The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-08-11
WILL HELP CUBA's CAUSE.
sympathizcrs Think Insurgents Have
Cause to Rejoice.

Cause to Rejoice.
New York, Aug. 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
thought the death of Canovas could no.
but help the cause of Cuba.
The news of the assassination of
Senior Canovas was received at the His
rano-Americanoh hotel, where the guests
are both Cuban and Spanish, without
much apparent surprise. Few of the
guests cared to discuss the matter. &.
Ricardo Alcman, a lawyer from Cuba
on n visit here, who is Spariard and
loyalist, said he did not think the kill
ing of the premier would have any in
1uence 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 IL
any other country. 1t was the work
of anarchists, he believed, seeking to
remove another influential head of u
government.
At the Central hotel, another rem
devious for Spanish-spealiing people,
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
ficer 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-
mier Canovas had met violent death.
cit means" he said, 1.-The overturning of
the present government and the sub
version of the forces that are backing
Weyler in Cuba. While l do not believe
in assassination, / think the removing
of Canovas will be the salvation of the
pacificos in Cuba who are now being
butchered ruthlessly by Weyler. can
not believe that il was an anarchist that
killed Canovas. think that some mem
Der of the ultra republican party in
Spain killed him. The killing of Can
ovas 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."
Washington, Aug. Col. a. A. Au-
guira, who is stopping in Washington,
said: THE assassination of Canovas
will result in the dethronment of the
Spanish monarchy and the freedom of
Cuba. | am certain that Canovas will
be succeeded by Sagasta, his political
rival and the leader Of the liberal party.
Sagasta will undoubtedly take imme-
date steps TO conciliate the Cubans by
granting them reforms, but it will be
too late. i expect to see Cuba free with
in 90 days and the republic of Spain es-
lablished soon afterwards"
President Hears the News.
Hotel Champlain, n. Y, Aug. 9.-Ths
presidential party spent the greater
part of the day quietly in the hotel. In
the morning the president, Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hobart. Secretary and
Mrs. Alger and Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid attended services in the First
Presbyterian 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
was Mortified but refused TO make any
comment.