Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-13
Statesman Shot Dead Near
Entrance to Ministry Of In
terror Building by Murderer
Who Committed Suicide.
THREE BULLETS FIND
MARK; DEATH INSTANT
Man Slain Was Chief Advisor
to King Alfonso Who Isl
Deeply Moved by Great Ca
Iamity.

IBv Morning J0uI nal Special leased Wire,I
Madrid. Nov. 12.--Jose Canalejas Y
Mendas, the prime minister whom
Spain regarded as one Of the great
est statesmen. was shot and killed
today BY young anarchist, Manuel
Pardinas. The assassin attempted
suicide and it was at first thought
was dead. but when he had been car
ried to hospital he was found to be
living.
No event since the throwing of the
bomb at the carriage of King Alfonso.
on May 81, 1905 while the king was
returning from the church after his
marriage, has caused such general
CONSERVATION.
50 far as can he learned, the assas-
sins act seems to he in no way part
OF political plot or revolutionary
movement.
The assassin who is of Spanish
birth, came recently from Buenos
Ayres. by way of Paris. Practically
nothing is known about him.
The king has appointed the foreign
minister, Marquis Manuel Garcia
Preto as premier pro tempore. and
the liberal government which Senior
Canalejas so conspicuously conducted
for several years remains in power.
After a cabinet meeting tonight it
was announced that General Weyler.
captain general of Catalonia and once
commander of the Spanish forces IN
cuba or Count Romanones might be
appointed pren'ca
Canalejas was shot in the back
three times as he was walking to the
ministry of the interior. He had
stopped to glance into the window of
a book store.
This morning he went to the royal
palace to submit several DEGREES to
the king He emerged smiling and
happy. As an attendant opened the
door leading to the street strong
gust Of wind struck the premier in
the face, causing him to exclaim
gaily.
"Oh. what wind, We are going
to have n bad day
About an hour later his prophecy
was fulfilled. AS he stopped for
moment at the shop window man
darted from a nearby doorway. He
ran up behind the premier and fired
four shots at close range. Three bull
lets took effect.
CanaleJas sank TO the sidewalk.
TREND VINO was passing AZ ihat nio-
ment ran up crying Don Jose, Don
LOSE this being the premier's bap-
tismal name.
The wounded man scarcely mao
strength to murmur: Ihe scoundrei
has killed me-. He then EXPIRED.
In tha meantime his asSailant turn
ed the muZzle of the revolver on his
own breast and fired again A crowd
quickly gathered, while the assassin
was half dragged to the pollce sta
tion. The premier was carried to
pharmacy and then to the ministry of
the interior. where he was placed on
large marble table in the main sa-
loon. The blood flowing from a
wound behind the right ear soon
formed a pool on the floor.
The king was informed of the trag-
edy as he was leaving the palace to
attend the chrvsanthemum exhibition
FIe sprang into an automobile and
went to the ministry without an es-
cort As soon as he reached. the
Pucrta del Sol the crowd acclaimed
him, crying: Long live the brave
kine,'
Running upstairs four steps at
Time the king entered the saloon and
bent silently over the body of mis- late