The St. Johns herald., 1897-08-14
ASSASSINATED.
The Prime Minister of Spain
 ShDt and Killed.

4 dispatcl from Madrid, Spain, dated August g. gives the following details of the assassination of Senor Canovas del Castillo, prime minister of Spain
 senor Canovss del Castillo, prime minister of Spain. was assassnated yesterday at Santa Agueda by an anarchist, who fired three shots, two of which struck the premier in the head and the other in the chest The wounded man fell dying at the feet of his wife, lingering in agony ali hour and passing away with the cry of Long | live Spain p which were the last words upon his lips Sanla Agueda is noted for its baths. | The assassin was immediately arrested. He ! is Neapolitan and gives the name of Rinaldi, but it is b. lieved this is assumed and t2at his real name is Dhchaele AnginO GolI. At special meeting of the cab net Senor Cos Gayou, minister of the interior, announced that he had been intrusted by the queen regent with the premiership ad interim.
 The murderer declares that he killed Senor CanOvas in accomplishment of just vengeance and that the deed is the outcome of vast an- archist conspiracy.
 Further details of the assassination show that Canovas del Costillo and wife were present yes- terday morning at the celebration of mass in
 
 the premier was reading and conversing with reporters when the assassin approached and fired three shots at him with a revolver, hitting him in the forehead chest and left ear The wounded man fell, crying, Assassin, long live Spainr"
 The premier expired at l:9O m., after ex- treme unctiou had been administered to him by priest of the Dominican order
 The murderer, who was immediately seized was severe ha-.tleu5 .e.- E-1 .. a.... .s- killed hadu not been fer the TIo..ei5ona afforded him by the civil guards
 The assassin, Michel, Angel.ue Coli, s 2f years Of age. a native Of Boegi, near Naples aAt, c"Ine ,o Spain in lS.o Ooiii, according to his confession, resided iu Barcelona and partic- fpated in the doings Of various anarchist sOcie- ties. He visited France and Belgium and re- turned to Spainin July last He left Madrid for Santa Aguada the same time Senor Canovas del Castillo, and await. d the opportunity to as sassinate the statesman Coli wears full beard and spectacles, and his demeanor is that of quiet law-abiding cit lzen. He asserts he had no personal grudge against the premier, but was merely orders re- ceIVed from bis superiors in a secret society to which he belonged. Sonora CanOvas wife of the premier, bitterly reproached the murderer. GOlli, in reply, said: T respect you because you are an honorable lady, but did my duty and am now easy in my mind, for I have avenged my friends and brothers of Monjuices" Montiuices is the fortress of Barcelona, out side of which anarchists have been executed by l being shot in the back
 HE IS A PRINTER. dispatch from Bascelona says that Golli, the assassin of senor Canovas del Castilli, was known here under the name of Achnlolli. He formerly worked as acompositOr, He was classed as militant anarchist, and was the intimate friend of Ascheri, the perpetrator of the outrage in Calle de Cambros Golli fled from Barcelona after that outrage