The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-09

1HB DEAD PREMIER.
All Parties in Spain Unite
in DenounCing the AS
SasSinatioI Of
Castillo.
IMPOSING FUNERAL HONoRs
Gypsy prophesied His Death
Senior Pidal His Probable
Successor.

Senor Canoyas del Castillo, VINO was shot
and killed by the Italian anarchist, whose
name is believed to be Michele Angine
Golli at the baths of Santa Agueda yes
terday afternoon, was undoubtedly cold
bloodedly premeditated. Coli deliberately
watched for an opportunity to kill the
Spanish statesman and he only fired when
he had no chance of missing. In fact,
the assassin, who was arrested almost inn
mediately after the Premier fell dying
at the feet of his wife. has declared as
much to the examining Magistrate. The
Prime Minister fingered for some time
In agony and passed away with cry OF
Long Live SPAIN" Further details of
the assassination show that Senior
Canovas del Castillo and his wife were
present yesterday morning at the cele-
bration of mass in the chapel attached
to the baths. After mass the Premier
was reading and conversing with report
ers when the assassin approached and
fired three shots at him with revolver,
hitting him in the forehead, chest and
left ear. The wounded man fell to the
ground crying, Assassin! Long Live
Spain." The Premier was carried to his
room and expired at 1:S0 P. M. after
Extreme Unction had been administered
to him by priest of the Dominican Or
der.
The murderer, who was Immediately
seized by people who were in the vicinity
of the scene of the crime was severely
handled and might have been killed had
it not been for the protection afforded
him by a number of civil guards who ac-
companied him TO the scene of the assas-
sination. The prisoner, who declared he
had killed the Premier ''in the accom-
plishment of just vengeance at first
gave the name of Rinaldi and claimed
that the deed was the outcome of an ex-
tensive Anarchist conspiracy. Later,
however, the assassin confessed that his
real name was Michele Angine Golli. that
he was 26 years of age. a native of Bog
gia, near Naples, and that he left Italy
and came to Spain in 1896. After reach
ing Spain Coli. according to his confess
sion, resided at Barcelona, and partici-
pated in the doings of the various Anar-
caist associations of that place and vicin-
ity.. After sojourTifng at Barcelona for
some time Coli visited France and Bel
GUM and returned to Spain in July last.
After his return the Anarchist seems to
have completed the plans for the assas-
sination of the Prime Minister He left
Madrid for Santa Agueda at the same
time as Senior Canovas del Castillo. and
awaited an opportunity to assassinate the
statesman.
In appearance, Coli is of medium
height. wears full beard and spectacles
and his demeanor is that of a quiet, law
abiding citizen. He says he is satisfied
with having done his duty and asserts
he had no personal grudge against the
Premier and was merely obeying orders
received from his superiors in the secret
society to which he belongs. He frankly
processes anarchist doctrine, says he was
sentenced in 1895 to IS months imprison-
ment in the jail at Lucera, Italy, and
claims that he escaped from there to
Marseilles, from which port he made his
way to Barcelona.
Sonora Canovas del Castillo wife of the
Premier, who was but short distance
away from her husband when the crime
was committed, rushed to his side upon
hearing the shots and seeing the Premier
dying on the ground. she bitterly re-
preached the murderer for his crime.
Coli. in reply to the agonizing words of
the distracted wife. said
Il respect you because you are an
honorable lady. But, | have done my
duty and am now easy in my mind, for
I have avenged my friends and brothers
of Montjuich''
Montjuich is the fortress of Barcelona,
outside of which the Anarchists who have
been sentenced to death for recent out
RACES, have been executed by being shot
in the back. The Anarchists recently
executed outside Montjuich were the last
batch of the fends who were guilty of
throwing a bomb OH June I, 1885, into
religious procession about to enter the
Church of Santa Maria del Mar upon
the occasion of the Corpus Christi cele-
bration. Twelve persons were instantly
killed and about fifty others, several of
whom since died from their wounds, were
injured For this crime &c Anarchists
were sentenced to death and the majority
of them were executed. The condemned
men invariably shouted Long live
Anarchy!'' just before the orders to fire
were given.
The Spanish newspapers express great
Indignation at COLTS crime. Even the
periodicals which have Republican lean
ings praise the services of the deceased
statesman. The "Impareial'' says
esterday will prove a black date for
Spalll 1ll6 crime Will cenlupie the In
dignation of society against its would-be
destroyers.'
Many OF the newspapers this morning
appear with black borders around their
type
A port mortem examination of the re-
mains of the Premier was made this
morning, prior to embalming them for
transportation to this city. The funeral
Will be most imposing
The indignation expressed at the crime
is shared by all parties in politics and it
is generally believed that the members
of the Colonial secret societies were con-
cerned in the outrage.
1t is reported that Senor A. Pidal,
President OF the Chamber of Deputies,
will be appointed President Of the Council
or Ministers, in succession to the late
Premier, at the expiration of the official
nine days mourning. The Ministers, for
the present, will meet in col neil daily.
Another rumor has it that Senor Pidal
come into power, and it Is rumored that
Senior Sagasta, the Liberal leader, Will
shortly be recalled.
1t Is rumored in some quarters that the
late Premier rap9sed tco much conf 1ence
ia the Chief of the Secret Police, who ac-
cvmpanied him. To Santa Agueda and
who has since been dismissed
IT appears this evening that Cell, the
assassin represented himself as a COR
respondent of Eel Popuio.
The prisoner cannot be tried under the
law providing for the trial and punish
nient Of Anarchists. as this law is so
framed that a person prosecuted under its
Is use explosives in the commission Or