The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-01
THE LIST TELEGRAPHED TO THE
SPANISH MINISTER BY
GEN. BLANCO.
SKETCH OF The MEMBERS.
THREE OF THE FIVE MINISTER'S
ARE NATIVES OF THE
ISLAND.
REPRESENTATIVES..
Ii Embodles the Ideas Of the Two
Parties Endeavoring to Bring
About Peace.

w <1ot1l4NGION, Lee. 3l.-Ihe Span
ish minister received a. dispatch from
Havana this afternoon giving the list
Of the new cabinet. It is the same as
that sent unofficially, except that the
Official announcement places Senior
rodriguez as minister Of commerce.
and Eduardo Dolz as minister of pub
lie works and telegraphs. The dis
patch adds that. in the absence of
Senior Dolz, who is in Spain. Senior
Rodriguez will handle his own portfo-
lilo and also that of public works and
telegraphs. Mr.. Dolz, the new name
on the official list, Is a young LAWYER
ana mas been secretary of the central
committee of the reform party. He
mas quite reputation as an orator.
Inc Spanish minister regards the
caplnet as an exceptionally strong or
ganlzatlon thoroughly representative
or cuba, as three of the members are
Cuban born and have spent their lives
in Cuba, and another, Rodriguez while
of Spanish birth, has lived for thirty
years In Cuba and has all his interests
there. 1t is said also that the cabinet
represents the Autonomists and the
Reformists. the two elements who are
seeking to carry out the present policy
IN Cuba. Rodriguez and DoIz are both
Retormists, Dolz being secretary of
the Central Reform party. When ask
ed for sketch of the several ministers
Dupuy de LONE turned to the book
cuba and the Cubans," by Raimundo
CABRERA, from which the following biog-
of oh
are taken:
Jose M. Galvez, premier, was born
IN Matanzas, Nov. "a. 1885. LAWYER
ana famous forensic orator Journal
lst has published ANONYMOUSLY MANY
political articles. During the revoIu-
tlonary period he was confined in the
Isle OF Pines. Before and after his
Imprisonment, and up to 1873. he re-
NAMED in Havana, exercising his pro-
fession and cooperating with the revo-
lutionary junta of New York. In rec
ogn1tion of his patriotism and talents
he was selected by reclamation as
president Of the organization commit
tee of the Autonomist party.
Rafael Montoro, minister of finance.
born in Havana, 1852 Went to Madrid
in 1867 and became known as a critic
and lltterateur; editor of La Revista
Contemporaries GS7O. Under secreta-
ry of the Society of Spanish Authors
and Artists under the presidency of
Emilio CASTELAR,. Returned to Cuba
1878; he figures as one of the founders
and pillars of the Autonomist party. of
whose executive committee he is a
most active member. Editor of the
Revjsta Guiana, Ell Triuno and El
Pals. Vice secretary of the Societad
Economica. Lawyer Elected deputy
to the cortes by Havana and by Puerto
Principe in three successive legisla-
lures. Commissioned by -the Societad
eminent in Madrid on the financial
crisis.
Antonio Gown, minister of the inte-
rior, born in Matanzas 1S47. Graduated
in law 1872. One of the fou.lers of
the Autonomist party in 1878 Elected
secretary Of the executive committee
in 1879, which office he's still holds.
Grand master of the United Masonic
Order of Colon and ef the island Of
Cuba. First editor of the political
newspaper, Ell Triuno, now known as
FL Pals. Managing director of the Re-
vista General de Derecho Admin
istracion. Collaboration in other literary
and scientific journals Has published
several works on law. Orator. juris-
consult, publicist
Senior Rodriguez minister of com
MERGE is a Spaniard by birth, but at
an early age he removed TO Cuba, set
Ting at Santiago de Cuba where he
became prominent as ia lawyer and
also the owner of anF extensive tobacco
plantation. Later heswent to Havana,
where he was the representative of
the Santiago chamber of commerce.
He took a leading position in the re-
formist movement, and is named in
order to give recognition to that ele-
ment in politics. His landed interests
in Cuba are said to be very extensive.