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Show 8PANISH CABINET RESIGNS: Execution of Ferrer Brought-on the Climax. Madrid. Tho Spanish cabinet, headed by Premier Maura, resigned Thursday afternoon. Tho cabinet was rormed (January 25, 1907. Preceding tho formation of this cabinot thero had . been flvo Liberal ministers In eighteen months. The religious Issues had Jieen tho rock on which theso ministries wore wrecked, and the accession to powor of Sonor Maura, who had before held tho premiership, pre-miership, was regarded .as a, sweeping sweep-ing victory for the clericals and ono likely to arouso a revolutionary spirit. This proved 'to bo the caso, the opposition finally uniting against the government's conduct and furtherance further-ance of the war in Morocco. The stern measures takon to put down tho rocont anti-war demonstrations demonstra-tions in Spain tended to Inflame the opposition and tho execution of Ferrer Fer-rer followed by popular demonstrations demonstra-tions of disapproval broughlfmattors to a crisis. |