The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
POLITICAL MURDER IN EUROPE.
AngiOIiiIO's Crime Recalls Other As
sassinations end Attemnts.
From the CHICAGO Times-Herald.

Michael Angionrio, who slew Premier
Canovas of Spain Sunday, Aug. 8, was
garroetd Saturday, Aug. d. The celer-
ity with which he has been trled and con-
demned compares fayoraby with the
length of time that 1t took us to break
| Guiteau's neck. They have way Of do
ing these things in Europe chat America
would do well to initiate occasionally.
"Goln," as he has been famllarly known,
! has been given space to make his peace
| with God. That being acc nplished, he
win be removed. A swift embrace by the
punishment, bushel of quick
! lime and he win have
! passed utterly. He will have achieved
| fame, however, which is not given to us
all. Nor is it altogether fame Of the unde-
! sirable sort In certain circles he Will be
regarded as a hero and his memory will
| be kept alive In the children of Children
as a martyr That is one ofthe rewards of
assassination in the old world. No time
! has been allowed to women to grow hys-
terical over him and send him flowers and
Drotestations of affection, though there is
| little doubt that they would do'it II given
| the chance.
Angiollllo was a member of the Italian
group of anarchists one of the most i'm
| pOrtant components of a society that eX-
| lists in every country on the continent. 1t
has been ascertained that he was in Lon
| don during the jubilee ceremonies, and
| there is little doubt that plot for the
assassination Of Queen Victoria existed
| a that time 1t was fooled only by the
| most remarkable precautions in the his
| tory of the world. Indeed. London is
| headquarters for anarchists, socialists
and nihilists Of all e5uhtres5 with its
! population of nearly 100000 and extended
! - "a 60
| hiding and escape not to be found in any
| other city. Moreover the English police
are not allowed the latitude in handling
| criminals that is the greater part of the
efficiency Of their brethren in Paris, Ber
! lin or St Petersburg. To a cetain extent
/ their hands are tied. The chief reason for
! the iiocking of anarchists to London, how
ever is to be found in the temper of the
| English. They have never regarded po-
| ltical criminals with sufficient distrust nor
| political ofenses with sufficient gravity.
/ From their point of view, murder that
has politics for a motive is not murder
al all. Though staid and conservative.
the London Times had for years as one
of the most valued members Of its staff
man who called himself ''5tepniak."
His name was Kazxheffsky, and he was
the slayer of Gen. Mesentzeff. the chief
of police of st. Petersburg. "Stepniak,"
rather fittingly it would seem. was run
. wv anu SAOuAA " plENtS ny 4 railway
1 locomotive. The chief American CORE
spondent Of the Times was Anthony Cal
! lenga, who once walked all the way from
I Parma to Turin to assassinate King
! Charles Albert of Sardinia. He was pre-
vented only by the vigilance of the Sar-
/ dlnian police, and fed TO Boeton.
/ Orsini who in an attempt to blow I'D Ma
/ pollen killed and wounded twenty-five peo-
/ pie in Paris, and Oberdank, who tried to
/ Kill Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria are
1 heroes in italy to-day They were both
/ caught and executed, but their graves are
/ watered by the tears Of the reds. If
either of them had succeeded in crossing
/ the Italian frontier he would have been
I safe. Indeed the most remarkable thing
1 about anarchy is the lack Of unanimity
/ among the threatened. England shelters
( hundreds of the criminals. France refus
/ ed to surrender Hartman and his fellows
/ who attempted to kill the car near his
I capital, blew up the wrong train and Slew
/ nearly everybody on it, If an Irish in
/ vlncible eXplodes a dynamite bomb near
I the houses Of parliament he has only to
/ cross the channel to achieve safety. Italy
/ will not surrender French anarchists
/ Prince Karageorgevtch who intigated the
/ horrible murder of Prince Michael of Ser
/ via, lived and died in Paris. noted and
/ honored. If any man Stays the sultan or
/ Ferdinand Of Bulgaria, or Alexander of
I Servia, or Humbert of Italy, or William
+ of Germany il is doubtful that either
/ France or England viii surrender him
/ Should an Irish or Indian fanatic assas-
/ sinate the venerable Victoria he would be
/ safe in almost any of the continental
countries. barring Russia. The sover-
/ eigns need concert.
1 An American whose face and name are
| known in every household OF the land once
/ with great difficulty obtained seats for
j himself and wife in Westminster Abbey
/ during The celebration of the queens gol-
/ den jubilee. He did not attend for fear
i of some anarchistic outrage Nothing
I happened, but his caution is only an in
stance of the widespread fear of these
/ murderous priests of what they call jus
| tice. This fear is growing deeper and
/ darker year by year. IL is not to be won
| dered at. No layman understands the
/ force and destructlyeness Of modern exp. o.
! sives. Death for multitude may be car
ried in bonbon box. The advance in the
manufacture of deatb-dealing agents OF
/ this description is far in advance of the
/ measures Of prevention In the crowded
/ centers OF Europe no man Is safe, and the
risk he runs Is in proportion to his worthe
/ and prominence. Connection between the
continental groups is close. The members
from Finland TO Sicily are brothers i'm
the brotherhood OF blood. They have
money and science at their disposal.
/ Scions OF the nobility have taken their
oaths as well as peasants The heads OF
Europe's crowned ones lie uneasily.
The motives leading to the slaughter OF
a ruler are many. The murderer may
be swayed by misguided patriotism, or de-
sire for revenge. or religious fanaucism.
or lunacy. or a thirst for notoriety. The
last seems TO be most usual Not long
/ ago, despite the precautions taken by the
police. a young man made his way close
to the person Of the car at Zarskoe Selo
| When searched a revolver was found
II wished to Kill him." he said "that
| / may be immortal" Acclanto, who tried
10 stab King Humbert desired to become
famous IN the same way Quite recent
/ ly a madman appeared az buckingham
palace and was subdued only after a des-
perate struggle with Victoria's gentlemen
IN waiting. The queen preserves TO this
day vivid and timorous recollectlons OF
a mysterious boy who gave the name OF
Jones. Thrice he made His way unde-
teeted into the palace, and once was found
! hidden under the royal bed. Thirst FOR
notoriety was probably The invehtlvt Tor
Angiolillo, who said that he had avenged
the anarchists executed for the Barcelona
outrage. Later ciopments show. how
ever. his long connection with murder So
cieties His single death win do nothing