The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-16
All of the Spanish Ministers Have
Resigned.
NO SUCCESSORS NAMED
DIFFICULTY IN FORMING A NEW
MINISTRY.
No One Will Accept Office Under the
Conditions That Prevail In Spain,
and Military Dictatorship Is
Discussed-War Will Be Prose
cuted With Vigor.

Madrid, May 15.-The members of the
Spanish cabinet have resigned. Senior
Sagasta will tonight communicate the
situation to the queen regent, who will
entrust him with the task of forming a
new ministry.
The Spanish cabinet, which has just re-
! signed, was composed as follows: Presi-
dent of the council, Senior Sagasta min
| lister of foreign affairs. Senior Gullon; min
lister of justice, Senior Orchard; minister
of finance Senior Puigcerver; minister of
the interior, Senior Capdepon; minister of
war, General Correa: minister of marine,
Admiral Bermeio: minister of agricul-
ture and commerce and of public works,
| Count Xiquena minister of the colonies,
Senior MOret.
The liberal cabinet under Senior Sagasta
was formed shortly after the assassina-
ton of Senior Canovas del Castillo, who
was assassinated August S. 1897, by an
Italian anarchist named Coli. General
Azcarraga, then minister of war. was first
appointed president of the council, and
for time the cabinet remained un-
changed. But on Sept. 20, it resigned.
and Senior SagaSta assumed Office Oct.
4. confronted by the troubles in Cuba and
the Philippine islands. One of the first
steps taken by Senior Sagasta was TO re
call General Weyler, then captain gen.
eral of Cuba, who was succeeded by Cen
eral Blanco.
But the situation did not improve and
that the United States could not longer
observe neutrality in the Cuban affair.
SPAIN however, refused to regard the
situation from a humanitarian and bust
ness-like standpoint, and diplomatic re-
lations with the United States were
broken off April q last. Even then there
We're rumors of trouble in the Spanish
cabinet and after the brilliant victory
of the United States fleet under Com
modore Dewey on May l, 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 in and out of it rumors
the past week or two.
The difficulty, it appears, is to find men
who are willing to assume office under
the conditions which now prevail in Spain
An empty treasury. interna! disorders,
and the loss of the Philippine islands
Cuba and Porto Rico, are now the prob
lens confronting the Spanish ministers,
and II is not astonishing that under the
circumstances q military dictatorship un-
der Marshal Martinez de Campos has
been discussed
DOES NOT. MEAN PEACE.
1t is officially denied that the cabinet
changes are connected with a peace
movement e On the contrary. it is de
when the new cabinet is formed. will con-
tinue to prosecute the war with the full
resources OF the country.
The cabinet council this evening term
mated at $3.50. A minister who was in
terviewed on the situation declared that
nothing definite had been decided uNn
as to the changes in the cabinet. panding
a conference between the queen regent
and Senior Sagasta.
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
met changes are connected with a peace
says: The conclusion to be. drawn from
the reorganization that they are seeking
a peaceable solution of the situation has
for the moment, been abandoned. and the
war will be prosecuted vigorously
There was a prolonged cabinet council
this afternoon dealing with the crisis and {
several points were practically settled /
mains president of the council of min |
listers because the liberals are in a ma
lority in the chamber, and il would be !
inconvenient to have a cabinet chief I
however. distinguished, who is not chief /
of the liberal party.
-Four ministers. Seniors Gullon, Bermejc. I
Moret and Xiquena, viii retire. partly for /
personal reasons. and partly because of !
dinerences on important policies Senior !
Sagasta viii choose the strongest liberals /
he can find, but several of the strongest. I
notably Senior Gamazo. have intjDnated ,
that they VIII not take Office at present.
IL IS hoped and expected that General |
Correa, who has valuable cuallficat tons
for mis- present position. will remain.
Madrid. May l5.-77:30 p. NIT is now
believed that only Admiral RermeiO min
ster of marine, and Count Xiouena min
!ster of public works. will quit the cabi
net.