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Show PREMIER IS Sllf Eii' II WW JOSE CANALEJA8 SHOT DOWN WHILE ON HIS WAY TO CABINET MEETING. Spanish Statesman Murdered by Young Anarchist Who Puts an End to Hie Own Life After Being Arrested. Madrid. The Spanish premier, Jose t'analejaa, was shot dead Tuesday while entering the ministry of the Interior In-terior here to attend a cabinet meeting. meet-ing. His assailant, Manuel Pardlnaa Zerrato Martin, axed 28, of El Orado. province of Huesda, was arrested and tshortly after committed suicide. Martin fired four shots at Premier Canalejas aa he was entering the ministry min-istry of the Interior to attend a cs bluet bl-uet meeting. Two of the shots sruck the statesman behind the right ear and bo felt dead on the spot. The assailant Is 28 years old and la believed to be an anrachlst. Jose Canelejns J Mendes, prime minister min-ister of Spain, was selected from the Spanish cabinet In February, 1910. He waa leader of the Monarrhlal Democratic Dem-ocratic party, which cumo into power o the resignation of the Liberal cabinet cab-inet beaded by Sen or Mo ret y Pren-dergast. Pren-dergast. Be nor Canalejas, who belonged to a wealthy and prominent family, came to the front In political life only In 1900, hen he took a leading part In the campaign against clericalism. He had, however, taken great Interest In poll-tics poll-tics as a atudent and public speaker for many yeara before that At the age of 25 he became a member of the Spanish parliament, attaching himself to the advanced liberal section. |