Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
A BLOODY RIOT IN ROME
Anarchists Make an Attack
on the Police.
PARIS UNDER A STATE OF SElGE
10000 Troops Ready to
Crush Any Uprising.
In Bordeaux workmen Were Not Per-
mitted to Assemble--A Peaceful Day
In London--NIany Strikes But No Dis
order in America.


order in America.
ROME, May 1.-Fiery italian work
ingmen gave to their native Rome and
Florence the worst features presented
on the May-day in Europe. Their agita-
tors led the way to bloodshed in the
Eternal City. The workingmen met in
the afternoon near the Church OF San
Giovanni. There were five members OF
the chamber of deputies present. An
Anarchist speaker violently urged an
attack upon the police. Soon after the
excited mob stoned the troops stationed
in the neighborhood. Some hurled
stones from the windows of houses.
The gendarmes fired upon the rioters,
and the cavalry Immediately after
charged upon those who had not been
nut to flight by the gendarmes' fire. At
the same time the infantry near the
scene of the riot were ordered to storm
the houses from which the stones had
been thrown.
A terrible uproar followed. When
matters had Gained down somewhat it
was found that Signor Barzilai mem
Der of the chamber Of deputies; Signor
Cipriani, Socialist leader, and 20
others had been wounded during the
riot. One man was killed outright by
the gendarmes. In addition gendarme
was stabbed to death by the rioters.
During the cavalry charge several
troopers were endorsed and trampled
upon and kicked by their comrades
horses.
AT Florence mob of 1000 on the
Piazza Savonarola listened eagerly to
the advice of an incendiary speaker,
who advised the workmen present to
rush toward the centre OF the city and
plumber the houses of the wealthy
classes. The police, unable otherwise
to break up the menacing mob, charged
into its midst and arrested its leader.
Then the mob attempted to rescue him,
and a squadron of cavalry charged upon
the rioters and scattered them away
from the piazza. The retreating mob
broke store windows all along their
route of flight.
During disorderly Socialist demon
stration in Marseilles a squadron of
cavalry was forced to charge upon and
scatter the Socialists, many of whom
were arrested, including M. Antide
Bower, Socialist member of the chamber
y
of deputies.
Paris was kept under state of siege,
like that which followed the overcoming
of the commune and preceded the re-
public. Troops and police abounded
and were vigilant on every hand
10000 of the former. In spite of them
however, there was terrific explosion
of dynamite near the Rue Berry, which
shattered windows on every hand. No
body was injured, as that particular
locality was deserted. To the deputa-
tions of workingmen who called on NJ.
Floquet, president of the chamber OF
deputies, he expressed his sympathy
and his hope that they might ultimately
secure shorter work day.
A mob threatened the police station at
Clichy, and body of gendarmes sailed
out to disperse the crowd. The mob
took refuge in wine shop, which they
barricaded. The police attempted to dis
lodge them, and were met by volley of
revolver shots. Four policemen were
wounded. In the Place de Ia Concorde
large crowd assembled, and the police
were obliged repeatedly to charge the
people before they dispersed.
At&yons policeman was killed in a
riot.
At Bordeaux several attempts were
made by workmen to parade, but on
each occasion the workmen were dis
persed. Many arrests were made.
At Fourmies, France, a mob of 1000
hooted at body of gendarmes, and the
gendarmes drew their sabres and at
tempted to dispense the crowd but were
received with shower of stones, and
were compelled to retreat.
London workingmen, in holiday at
tire, had peaceable though monster
parade.
There were strikes for shorter day,
but no disorder, in Belgium; peaceful
meetings at Berlin, Madrid, Geneva
Lyons and Lisbon, and holiday demon,
STATIONS in other European cities.
THE STRIKES IN AMERICA.
In America, as had been anticipated
the principal strikes for the eight-houl
day were among the carpenters and
kindred tradcspeople. At Pittsburg
$500 building artisans struck, and
placed other trades in such q peculiar
position that 10000 members of build
ing organizations will soon follow. TIC
prevent such breaks as may disorganize
and weaken the master builders, the
latter will stand together and tie up ma.
terial SO that exceptional masters who
may yield to the men cannot go on
with their work. Ballinger Bros. Of
Philadelphia, building the ALVIN Jos
linn Davis Theatre, granted the eight.
hour demand of their Pittsburg men
but cannot go on with the work owing
to the master builders attitude. Al
McKeesport, Braddock and other towns
near Pittsburg the carpenters also
struck.
All workers in the building trades
have struck at milwaukee for a more
uniform recognition of their unions.
Housesmiths and others in the build.
| ing trades TO the number of 1850 struck
at New York for a shorter work day
with long day wages. They held several
mass meetings in New York and Brook
Ign.
Carpenters, painters, boilermakers and
plumbers are out for better wages al
| Chattanooga.
Bituminous miners in Huntingdon
Bedford and Cambria counties, Pa, de
cided not to strike. In the Lucas, Ohio
district, 100 miners did strike for higher
wages, as did also $50 at Sand Run, Ohio.
All South eastern Iowa miners have sus-
pended work, but say they are not on
strike. They want the eight-hour day,
which their union does not support
Near Terre Haute, Ind, 5000 quit, pend
ing the signing of the scale for another
year.
At Port Deposit, Nd, the 200 men
employed at McClenahan s. Bros,
granite quarries struck for nine-hour
day without reduction of wages and an
eight-hour day on Saturdays.
At Brazil, Ind, 1900 black and 800
bituminous miners struck for higher