The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-09

AIS usual custom, Will announce lHe
event to the president, and the latter
VIII, IN some way, make formal ana
pubilc expression regarding the govern
ments deep regret. Just in what form
thls expression will be couched is not
known, for precedents differ, but 1t
doubtless will be a dispatch to the
spanish government, simple and sym
pathetic In it's terms.
secretary of State Sherman received
the flrst news of the affair through the
Associated Press bulletin. He express
ed deep interest in the details He
said: This deplorable event will have
some effect, of course, on the political
affairs of Spain but to what extent L
cannot say. The death of one man is
not necessarily going to change the
sentiment of the whole country. Spain
is very tenacious country. Her mon
ey Is gone. Her resources have been
exhausted. But she means evidently
to hold on to Cuba. Just how she can
do it, under these circumstances, can
not say. Yet she is opposed to yielding
point.
Premier Canovas was a strong par
tisan. He was the chief exponent Of
the element which was determined to
keep the island at all hazards Seem
ingly, Spain is almost unit on this.
Canovas was a strong factor in the
government of Spain, but it is not i'm
possible that man will be found to
replace him having similar views and
the same pronounced ideas. How it
may be In this case l am not able to
say, but the effects, politically, of such
an event are not essentially far-reach-
ing and have not always produced rad
ical developments. AS to the conse-
quences on the conflict in Cuba, l do
not care to talk. l have no official in
formation of the assassination, and
must refrain from venturlng guesses
as to what it may effect in the future" 4"
Asked as to how long he now thought
the Cuban insurrection might last, he
replied that that was problematcal and
he did not care to discuss it. He added
that he had heard various names of
prominent leaders in Spain mentioned.
but he was not well informed as to
them, and there was nothing on which
he could base prediction as to Cano-
vas probable successor
Senator Morgan of Alabama, men,
ber of the foreign affairs committee of
the senate, and the champion of Cuba
in that body, predicted in an interview
tonight that the assassination might
be the forerunner Of a complete change
of governmental republic replacing the
monarchy. This, he thought, was the
present tendency and to-day's event he
regarded as an evidence of the disin-
| tegration of the Spanish government.
He added: This affair is going to Gre
ate complete revulsion throughout
| the whole of Spain. That country is
| now in very shaky condition. 1t is
| doubtless true that to-day's assassin
was an anarchist, but the act is repre-
sentative of a feeling that exists all
| over the country. A republican party
has already attained great strength.
! though, of course, operations have to
| be largely concealed. Then the uni
versal testimony is that the bulk of the
| Spanish army in Cuba is made up of
young men,
This has broken up families all over
the land and their dispatch to the is
land, to be led by WeyIer, has develop
ed a powerful sentiment in Spain.
| Why are the veterans kept at home
Look at this powerful republican ele-
ment that has grown up the effect of
denuding the country of it's young men.
and the personal antagonism thus en-
gendered, the proximity of Spain to the
broad, liberal influences of the French
republic, where there are ties of mutual
affection and the government exerts it
self to help it's citizens. The act does
not mean a personal prejudice against
Canovas, but against his political stand
and views and the extreme element he
represents"
The only member of the Spanish lega-
| ton In Washington when the news of
Senor Canovas' assassination was re-
ceived was Julio Galarza, the third sec
retary Senor De LONE, the Spanish
minister, was at Lenox, and all the 9TH
er members of the legation were scat
tered for the summer.
| Until $50 Senor Galarza had heard
| nothing officially from Spain, but at
| that hour a telegram was brought him,
| and after reading it he hurriedly left
the Metropolitan club. where he was
stopping, saying that he was going to
| New York. Tt Is probable that he will
| join Senior De LONE either there or in
Lenox. 1t is likely that this unexpect-
| ed development will bring the Spanish
minister back to Washington.