The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10
CASTILLO Is DEAD.
Spuln's Prime Minister Murdered BY
nm Annr1.liSt

an Anarchist.
Madrid, Aug. 10-Senor CanoyaS del
Castillo, the prime minister of Spain.
was aSSaSSinated at Santa A gueda by
an anarchist. The murderer fired three
shots, two of which struck the premier
in the head and the other in the chest
The wounded man fingered uncOn-
scious for two hours. His wife was
but short distance away when he
fell.
The murderer declares that he killed
Senior Canovas lin accomplishment of
a just vengeance" and that the deed
is the outcome of a vast anarchiStic
conspiracy. He is believed to have
arrived at Santa Agueda the same day
as the premier, and he was frequently
seen lurking in the passages Of the
bathing establishment in Il suspicious
manner.
The health of Senior CanOvaS had inn
proved greatly of late. He had been
leading a very quiet life, although he
attended to the business of state. AT
the mcmert of the assassination he
was waiting in the gallery of the bath
ing establishment for his wife, who
was to join him for lunch. Suddenly
the assassin, who had the appearance
of an ordinary visitor, approached and
fired at him point blank, one bullet
passing through the body and coming
out behind the left shoulder, and the
other two lodging in the head. He fell
instantly and OILY recovered con
seriousness long enough to speak a few
words.
Washington, Aug. 10. - This govern
ment probably has already received
the formal notification of Premier Can
ovas' assassination, but if SO it is
locked up with other dispatches in the
state department and will not be
known until Secretary Sherman
reaches the department. The secre-
tary received the first news of the af-
fair through the Associated Press bull
letin. He expressed deep interest i'll
the details. He said: This deplora-
bic 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 neceSstri-
~ going to change the sentiment of the
whole country. Spain is a very tena-
cious country. Her money is gone.
Her resources have been exhausted.
But she means, evidently, to hold on
to Cuba. Just how she can do it, I'M
der these circumstances, | cannot see.
Yet she is opposed to yielding point.
Premier CanOVaS was n strong parti-
san. He was the chief exponent of
the element which was determined to
keep the islands at all hazards. Seem
ingly Spain is almost a unit on this.
Canovas was q strong factor in the
government of Spain, but it is not inn
possible that another will be found to
hi in fl11t il11f 0IrtD Mt off
having similar views and the same pro-
nounced ideas. How it may be in this
case | am not able to say, but the eff
fects, politically, of such an event are
not essentially far-reaching and have
not always produced radical develop
ments. AS to the consequences of the
conflict in Cuba, | do lot care to talk.
I have no official information of the
assassination and must refrain from
vCnturing gueSSeS as to what it may
effect in the future"
Asked as to how long he now
thought the Cuban insurrection might
last, he replied that that was prob
lemat ical, and he did not care to dis
cuss 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 q pre-
diction as to Canovas' probable sue
Cessor.
Senator Morgan, a member of the
foreign affairs committee of the SEN
ate and the champion of Cuba i'll that
body, predicted that the assassination
might be the forerunner of Il complete
change of government, a republic re-
placing the monarchy. This, he
oh no
this event he regarded as an evidence
of the disintegration of the Spanish
government.