The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-09
Senior Canovas del Castillo,
the Spanish Prime Min
ister5 Murdered at
Santa Agueda.
THE DEED OF AN ANARCHIST
WIDESPREAD GRIEF, BUT ALL IS
TRANQUIL IN SPAIN.

General Azcarraga, Minister of War,
Entrusted by the Queen Regent with
the Premiership ad Interim-The Muir
derer Has Been Arrested-He is a Nea-
politan-Gives His Name as Ripaldi,
but 1t is Believed to be Fictitious
Premier Was at the Baths Recupersting
His Health-Was Shortly to Meet United
States Munster Woodford-He Lived an
Hour After Being shot-Two Bullets
Entered His Body-Great Excitement
Throughout Spain-The Tragedy May
Produce the Gravest Result in the Affairs
of the Country.
Madrid Aug. 8.-Senor Canovas del
Castillo, the prime minister of Spain,
was assassinated to-day at Santa Ag-
ueda by an anarchist. The murderer
fired three shots, two of which struck
the premier in the head, the other in
the chest. The wounded man fingered
unconscious for two hours and died at
o'clock this afternoon. His wife was
but a short distance away when he
fell.
The place is between San Sebastian,
the summer residence of the Spanish
court, and Victoria, the capital of the
province of Alava, about thirty miles
south of Bilbao. The premier went
there last Thursday to take three
weeks, course of baths, after which he
expected to return to San Sebastian to
meet United States Minister Woodford
when officially received by the queen
regent.
The assassin was Immediately arrest
ed. He is a Neapolitan and gives the
name Of Rinaldi, but it is believed that
this is an assumed name and that his
real name is Michele Angtno Golli.
The murderer declares that he killed
Senior Canovas Gin accomplishment of
just vengeance and that the deed
is the outcome of vast anarchist con-
spiracy.
He is believed to have arrived at
Santa Agueda the same day as the
premier; and he was frequently seen
esta blishment in a suspicious manner.
The remains of the Senor Canovas
will be brought here tomorrow. Mar
shall Martinez Campos has gone to
San Sebastian to attend the queen re-
gent. Senior sagasta, the liberal leader,
has sent the following telegram to the
government:
II have heard with deep pain of the
jy,,n buf "a a n
mourning and I place myself at the
orders Of the government and of the
queen"
The queen regent on hearing the sad
news dispatched her own physician, DR..
Bustos, by special train from San
Sebastian. Later, on laaring that Can
ovas was dead, she wired her consola-
tions to tine widow. The health Of
Senior Canovas had improved greatly
of late. He had been leading very
quiet life, although he attended to the
business Of state.
At the moment of the assassination
he was in the gallery of the bathing
establishment for his wife, who was to
join him for lunch. Suddenly the as
sassin, who had the appearance Of an
ordinary visitor, approached and fired
at him point plank, one bullet passing
through the body and coming out be-
hind under the left shoulder and tine
other two lodging In the head. He
fell instantly and never recovered con-
sciousness.
Several medical men inspectors were
unremitting in their attention to the
sufferer but his wounds unhappily
we're mortal and he died in two hours.
Extreme unction was administered
amid scene Of mingled sorrow and
indignation. The assassin narrowly
escaped lynching at the hands of the
walters and attendants who rushed
forward.
Detectives and civil guards immedi-
ately secured him. He was very pale.
trembled violently, and evidently fear
ed that ne would be killed on the spot.
He will be first arraigned before the
local magistrates at Vergara.
The queen regent and all the members
of the cabinet will return here to-mor-
row. Her majesty has entrusted the
presidency of the council to General
Azcarraga, the minister of war, ana
the cortes will be summoned to reas-
semble on Tuesday.
The greatest excitement and indigna-
ton prevails among all classes. All
the members of the diplomatic CORPS
have expressed their sympathy with
the government. Many senators, depu-
ties and generals, while expressing their
grief and Indignation, have offered to
render the government all the assist
& ance in their power.
1t was at first rumored that the as
sassin was one of the pardoned BARGE
iona anarchists, but this is not con-
f-med.
THE NEWS IN W4SHINGTON.