New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-09

isterial situation. threatened to resign IL 'he
Queen did not authorize him to explain through
the public press that her presence on the paI
cony the most natural thing in the wor'o'
and had not the least significance or hos'iil'y
toward the Cabinet the Premier personally.
Nevertheless the enemies of the Ministry per-
sisted in ignoring the explanations senli-om-
cialy published in the newspapers, ana IN an
nouncng that grave dissensions existed De-
tween the Court and the President or the council
Among these enemies were the members OF the
Dissident Moderate faction OF the ConserVa-
tive party They had renounced Canovas as
their leader, and accepted Sehor Silvela In MS
stead. But their opposition to the Premier was
always of a courteous and parliamentary kind.
For instance. they refused to appear IN the
Cortes when they saw that Sefor Canovas MAIN
tanned in his Cabinet the Duke Of Tetuan, who
had slapped in the lobby Of the Cortes Sena-
tor Dr. Comas The latter was talking with
some friends saying that Premier Canovas had
stated an untruth when in answer to a speech
of tho Liberal leader Senor Sagasta, he had said
that such a speech would exercise an influence
injurious TO Spain in the Washington Senate.
DR. Comas said that a cable dispatch had re. TT
ed only that morning the attitude or the
American Senate toward the proposition relative
to Cuban bellgerency fact when Senor Cano-
vas could not possibly ignore, anu "HiCi ci' ''@
speech of Senor Sagasta without any influence
nj Washington or anywhere else. except in the
Spanish COrtes.
MADE WAR ON ANARCHISTS.
Unfortunately Canovas del Castillo had other
enemies besides the Clerical and Parliamentary
adversaries mentioned above. He was the pete
noir'' of the Anarchists, whom he had fought
| theoretically for the last twenty years, when
ever he was called to the head Of the Govern
ment The Anarchist movement really began IN
snain after the overthrow of Isabella. when
norton Of the Republicans, dissatisfied with the
! moderate rule of Castelar,. General Prim ana
| others. started, under the leadership of Con.
| treras the revolt of the "Federalsts. seized
some ironclads in the port or CarthaSena, anu
| ,vera finally subdued and caotured, but not
| punished The principal localities In Spain
where revolutionary and anarchistic ideas nave
| prevailed are the industrial centres along the
| Mediterranean n coast like Barcelona which could
| he considered as the headquarters or Anarchy
I'm the Peninsula. especially since many par
| tisans OF the Paris Commune took refuge thete
, in and after 1871. The attempts OF the Anar-
! chists against society have been numerous all
! over the Spanish territory. but especially AT
barcelona There within the last two years
| bombs have been exploded in the I.iceo Theatre
ond IN the public square at military review
by the Captain-General Of the province.
THE BARCELONA CRIME.
| Tho latest and most horrible exploit OF the
, Anarchists and the one which finally has been
| IN. cause Of the assassination OF Canovas was
| tho throwing of bombs. In Barcelona. at a re-
| lieious procession last summer. The procession
| had nassed over its usual route. carrying the
! banners and the ordinary paraphernalla OF the
: Roman Church. and was returning TO the tenn
! nle when bombs were thrown at the paraders.
! killing many people. The murderers had in
! tended TO throw the bombs at the Captain-Gen-
! eral and the clerical military and political dig
nitaries who formed the head Of the procession
! hut they miscalculated. and their dynamite
/ killed and manned only the poor civilians who
had ioined the procession
| The Government Of Canovas displayed great
activity and ability In ferreting out the authors
| ar instigators Of the Barcelona crime Scores OF
| Anarchists were imprisoned in the fortress OF
| Nontiuch and cir trial ended two or three
| months ago 10 be followed by the Ihooting OF
six Anarchists in the Montjuich jail More than
| 6fty were sent TO prison for life and about one
| hundred were expelled from Spain. To their
stories of the torture that they said they had TO
| endure before making avowals OF their crime
! and giving the names Of their accomplices an
| be traced directly the assassination OF Canovas
CALLED ANOTHER ToRQUEMADA.
Those stories have heen published by all the
revolutionary papers in Europe. They repre-
| sented the Spanish Premier as another Torque-
| mazda; nay worse than this famous chief OF the
cruel Inquisition Of former centuries. civil en-
gineer OF Barcelona Sehor Tarrida del Marmol.
has publIshed In Paris under the title "The IN
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