Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-12
Tragedy Occurs in Broad Day
light in Front of Govern.
ment Building on Crowded
Street of Madrid.
ASSASSIN SEIZED; AT
ONCE COMMITS SUICIDE
Three Out of Four Bullets
Strike Unfortunate Cabinet
Minister Who Is Dead
When Picked Up by By
ISLANDERS.
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fBy Leased Wire 4" Evening Herald
Madrid. NuN. - The Spanish
premier jose CanulCJns. was shot
dead to-day Win" entering the min
istry uf the interior here to attend a
cabinet meeting. It's ussailant, Man
url Pardinas SrrrHto Martin. ugcd rs.
ur El Grade, province OF iluesca,
vus arrested aud then committed
suicide.
The assassin r'rrd four shots at
the premier Three shots struck
Canulrjus behind the right ear and
he fell dead instantly,
The assassination Of Premier 'an.
nlrjas took place IN the puerta del
Sol In front of book stall at tile
corner Of Cnrrctus street. ucur the
entry to- the ministry OF the interior
Three OF the four bullets struck the
premier. who fell on the sidewalk
and died Immediately.
Iiystandcrs seized Martin and
handed him over To thn police. He
then turned his revolver ON himself.
,Hnd 1, In brlleycd he has since died
Arom the Ecif-infllctcd wounds.
Martin II said 10 have been closely
connected with nnurchists but II Is
not known whether his crime was
prccOnccrtcd az whether 1t was com.
rtlttcd on his own initiative,
N'ulitlcii fcrmrm always exists Ia
Spain. but nothing has beet reported
Within recent period which could
In any way De connected with the
crime.
a strict censorship was, instituted
10y the authorities on tho I"lcgraphe
nnd telephones Immediately after
the crime. aud Tor srNerui hours Il
was impossible Ia cOnlmunicdlr WIN
the outside world
The assassin came to Spain short
time ago from BucnOs Ayrcs Argcn-
tina. King Alfonso, who hurried out
ur the ministry as soon as ho heard
Of IN" assault, was deeply moved by
the tragic death of the prime minis
ter Immediately uftcr the crime his
majesty wna ayclnimcd by the people
who had quickly gathered ~ The
scene OF tn" shouting
Premier rnnalcJns was watkins
alone ana the nssaasIn fired at hin
from behind.
The premier was fret carried To q
uclghboring pharmacy, whence HI
was borne back tu tho ministry of th'
interior after III" doctor had declared
he was dead
King Alfonso was immrdlatrI!
summoned, and, standing over lht
corpse with tCars In his eyes, said
short PRAYER. Then, after consulting
the ministers present his ma. a.rsty re-
turned To the palace,
The cabinet later assembled am
decided to appoint m the position -
premier the Marquis Manuel Carols
at present foreign minister
Bystandrrs who had Witnessed TIA
ussuaalnation handed over 10 the pn
S!cc porkcihuok containing ; 100
7, ,vrias NiUUI and several dOcumcn'
which had fallen 10 the ground,
Jose Cnnalcins y Mcndes, prim
minister uf Spain, who was assassin
SJ,tud today. wus selected 60 form ia
- Spnnlsh cabinet IN February, ial'
lie was leader Uf the monarchii
democratic party which came int
power on the resignation Of the Lii
rraI cabinet. headed by Senior More
y pTendCrgnst.
SenOr Cunulcias, who belonged
wealthy und prominent fHmll
came to the front In political vi
only In 1900. when he took n leadir
part In the campaign against oleri'
nllsm. Tie had. however, taken grci
interest IN politics ~ student az
public speaker Tor many years b
fore that. A. The age Of 20 he b
came a member Uf the Spanish Da
lament attaching himself To the ~
Vanced liberal section.
lie became n member OF Prcmi
Sagasta'H cabinet IN 1899 as minist
OF agriculture. lie introduced maj
TefoTms. especially IN res1rd To q
working classes, and eV'"' ual
created a department Of iabo
When he was asked Ia FsbruaI
1910, by King Alfonso 10 form q
ministry the request ~ used Srt
sensation and II WAS The fiTs, time
the history OF spain that an "a
vanced radical had been placed
the head of The ministry, Ills ca
inSt has since UnderBone ma
changes, but he hGA always retain
the leading place lie had much
do with the signing " the /aBT'
mant between Spain and france
bEhe question Of tire future " More
~, whloh was recpntlys satlsfactor
Iqttled.
The plan introdHeea " senOr cs
aIelaa for the separation Vr chuF
and state In SpaIn eapAeq . Tupt'