Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1897 — CANOVAS MURDERED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CANOVAS MURDERED.

SPAIN’S PRIME MINISTER SHOT BY AN ANARCHIST. Dies Crying “Long Live Spain”—M eets His Fate at a Bathing Resort—As in the Case of Carnot of France, Assassin la an Alien. Spain Mourns Her Premier. Senor Antonio Canovas del Castillo, prime minister of Spain, was assassinated by Michele Angino Golli, a Neapolitan anarchist, at Santa Agueda, Spain, at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon. He was shot to death. The murderer fired three times at the aged Spanish minister. Two bullets passed through his forehead and another penetrated his chest. He fell dying at the feet of his wife, who was with him. For two hours he lingered in terrible agony, struggling against the rapid approach of death. With the cry of “Long live Spain” on his lips, the grim old patriot, the fierce monarchist and leader of the Alfonsist party, and the head of the

government that tried to crush the Cuban rebellion by a policy of extermination, passed away. Spain was his love and his life. His country was his idol and its progress his pride. He fought for the monarchy that now rules Spain. He fell by the hand of one to whom all monarchies are detestable and all men in power are tyrants fit only for the knife or the bullet. Assassinated by an Alien. Like President Carnot of France, he was assassinated by an alien. In each case the murderer came from Italy, and followed the victim from the seat of the government to a spot where the crime would be made easier by the absence of guards. In each case the crime was committed on Sunday. “I killed him in accomplishment of a just vengeance,” exclaimed the assassin of Cnnovas, boastingly, when arrested. Golli declared his deed was the outcome of a vast conspiracy to assassinate the rulers of Europe. He spoke of Cesare Santo, the Italian assassin of President Carnot, as a hero who belonged to a band of similar “heroes devoted to the work of destroying tyrants.” Europe Shaken by the News, The terrible news swept over Spain and the people went into mourning for the victim of the awful crime. Europe was shaken by the story of the assassination, and words of sorrow and sympathy were flashed from every court. The revolutionists in Spain were silenced and the liber-

|Uls, who had fought the monarchist leadier, were horrified at the crime. Senor Canovas passed through the storm and stress of a ministerial crisis only two months ago. His cabinet was again in the saddle. He had won a victory over his political opponents. His plans for the suppression of the rebellion in Cuba and the re-establishment of Spanish supremacy in the Philippine Islands were strengthened. Sought Rest and Met Death. The Spanish premier determined to take a rest and a three weeks’ course of the baths at Santa Agueda. He was to return to the sumn'jcr residence of the Spanish court at San Sebastian to meet United States Minister Woodford, who was to be presented and officially received by Maria Christina, the queen regent. He sought rest at this time so that he would be able to take up the Cuban problem with the minister from the United States and learn the attitude of the latter country toward Spain and the Cuban struggle for independence. The murderer was well dressed and did not attract particular attention. It is remembered now that he often wandered about the passages and corridors in the bathing establishment. His actions were suspicious, but, as he was attired like the fashionable frequenters of the Santa Agueda baths, nothing was ever said to him. The Neapolitan had wandered around the establishment on his usual search for the Spanish prime minister. He saw him in the gallery, and,, walking slowly so as not to attract notice from the attendants, he stepped up to the premier. WithonJ n word he fired at Senor Canovas when only one pace from him. The

first bullet passed through the body und came out behind under the left shoulder. The prime minister uttered a cry of •gony and clutched at the wound in his

side. He reeled, but before he fell the assassin fired two more shots, both bullets lodging in the head. The roar of the revolver was heard in every part of the establishment, and the attendants rushed to the scene of the tragedy. Senora Canovas flung open the door of her dressing room and caught her husband as he fell. The horror of it all overcame her and she swooned and fell over him. For a few minutes only did the prime minister recover consciousness. Then he opened his eyes, dulled with agony, and murmured the words: "Long live Spain!” The assassin offered no resistance to arrest. He is a Neopolitan, and gave his name as Rinaldi. It is believed this is an assumed name and that his real name U Michele Angino Golli.

SENOR CANOVAS.

QUEEN CHRISTINA.