The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
ANARCHIST COLL GLORIES IN
THE ASSASSINATION.
Dissensions Temporarily Disappear and All
Political Issues VIII Be Held IN Abey-
ance Until Nine Days After
the Obsequies.

MADRID. SPAIN, Aug. 9.-The official
report OF the assassination of Canovas says
the murderer fired at a distance of one
yard. The first bullet from the revolver
struck the Premier in the head, which ii
traversed from the right to the left tenn
pie. Canoyas rose to his feet but imme-
diately fell. Again he tried 10 regain his
feet, and while in the act, a second shot
perforated his chest near the spine. He
tel unconscious and a third shot struck
him while in that state.
The Premier's wife was the first to reach
his side. To her husbands assassin she
cried: "Murdererr who thereupon an
swered, coIdly: Il respect you because
you are an honest lady, but l have fulfilled
my brothers OF Montjuices" Qortress Of
Barcelona).
Canovas did not regain consciousness.
The assassin registered at a hotel as the
correspondent of the Italian newspaper
II PopoIo He had been imprisoned al
Vergata. lie has been employed as a
typesetter.
The body of Canovas lies in state in
Madrid and the public will be admitted to
view it. Taylor, United States Minister,
was the first foreign representative to
offer expressions OF coincidence. Safe
funeral cerem onies have been ordered by
royal decree in all the principal cities and
towns of Spain concurrently with the
obsequies at Madrid.
The body OF Canovas was EN- baImed to-
day at Santa Agueda, IN the presence of
Sonora Canovas and Senior Cos-Gayon,
Minister of the Interior and president OF
the Senate. Every effort was made to in
duce Sonora Canovas to absent herself
while the EN- balmlng was being done, but
she was determined to be present and re-
manned until the grim work was COM
pIeted. She displayed throughout un-
natural stoicism, which her friends, who
are acqualnte with her marital relations
and emotional temperament, declare must
have resulted from almost superhuman
self-controL They fear The possible effects
upon her Of the inevitable reaction.
Coli, the assassin, seems vain OF the
notoriety he has gained for himself,
falling common to anarchists who have
committed a crime that draws the eyes of
the world TO them. He is very communi-
cative respecting his personal history. but
discreetly reserved when questioned as to
whether or not he had accom- plices. He
saws he was in Barcelona and went by The
name Of Angiolillo, but maintains that
his real name is Coli. He boasts OF hav-
ing been expelled from Itay and Ger
many as an extreme anarchist and of hay
ing consorted with extremists wherever
he went. In conversation today he said:
81 clearly realized the consequences OF
nv act when l assassinated Canovas. l
know that death awaits me. but do not
fear it. am sorry for my father"
Coli. in further statements, said the
assassination was designed to svenge the
anarchists who have been tortured and
killed in Barcelona, and DR.. Rizal, who
was executed at Manila for the part he
had taken in the Philippine revolt. He
regretted that he had been unable to kill
Polavieia, the captain-general of the Phil
innine Islands. He stated he bought the
revolver with which the shooting was
done In London and always CARED IL
with him loaded. He had tried to shoot
Senior Canovas in Madrid, but no opoor
tun1tv had presented itself On Saturday
he had followed the Prime Minister TO
Mondragon, two miles distant from San
Agueda. but no safe chance to Kill him
occurred. lie watched Canovas closely IN
Santa Agueda, and followed him to mass
Sunday morning, intending to shoot hlm
during the service. The circumstances,
however, we're not favorable, and he could
not be certain of success. Therefore he
waited until afternoon.
GolIi has three sisters and two brothers.
The cell in which he is confined is guarded
day and night by armed sentinels' and IN
addition the prisoner is heavily manacied.
Under the impress Of the tragedy the
country presents an ufwonted political
spectacle. Parties are united in senti-
mem, and dissensioAs have temporarily
disappeared. By common consent the
leaders of the several parties have agreed
that all political issues shall be held IN