Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1897-08-13 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

ANOTHER ANARCHIST CRIME.  ARREST OF TUE MURDERER.  [TIIEOVUII REUTER.S AGENCY.] MADRID, Aug. 8, 4.40 p.m. Au official telegram received from Santa Agueda Announces that Senor Canovas del Castillo, Lilo Elpauisli Premier, has been assassinated by an Anarchist. His assailant fired three shots from a revolver. Senor Cauovas died an hour later. His last words were "Long live Spain."  7 p.m. The attack on Senor Canovas was made in the presence of his wife. The Premier was shot in the forehead and the chest, and fell at his wife's feet. He expired at three o'clock this afternoon. The murderer of Senor Canovao has been arrested. He is a Neapolitan, and gives his name as Rineldi, but it is stated that his name is really Michele Angina Gra. The Cabinet Ministers are assembled in permanent council under the presidency of Senor cos Gayon, Mirister of the Interior, who has been entrusted witli the Premiership, ad interim. The baths of Santa Ague(la, where the assassination took place, are situated at Guesalibar, in the Basque Provinces, between San Sebastian and Vitoria. From the latter place they are distaut about twenty miles. Senor Canovas left San Sebastian for Geesellhar last Thursday, intending to remain there for three weeks for a course of the baths, after which he proposed to return to San Sebastian to meet the new United States Minister, General Woodford.  Senor Sagasta, the leader of the Opposition, has sent the follon ing telegram to the Government: "I have heard with deep pain of the crime which has thrown us all into mourning. I place myself at the orders of the Government and the Queen."  Muet of the other leaders of the Liberal party have also placed themselves at the disposal of the Govern!wait.  Itls believed that the murderer of Senor Canovas arrival at Santa Agueda ou the same day as the Premier. He was constantly seen lurking in the passages of the bathing establishment in a suspicious manner. He declares that he killed Senor Canova& in the accomplishment of a just vengeance, and that the deed is tho outcome of a vast Anarchist conspiracy.  Antonio Citrons del Castillo, after a long and admirable career ,n the service of his country, has met death at the bands of an assassin with the same terrible suideaoessas tloit which attended the murder of President Carnet at Lyons. He was born in 1830, and at the age of twenty-one entered the arena of political journalism, becoming chief editor of the •• Patria," under the auspices of Senors Rios, Pacheco, and Roma. In the columns of this journal he suppotted a Conservative policy, and, indeed, his whele Parliamentary work was devoted to the same cause. In 1831 Senot Canovas forsook journalism for active politics, lie tvas elected member of the Codes for Malaga. Since that year he has held a seat in the Cortes without intermission, and at the time of his death was one of the oldest members of  that assembly. In 1856 he became Spanish Charge d'Affaires in Rome, and as such drew up a memorandum on the relations between Spain and the Holy See which served as a basis for si• the Concordat, and has since become an historical document. In 1861, after occupying such posts as aiif novornor of Cadiz and -Director-General of the Administration, he became Under-Secretary of State for the Interior. In 18'65 he was promoted to the rank ot Finance Minister and Minister of the Colonies,and was responsiblefor the law for the abolition of the traffic in slaves. Shortly before the revolution of September, 1868, he was banished from Spain. He was one of the leaders of the movement which brought Alphouso