The state herald., 1897-08-13
Means Great Change In spain.

Washington. Aug S-The govern
ment probably has already received the
formal notification of Premier Canovas'
assassination. but IL so 1t Is locked up
with other dispatches In the state de
partment and will not he known until
Secretary Of State Sherman reaches the
department tomorrow. Secretary of
State Sherman received the first news
of the AFFAIR through the Associated
Press bulletin. He expressed deep inter
est In the details. He said
This dcplorable event will have some
effect, of course, on the political affairs
Of Spain. but TO what extent | cannot
say. The death of one man Is not neces-
sarily going to change the sentiment
OF the whole country. Spain is very
tenacious country. Her money Is gone.
Her resources have been exhausted.
But she means, evidently, to hold on 10
Cuba. Just how she can do II. under
these circumstances, | cannot see. Yet
she is opposed to yielding point. Pre-
mier Canovas was n strong partisan.
He was the chief exponent OF the elc-
ment that was determined 10 keep the
island AT all hazards. Seemingly Spain
Is almost a unit on this. Canovas was n
strong factor In the movement OF
Spain. but II IL not impossible that an
other will he found 10 replace him In
that important office, having sim
liar views and the same pro
nounced Ideas. How II may he In
this case | am not able to say. but the
effects politically of such nm event are
not necessarily far reaching and have
not always produced radical develop
ments. As to the consequences OF the
conflict In Cuba | do not care 10 talk.
| have no official information Of the ns-
snsslnntlon and must refrain from ven.
turing gucsscs us TO what II may effect
In the future"
When asked as to how long he
thought the Cuban lnsurrectlon might
last. he replied that he dld not care
10 discuss n. He added that he had
heard various names Of prominent lead.
ers In Spain mentioned. hut he was not
well Informed MS 10 them aud there
was nothing on which he could base n
prediction ns TO Canoyns' probable sue
ccssor.
Senior Dupuy De Lone. Spanish Am.
hnssnior. wns seen by the Associated
Press correspondent NJ the cottage In
Lcnnox. Massachusetts. whore he ar.
the assassination Of Senior Clnovas
the prime minister ~ Spain, 10 .nid
he had Just received long cablOgrnm
from Spain. stating that mn nssnssln.
who looked like an Italian. had shot
nt the prime minister several tlincN,
but he did not understand 10y he Word.
ing ~ the dispatch that the prime min.
lister had been Killed.
when Informed that such was the
fact. and that Canovns was rnrlly
dcnd. he WINS greatly shocked. as N.
prime minister was close personal
friend. Scnor he Lone spoke about
his being the son OF poor srhnplmns
ter. nnd how he had raised himself
to his present high position.
when asked who he thought would
succeed Cnnoyns he said TINT the news
was 80 unexpected that he hni not
time 10 think Of II. and II rourse did
not know. lie was not Willing 10 dis.
cuss the political Influence that cnno
yns' death would have IN the govern
mcnt of Spain or on the spanish pol.
ley toward Cubn, lie said, however.
That II would hnvo no immediate Of
feet. hut NJ be- had m time 10 reflect
upon II he was not ready 20 discuss H..