The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-12
WILL HELP CUBA,s CAUSE.
Sympathizcrs Think Insurgents Have
Cause to; Rejoice.

Sympathizcrs Think Insurgents Have
Cause to Rejoice.
New York, Aug. o.-Emilio Agra
monte, president of the Jose Marti rev.
dictionary club and the Marti Charity
organization, of this city, heard the
news of the killing of Premier Canovas
at his home. He thought Sagasta would
be the successor of Canovas. He
but help the cause of Cuba.
The news of the assassination of
Senor> Canovas was received at the His
rano-Americano hotel, where; the guests
are both Cuban and Spanish, without
much apparent surprise. Few of the
guests cared to discuss the matter. G..
Ricardo Aleman, lawyer from Cuba
on visit here, who is a Spariard and
loyalist, said he did not think the kill
ing of the premier would have any in
tlnence On Cuban affairs or was brought
about by the Cuban trouble. 1t was
planned and carried out, he said, by an
archists and meant no more than an
assassination of the same character in
any other country. 1t was the work
Of anarchists, he believed, seeking tn
remove another influential head of
government.
At the Central hotel, another. rem
devious for Spanish-speal1ing people,
Il Cuban who declined to give his name
said that Canovas' death meant the free
dom of the laboring class in Cuba with
in year. Maj. Antonio Serrano, mem
Der of the Cuban junta, who was an Of
ticer in the Ten Years war and now has
two of his sons fighting for independ-
ence under Maj. Gen. Calixto Garcia,
appeared pleased when told that Pre-
1nier Canovas had met violent death.
1T means" he said, "the overturning of
the present government and the sub
version of the forces that are backing
Weyler in Cuba. While do not believe;
in assassina ton, I think the removing
Of Canovas will be the salvation of the
paciicos in Cuba who are now being
butchered ruthlessly by Weyler. can
not believe that it was an anarchist that
killed Canovas think that some mem
Der of the ultra republican party in
Spain killed him. The killing of Can
oyas will do much toward bringing the
Cuban war to close: The Spanish peo-
pie realize, that the situation is hope
less and are protesting against it. The.
first protest is the death of Canovas.''
y Washington, Aug. 9.-Col. A. A. Au-
quira, who is stopping in Washington,
said: ''The assassination of Canovas
will result in the dethronment of the
Spanish monarchy and the freedom Of
Cuba. I am certain that Canovas will
be succeeded by Sagasta, his political
rival and the leader of theliberal party.
Sagastu will undoubtedly take imme-
date steps to conciliate the Cubans BY
granting them reforms, but it will be
too late. i expect to seeCuba free with
in 90 days and the republic of Spain es-
,ablished soon afterwards -
5t6f3 I'resfdcnts Hears tho News
Hotel Champlain, N. Y, Aug. 9.-The
presidential party spent the greater
part Of the day quietly in the hotel. III
the morning the president, Vice Presi-
dent and. Mrs. Hobart, Secretary and
Mrs. A1ger and Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid attended services in the First
Prcsby tcrian church, Rev. DR.. Reed, for
merly pastor Of Secretary and Mrs. Al
ger in Detroit, officiating. When In
formed of the assassination Of the
prime minister Of Spain, the president