Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-23
Elevation Of Butcher" Wey-
Ter Followed by Resigna-
tion of the Cabinet
THE PROTEST. ! 8 IGNORED
Don Ascarrasa, Ne SIS Closest
Friend, Called to r, < "a New Min
/ istry-Queen Reaeh Defiant
Pays No Heed to pu gg,Iamor.


crisis again. General er is the
cause of it. The cabinet resigned en-
masse yesterday as protest against
the appointment of the butcher" as
captain general of Madrid.
To make the affair all the more SER
ious, the queen regent later received
Don Azcarraga and requested him to
become responsible for the formation
of a new ministry.
Azcarraga is known to be strong
supporter of Weyler, and thruout all
the latter's bloody career in Cuba was
one Of his stanchest supporters.
The fact that the queen regent has
invited one of Weyler's closest friends
to form cabinet which Is to take the
place of the one which has shown its
disapproval of Weyler in SO marked
a manner is especially significant.
WeyIer Has Been Costly.
It is thoroly understood thruout
Spain that Weyler has cost the nation
her colonies and her pride. To him
alone Spain looks when placing the re.
sponsibility for the loss of Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines.
Weyler, by his inhuman and atroc-
ious treatment of the Cubans, is the
man who is held up to scorn thruout
the country whenever the war with the
United States and its disastrous end
ing is recalled.
Consequently, when two days ago it
was announced that he had been ap-
pointed to the very high post of cap.
tain general of Madrid there was tre-
mendous amount of feeling shown
everywhere.
At first people seemed surprised at
such mark of distinction being
shown to the former governor general
of Cuba. Then anger came, and to-
day there is no sign that it will sub.
side.
Insult to the Public.
The queen regent has famed the
flame by SO promptly accepting the
resignation of the Silvela ministry an
then at once asking a man who is
thoroly committed to Weylerism to
organize a new cabinet.
Signor Silvela, the premier, entreat.
ed an audience with the queen regent
this afternoon. Her majesty, knowing
probably what was to come, granted
him an interview. The premier at once
formally announced the resignation OF
Signor Gassott and Signor Dato, re
spectively minister of agriculture and
the interior.
Signor Silvela informed her majesty
that the resignation Of these officials
carried with them the designations al
SO Of all the high department officials
This meant nothing but the absolute
abdication of the entire Silvela min
istery.
Ignored the Protest.
Silvela then told the queen regent
that the movement was to be consider
ed as the strongest kind of formal
protest against the appointment OF
General Weyler as captain general Of
Madrid.
At o'clock last evening Premier
Silvela again had an audience with the
queen, and in order to make the resig
nation of the cabinet all the more EN-
phatic presented those of Marquis Pi
del, the minister of foreign affairs; ol
Count Torranaz, minister Of Justice;
of Signor Villaverde. minister OF
finance; Of General Azcarraga, minis
ter of war, and of Admiral Lazaga
minister of marine.
The queen formally accepted the re
signations as given into her hands
and almost Immediately requested
Azcarraga to form new ministry.
1t is known that there have beer
& serious differences for some time
among the members of the Silvels
ministry, but these in themselves were
unimportant and of not enough mo
ment at any time to cause a disrup
tion.