The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-17

People Of the Town Claim That Half a
Hundred Rioters Were KILLED, while
Government Authorities Give the Mum
Der rs Eight.
ROME, jan IA thousand workmen
employed in the marble quarries at Massa |
struck work and threatened to invade the
town. As it was known that anarchist
agitators had been at work for some time
past among the quarrymen, who are a
desperate class Of men, thoroughly ia
miliar with the use Of explosives, the
strike caused the greatest alarm at MHssa, |
and there is no doubt serious disorder
would have resulted had it not been for
the presence of the troops, who with fixed |
bayonets and charged upon the disorderly
portions of the mob, forcing them TO re
treat to the woods after number had
been killed All the shops in Massa are
closed, as forther outbreaks are feared.
Several of these bands who were thus
compelled TO seek refuge outside Of the
city were thoroughly armed, and it was
reported that they had made preparations
20 give the soldiers a warm reception
should they be pursued to the hills. This
display of force, however, did not prevent
other mobs from stoning the barracks OF
the troops and of the gendarmes from
hootiug the soldiers and from hurting
rotten eggs and fruit at them. Finally
the soldiers became 50 enraged that thei1
officers were compelled to calm them to
the extent to giving orders that volleys
should be fired in the air. This had the
necessary effect. for at the first volley the
riotous quarymen and their friends van
| ished.
The official advices state that only eight
| of the anarchists were killed, and that
only from forty to fifty were wounded.
| These figures, however, are the figures
! given out by the government authorities
| and the people of Massa claim that at
! least fifty of the quarrymen were shot
! during the engagement. During the fight
| ing the garrison barred the highways in
! order to prevent the entry of the an
archists into the town.
IL now transpires that an armed band
Of anarchists gathered early in the morn
! ing at Torana and awoke the inhabitants
| by sounding the tocsin When the alarmed
| inhabitants rushed from their houses,
fearing a terrible coniagratiOn or some
thing of that description. the anarchists
! uverran the village mentioned and com
PEELED the people to deliver up all the
arms and ammunition which they had in
their possession. The anarchists then Sc
cured ali the wine and spirits procurable
and prepared TO march upon Carrara, but
were intercepted by the troops, as stated
above
Dispatches from Carrara say that the
marble men of the Carrara quarries
marched to the Piastroni quarries last
evening and compelled the men there tC
stop work, as well as inducing a number
of them to join with them in riotous de
! monstrations The result was consider
able disorder in that district,
A telegram from Parma announces dis
order at that city, with the result tina
, the police dispersed the local branch o
the Fasci del Lavoratori (secr't society
and seized a number of important docu
ments, which, lit is added, will lead to tn
arrest of a number of conspiratOrs.
Advices from Palermo state that tn
e. police boarded the steamer Bagnara
which was just starting for lunis, and IN
rested the president and prominen
e leaders OF the Palermo branch of tn
Fasci del Lavoratori society
LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch to Tn
j Chronicle from Rome says that the cab
= net Yesterday discussed the recent riotinl
- 1t is not known what decision was rt
e ported. but it is evident that the govern
i mpnt is seriously alarmed at the situi
ton. ID is considered not at all likely tha
v the rioting will extend to other province
. The Vatican is equally anxious with I'll
~ uuiriual over the condition of affairs an
s those nearest tine pope believe that rev
luton is at uand