San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-09

told by cable dispatches announcing
the assassination Of Canovas lei Cas-
tillO."
New York, Aug. "a special TO the
Herald from Turner'S, \. Y, says: y
Estrada Palma, who is at the head
of the Cuban junta in this country,
In an interview commented upon the
assassination of Canovas as follows:
while have no sympathy with the
assassin, cannot help but feel that
the act was one of retributiOn. Can
ovas, more than anyone, was respOn-
sible for the cruelties practiced by the
Spanish troops in Cuba. 1t wSs by
his orders that women and children
were murdered and wronSed. He de-
served no better fate.
His death will be Cuba'S advantage
for it complexities. political affairs in
Spain. AS the leader of the majority
he was sponsor for Weyler. His great
rival Is Silvela. the leader of the Con-
sentative minority. Should the queen
regent choose to continue the Conserv-
atives Silvela will be premier and
that would mean that Weyler would
be succeeded by Gen. Polavieia. who
is now in the PHILIPPINES and belongs
to the Weyler school of war.
ut is true that Silvela recently sug-
gested that Cuba be given autonomy
but he cannot maintain that position
as Conservative leader. The Liber-
ais, under Sagasta, would indeed
grant lis autonomy, but we will ac-
cept nothing less than absolute indie
pendence. For that we have sacri-
feed everything. In any case the
war must continue and as long as II
continues under the Spanish methods
the sympathy of the world will be
with us. In the meantime the politi-
cal confusion in Spain cannot but give
us an advantage,
1T should be distinctly understood
that the assassination of Canovas is
not the work of the Cuban party. We
do not resort to such methods. The
anarchists Of Spain are for the, most
part in the northern part of the cOun-
try and they are intimately associated
with the anarchists of France. They
had long threatened CanOvas. Only
few DAYS ago several anarchists
were executed in Barcelona and
outcome. | do not think that the as
sassinatiOn of Canovas was due at all
to any question of politics, but merely
as a savage outbreak on the part or
some members of dangerous body
of men. We Cubans have 10 sym
pathy with such an act.
"As man deplore such misfor-
tune. but as a Cuban ] cannot help
| but feel that / am benefited by it
New York, Aug 9.-Fidel G. Pierra,
| of the Cuban junta, speaking of the
ASA ssination of Castillo said:
Il feel sorry for the fact that Cas-
tillo has met death in assassination
and | cannot but express sympathy
for his fate and friends. At the same
time had he lived and attempted to
govern any other people among whom
right and justice and public spirit
prevailed in the way in which he has
governed, possibly he would have met
his death long ago upon the scaffold
after proper judicial trial. This act
may be. the prelude to others of great
err consequence. 1t may result in Don
Carlos reaching the throne. SO far as
| know his is the only body thoroughly
organized and determined. l do not
believe the end of the cuban war VIII
be, reached by any new government
I'm Spain showing any Willingness 10
come to an understanding with the
Cuban insurgents in order TO acknOwl-
edge the independence of the island.
1t appears 10 me that no public man
i'm Spain would have the moral cour-
age TO agree TO separation except un-
der cOnpulsion.
Gen. UampOs is very likely to be
called upon TO form a new ministry.
If so II is natural to conclude tlat
Weyler would be at once recalled.
Madrid, Spain. Aug. 9.-The assas'
sination of Prime Minister CanOvas
Del Castillo Yesterday was undoubt-
edIy coldbloOdedly premeditated.
Coli deliberately waited for an OPP
portunity to kill the Spanish states
man and he only fired when he had
no chance of missing him. In TACT the
assassin had declared as muchto the
examining magistrate. The murderer
who was Immediately secured by the
peopIe i'm the vicinity of the scene, was
severely handled and might have been
KILLED had il not been for the protec-
tion given him by number OF civil
guards. The prisoner nrst gave MS
name as Rinaldi but later confessed
his real name was Michaelo Angeiln
Coli. that he was 20 years OF age,
native of Boggia. near Naples ana
that he came to Spain in 1896. resid-
ing at Barcelona and participated in
the doings of various anarchist soci-
cites at that place. Later Coli visited
France and Belgium and returned
again in July last. After his return