The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
CANOYAS ASSASSINATED..
SPANS PRIME MINISTER KILL.
ED BY ORDER OF ANARCHISTS.

ELL Oh OxGkJEx6 Ut
To Avenge the Execution of Barcelona.
Anarchists-Three Shots Fired by the
Assassin, Causing Death In q Short While
The Murderer Notwithstanding Sher.
man and Senator Morgan Speak of the
Likely to Follow.
Madrid, August S.-Senor Canovas
Del Castillo, the prime minister of
Spain, was assassinated today at San-
ia Agueda by an anarchist. The MUIR
derer fired three shots, two Of which
struck the premier in h head and the
other in the chest. The wounded man
fingered unconscious for two hours
and died at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
His wife was but a short distance
away when he fell.
Santa Agueda is noted for it's baths.
The place is between San Sebastian,
the summer residence of the Spanish
court, and Vittoria, the capital Of the
province Of Alava, about thirty miles
south of Bilbao. The premier went
there last Thursday to take a three
weeks curse of the baths, after which
he expected to return to San Sebastian
to meet United States Minister Wood
ford when officially received by the
queen regent.
The health of Senior Canovas had i'm
proved greatly of late. He had been
leading a very quiet life, although he
attended to the business Of state.
FIRED AT HIM POINT BLANK.
AT the of the assassination
he was waiting in the gallery of the
bathing establishment for his wife, who
was to join him for lunch. Suddenly
the assassin, who had the appearance
of an ordinary visitor, approached and
fired at him point blank, one bullet
passing through the body and coming
out behind under the left shoulder, and
the other two lodging in the head. He
fell instantly and never fully
consciousness.
The assassin was Immediately arrest
ed. He is a Neapolitan, n gives the
name of Rinaldi, but it is believed that
mis- is an assumed name, and that his
real name is Michele Angina Coli.
The murderer declares that he killed
Senior Canovas 'in accomplishment of
a just vengeance" and that the deed
is the outcome of a vast anarchist con-
spiracy. He is believed to have ar
rived at Santa Agueda the same day as
the premier, and he was frequently
bathing establishment in a suspicious
manner
ASSASSIN ALMOST LYNCHED.
Several medical men and Senior Ca
novas' wife were unremittingly in their
attention tn the sufferer hlt his
wounds, unhappily, were mortal, and
he died in two hours. Extreme JUNCTION
was administered, amid a scene of
mingled sorrow and indignation. The
assassin narrowly escaped lynching at
the hands of the walters and attend
ants, who rushed forward. Detectives
and civil guards Immediately secured
him. He was very pale, trembled vio-
lently, and evidently feared that he
would be killed on h spot. He will
be first arraigned before the local mag
~istrates at Vergara.
1t was at first rumored that the as
sassin was one of the pardOned Bar
celona anarchists, but this is not con-
firmed.
The queen regent, on hearing the sad
news, dispatched her wv physician,
DR.. Bustos, by a special train from
San Sebastian. Later, on learning that
Canovas was dead, she wired her con-
dolence to the widow.
"A CAREER OF POLITICAL EMI-
NENCE.
Senior Antonio Canovas del Castillo
had a notable career. He was born at
Malaga February 8, 1928. Having taken
a course in philosophy n law in the
University of Madrid, he began his ca
reer as a Journalist. In 1851 he became
g chief editor of the Patria, in which he
defended conservative ideas. About
this time he published a volume Of
lyric poems and a series Of his
torical papers. He was in doubt
whether to follow a literary or a pOlit-
ical career, but soon 1ound himself
turned for politics in the course Of
vents.
PILLAR OF CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY.
A short time before the revolution OF
1868 ne became especially conspicuous
as one of the last to defend with ener-
gy in the cortes the principle Of blend
ing liberal and conciliatory ideas with
the constitutional monarchy, when
nearly all the persons who had sup
ported this political doctrine had de-
serted the parliament. He was BAN
ished a short time before the revolu-
ton occurred, INT took no part in it.
III ~ lace VI liz lIluIllpIldAl
ton, after his return from exile, and in
the full constituent assembly Of 1868,
supported by Seniors Elduayem, Bull
gallal and two others, he hOisted the
standard of legitimate n cOnStitu-
tional monarchy. This is his greatest
title to fame. His fidelity and ability
finally secured for him the supreme
direction of the AlfOnist party, and on
the proclamation of Alfonso XII as
king, December 81, 1874, Canovas be-
came president of the council and
chief of the new cabinet, called the cab
met of Cancellation.
He retired in September, 1875, be-
cause of the demands of the extreme
conservative party, but he was called
back to the presidency Of the council
December End of the same year. and
was charged particularly with the di-
rection of the first legislative elections
of the new regime. CanovaS was him
self elected to the cortes from the city
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