Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-03

MILITARY FIRED ON TIE NOS

RcxE Jan. 2-Dispatches received
from Sicily tiday show that the Anita
movement hslp made great progress in
the province " TrspanL Several days
AGO the disclntsnt In Campo Bsllo. =
tovn of 6.0oQ Inhabitants near Trapsni
city. had bso,'ms 90 threatening that the
town councii lpasssds resolution abiiish-
ing the wheslI octroi As protests against
thtn action. tile millers refused to reduce
the price Of Hour and the bakers an
nouncsd an incrsans In tho price Of
bread, Wheil thsso measures became
known Monilay morning. about 1000
men and tifly or moro women Of tho
working cinip gathered from the town
and from thi' surrounding country and
began mars!hing through the streeta
The police Who tried to dispsrse them
were put 10 light The rioters Get ire
TO all the plIbiic buildings except the
town hall From these buildings the
firs spread 10 the near by private houses
calnure<i the Prison.
While llrge district was in flames
the mob LEFT. tho owners and officials
alone 20 fight the tire. marched to the
prison and ti,ok it by storm All the pris-
oners were liberated. The soldiers. who
had been confined IN the barracks aud
the registration bureau. were driven out
by the fire which had been started by q
workinguaii before tho course OF the
mob was rUported 10 the commander.
When brought out to save from destruc-
ton what Was left Of the town the SOL
diers were exceedingly forbearing. They
forced bach; the mob slowly at the point
OF the bayci,et and ut no time received
orders TO DIRE. Nearly q third OF the
town is now in ruina Many families
that were burned out walked the streets
all last night The whole town looked as
IL il had suffered from bombardment.
Among thu buildings destroyed we're
every mill and every miller's house in
the place.
Stf the Town Afire.
At Salolni, a town OF 1900 inhabi.
tants. in the same district with Campo
Bello. fires were started by anti-tax riot
ers shortly before dark yesterday. and
hall doztn buildings were burning by
o'clock Fires were set by rioters in
several smaller towns also. and in the
early evening the whole district seemed
ablaze. Tlae troops. although provoked
by the rioters repeatedly in Salomi. did
not fire. Several rioters were arrested
after struggle. A private was shot in
the cheek and captain in the stomach.
At Petra Perza. a town OF ll.000 inhab-
itants. near Caltinezctta. an anti-tax
mob set dire TO three public buildings,
and tried 10 get at the rest. but was pre-
vented by troops. who had been called
out to protect them.
Five Rsoters Shot.
The rioters made such determined at
tacks upon the military in their efforts
to reach the buildings that eventually
the order 10 fire was given. Five were
killed and many more were wounded by
the first y,,lley. The second volley, fired
over lthe heads Of the rioters, was fol-
lowed quickly by the dissolution OF the
mob. The town council in Malerino,
near Palermo. abolished tho wheat
octroi on Saturday. but the mil.ers and
bakers. like those in Campo Bello. re-
fused to reduce their prices. The poo
pie rose yesterday and tried to destroy
the town buildings. but were driven of
by the troops after several stubborn
fights in 'shich three rioters were killed
and several were wounded Troops con.
tinued To- guard the houses OF the millers
and bakers and the public buildings
throughout the night
The Communal councillors OF Syra.
cuse have taken steps to quiet the pop
ulace by lowering the wheat tar.