The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-10

an interview this afternoon, Senior Sa-
gasta, the Liberal leader, said: THE
country's politics must not depend up
on an assassin. The Conservatives
ought to remain in power under the
guidance of men like Marshal Campos,
Senor Pidal and Senor Ell Duayen.
peals to the Liberals, they are ready to
rspond."
TIL funeral of Senior Canovas will
take place probably on Thursday.
Meanwhile the remains will lie here in
state. The Spanish newspapers, with
out regard to difference of political
opinion, express their horror and in
dignation at the crime, and their sat-
isfaction that the assassin is not a
Spaniard. It is probable that the law
for the repression Of anarchisn, which
has hitherto been enforced only in
Barcelona and Madrid, will be extend
ed to the whole country.
There is a great deal of speculation
as to the effect Of the loss of Canovas
upon the Conservative party. Gen.
Azacarraga has acquired great popu-
larity and prestige through his skill
for the Cuban and PHILIPPINE cam
paigns, and he may be able to keep
the party together. But many good
judges take a gloomy view of the sit
uation, and lament the absence Of civil
statesmen of the calibre Of Canovas.
The assassination of Senor Canovas
was undoubtedly cold-bloodedly pre-
meditated. Coli deliberately watched
for an opportunity to kill the Spanish
statesman, and he only fired when he
had no chance of missing. Further de-
tails of the assassination show that
Senor Canovas del Castillo and his wife
were present yesterday morning at the
celebration Of mass at the chapel at
tached to the baths. After mass the
premier was reading and conversing
with some reporters when the assassin
approached and fired three shots at
him with revolver, hitting him in the
forehead, cheek and left ear. The
wounded man fell to the ground crying,
Assassin! Long live Spain!
The premier was carried to his room
and expired at 1:30 p. M, after extreme
unction had been administered to him
by priest of the Dominican order.
The murderer, who was Immediately
seized by people who were in the
vicinity of the scene Of the crime, was
severely handled, and might have been
killed, had it not been for the pro-
lection afforded him by a number of
civil guards who soon ran to the scene
of the assassination. The prisoner de-
clared that he had killed the premier
Sin the accomplishment of just
vengeance" At first he gave the name
n lot, f6nf fhn
was the outcome of an extensive an
aTchist conspiracy. Later, however,
assassin confessed that his real name
was Michele Angine Coli, that he was
twenty-siX years of age, native OF
Roggia, near Naples, and that he left
Italy and came to Spain in 1895. After
reaching Spain, Coli, according to his
confession, resided at Barcelona, and
participated in the doings of the
various anarchist societies of that
place and vicinity. After sojourning
at Barcelona for some time, Coli visit
ed France and Belgium, and returned
to Spain in July last. After his return,
the anarchist seemed to have COM
pleted the plans for the assassination
of the prime minister. He left Madrid
for Santa Agueda, at the same time
as Senor Canovas del Castillo, and
awaited an opportunity to assassinate
the statesman.
Senor Canovas to avenge the Barce-
Iona anarchists and the insurgent
leader, Don Jose Rial, who was eX-
ecuted at Manila, Philippine islands,
on Dec. 80 last, as the instigator OF
the Philippine rebellion. DR.. Rial
denied that he was a rebel leader, but
he admitted that the had drawn up
the statutes of the Philippine league.
In Golli's room the police found today
a large double barreled pistol. 1t ap
pears that when he left the house yes
terday he carried a parcel, which is
believed to have contained a bomb.
The theory is that he hid this some
where in the fields
A dispatch from Barcelona says that
Coli arrived there in Dec, 1895, COM
ing from Marseilles. He was employed
in the printing office of the Review
Social Science, managed by the anar-
chist engineer, Terrida Marmel, for
merly imprisoned in Montjuich fortress
at Barcelona.
Coli was implicated in the terrible
crime Of the celebration of Corpus
Christi, although he left Barcelona a
few days before it occurred. He was
denounced to the police for completely,
but he had already disappeared.
1t appears this evening that Golli
the assassin, represented himself as a.
correspondent of Ell Populo. The pris-
oner cannot be tried under the laws
providing Tor the trial and punishment
of anarchists, as this law is so framed
that a person prosecuted under it's
provisions must have used or attempt
ed to use explosives in the commission
or attempt to commit the crirns
charged against him. However, there
is no doubt Coli will be summarily
tried and sentenced.
The public demands the adoption Of
stringent measures against anarchists
and also against those who are III
sympathy with them.
The cabinet sat until 2 o'clock this
morning and decided to publish in the