El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09
He Was Assassinated Yester-
day by an italian.
CABINET WILL CHANGE.
An Italian Anarchist Followed Premier
CanOvas to his Bath and Shot Him.
The Assassin Was Caught and Said
He Did His Duty.

MADRID, August 9.-Senor CauOvas
| del Castillo, prime minister of Spain,
! was assassinate1 at the sulphur baths
of Santa Agueda yesterday, by an
Italian anarchist, named Michael An
gelo Joki.
Canovas' wife was the first to reach
the scene. She turned to Joki and
cried murderer" The assassin who
still held the smoking pistol answered
the grief stricken woman: 81 respect
you because you are an honest lady.
l have fulfilled my duty and am salts
fed, having avenged my brothers of
Mont Juich.'
The assassin had been lurking around
the baths ever since the prime minis
ter arrived here and has been waiting
for chance to commit his deadly
work. Yesterday his chance ar
rived and he committed the bloody
deed.
The murderer fired three shots, one
which struck the premier in the fore
head and another in the chest. The
wounded man fell dying. He fingered
in agony for an hour and then passed
away with the cry ''long live Spain"
which were the last words he uttered.
The murderer was Immediately ar
rested and carried to Jail. He says he
killed Senor Canovas sin accomplish
ment of just vengeance" and the deed
is the outcome of q vast anarchist con
spiracy.
The assassination has caused grave
apprehension throughout Spain, and
many are of the opinion that the con-
ministry must shortly give
way to liberal ministry with Senor
Sagasta at its head.
Queen regent has appointed General
Azcarraga, minister of war, provisional
premier in place of Senor Canovas, who
was assassinated.
General Campos has been summoned
to Madrid by the queen and will arrive
tomorrow.
The official report of the murder was
made public today and gives the inter-
esting details of the sad event.
Santa Agueda is q noted watering
place famous for its baths and summer
residences of theISpsnish court. The
premier was taking three weeks
course of treatment. It is believed the
deed is the outcome of a vast anarchist
as the murder was we'll
planned.
TURNER'S, N. Y, August 9.-Estrada
Palma, of the Cuban junta, says: 1--WE
have sympathy with the assassin, but
can't help but feel it was an act of
retribution. Canovas, more than Wey-
Ter, was responsible for the cruelties
practiced by the Spanish soldiers in
Cuba.'
WASHINGTON, August 9.-The state
this morning prepared an
official message of coincidence to Spain.
Sherman will sign for the president as
is received.
THE EFFECT UPON CUBA.
WASHINGTON August 9.-Secretary
of Sta'e Sherman believes the death of
Canovas will have a marked effect on
the Cuban situation. In government
circles generally here it is practically |
conceded that the liberal party in
Spain, under the leadership of Sagasta,
will form a new ca binet and one of it's
first acts will be the probable recall of
Weyler with prospect that he will be
succeeded there by General Campos.
It is we'll known here that Minister
Woodford had very important instruc-
tions and the belief that they
we're of such nature that
will now compel the Mckinley
to either issue entirely
new instructions or modify those now
in the hands of the envoy at Ma1rid
It is learned also that Sherman had all
the papers aud correspondence relat-
ing to Spanish and Cuban affairs in
snectod carefullv There ia mnch snac.