The herald., 1898-05-16
SPANS CABINET
HAS LAID DOWN THE LOAD 1T
COULDN'T CARRY
SAGASTA NOW AT WORK
IN THE ATTEMPT TO FORM A NEW
MINISTRY
IS NOT A MOVE TOWARD PEACE
Whatever Cabinet Changes May Be
Made the War Will be Wig
orously Prosecuted
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
MADRID (via Paris), May 15.-The MEM
bers of the Spanish cabinet have resigned.
Senior Sagasta will tonight communicate
the situation to the queen regent, who Will
intrust him with the task of forming
new ministry.
| The Spanish cabinet which has just re-
signed was composed as follows:
| President Of the council-Senor Sagasta.
! Minister Of foreign affairs-Senor Gullon
| Minister of justice-Senor Orchard
| Minister of finance-Senor Puigecerver.
Minister of the interior-Senor Capdepon.
| Minister of war--General Correa.
Minister of marine-Admiral Bermejo.
| Minister of agriculture and commerce
| and of public works-Count Xiquena.
Minister of the colonies-Senor Moret.
| The Liberal cabinet under Senior Sagasta
was formed shortly after the assassination
| of Senior Canovas Castillo, who was as
sassinated August s, 1897 by an Italian an
archist named Golli General Azcarraga,
then minister of war, was first appointed
president of the council. and for time the
cabinet remained unchanged. But on Sep
TENDER goth it resigned and Senior Sagasta
assumed office October 4th, confronted by
| the troubles in Cuba and in the Philippine
islands. One of the first steps taken by
Senior Sagasta was to recall General Wey-
Ter, then captain general of Cuba, who was
succeeded by General Blanco. The situa-
ton did not improve and Spain was courte-
ously but firmly warned that the United
States could not much longer MAINTAIN
neutrality in the face of the terrible stu
alton of affairs in Cuba and the damages
which American interests were suffering
therefrom. Spain however, refused to re-
gard the situation from humanitarian
and business-like standpoint, and diplo-
matte relations with the United States were
broken off April 21st last. Even then there
were rumors of trouble in the Spanish cab
met, and after the brilliant victory of the
United States fleet under Commodore
Dewey on May LIST the situation became
more and more strained. The minister of
marine, Admiral Bermejo; the minister of
war, General Correa, and especially the
minister for the colonies. were repeatedly
attacked in parliament and out OF 1t. and
rumors of designations to be ten
dered have been circulating for the
past week or two. The difficulty, 1t APP
pears, is to find men who are willing to as
sumo office under the conditions which
now prevail in Spain. An empty treasury,
internal disorders and the loss of the Phil
ippine islands. Cuba and Porto Rico are not
the only problems confronting Spanish
ministers, and it is not astonishing that
under the circumstances a military dicta-
'torship, possibly under Marshal Martinez
de Campos, has been discussed.
1t is officially denied that the cabinet
changes are connected with peace move
ment. On the contrary, it is declared that
Premier Sagasta's ministry, when the new
cabinet is formed, will continue to prose-
cute the war with the full resources Of
the country.
Not a Peace Cabinet
LONDON, May ia dispatch to the
Times from Madrid which will be pub
lished tomorrow confirms the official de-
NAL at the Spanish capital that the cab