Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-14
CANOvAS SHOT DOWN.
An italian Anarchist Ends the Life Of
SPANS Premier.
Greatest Excitement Prevailing Among An
Classes-The Murder . Part OF IN
Anarchist Conspiraoy-Eneot
on the Cuban Struggle.

MADRID, Aug. e.-Senor Canovas del
Castillo, the prime minister Of Spain,
was assassinated yesterday at Santa
Aguada by an anarchist The muir
derer fired three shots, two Of which
struck the premier in the head and the
other in the chest. The wounded
statesman fell dying at the feet Of his
wife, who was with him, lingering In
agony for an hour and then pass
ing away with the cry Of "long
live Spain!" which were the last words
upon his lips. The assassin was i'm
mediately arrested. He Is Neapol.
itan and gives the name of Rinnldi, but
1t is believed that this Is an assumed
name and that his real name Is Michele
Angino Coli. The assassin narrowly
escaped lynching at the hands Of the
walters and attendants who rushed
forward. Detectives and civil guards
Immediately secured him. He was
very pale, trembled violently, and evil
IDENTIFY feared that he would be killed
on the spot The murderer declares
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complishment Of just vengeance,
and that The deed Is the outcome of q
vast anarchist conspiracy. He Is be-
lieved to have arrived ut Santa Agueda
the same day as the premier, and he
was frequently seen lurking in the pas-
sage of the bathing establishment in
q suspicious manner. The greatest ex-
citement and indignation prevail
among all classes. All the members
Of the diplomatic corps have expressed
their sympathy with the government.
As Americans View It.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Secretary Of
State Sherman received the first news
of the Canovas assassination through
the Associated press. He expressed
deep interest in the details. He said:
"This deplorable event will have some
effect, Of course, on the political affairs
of Spain, but to what extent / cannot
say. The death of one man is not
necessarily going to change the senti-
ment Of the whole country. Spain is q
very tenacious country. Her money Is
gone. Her resources have been ex-
hausted. But she means, evidently,
to hold on to Cuba. Just how she can
do 1t, under these circumstances, can
not see. Yet, she is opposed to yield
ing q point. As to the consequences
of the conflict in Cuba, do not care
TO talk.
Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, a men,
Der of the foreign affairs committee of
the senate and the champion Of Cuba
in that body, predicted in an interview
last night that the assassination might
be the forerunner of complete change
of government, republic replacing
monarchy. This, he thought, was the
present tendency, and yesterdays
event he regarded Us an evidence OF
the disintegration Of the Spanish gov
eminent
Means Freedom for Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Cool. A. A.
Aguira, who is stopping in Washing
ton, said last night: THE assassina-
ton of Canovas will result in the de-
thronement of the Spanish monarchy
and the freedom of Cuba. The people
of Spain are ripe for revolution, be-
ing disconnected over the high taxa
ton which grinds them down to pow
erty, and, in some cases, to starvation.
This is the beginning Of the revolu-
tionary movement, and is connected
with the recent attempt on the life of
the queen"