The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-11
Sympathy Of a Nation is
Offered Bereaved Widow
Of Murdered Premier.
Body Embalmed and to Lie in
State in Official Residence
of the Deceased.
MILITARY FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
President Mckinley Cables the Condolences Of
the United States Government and the
American People to the Spanish Court.

Madrid, Aug. 11.-All Spain Is in
mourning for the late Premier Canovas.
BY order of the queen regent the dead
statesman will he given military fun-
eral on Thursday. A dispatch from
Santa Agueda says the funeral
cortege accompanying the remains OF
Senior Canovas left the bathing estab-
lishment yesterday, headed by the Duke
OF Sotomayor. major domo to the royal
household. representing the queen re-
gent, and by Senor Castellano, minister
for the colonies, and Senor Elduayan.
The coffin, covered with wreaths, among
them one from the queen regent, was
borne on a car drawn by four horses.
a detachment CT .Chasseurs rendered
military hcnors and acted as an escort.
The special funeral train awaited the
arrival Of the cortege at Zumerraga.
Almost AZ the very moment Of the
transfer of the coffin from the funeral
car to the train foreigner was arrested
at the telegraph office. He Is supposed
to be an accomplice OF the assassin.
Sonora Canovas watched by the body
OF her husband for two nights, one night
with Senor CASTELAR, and the other with
Senor Castellano. She absolutely re-
fused to take either food or rest, but
discussed all the details of the funeral,
and only broke down on the road to
Zumarraga, when a severe nervous fit
WAS relieved by a flood of tears.
Marquis Del Buston, the courts ply
sician embalmed the body. The post
mortem examination showed that the
deceased was in an extremely healthy
state and that the brain was unusually
large. 1t also showed that either of the
three wounds would have proved fatal.
At the special request of Sonora Can
ovas, the remains will lie in state at the
private instead of the official residence
Of the deceased. The government plan
was for lying in state at the official
residence.
Next week. General Azcarraga, the
new president of the council will go to
San Sebastian to consult with the queen
regent.
President Mckinley has cabled to the
Spanish government the condolences of
the United States government and the
American people.
1t Is understood that General Martinez
Campos is willing to go to Cuba should
the cabinet decide to recall Captain
General Weyler. There are also rumors
that General Polavieja, former governor
Of the Philippines, will be invited to
succeed Weyler. But these are mere
rumors. and thus far there Is no indica.
tion Of abrupt changes either In the ad.
ministration Of Cuba or in the constitu.
tion Of the cabinet. Senior Sagasta
Senior Moret Y. Prendergast and Marsha
Campos. with other statesmen and gen.
erals, favor the retention Of the present
cabinet long enough TO reorgainze ane
to conciliate the conservativative groups
The government has decided to try tn,
assassin by court martial. He still de
family declares that other startling
crimes will follow. The police and de
| tectives are acting with redoubled Wig
ilance, and the government Is In com
munication with foreign capitals on tn,
| question of the surveillance Of an
archists.
A dispatch from Lucera. italy. say,
that the Italian police have identified
| Golli, the assassin Of Senior Canovas. q.
Michael Angiolino. He Is 33 years o
age. and was born at Foggia, capital o.
the province of that name. In the Apu.
ian Plain. His military record was yer;
bad. He proved an Indifferent and dis
obedient soldier. and was sent for thre,
years service in the disciplinary bat
talon. Subsequently he became a ccm
| positor.
In April. 1896, he was sentenced to 4
months imprisonment for disseminating
| anarchist propaganda. but after serv
Ing a part of the term he escaped t'
| Spain. He comes of an honest family
| His father, who Is q tailor, is grief
stricken by the crime Of the son. TIL
| provincial and communal councils q
Foggia have sent telegrams OF condo,
ence to the Spanish government, de-
| nouncing the assassin.