Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-03
I'd EDITION.
ANNOYED THE POPE.
Particulars Of the Insult to Victor
Emmanuel's Memory.
AMERICANS In FOREIGN LANDS,
A Daughter Born to Mrs. Grover
Cleveland.
LYNCHING COTTON PIcKERs.
AMERICANS IN FOREIGN LANDS.
LYNCHING COTTON PICKERs.
IT ANNOYED THE POPE,

The Insuits to Victor Emmanuel's Tomb by
French Pilgrims Yesterday.
ROME, Oct. s.-The pope is deeply afflicted at
the disorders which occurred yesterday in this
city through the 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 ore to remain tranquil in face of the dis
pleasure displayed by the bands of young men
and others who paraded the streets to mark
their disapprobation with the pilgrims con-
duct, and that the latter are in every way to
do all in their power to avoid giving cause for
disturbances.
The French pilgrims who were tho immedi-
ate cause of 80 much disorder yesterday started
during the day for Modena. Before doing 40
they called at tine Vatican and expressed their
regrets for the occurrences of yesterday. The
pope in reply said he also regretted yesterdays
incidents and hoped they would not happen
again.
The majority Of the accounts furnished Of the
causes Of yesterdays riotous outbreak agree i'll
the assertion that one of the pilgrims who
visited Victor Emmanuers tomb spat in the
book where all visitors expected to inscribe
their names. In addition this pilgrim wrote:
"vive 10 Pape; mort au Roi Humbert a has
Victor Emmanuel"
All ltRilaR gentleman VINO was present In tho
Pantheon at the same time as the pilgrims hap
pened 10 notice what one of their number had
inscribed In the visitors book, and. enraged at
the insult to tho dead, he struck the writer
In the face and assisted the guards to
expel him amid the anathemas Of
those present. The other pilgrims
tried to rescue their companion from the
guards and in 30 doing caused the whole popu-
lar disturbance. The crowds attracted to the
spot by the disorder upon hearing its cause
attacked the pilgrims with knives and stones,
filling tho air with imprecatiOns of death to the
pilgrims" &c. The guards had the utmost diff
ticulty in protecting the pilgrims from the
Italians, who were frenzied with desire for VEN
geance. In spite Of the appeals Of the police
officers and their efforts to allay the anger Of
the populace the pilgrims were chased all over
the city.
~ Harmed, the leader Of the French work
mems pilgrimage, called at the ministry OF the
interior to-day and disclaimed any sympathy
with the outrage Of yesterday. On the other
hand, NJ. Harmed expressed deep regret for all
the occurrences in connection with it.
Eight trains at an early hour this morning
we're held in readiness to take the pilgrims out
of Rome. but it was found that popular feeling
against tho visitors had Gained down to a con-
siderable extent and therefore the pilgrims
were informed that it was not anticipated that
any departure from their original program
would be found necessary.
PARIS, Oct. AT a cabinet meeting held to-
day it was decided to send q circular to 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