The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-18
Proposed Members Demand a Well
defined Programme.
WANT VIGOROUS ACTION
FOOLISH TALK CONCERNING
ALLIANCES WITH POWERS.
Alliance With France and Russia
and Against England Is Urged
New Cabinet Intends to Show It
self Equal to the Emergency
Kings Birthday Not Celebrated.

Madrid, May lit is announced
semi-officially this evening that the re-
constructed cabinet probably will be
made up as follows:
President of the council, Senior Sa-
gasta; minister of foreign affairs, SenoI
Castillo; minister of war. Lieutenant
General Correa; minister of marine
Vice Admiral Butler; minister of the
colonies, Senior Gamazo; minister OF
finance, Senior Lopez Puigcerver; min
lister of the interior, Senior +. r. Cap
depon; minister of justice, Senior c.
Groizard; minister of public instruc-
ton, Senior Romero Giron.
The composition of the new ministry
is still underlined, but it is regarded as
certain that Senior Galado will enter
the cabinet. 1t is also rumored that Sc
nor CapdepOn may finally take the CO.
lonial portfolio, and that in such event
Senior Aunon or Admiral Camara may
become minister of marine.
WANT A PROGRAMME.
London, May 1S.-The Madrid CORES
pendent of the. STANDARD. telegraphing
Tuesday, says: Seno- Sagasta spent
the whole day in conference with sew
eral members of the last cabinet, and
in fresh negotiations with the leaders
of the Right wing of the Liberals. Sc
nor GamaZo and Senior Mauro, VINO in
sist on obtaining. as a condition of
their joining the ministry, a well de-
fined programme upon the following
points:
The war, the international question,
the colonial policy of the West Indies
and the Philippines. home affairs and
finance, both for present urgent war
means and for the future reOrganiZa-
ton
Seniors Gamazo and Mauro advocate
vigorous action in every respect, to
convince the enemies and friends of
Spain that the nation itself and the
new cabinet intend to show themselves
equal to the task of facing all present
emergencies and of arriving at definite
solutions.
The Spanish papers resolutely discuss
the expediency of continental allies,
which they affect to consider one of the
principal objects of the future cabi-
net The Republican papers urge an
alliance with France and Russia, at
the same time agreeing with the mon
archisl papers in expecting much from
the attitude of Emperor William. The
ministerial papers are equally keen and
bitter for alliance against England
The queen regent has suspended all
receptions and festivities arranged for
in Madrid and the provinces on the oc-
CASTOR of the twelfth birthday of her
son today (Tuesday) in view of the war
situation in Spain. She, however. dis
tributed $4,000 pesetas among the local
charities and hospitals.
Numerous kilograms of sympathy
were received from foreign courts, the
most conspicuous being from the pope,
Emperor Francis Joseph, Emperor
Nicholas, Emperor William and eX-
Queen Isabella of Spain.
EX-MINISTER INSULTED.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: General Sanchez
Mira tonight insulted Lieutenant Cen
eral Azcarraga, minister of war in the
last Canovas cabinet and the head of
the ministry organized after the muir
der of Canovas. The incident occurred
in the Puerto del Sol. They were sep
arated and the military authorities VIII
probably prosecute General Mira
SPANISH BOND QUOTATIONS.
London. May 17-Spanish As closed
at 1915, a net advance of Is.
Paris, May 17.-Spanish rs closed at
1914, a net decline of 3-16.
Madrid, May 17.-Spanish As closed
at Is. Gold was quoted at 1885,