The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
He VIII Confer with the Queen Re-
gent To-day, Having Arrived in
Madrid Last Night.
CARLISTS GROWING ACTIVE
SIGNAL FOR AN UPRISING MAY BE
GIVEN BEFORE LONG.
Possibility that Spain VIII Soon Have
Cuba-Fighting in India.

MADRID Oct. 1.-Senor Sagasta says he
is willing to undertake the construction of
a Cabinet. and it is hoped that the crisis
will be solved tomorrow. The Liberals
gave an ovation to Senior Sagasta, their
leader on his arrival here to-day. 1t is
thought that if he forms a Cabinet Senior
Gamazo will be minister for foreign affairs,
Senior Moret Y. Prendergast minister for
the colonies and General Correa minister
for war, although Senior Moret Y. Prender-
CAST has been mentioned for appointment
as Spanish minister at Washington, to sue
coed Senior Depuy De Lone.
Marshal Martinez Campos was in confer
ence with the Queen Regent to-day for an
hour and half. He expressed the opinion
that change of policy was possible with
the present Chamber if the majority sup
ported the new Cabinets economic meas
ures and attitude toward the colonies. After
the Queen Regent receives Senior Sagasta
and Senior Pidal president of the Chamber
of Deputies Tomorrow she will make her
decision. Her Majesty to-day expressed a
desire to retain If possible the present
chambers, believing that a general election
would have disturbing effect. For this,
however, a Conservative Cabinet would be
necessary. General Campos has been en-
deavoring to effect arrangements whereby
the chambers might be retained in case the
Liberals were to take office, but so far he
has been unsuccessful.
During the conference of leaders of the
Dissident Conservatives with the Queen Re
gent Senior Silvela declared that in view of
the difficulties in the way of dissolution,
it would be best to retain the Conserva-
tives in office under the leadership of Cam
pos. and he said that. on the assumption
that the Cabinet would receive the support
of all elements, a majority of his own sec
ton would give it enthusiastic support.
Carlists Growing Active.
LONDON Oct 2.-The Daily Mall in it's
special article this morning the Spanish
situation says:
1.-THE symptoms of Carlist agitation are
every day becoming more manifest and at
tracing the attention of the Spanish gov
eminent. Carlist emissaries are visiting the
provinces of. Navarro and Castellon, where
the party has its strongest supporters
There is the best reason for believing that
the signal for rising will soon be given
The revolt will probably occur in Navarro
or Castelon; and the population of the
Basque provinces is also ready to rise. The
Carlist press has changed it's tone, and now
hints that Don Carlos may intervene. At
the same time it is asserted that a Carlist
company has entered into contract with
the Republic lbf Andorra under which the
company is granted the privilege of manu-
featuring arms and explosives within the
territory of the republic. The bishop of
Urgel, one of the Suzeraines of the republic,
is reputed to be stanch Carlist."
Sagasta, the Liberal Leader.
Praxedes Mateo Sagasta, who may now
be called to the head of the government
in Spain. in the vain hope of averting COM
plete disaster in Cuba, was born at Tor
recilla de Cameros on July 81, 1927, and is
consequently now in his seventy-first year.
He studied engineering at Madrid, and for
a time practiced his profession at Valla-
dolid and Zamora, but soon drifted into
politics. and was elected to the Cortes
by the last-named town in 1854. He was
obliged to seek refuge in France because
of the part he took in the instruction of
1856, but, on the proclamation of amnesty,
returned to Spain, and then became pro-
fessor in the School of Engineers at Madrid.
He still continued to take an active part
in politics, however, and became the edi-
tor bf La Iberia, the principal organ of
the Progressist party. His bold proclama-
ton of Liberal principles again brought
upon his head the enmity of the despotic
ministers of Isabella IL, and, on account of
his participation in the unsuccessful insur-
rection of June 1866, he was condemned to
death for treason, and again fled to France
for his life.
Sagasta remained in exile until the over
throw of Isabella IL in 1868. when he Re-
turned to Spain and was appointed min
lister of the interior in the provisional gov
eminent formed by General Prim. His
views gradually drifted in the Conserva
tive direction at this time, and he com
petely broke off his relations with his
old Radical friend Gorilla, a change which
exposed him TO bitter attacks from the
Republican minority in the Cortes. He be-
came more and more reactionary, however,
and, being appointed minister of state III
January, 1870, ordered several towns, in
Guiding Barcelona, 10 be placed in a state
of siege, and formally declared himself
in favor OF the monarchy. After the Ita-
ian Prince Amadeus had taken the oath
as King, Sagasta, in December, $780, pro
posed a dissolution of the Chamber. He
remained minister of state and of the in
terror in the first Cabinet under Amadeus
during whose brief reign he took part III
several ministerial combinations, some
times as president of the Council and
others as merely head of a department
When Amadeus had failed and Serrano
finally became president, Sagasta was, III
January, 1874, made minister for foreign
affairs, became minister OF the interior il
May, and finally premier in August.
Sagasta withdrew for a time from public
life after the establishment of the Bour-
bon dynasty, but in June. 1875, gave in his
adherence to the cause of Alfonso XII. He
then endeavored to form a Liberal Con-
stitutional party, and finally Joined the
opposition against Martinez Campos and
Canovas, lS77-79, and when a new Liberal
party was formed in 1880, gave in his ad
hesion to it and ultimately became its
leader. Early in 1881 he came into power
by forming a coalition with Martinez Cam
pos, but was overthrown In October, 1883
when his Ministry was succeeded by one
formed from the Dynastic Left. The Con
servatives, however, soon returned to
power and on the death of Alfonso XII.
in November 1885, Sagasta was again called
TO the head of the government He was
obliged to materially reconstruct his min
istry in 1885, and again in January, 1890
but in July of that year was driven from
power and replaced by Canovas, who re
manned at the head of the government un-
til the elections of March, 1898.
Sagasta then returned to office as pre-
mier and retained that position until the
accession of Canovas to power in March
1895. Twice during lS94-in March and again
in October-he was Obliged to reconstruct
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