Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-09
"LONG LIVE SPAIN
The Words Used BY the Muir
derer OF Minister Canoyas.
Occurring Yesterday.
SCIENTISTS IN SESSION
The Klondyke Fever Is Still
Raging Throughout the
Effete East.
AMERICAN MINERSWARNED

AMERICAN MINERSWARNEC &c
MADRID, August e.--Senor Canosai
del Costillu, prime minister OF Spain,
was assassinated yesterday by an an.
archist. The murderer fred three
shots as Canovas stepped into The pool,
two of which struck the premier in the
head, the third in the chest. The
wounded man fingered almost un
conscious for two hours and died at j
O'Clock. He was in agony for an hour
before he passed away, constantly cry.
ing, "Long Live SPAIN" The murder
took place at Santa Agueds, noted
watering place, famous for baths, and
the summer residence OF the Spanish
court. The premier was taking q
three weeks course OF treatment. l,
Is believed that the deed is the out.
come of vast anarchist conspiracy,
as the murder was we'll planned.
MADRID, August 10 The queen re.
gent has appointed Gen. Asecartaga,
minister If war and provisions al
premier, in the place OF Seuor CAnovas.
who wes assassinated at the Sulphur
baths of Santa Aga-da, yesterday. by
an Italian anarchist. rhe trus name
ofthe assassin is Mi,nael Goki The
haIiaf 90 oa,,or.l l., M.J.,I 49,.
Sagasta aud LIBERAL cabinet will
shortly take offies. Gen. Campos has
been summoned to Madrid by the
queen, and will arrive tomorrow. The
official report OF the murder, made
public to-day, gives interesting details
of the sad event.
Senor Uanova's wife was among the
fret to reach the scene. She turned
TO Goki and cried ssmurderer The
asssssin, who still held the smoking
pistol, answered the grief stricken
woman, Il respect you. because you
are an honest lady. have fulfilled
my duty ard am satisfied, having
avenged my brothers of Mont Juich.''
The body of Canovas will lie in state
at Madrid and the pubic will bs ad-
mttted to view the body. State funer-
als have been decreed in all the towns,
and United States Minister Taylor was
the first foreign minister to send con-
dolences to the queen regent and be-
reaved family
The murderer of Nanovas is inprison.
He IS a printer, and bis right name is
MIchael Angiiokio.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August -
The state department this morning
presared on official message Of condo
encJ to Spain. Secretary Sherman
will sign it for the president as soon as
authority to do so is received.
Secretary Sherman believes that the
death of Canovas will have marked
effect on the Cuban situation. In gov
ernment circles generally, here, it is
practically conceded that the liber j
party 10 Spain, under the leadership Of
Sagasta, will form new cabinet and
one of its first acts will be the probable
recall Of Weyler, with the prospect
that he will be succeeded there By Gen.
eral Campos. 1t is we'll known here
that Minister Woodford had very i'm
portant Instructions, and the belief is
that they were of such nature that
will now compel the Mckinley admins I
tration either to issue entirely new ia
s,ructions or modify those now in the
hands Of the envoy at Madrid. 1t il
learned also that Secretary Sherman
had all the papers and correspondence
relating to Spanish aod Cuban affairs
inspected carefully. There is much |
Speculation in official circles as to the
course the administration will nov
pursue regarding the Cuban question
Ii has been confidently expected, for
two months or more. that in Iha near
future Mckinley, 10 conjunction with
the secretary Of. state. would soon
formulate and declare a Cuban policy
acceptable 10 the American public
khumans ahis afternoon caoled con- |
dola"eg Saaiu.
TURNER'S. \ Y August Estrada
Palma, ,Iof the Cuban jnnta, says: II
hvve % s mna,hy With the assassin.
bu I cam belp but feel the acs was
one OF retritu-ion. Canovas more ID
Weyler was responsible for tie cruel
ties . aciiced by The Spanish soldiers
IN Cuba, =