Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12
CANOVAS is SLAIN.
SPANISH PREMIER THE VICTIM
OF ANARCHISTIC Y ENGEANCE.
Shot in His Wifes Presence Sunday
May Affect Cuba's Fate and Create
Other Complications.


Madrid, Aug. 10. An anarchist Sun
day killed Senior Canovas del Castillo.
prime minister of Spain. The murder
was committed at | p m, and the pre-
mier died two hours later, never hay
ing regained consciousness Senior
Canovas was waiting for his wife in
bathing establishment at Santa Ague-
da, when killed.
The attendants Immediately seized
the man and were upon the point OF
lynehing him when detectives and
other officers interfered and arrested
the fellow. The murderer is Neapol-
itan. He said his name was Rinaldi.
The man declared that he killed the
premier lin accomplishment of n just
vengeance" and that there was big
conspiracy among the anarchists to
bring about the death OF the premier.
Great excitement has been created
by the killing OF the premier and the
leaders OF all parties are most vigor-
GUS in the denunciation OF the murder.
Senior Canovas del Castillo and his
wife were present at the celebration OF
mass In the chapel attached to the
baths, After mass the premier was
reading and conversing with some re-
porters when the assassin approached
and fired three shot at him with re-
volver, hitting him in the forehead.
chest and left ear. The wounded man
fell to the ground crying "Assassiu
Long live Spain.
The premier was carried to his room
and expired after extreme JUNCTION had
been administered him by priest OF
the Dominican order.
The prisoner Mt first gave the name
Rinaldi and claimed that the deed was
the outcome OF an extensive anarchist
conspiracy. Later, however the as
sassin confessed that his real name
was Michael Apgine COLL, that he was
26 years of age, native OF Boggia.
near Naples, and that he left Italy and
came to Spain in 1896 After reaching
| Spain, COLL, according To his confess
| sion, resided at Barcelona and partici-
pated in the dolngs OF the various an
archist societies of that place and
vicinity. After sojourning at Barcelo-
ma for some time he visited France
and Belgium and returned to Spain in
July last. After his return the anarch-
LIST seemed to have completed the
plans for the assassination of the prime
mi N Ia laft lrIA fn
Augeda at the same time as Senior Can
ovas del Castillo and awaited an oppor-
tunity to assassinate the statesman
Madrid. Aug. lot appears that
Coli. the assassin, represented him
self as a correspondent OF I'll Populo
The prisoner cannot he tried under
the laws providing for the trial and
punishment Of anarchists, as this law
is SO framed that persons prosecuted
under it's provisions must have used or
attempted to use explosives If commits
sion or attempt to commit the crime
charged against him. However, there
| is no doubt but Coli viii be summarily
tried and sentenced
mduTlui aug. lU,--bOlli confessed
that he killed Canovas 10 ayenge the
Barcelona anarchists and the insurgent
leader, Don Jose Rial, who was exc
! cuted at Manila, Philippine islands,
Dec, 30. last as an instigator Of the
Philippine rebellion. Dr. Rial de-
MED that he was rebel, but he admit
ted that he had drawn up the statutes
Of the Philippine league. In COLTS
room the police found a large double
barreled pistol 1t appears that when
he left the house Sunday he carried
parcel. which Is believed to have con
tanned bomb The theory Is that he
hid this somewhere in the fields. A
dispatch from Barcelona says Coli ar
rived there in Dec, 1896, coming from
Marseiles. He was employed IN the
printing Office OF the Review OF Social
Science, managed by an anarchist en-
gineer Tarrinda Marmel, formerly I'M
prisoned in Montjuich fortress at
Barcelona. COLL was implicated in the
terrible crime on the celebration OF
Corpus Christi, although he left BARGE
Iona a few DAYS before IL occurred