Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-02
MAY-DAY In EUROPE.
FATAL RIoTiNe AT ROME PROVOKED
BY AN ANARCHIST.
Two Men Kiiied-A Number Wounded
developments Elsewhcre--The Mill
tary Precautions Not without Eject.
tBy Anglo-American cable 70 Tho n,sn.,o,

lBy Anslo-Amcrican cable to the Dispa;ch.I
hoMR, ITALY, May is =. MA meeting
OF workingmen took place this afternoon
near the Church of San Giovanni. Five
members of the Chamber of Deputies were
present. An Anarchist speaker violently
urged his hearers to attack the police.
Ihe MOB stoned the troops stationed in
the neiRhborhood. Some of the rioters
hurled stones at the troops from the
windows of houses. The gendarmes fred
upon the rioters and the cavalry charged
those who had not been put 70 fight by
the gendarmes' fire. At the same time the
infantry were ordered to storm the houses
from which the stones had been thrown.
nighor Barzlla1, q member of the Chamber
OF Deputies;- Signor Cipriani, a Socialist
reader; and twenty-five others were
wounded. One man was killed outright
oy the gendarmes' FIRE and one gendarme
was stabbed TO death by the rioters.
Durlng the cavalry charge several troopers
were unhorsed aud injured.
NO DISORDER, BUT MUCH EXCITEMENT.
MADRID, SPAIN, May 1.-while there has
been no actual disorder throughout Spain,
IN many towns the people are excited and
. ~ general feeling. of insecurity prevails.
ihlilNdIN
IN the industrial centres have not been
useless. In Barcelona the tailors and
bakers struck. The masons there declare
that they will not return to work until q
work-day of eight hours is granted.
CIGAR-MAKERs STAY AT HOME.
HAVANA, CUBA, May la majority of the
workmen in this city, including all the
cigar and cigarette-makers, remained
away from the factories to-day. Extra
ordinary precautions were taken by the
authorities to prevent disorder and to
quell any disturbance that might occur.
AN ANARCHIST PLOT Ar ROME.
RoME, May 2.-Abundant evidence is ap-
pearing that there was a carefully. organ
lied Anarchist plot here. The Chamber of
Deputies presented stormy scene. Radi-
cal members trying to blame the Govern
ment for the distur Dances, while Minister
Nicotera stoutly defended the Ministry
and set forth the patience and self-control
of the soldiers, under showers of stones,
after being on duty many hours. 1t is re-
ported that Signor Capriana's wound is
mortal.
IN VIENNA, HOLLAND, AND BRUSSELS.
The demonstration held on the Prater in
Vienna was smaller than in 1890. In Hol-
land there was no cessation of work. In
Brussels at 8 o'clock in the evening 10, 900
men marched IN procession from the
Bourse through the town TO the strains of
the Marseillaise. with banners. trans
parencies, and devices asking free suffrage.
The payements were thronged with orderly
on-lookers.
PARIS ON LARK.
Paris to-day was even freer for traffic
than on last May day. The paraders ap-
peared to take delight in goading the
police into charging them. Tne Place de
la Concorde was cleared at o'clock in the
evening. No further incident was re-
ported.
PRACTICALLY NO CESSATION OF WORK.
BERLIN, GER, May 1.-Herr Leibknecht
addressed Soclalistic meeting this eve
ming. The attendance was much smaller
than was expected. Last May-day 10000
Berliners observed the day as holiday, but
to-day there was practically no cessation OF
work.
STUBBORN MoBs OF SOCIALISTS.
LYONS, FRANCE. May 1.-Three different
times to-day a stubborn mob overwhelmed
the police force and cavalry were brought
into requisition. The mob fought the
cavalry with stones and clubs, but were
finally dispersed. All who were arrested
were found to be heavily armed. Three
policemen were seriously hurt in the
course of the days fighting with the
rioters, who were chiefly Socialists.
THE DAYS WORK REVIEWED.
ROME, May 1.-Altogether 100 persons
were arrested to-day. Nine soldiers and
FIVE civilians were wounded. Minister
Nicolera, replying to questions in the
Chamber Of Deputies. said there were 800
Anarchists among those present at the
workmen's demonstration that the pub
lie forces had been attacked with reyolvers
and stones, and that shots had been fired
from the windows of Signor. Cipriani's
residence, and that therefore the demon
stration had been suppressed.