The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-13
SLAYER ATTEMPTS
TO END OWN LIFE
Three Bullets Fired Into States.
mans Back as He Was Walk
ing to Ministry of Interior.
Crime Causes General Con-
sternation-Weyler May
Be His Successor.

greatest Of Statesmen. WAS shot aDA
Killed to-day ~ . y0ung anareAist
pan.@d Manuel ParSinas. The ASSASSIN
ATTEMPTED suicide. and Il Was arse
: he had bees eaFr1ed t. the Assbstol Nc
was found 70 he living.
No event since the throwing Of the
benh NJ the carriage Of ktag Alfonse
On May 81. 1909, while the King wes
retuPniDG from the church after hss
marriage, has caused soeb . general
copsternation and soeh Dsbl1e SYM
pathy.
So far ~ eap be learned 1t present,
I the assassination seens to De bee m
iselated crime, for which the exact ne
siyes renal, obscure. The assassin
WHO was VI Spanish bartb. came re-
eentIy from Bsenos Ayres, BY wsy 81
Paris. Practically n0thinE n knswn
4 about him
i The kfnx has appointed the FsFeiGn
Minister. Marquis Manuel GafeaD Pre-.
/ to ~ l'renier pre- teDDere, ana the
/ Liberal xovernnent. which sener Cana
lejas SO eOnspseuOusly eendueeed Ter
: several yeaFn, remains IN DOweh
After . meeting Of the Cabinet t..
night. It was annsuneea that GeneHnl
; weyler. esptaln-genefal - Catalonia.
ssa once eomnandcr-ia-ehlef ~ the
/ Spanish forces In Cuba. Or Csont Re-
naance., might be appointed permanent
Premier.
= shst In Back.
+. Canalejas was shot in the back three
times as he was walking to the Min
| istry Of the Interior in the Puerta Del
| Sol. He had stopped to glance into
the window of a book shop.
This morning he went to the royal
palace to submit several DEGREES to
Il. nd
! happy. As an attenoant opened the
!. door leading to the streea. = stsonS
! gust of wind struck the PREMIER In
the face. causing MIN to exclaim
;gaiIy:
! .Oh. what . wind We are going Il
i have a bad day" :.
/ About an hour later his unconsciou,
| prophecy was fulfilled. AS he stopped
for a moment at the shop window. a
! man darted from a nearby doorway
F, He ran up behind the Premier and fred
/ four shots at close range. Three bull
J lets. as it was afterwards found. took
+. effect.
| Canalejas sank to the sidewalk. a
rushed up, crying:
Don Jose. Don JOSEF this being
the Premier's oaptismal name.
! The wounded man scarcely had
strength to murmur:
The scoundrel has killed me-" He
then expired.
, In the meantime his assailant turn
ed the muzzle OF the revolver on his
own breas: and fred again A crowd
quickly gathered. while the assassin
was half-dIaEEed to the police station.
The Premier was carrier to a phar-
macy, and then to sss Ministry OF the
Interior. where he was placed on q
large marble table in the main saloon.
The blood flowing from a wound be-
hind the right ear soon formed pool
on the floor.
The King was informed Of the trag-
edy AZ he was leaving the palace to at
tend the chrysanthemum exhibition. He
! sprang into an automobile and motor
ed swiftly without escort to the minis
try. As he reached the Puerta Del Sol
the crowd acclaimed him. crying:
Long live the brave King"
KhG Gsessiy AaeeseA
Running upstairs. four steps at 4
time, the King entered the saloon and
bent silently over the body Of his late
minister. He was greatly affected az
. turned to the assembled ministers to
+, learn the details Of the crime.
! Marquis Prieto announced the assas-
sination In the Chamber Of Deputies In
. the course Of an eulogy he said:
I He died between his two affections
his people and his books. The enc
mics OF society will not triumph. for
we are all united to defend society.
Marquis Prieto's words occasioned
great applause. in which all except the
; Republicans Joined.
The Premier's body later was trans
ported to the Chamber Of Deputies.
where the public was admitted TO view
il. The funeral probably viii take
place tomorrow. with all the honors
accorded q general who died q; his
post Of duty.
Throughout the evening thousands
assembled In the streets and osner
thousands passed through the chamber
TO witness the Iying-in-state- All the
Diplomatic corps paid their tribute OF
respect. when the wife Of the Premier
! arrived she fell fainting over his oooy.
Jose Caaalejas Y. Nen6cso. Premier
Minister Of spain. who vas assasssnas-
ed to-day, was selected 10 form
Spanish minister In February. 1919 he
waa the leader OF the Nonarchfas
Democratic party. which came tnto
power on the resignation Of the Csos.
re, headed by senior Norst =. Preneer-
CAST
senior cansIejas. who belonged TO Q
wealthy ana prominent family. came TO
the front in political life cniy IN 1895
when he took icadine part IN the cam
paSeu against cicrtcsIisu- He heA- now
ever. taken gree, interest IN pcStscs ~
. ssudens and psbiic speaker Tor many
yesrs before sAss. ~ the age - swee-
fCo0sssueA on secooa PeeeD
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