The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-23
ITALY VERSUS FRANCE.
Mobs in Italian Provincial Towns
Growing More Turbulent,
A FRENCH CONSULATE ATTACKED.

The Escutcheon of France Torn Down
and the windows RiddIcd with stones
italian Police Omciais suspended-Tho
Aigues-Mortes AFFAIR Becoming Serious.
ROME, Aug. 23.-The popular ferment
arising from the Aigues- Mortes affair
shows 30 sign of subsistence. although yes
terday there was no riotng in this city
Theagitation is spreading in the provinces
At Milaz2o, on the north coast of the ISL
and of Sicily, a mob paraded the streets
and acted in Il most disorderly manner
Finally the leaders of the rioters proposed
that an attack be made upon the French
consulate, and the proposal was greeted
with shouts of approval. Aiming them
selves with stones and other missiles the
mob marched to the consulate and smashed
about every window in the building The
escutcheon of France over the door
way was torn down and taken possession
of by some of the mob, An attempt was
then made TO burn it, but the police some
what tardily arrived and drove the rioters
off. Some of the officers esped the es-
cutcheon and rushed into the crowd and
recaptured it, This attack is likely to
/ further complicate the trouble
There was a renewal of the rioting at
. NNlbtl NtNihINlbAF uuIlu8 WHICH an Olllll-
bus was totally wrecked. The agitation in
Genoa, though nominally directed against
the French, is said to be actually the work
of anarchists, who are ever ready to make
riotous demonstrations Troops have been
sent to Genoa to assist the authorities
/ there to prevent a recurrence of the rioting.
/ The government is taking steps to pun
ish the officials who are held responsible
for not preventing rioting in this city. The
attempt by the mob to burn the French
embassy in this city opened the eyes Of the
government more fully to the fact that
grave International complicati ons were
more than likely to grow out Of the dis
/ turbances
Yesterday Signor Golotti, the prime
7 minister, issued decree ordering the sus-
pension from Office of Senator Galendu,
/ project of Rome; Signor Sandri, chief Of
| police and Siguor Majnetti, inspector Of
! police in the district in which the French
embassy is situated The decree states
that the suspension of the three officials is
due to their failure to maintain order.
/ The disposition of the government to-
wards the ant-French agitators was il
! lustrated at the trials of the men arrested
during the demonstrations of Saturday
and Sunday. Five of the men were
.
/ saulted a policeman. The rest were re-
/ leased.
! PARIS Aug. 23.-The italian ambassador,
i'm an interview with NJ. Dupuy, after ex-
pressing the regret of the Italian govern
ment for the eXcesses committed in Italian
cities against France, informed him that
the officials responsible for the mainten-
ance of order in Rome had been dismissed
and that reparation would be made for
any injuries done to French property
NJ. Dupuy, in his reply, expressed the
French governments regret for the
Aigues-Mortes affair and assured the am
bassador that the safety Of Italian work
men would be guaranteed. He added that
the French inquiry tended to show that
the Italians were the agressors The mayor
of Aigues-Mortes, however, was compro-
missed by the proclamation which he is.
sued, and has been dismissed. Last even
ing NJ Dupuy received the ex-mayOr who
had been called upon to make a full re-
I port as to the recent killing of Italians at
that place.
LONDON, Aug. 90. - The Paris CORE
spondent of The Standard says; "The con.
sequences of the Aigues- Mortes affair are
making themselves felt in every town
where bodies of Italian workingmen are
employed. The excitement is growing in.
tense in the Italian colony of Marseilles
The SOir protests bitterly against the eff
forts of the Italian press to transform d
mere local dispute into an international
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