The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

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largest private library IN spain; he was n = gSoa
historian, q great orator, and Spans mbs ny
gIories he lacked, those OF the poet ...
The public did not know these childish traits
of oers sao m"b Ro %ea P but P no one believed him to b
so. What the public saw was the harsh ehha
STSsl M vi dnsl o Thq PeS %1TisEIs resq attsmpt. He
was Snn.H tSr all h nths RrS sSSo GS@0y 70 ali ths sp %an MhS
and even to his King, the man who retuseu
title OF nobility from Alfonso Kill, saying, n
made him King. how can he make ne sd DgSe IN.
sisted again upon giving him a title, 1t Is said
y am peEfectly sstisfod, Madame with being
He was, therefore, deeply hated ed osp ecIsb by
times. on account OF his terrible persecution OF
them. Canoves had put to death more than S0o
after trials, or BY attacks of the troops on An
archist mobs.
up over the inquisitorial fortunes OF Anarchists
in Barcelona, and Canovas Is accused oy up.
lie t Hp1n Snt6 OF being af ih the ln lms', q 1884 q against snimi AM ne
archists, which is now in force in, Spain and In
which death or imprisonment for life Is the
The colonial, policy of SPAR, under Csnov9Hs's
cabinets has always been ono OF oppression. HIS
ton was so powerful in Cuba. and during his
government 1t broke out also in the Philiippine
terror. appointing as captain. General OF. tho
island Don Valeriano Weyler, the man whose
reputation. for cruelty, according to the words
make even the stones revolt against SPAIN"
C%anovas. after his own ideas OF never yielding,
option in spain and abroad. He confessed sew.
eral times that Weyler was an obstacle to the
paciacation Of the island and that he was ready
arose, against the Captain.General he re-
solved to hold him, still in office. Late.
the island, and. not willing to confess that
it was against his own, old uneompromising
an a%ntonomist. As, to granting independence
to Cuba, these words Of his are sufficient uf3S nt,s to
burn my right hand than sign the decree of
evacuation of the island"
The assassination of Senior, Canovas Is un,
doubtedly the consequence OF the. ~tortures or
Anarchists in Barcelona. Of which THE SUN
printed an extensive account Yesterday. .,
the Queen Regent Of her best friend ana sup-
porter. but it puts the monarchy in great dan
s sSaili nsh0 them tsiis s' or OF t the "t G%oTernm lent"
financial distress and It's s,o InHGpSop .nIsinIys be- be-
are making preparations to raise a new insur.
r%ection: The pretender himself intends to put
ern provinces. At the same time tho Repub-
licans are constantly threatening a revolt.
especially in the southern provinces.
In these circumstances the Queen will un-
doubleday consult with Gen. Martinez Cnmpos,
who r rs nSW her r. s ssssnfs s s4pInst The i repu Rne
for calling Alfonzo MI. and baked by force OF
arms the plans of Canovas, must be tho arbiter
in this time of the Queens difficulties. II the i'm:
mediate call of Senior Sagasta Is not the result or
Gen, Martinez Campos's advice. the formation Of
cabinet composed Of all the political elements
friendly to the monarchy seems imminent. Now
is when the monarchists. need. more than ever,
to unite by giving up all their discords In the
face of a common danger. The army represented
by Martinez Campos. will decide the destinies or
Spain. If the old warrior still holds his inf1u-
ence over 1t the Queen Is saved. In SPANS his.
tory no revolution has ever been successful
without the support of the army.
The death of Canovas furnishes one more hope
for the early establishment OF Cuban independ-
ence. All the other Spanish statesmen were
more or less convinced Of the useless sacrifice
which Spain was making. to keep Cuba under
her sway. Canovas was the only man In Spain
capable of fighting for his ideas until they
should involve the ruin Of the nation.
Now. either a revolution will overturn the
throne of the Bourbons and free Cuba or the de-
fence Of the Queen will probably. oblige the new
government to let the revolted colony 60 in
order to concentrate in the peninsula all the
forces Of the monarchy.