberal
solution of the crisis was that the 10y
alist volunteer corps strongly support
ed the union constitutions party in
opposing sthe removal OF Gen. Weyler.
But the general drift Of the crisis was
favorable TO the liberals T.
sagasta, sqn leceiying the command
OF the queen regent to form liberal
cabinet, Immediately consulted the
leading statesmen of his party. It is
probable that the, ministry of foreign
affairs will be Entrusted to Senior Moret
or to Senior Leon y Castillo, formerly
ambassador at Paris, if Marquis Vega
Armijo declines to accept the post in
the cabinet which is considered - the
most difficult and important on &C.
count OF the negotiations with America.
The next in Importance, the ministry
OF the colonies, has been offered to
Maura, author of the first Cuban home
rule bill,
- The liberal government will divide
the command Kin Cuba sending out
civilian vfceroy probably Canalejas-
and as commander in chief of the mill
tary forces Marshal Blanco.
1t is also the intention of Sagasta to
select a very influential liberal states
man to succeed Dupuy de LONE at
Washington. The new cabinet is very
well received by majority of the press,
and the stock exchange saluted the ad-
vent OF Sagasta with a general rise in
all securities.
The finacial question is demanding
the greatest attention, and the liberals
at the outset. Of the coming session
OF parliament will expose frankly the
position OF the Spanish treasury.
London, Oct. 4-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says: Sa-
gasta in accepting the portfolio ex-
pressed his intention to give the largest
possible measure of Cuban home rule,
to reverse the conservative policy in
Cuba and the Philippines, to recall Gen.
Weyler, if he did not resign, to prepare
tor a dissolution aof the cortes and to
select able Representatives to go to
Washington and European capitals, as
well as to the colonies of Spain, to prove
to America and Europe that Spain is at
last going to do spontaneously and sin
cerely what the United States has sug-
gested could be accomplished more
quickly and betteriby mediation or the
interference which. the Spanish people
would certainly not brook, and to which
no Spanish government could assent.
London, Oct. "A special dispatch
received here from Madrid says Capt.
Gen. Weyler has been recalled from
Cuba. His successor. it is added. has
not yet been officially announced, but
Marshal Blanco will in all proba bility
be given the place..
Washington, Oct. AIN the view of
the administration, the United States
and Cuba have all to gain and nothing
to lose in: the liberal accession to pow
err in SPAIN. Even If the party is not
willing to go as far as the extreme
Cuban sympathfzers in the United
States wish, it is felt that there will
certainly be most liberal Offering of
concessions to secure peace in Cuba.
Weyler's withdrawal, it is believed,
will result in general relaxation of
the severity of the Cuban campaigns,
presuming that the war is to continue
TO: time at least, and there will be less
complaint Of rigorous treatment of in
dividuals suspected of lending aid to the
rebels. The choice of Sagasta to form
cabinet had been expected for several
days, and gave general satisfaction
among diplomats who regard this as a
distinct step toward an abandonment
of the aggressive policy thus far pur-
sued toward Cuba, and a substitution of
conciliatory methods for militarism. Sa-
gasta is said to have stood from the
first in opposition to the policy pursued
by Spain for the last year. Those IA
miliar with affairs in Spain say the
Sagasta view has become very popular
in Spain.
[Praxedes Mateo Sagasta, the Spanish
statesman and leader of the liberal party,
was born in 1897. He is an engineer by pro-
fession and was elected from zamora IN
1870 the constituent cortes. He took part
in the insurrection of 1856 and eventually
sought refuge in France. When amnesty
was proclaimed Senior Sagasta returned to
Spain and became a professor in the school
of engineers at Madrid. He also edited La
Iberia. the principal organ of the progress
ASt. party. A4S was dPPOAAeeA AAA"A~. ~
the Interior in the first cabinet formed by
Gen. Prim. In 1870 he was appointed min
lister of state, Under the presidency OF
Marshal Serrano in 1874 Sagasta was sue
cessively minister for foreign affairs. min
lister of the interior and president OF the
council Of ministers. In June, 1875, he gave
in his adherence to the cause of Alfonso
XII and endeavored to form liberal con-
stitutional party. Subsequently Sagasta
Joined the opposition and attacked the ad-
ministration formed by Martinez de Cam
pos and Canovas del Castillo In 1878. In
$780, when a new liberal party was formed,
of Senior Canovas del Castillo was over
thrown early In 1881 and Sagasta and
Martinez de Campos, by coalition. came
into power. Sagasta's ministry remained
in Office until October. 1888, but he was
again In power in 1856 and 1888. and in 1895
shis ministry resigned and was succeeded
F by. that 81 Senior Canovas del Castillo.] !
~ Postal Finances. r..
Washington, Oct: 4:-Henry A. Castle,
auditor for the post office department.;
has closed the books of the postal serv
ice for. the fiscal year ended June 30
last. The results, compared with the
preceding year, show that the receipts
Increased $166,254 for the year, ex-
penditures increased $3,47O,745, white
the deficit was Increased by $3.304 400.
For 1895 receipts were $s2,665, 462; ex-
penditures 1914 ,097 ,O42, and the deficit
was $11 ,431, 579. s.5<5*.5 = @'@@@2sfz
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