The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-17
THE RIOTS \ \ ITALY.
Marble Workers En- heavor to In,
wade the Town pf Massa.
REFUSED BY FIXED BAYoEETa
Peopie Of tho Town Claim That HaIf =
Hundred Rioters Were Killed, while
Governments Authorities Give the Num-
Der ~ Eight.

Hundred Rioters Were Killed, Win.
Govsrnmsns Authorities Give the Mum
Der ~ Eight.
ROM. Jan. IA Thousand workmcr
Employed In the marble auarries at Mass,
struck work and threaten ned to invade tn,
town. As IL was known that anarchis
agitators had been at work for some tim,
past among the qusrrymen, who are 1
desperate olass Of men. thoroughly ia
miIiar with the Csc Oh explosives, tn,
strike caused the greatest alarm at Massa
and there ID no doubt serious disorder
would have resulted hAd it not been fol
the presence Of the TROOPS, who with fixet
bAyonets and charged upon the disorderly
portions Of the mob, forcing them TO re
treat TO the woods after a number had
been killed. All the shops In Massa ar,
closed, as forther outbreaks are feared
Several Of these bands who were thui
compelled to seek refuge outside Of tn,
city were thoroughly armed, and 1t wa,
reported that they had made preparation,
to give the soldiers o warm reception
should they be pursued 10 the hills. Thi,
display OF force, however, did not prevent
other mobs from stoning the barracks Of
the troops and of the gendarmes from
hooting the soldiers and from hurting
rotten eggs and fruit at them. Finally
the soldiers became SO outraged that theii
officers were compelled to calm them tt
the extent to giving orders that volleyi
should be fred in the ait. This had tb
necessary effect. for at the first volley the
riotous quarrymen 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 figure,
given out by the government authorities
and the people of Massa claim that al
least fifty of the quarfymen 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.
It 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 terrible confederation or some.
thing Of that description, the anarchists
overran 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 all the wine and spirits prOcurable
and prepared to march upon Carrara hut
were Intercepted by the troops, az stated
above.
Dispatches from Carrara say that the
marble men of the Carrara auarries
marched to the Piastrdni quarries last
evening and compelled the men there to
stop work, as well as inducing a number
OF them to join with them in riotous de.
monstratiops- The result was consider.
able disorder in that district,
A telegram from Parma announces dis
order at that city, with the result that
the police dispersed the local branch OF
the Fasci del I.avoratorl (secret society
and seized number of important docu-
ments, which, it Is added. will lead to the
arrest Of number Of cdnspiratnrs.
Adyices from Palermo state that the
police boarded the steamer Ragnara.
which was just starting for Tunis, and ar
rested the president and prominent
leaders OF the Palermo branch Of the
Fasci del Lavoratori society.
LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch to The
Chronicle from Rome says that the cabi
net yesterday discussed 1he recent rioting.
1t Is not known what decision was re-
ported, but it Is evident that the govern
msnt is seriously alarmed at the situa-
ton. 1t La considered not at all likely that
the rioting will extend I'd other provinces.
The Vatican is equally anxious with the
quirinal over the condition of affairs, and
those nearest the pope balieve that a revo-
luton Ia at hand.