The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04
R0ME'SPILGRIMAGEROW
THE POPE DEEPLY AFFECTED BY
TIE DISORDERS.

The Frenchmen Express Their Re-
gret for the Occurrence to the Pope
and to the Civil Authorlties-rhe
Row Precipitated by an Attempt to
Rescue the First Offender.
ROME. Oct 3.-The pope iS deeply affected
at the disorders which occurred yesterday in
this city through toe Objectionable conduct
of some French pilgrims who were visiting
the tomb of King Victor emmanuel in the
Pantheon. The pope has issued instructions
that all Catholic pilgrims now in Rome are
to remain tranquil in the face of tho dis
pleasure displayed by bands Of young men
and others parading the streets TO mark
their disapprobation with the conduct of
the pilgrims, and that the latter are in
every way to do all in their power to avoid
giving cause for disturbance.
The French pilgrims who were the imme-
diate cause Of the disorder, Started during
the day for Modeka. Before doing so they
callen at the vatican and expressed their
regret for the occurrences OF yesterday.
The pope, In reply, said he also regretted
yesterdays incidents and hoped they would
not happen again.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
A Amajority of the accounts furnished of
the causes OF yesterdays riotous outbreak
agree in the assertion that one of the pill
grlms who visited Victor Emmanuel's tomb
spat in the book where ali the viBitors are
expected TO inscribe their names. In ad-
dition to this the pilgrim wrote "Vive le
Pope. mortad Roi Humbert Abas Victor
Emmanuel An Italian gentleman who was
nFpqpnf the Pantheon a. fba aay yFNA iuNa
the pilgrims happened to notice what one
Of their members had inscribed in the
visitors book, and enraged at the insult to
the dead, he struck the writer in tho face
and assisted the guards to expel fhim amid
the anathemas of those present.
AN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE HIM.
Other pilgrims tried 30 rescue their com
panion from the guards, aud 10 so doing
caused the whole popular disturbance. The
crowd attracted to the spot by the disorder
upon hearing OF its cause attacked the pill
grims with knives and stones, filing the air
with imprecatIons of Death to the pill
grims," etc. The guards had the ut most
difficulty in protecting the pilgrims from
the Italians, who We're frenzisd with a de-
sire for vengeance In spite OF the appeals
OF the polics officers and their efforts to
allay the anger OF the pooulace the pilgrims
were chased all over the city.
THE LEADER EXPRESSES REGRET.
M, Harmel, leader OF the French work.
mems pilgrimage. called at the ministry Of
the interior to-day and disclalmed any sym
pathy with the outrage of yesterday. On
the other hand M. Harmel expressed deep
regret for all the occurrences in connection
with 1t.
Eight trains at IN early hour this morn
| ing we're held in readiness to take the pil,
grims out OF Rome, but it was found that
the popular FEELING mad Gained down TO a
considerable extent, and therefore the pill
| grims were informed that It was not an tici-
pated that departure from their original
programme would be found necessary.
ASKED TO DIsCoUNTENANCE PILGRrMAGEs
PARIS, Oct. Sat the cabinet meeting
to-day it was decided to send circular 60
the prelates throughout France requesting
them not to countenance pilgrimages to
Rome and not to visit that city themselves,
in view of the disturbed state of popular
feeling there due to the Pantheon incident.