The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-11
To RECEIVE A
MILITARY TRIAL
Assassin Coli Will Get
Short Shrift by the
Authorities.
Premier CanoVaS' Remains on
the Way to Madrid Under
an Escort.
While Preparations for a Military
Funeral Proceed the Political
Situation Is Discussed.

MADRID, SPAIN, Aug. 10.-The Queen
Regent has decreed that the military
honors observed in the case O: the funeral
of a marshal shall be accorded the re.
mains of the late Premier of Spain, Senior
Canovas del Castillo, who was shot and
killed Sunday by Anarchist Coli.
The pall-bearers will be an demician,
an admiral, the President of the Senate, a
knight of the Golden Fleece and Marshal
Martinez de Campos. The interment will
take place in the Pantheon. Funeral SER
vices will take place simultaneously in all
the churches throughout the country, and
the official mourning will last three days.
The funeral will be held probably on
Thursday. Meanwhile the remains will
lie here in state.
The body of Canovas was placed on a
train at Santa AgueGa tonight. 1t is due
to arrive in this city at o'clock in the
morning. The coffin incloslng the re-
mains was covered with large number of
wreaths.
The body was removed from the baths,
where the assassination took place. to the
railway station on a car drawn by four
horses. 1t was escorted by a detachment
of chasseurs headed by the Duke de Soto
mayor, chief major domo of the court
who represented the Queen Regent. Sem
ora Canovas accompanies her husbands
body.
Shortly after the death of the Premier
the Queen Regent wrote letter to Sonora
Canovas, affectionately sympathizing
with her in her bereavement. She said:
II, too, have suffered a great loss. l
have lost q loyal counselor who helped
me, and of whose help l had so much
need. The eminent services he rendered
nv husband entitled him to all my re-
spect, and the later sacrifices he made for
the throns bound him closely to me. His
country and history will do him Justice"
Sonora Canovas preserved the unnatural
calm that marked her conduct immedi-
ately after the killing of her husband IN
I'll tonight. She refused to take food or
rest and watched beside tho body for two
nights. She directed all the arrangements
for the removal of the body to Madrid
and discussed the details of the journey.
Tonight, however, when she started to
follow the coffin to the railway station she
broke down and lost control of herself,
weeping bitterly. She was attended by
physicians, but her tears afforded her as
much relief as their ministrstions.
At meeting held this evening the Cab
met decided that Assassin Coli will be
tried under the provisions of the military
code.
The Correspondence de Espania at
taches Importance 10 the arrest at lamar
raga of a foreigner whose name is not
known, but who is suspected of being an
accomplice of Coli. Numerous arrests
of this kind will doubtless be made every
day now.
Senior CASTELAR,, Republican leader. was
interviewed on the political situation to-
day. Referring to the report that he
might be summoned to form Cabinet he
declared he would only accept the post of
Prime Minister in a republican Govern
ment. He said he was of the opinion he
could better serve the country outside the
Government, and added he would recon-
mend Senior Sagasta, Liberal leader, for
the post if ne could be assured of the sup
port of the Conservatives.
In the course of an interview Senior
Sagasta, the Liberal leader said: ''The
country's politics must not depend upon
an assassin. The Conservatives ought to
remain in power under the guidance of |
men like Marshal Campos, Senior Pidal |
and Senior Elduayen. Nevertheless if the !
Queen Regent appeals to the Liberals they |
are ready to respond"
There is a great deal of speculation as
to the effect of the loss of Canovas upon |
the Conservative party. General Azcar-
raga has acquired great popularity and
prestige through his skill in organizing
the country's resources for the Cuban and
Philippine campaigns and he may be
able to keep the party together.
LONDON, ENG, Aug. 10.-Some of tho
papers here give prominence to the POSI-
ton taken by Secretary Sherman and print
long specials quoting the American COM
ment on the statements made by him in
the interview had with him on the death
of Canovas, concurrently abiding to his
recent anti British outbursts.
The Daily News editorial says: Cur
rent events show we did not miscalcuiate
in leaving the Secretary to the justice of
his own countrymen.
The symptoms in the case certainly
tend to support belief in his senility
This view is the most charitable under the
circumstances. His dispatch on the Bering
Sea matter when the question was in
course of peaceful settlement can only be
explained on the theory that his mind is
a blank on the whole subject"