Evening star., 1912-11-13
SPAIN IN MOURNING
Business Houses Closed and
Dwellings Draped in Capital.
GRIEF FOR SLAIN PREMIER
Foreign Minister Succeeds Canalejas
Temporarily as Leader.
BODY IS LYING IN STATE
Police Had Been Warned of the De-
parture of Martin, the Assassin,
for Spain.
GRIEF FOR SLAIN PREMIER
BODY IS LYING IN STATE

| MADRID, Spain. November 13-The
body of the assassinated PREMIER Jose
Canalejas, lay in state from an early
hour this morning on 4 cstafallue which
had been erected in temporary chapel
| in the chamber of deputies. the BODY
| was dressed in diplomatic uniform, and
beneath the corners of the gray silk
canopy covering the catafaique stoni a
military guard of honor. The men with
! heads inclined on their arms which resteG
| on their reversed rifles. A vast, silent
! crowd of people gathered both in and
outside the chamber to ray their last
| respects to the dead stat tAs.H:ri, ..e.s.
/ The population of the capital appears
| to be deeply impressed by the crime.
| Work has been almost entirely suspend
| ed and nearly every business house is
| closed. while most of the houses in tn
residential section draped with mourn
| ing decorations
The liberal cabinet will continue to hold
| office. under the temporary presidency OF
| Foreign Minister Marquis Manuel Garcia
4 Prieto. at least until the signature Of the
| Moroccan treaty with France, which
should have been completed today. Pre-
| mfer POncare of France. however tele-
graphed this morning to the Spanish gov
| ernment todefer the matter until more
| convenient date.
| The assassin. Manuel Pardinas Serrato
| Martin. is man of distinguished appear
| ance He has regular features, is smooth
| shaven and has luminous eyes When ar
1 rested he had several manuscripts in his
| pocket. One in cipher was inscribed on
| the outer sheet, The International Con-
/ migration. Another was a thesis on
The anatomy of the human stomach"
| He also carried one of Flamnarion's as
Economical books and the photograph of a
| woman on which was written ITO my un-
1 forgettable Manuel"
| Martin did not commit suicide after his
\ arrest, as was al first reported but the
police gave out this information to throw
possible accomplices off their guard.
Scene After the Murder.
The square of the Puerto del Sal or
| gate of the gun. was Immediately a scene
| of great confusion following the assassi-
nation. Packed at the time of the shoot
ing, il now became veritable crush The
assassin was quickly seized and hustled
away. The crowd turned it's attention to
| the prostrate body on the sidewalk
Policemen came running from every
direction, drawing their revolvers or cut
lasses Dozens of civil guards. kind of
| military police. hurried out of the min
istry of the interior, fixing their bayonets
or slipping cartridges into their rifles as
they came. For several minutes there
was pandemonium. The police undertook
u,
another mob fought to get into the Puer-
| TO TO find out what was the cause of the
| excitement The cafes emptied struggling
| mobs into the melee. the frightened mules
added their braying to the tumult Tenn
porary order was not restored until a de-
tachment of cavalry appeared on the
scene.
The premier's body in the meantime
had been hurriedly carried into the min |
iStry of the interior. The physicians de- |
clared he had died instantly.
King Alfonso was informed of the as
sassination a few minutes after it was
committed. He expressed horror and was
deeply affected. fastening to the min
| istry of the interior. he prayed for sew
| eral minutes beside the body Of the dead
counselor before sumnloning cabinet
meeting. Foreign Minister Prieto was
/ appointed to act as premier until pre-
| mier selection could be made. A heavy
/ guard was then placed over the royal
| palace.
Practically every well known anarchist
| in Madrid and several in other cities in
| Spain are under arrest. the police hoping
/ to find among them the leaders who in
| spired the assassination of Canalejas.
| Extraordinary precautions nave been
taken to prevent a general uprising In
/ protest against the imprisonment OF
these persons. many of whom are promi-
nent and have great influence.
Martins Movements Watched.
The recent movements OF Martin are
known in outline to the Spanish police.
lie was expelled from Buenos Aires last
March on account of his participation in
anarchistic agtations. He returned to
Spain and stayed few days in Madrid,
whence he Travelled to Paris London,
Biaritl, Bordeaux and Marseille, and
then again TO Paris, which city he left
ten days ago for Madrid.
The Paris police notified the authorities
in Madrid of Martins departure. and in
formed them of an article he had written
against King Alfonso for an anarchist
paper published in Paris. But the Madrid
police did not know that Martin had ar
rived in the Spanish capital, nor have
they learned anything of his doings here
before the crime
PRESIDENT EXPRESSES SORROW