The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09


where there are ties of mutual affection
and the government exerts itself to help
Its citizens. The act does not mean n
personal prejudice against Canoyas hr1t
against his political stand and views and
the extreme element he represents. y
MINISTER WooDFoRD SHOCKED.
The News Communicated to Him While in
London.
London, August S.-The Spanish embas-
sy in London received two kilograms,
the first briefly stating the fact of the as
sassiDation and the second coming direct
from San Sebastian, stating that Senior
Canovas had been the object of an in
famous attack, but saying nothing about
his death and concluding with the state
ment that if the outrage be of anarchist
origin it has no political complications,
with the additional assertion that the
whole of Spain is tranquil and that there
is not the least symptom of any altera-
ton in the state of public affairs.
This despatch says the assassin is ap-
parently an Italian. For these reasons
the Spanish ambassador, Count De Casa
valencia, in the course of an interview,
expressed the hope that the news of death
was premature. He said:
The belief that the crime is not DO
litical, but the work Of a fanatical anar-
chist, Is borne out by the fact that the
OF recent years Italian anarchists have
been very active. Witness the assassina-
tion OF President Carnot and the attempt
on the life of King Humbert and other
similar cases. They were all committed
by Italians. This is very trying time
for me. Apart from the difficulties to
which such crime gives rise, and the
doubt hanging over what, really hap
brother-in. law, and there is more than
this relationship between us. All our
lives, we have been the best of comrades.
We pursued the same course together at
the university"
The ambassador said he had wired for
details, but had received no reply.
The news of the assassination was COM
municated by the Associated Press CORE
spondent to Gen. Stewart i. Woodford,
the United States minister to Spain,
now in London, en- route for San Sebas-
tian where he had expected to present his
credentials to the Queen Regent in the
presence of Senior Canovas del Castillo.
Gen. Woodford was so overcome that sew
eral minutes passed before he could ex
press his horror at the deed, and his pro-
fortune. When he had recovered from
the shock of the intelligence, he said:
This is terrible; most unfortunate.
The Spanish government and people will
have the sincere sympathy of all friends
of constitutional government. 1t is too
soon to express any views as to the effect
which the regretable death of Senior
will
tions. 1t will not affect my movement,
however, unless it becomes my duty to
reach my post as soon as possible in Or
der to express to the Spanish government
the sympathy of the American govern
ment."
Not a Political Crime.
Paris, August s;-The Spanish embassy
has received despatch from Madrid,
which says the murderer declared that
he had no accomplices, that even if there
is reason to believe it an anarchist crime.
it is without any political ramification,
and that Madrid is quite tranquil.
At special performance given this af-
ternoon at the theatre De La Republique
for the benefit of the Spanish refugees
in Paris, iTarrida MarInol, the Spanish
anarchist who was formerly imprisoned
in Montjuich fortress at Barcelona, de-
livered violent speech, in the course of
which he urged that Senior Canovas del
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