Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-13
sENoR CANOYAs.

participated in the doings of the various
anarchist associations Of that place and
vicinity. After sojourning at Barcelona
Tor some time, Coli visited France and
Belgium and returned TO Spain In July
last After his return the anarchist
seems to have completed the plans for
the assassination of the prime minister,
He left Madrid for Santa Agueda at the
same time as Senior Canovas del Castil-
10 and awaited an opportunity to as
sassinate the statesman.
In appearance Coli Is of medium
height, wears fun beard and spec
! tacles and his demeanor is that of
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 supe-
riors in the secret society to which he
belongs. He frankly processes anarch-
istic doctrines, says he was sentenced
in 1895 to is months Imprisonment In
the jail at Lueera. Italy and claims
that he escaped from there to Mar
settles, from which port ne made his
way 10 Barcelona.
Courteous Assassin.
/ Sonora Canovas del Castillo. wife Of
the premier, who was but a short dis
tance 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 reproached the murderer for
his crime. Golh in reply to the ago
nizing words OF the distracted wife,
said
II respect you because you are an
honorable lady. But 1 have done my
duty, and I am now easy in my mind,
for / have avenged my friends and
brothers of Montjuich."
Montjuioh is the fortress of Barcelona
outside Of which the anarchists who
have been sentenced to death for recent
outrages have been executed by being
shot in the back The anarchists re-
Gently executed outside Montjuich were
the last batch Of the fiends who were
guilty OF throwing a bomb on June T.,
1896, into religious procession about to
enter the church OF Santa Maria de la
Mar, upon the occasion Of the Corpus
| Christi celebration. Twelve persons
were instantly killed and about so 9TH
ers. several of whom have since died
/ from their wounds, were injured For
this crime 26 anarchists We're sentenced
/ to death and the majority OF them We're
executed. The condemned men invari-
ably shouted. Long live anarchy" just
| before the orders TO fire We're given
/ The Spanish newspapers express
great indignation at Golli's crime Even
the periodicals which have republican
I leanings praise the services Of the de-
ceased statesman The impartial says;
yesterday will prove a black date for
| spain. The crime will centuple the in
dignation Of society against its would
be destroyers.
Many Of the newspapers today appear
with black borders around their type.
A Post Mortem Made.
A post mortem examination OF the
remains Of the premier was made today,
prior 10 embalming them for transpor-
tatlon 10 this city. The funeral VIII be
most imposing.
The Indignation expressed at the
crime is shared by all parties in politics,
and it IL generally believed that the
members OF the colonial secret societies
were concerned In the outrage.
Il Is reported that Senor A. Pidal
president Of the chamber Of deputies
viii be appointed president Of thecouncil
OF ministers. In succession to the late
premier. at the expiration Of the ofncial
nine days mourning The ministers,
for the present. will meet daily.
Coli, II developed al the examination
before magistrate today, succeeded In
firing two shots al the people who ar
rseted him before he was overpowered.
The assassin calls himself a "revolu-
tionary anarchist"
senor silvela, the leader OF the Dissi-
dent Conservatives has followed the
example Of Senior Sagasta. the Liberal
leader; Marshal Martinez de Campos
and others and has rendered his con