The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
"LONG LIVE SPAINw
Senior CanOvas's Dying WOrds-De-
tails of the Assassination.

tails of the ASSa ss ina ton.
MADRID, Aug. 9.-The assassination of
the prime minister of Spain. Senor CanOvas
del Castillo, who was shot and killed by
an Italian Anarchist named Michele An
CINE Golli, at the baths at Santa Agueda
yesterday afternoon was undoubtedly cold
bloodedly premeditated. Golli deliberately
watched for an opportunity to kill the
Spanish statesman, and he only fired when
he had no chance of missing. In fact the
| assassin, who was arrested almost imme-
diately after the premier fell dead at the
feet OF his wife, has declared as much to
the examining magistrate The prime min
lister fingered for some time in agony and
passed away with d cry Of Long live
Spainr
Further details of the assassination show
that Senior Canovas del Castillo and his
wife were present yesterday morning at
the celebration of mass in the chapel at
tached to the baths. After mass the pre-
mier was reading and conversing with
some reporters when the assassin ap-
preached and fired three shots at him with
revolver, hitting him in the forehead,
chest 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 1:3O p. m, after ex-
him by a 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
Tor the protection afforded him by a num-
Der of civil guards VINO soon ran to the
scene of the assassination.
The prisoner, who declared he had killed
the premier 'in the accomplishment of =
just vengeance" at first gave the name of
Rlnaldi, and claimed that the deed was the
outcome of an extensive Anarchist con-
splracy. Later, however, the assassin con-
Iossed that his real name was Michele An
glhe Coli, that he was twenty-six years of
age native of Boggia, near Naples. and
that ne left Italy and came to Snain in 1Sqe
AFTER reaching Spain Coli, according to
ms ms confession, resided at Barcelona and
Participated In the doings of the various
1niitI if CllISl associations of that place and
vicinity. After sojourning at Barcelona for
some time COLL visited France and Rel
S5iGln I'm 9Hu h returned to Spain in July last.
ha hattel ms return the anarchist seemed to
nave Ii1,a &C, Gompieted the plans for the assas-
NMIddtd9h Madri9 fo OF the prime minister. He left
M&drld Tor Santa Agueda at the same tinae
Is SCiOr CahoVas del Castillo and waited
afa a9P tas1la an opportunity to assassinate the
statesman. In appearance Coli is of
medium height, wears n fun baard and Oi
spectacles, ana his demeanor is thar Of q
gaIeta gattsi aW1abiding citizen. He says he is
a
asserts that he had no personal grrdgo
afSdlIsl the premier, and was merely obeY-
ths oIuorS received from his superiOrs in
tI to SecItt society TO which he belonged
he frankly processes Anarchist doctri1ee e.
says ne was sent in 1895 TO three months;
imprisonment in the jail al Lucerne ItaI,y
and claims that he escaped from there ~
marsellles' ma from which port he made his
way 20 barcelona ~
sonora Canovas, wife of the premier who
WIS out short distance awav from har
rusDaIo rIsbd When the crime was committed
As the premier lay dying ON the ero,5nd
SSne bitterly reproached the murderer for
I,iS G SIline. COLL, in reply to the agonizfne
words OF the distracted wife said: ~ re
| Spect you because you are an honora HE
Iauy' put have done my duty and I am
now nov easy easy IN my mind, for l have avenged
NY NY friends and brothers of Montiuic6 ];
Mohtluich Is the fortress of Barceiona
outside OF which the Anarchists who have
bs7ia sbeteiiced 70 death for recent outrages
haot hhaoe pTen 1Se executed by being shot in the
pack The Anarchists recently execufpd
outside Montjuich were the last batch Of
bomb on June,7 1896 into a reIigiouS fras lils
C9Ssion ABOUT to enter the church of Santa
Maria Delamar, upon the occasion Of the
| corpus Christi celebration Twelve ner
| sons sons were instantly killed and about fiffv
others, several of whom since died from
| tHelr wounds We're injured. For this crime
| twenty-six Anarchists were sentenced 20
Geath and many of them were executed
- Inc en- c9Ihdemned Ifl men Invariably shouted
! TO hre We're given. The Spanish news
papers express great Indignation at Golifs
! crime. Even the journa that have renllb-
| mean ieanlngs praise the service of the de-
! ceased statesman The impartial saws.
SPAIN eS9erGIy Tbye rre VIII pToye roy black date for
| nation OF society against this would he de
| stroyer A number of the newspapers an
| peared this morning borsered in black
| some of them say that though the ,Anarch-
| lists have no country 1t is dreadful TO CON
template that the last two murders of emil
nent men-that of President Carnot OF
! France, and of Premier Canovas del Cas-
t1Io-Were the work of Italians.
The indignation expressed a the crime is
! shared by all parties in politics ard It is
! generally believed that the members Of the
! colonial secret societies were concerned in
| the outrage. An individual who was heard
! to express sympathy with the assassin of
| the premier and with his crime has been
| arrested.
1t is reported that Senior Pfdin. president
of the Chamber of Deputies, will be ap-
| pointed president of the council of minis
! ters in succession to the late premier at
the expiration of the nine days' mourning
| The ministers for the present will meet in
! council daily. The Cabinet sat until 2
| in the official Gazette to-day which ap-
! peared with a black border, the appoint
ment Of Lieut.. Gen. Don Narcotic de Azcar-
| raga, the minister for war. as premier ad
! interim Senor Sagasta has postponed his
! projected visit to this city.
| 1t was announced to-day that the highest
! military honors will be accorded the de-
| ever not return here from San Seihastian
! the summer residence, to attend the fu-
neral ceremonies. The Queen Regent viii
be represented at the funeral by the Duke
| of Solomayor. the chief mayordom The
/ remains Will be brought here on Tuesday
Coli developed in the examination before
| the magistrate to-day that he succeeded in
| firing two shots at the people who arrested
! him before he was overpowered. The as
sasein calls himself a revolutionary An
| archiSt."
Senior silvela, the leader Of the dissident
| Conservatives has followed the example
! of Senor Sagasta the Liberal leader Mar
! shal Martinez dd Campos and others in
rendering their coincidence to the govern
ment while placing their services at the
| diep,Sol Of tho ministers