The herald., 1897-08-09

declared that he had no accomplices,
though there is every reason to believe
lit an anarchist crime, it is without any
political ramifications and tonight Mad
rid is quiet.
Az a special performance given this
afternoon at the Theatre de la Republic
for the benefit of the Spanish refugees
in Paris. Tarride Marmol, the Spanish
anarchist who was formerly imprisoned I'd
in Montjuich fortress in Barcelona. de-
livered violent speech. in the course
of which he urged that Senior Canovas
del Castillo should be killed. 1t is re-
ported that he will be arrested.
ENGLISH ADvICES
| LONDON, Aug. S.-The Spanish en-
bassy in London has received two tele-
grams, the first briefly stating the fact
of the assassination and the second
coming direct from San Sebastian stat
ing that Senior Canovas had been the
object of an Infamous attack, but say
ing nothing about his death, and con-
cluding the statement that if the
outrage be of anarchistic origin it has
no political complications with the ad-
ditional assertion that the whole of
Spain is tranquil and that there is not
the least symptom Of any alteration in
the state of public affairs. This dis
patch says the ASSASSIN is apparently AN
Italian.
For these reasons the Spanish am
bassador, Count de Casa Valencia, in
the course of an interview, expressed
the hope that the news of the death
| wac premature. He said: 1.-The belief
| that the crime is not political but the
work of fanatical anarchist is borne
out by the fact that the criminal is an
| italian. We all know that of recent
years Italian anarchists have been very
active. Witness the assassination of
President Carnot and the attempt on
King Humbert and other similar
crimes. They were all committed by
Italians.
This is very trying time for me.
Apart from the difficulties to which such
a crime gives rise and the doubt hang
ing over what really happened, Senor
Canovas Is my brother-i -in-law, and there
is more than this relationship between
US. All our lives we have been the best
Of comrades We pursued the same
course together at the university"
The ambassador said he had wired for
details but had received no reply
The news of the assa ssir alton was
communicated by the Associated Press
to General Stewart L. Woodford, the
United States minister to Spain, now in
London en- route for San Sebastian,
where he had expected to present his
credentials to the queen regent in the
presence of Senor Carovas.
Gen. Woodford was so overcome that
some minutes passed before he could ex
press his horror at the crime and his
profound sympathy for Spain in her mis-
fortune. When he recovered from the
shock he said: 'This is horrible, most
unfortunate The Spanish government
and people will have the sincere sympa-
thy of all friends of constitutional gov
ernment. 1t is too soon to express any
views as to the effect which the death Of
Senior Canovas will have on current
questions. 1t will not affect my move
ments, however, unless it becomes my
duty to reach my post as soon as possi-
BILE in order to express to the Spanish
government the sympathy Of the Amer
lean government"
SHERMAN'S VIEWS
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-This gov
ernment has probably already received
the formal notification of Premier Cano
vas assassination, but if 80 it is locked
up with other dispatches in the state de-
partment and will not be known until
Secretary Sherman reaches the depart
ment tomorrow. Secretary of State
Sherman received the first news of the
affair through an Associated Press bui
letir. He expressed deep interest in the
details.
He said: This deplorable event will
have some effect of course, on the po
litical affairs of Spain, but to what ex
tent 1 cannot say. The death of one man
is not necessarily going to change the
sentiment of the whole country. Her
money is gone. Her resources have been
exhausted. But she means, evidently
to hold on to Cuba. Just how she can
do it under these circumstances, can
not see. Yet she is opposed to yielding
a point.
premier Canovas was a strong parti-
san. He was the chief exponent of the
element which was determined to keep
the island at all hazards. Seemingly
Spain is almost unit on this Canovas
was strong factor in the movement of
Spain, but 1t is impossible that another
will be found to replace him in that i'm
portant Office have similar views and
the same pronounced ideas. How it may
be in this case I am not able to say, but
the effects, politically, of such an event
are not essentially far-reaching and
have not always produced radical devel-
| opments. AS to the consequences of the
| conflictin Cuba, do not care to talk.
have no official information of the as
sassination and must refrain from VEN
turing guesses as to what 1t may effect
| in the future"
Asked as to how long he thought the
! Cuban insurrection might last, he re-
| piled that that was problematical and
he did not care to discuss it. He added
| that he had heard various names of
prominent leaders in Spain mentioned.
but he was not we'll informed as to
! them, and there was nothing on which
he could base a prediction as to Cano-
vas probable successor.
MORGAN'S BELIEF
Senator Morgan of Alabama, a men,
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