Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-14
CANVAS SHOT DOWN.
An Italian Anarchist Ends the Life Of
Spain's Premier.
Greatest Excitement Prevailing Among All
Cause.-The Murder Part of
Anarchist Conspiracy-Enect
the Cuban Struggle.

MADRID, Aug. 9.-Senor Canovas del
Castillo, the prime minister of Spain,
was assassinated yesterday at Santa
Agueda by an anarchist The muir
derer fired three shots, two of which
struck the premier in the head and the
other in the chest. The wounded
statesman fell dying at the feet of his
wife, who was with him, lingering in
agony for an hour and then pass
ing away with the cry of 'slong
live SPAIN" which were the last words
upon his lips. The assassin was i'm
mediately arrested. He is a Neapol-
itan and gives the name of Rinaldi, but
it is believed that this is an assumed
name and that his real name is Michele
Angino Coli. The assassin narrowly
escaped lynching at the hands of the
walters and attendants who rushed
forward. Detectives and civil guards
Immediately secured him. He was
very pale, trembIed violently, and evil
IDENTIFY feared that he would be killed
the spot. The murderer declares
that he killed Senior Conovas lin &C
compliShment of a just vengeance"
and that the deed is the outcome of a
vast anarchist conspiracy. He is be-
Heved to have arrived at Santa Agueda
the same day the premier, and he
was frequently seen lurking in the pas
sage of the bathing establishment in
a suspicious manner. The greatest ex-
citement and Indignation prevail
among all classes. All the mem ers
of the diplomatic corps have expressed
their sympathy with the government.
As Americans View 1t.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Secretary of
State Sherman received the first news
of the Canovas assassination through
the Associated press. He expressed
deep interest in the details. He said:
''This deplorable event will have some
effect, of course, on the political affairs
of Spain, but to what extent 1 cannot
say. The death of one man is not
necessarily going to change the senti-
ment of the whole country. Spain is a
very tenacious country. Her money is
gone. Her resources have been eX-
hausted. But she means, evidently,
to hold on to Cuba. Just how she can
do it, under these circumstances, can
not see. Yet, she is opposed to yield
ing a point AS to the consequences
of the conflict in Cuba, 1 do not care
to talk.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, a mem
Der of the foreign affairs committee of
the senate and the champion of Cuba
in that body, predicted in an interview
last night that the assassination might
be the forerunner of a complete change
of government, republic replacing a
monarchy. This, he thought, was the
present tendency, and yesterdays
event he regarded as an evidence of
the disintegration of the Spanish gov
eminent.
Means Freedom for Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Col. A. A
Aguira, who is stopping in Washing
ton, said last night: The assassina-
ton of Canovas will result in the de-
thronement of the Spanish monarchy
and the freedom of Cuba. The people
of Spain are ripe for a revolution, be-
ing disconnected over the high taxa
ton which grinds them down to pow
erty, and, in some cases, to starvation.
This is the beginning of the revolu-
tionary movement, and is connected
with the recent attempt on the life of
tho