Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-01
MORE RIOTS IN SICILY.
Mob of Worknen Seize and
 Pillage Town.
HOUSES AND OFFICES ARE BURNED
Another Outbreak Against the Tax Sys- tem-JaiI Broken Into and Prisoners LIberated-Troops Disperse the Mob at the Point of the Bayonet.

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 Llberated-Troops Disperse the Mob at
 the Point of the Bayonet.
 PALERMO, Jan. Tt would seem that the rioting and disorder which have pre- vailed in several parts of Sicily for some time past are not yet at an end, and the arrival of strong re-enforcements of troops is anxiously awaited by all law abiding citizens. At Trapani, not far from this city, news has been received of fresh riot, and it is said that the reports in circula- tion have so excited the people of Trapani that disorder is anticipated at that place.
 The latest riot, according to the dis patches from Trapani, occurred at Castel- vetrano, town of 10000 inhabitants, sit uated about 30 miles from Trapani It appears that at given signal a large body of roadmakers suddenly left work and at tackled the octroi station. The men were evidently prepared for the outbreak, as Athey had secured possession of a number of cans of petroleum which they had hid den by the roadside with a number of re- volvers, heavy sticks and poles, to which bikes or scythes were attached.
 Municipal Buildings Burned.
 The roadmakers organized themselves into column, and with shouts of Down with the octroi!'' and Death to the munic- ipal authorities!' marched on the octroi station, burned the sentry boxes and two of the local octroi offices, after plentifully sprinkling them with petroleum, and then set fire to the central octroi offices, the tax offices and the record offices, destroying all the archives and doing other damage.
 The whole town was soon in a terrible uproar, the peaceable citizens flying for their lives or locking themselves in their oI, lx- hor ed and prepared to defend to the utmost with such means as they had at their com mand. The mob in the meanwhile had broken into number of wine shops, and rolling the barrels of wine and spirits out into the streets they soon drank themselves into state of madness and were ready for further acts of violence.
 At q signal from the leaders of the mob the column was reformed, and shouting and yelling like madmen and greatly re- enforced by the lawless element of the town and it's neighborhood, the disorderly roadmakers led the way to Mandemental prison, which they attacked with stones and sledgehammers, in spite of the gallant defense made by the authorities of the prison and the guards and keepers of that establishment
 Finally the mob forced ill the doors, se- verely handled the defenders of the prison and succeeded in liberating all the prison CTS, who soon joined with the mob in i'm bibing the stolen liquors and in acts of vio- lence.
 Seized the Town.
 After celebrating their victory over the prison authorities the mob attempted to destroy the residence of the mayor, the bank and the postof1ice. During all this time the town had been practically in the hands of the rioters, the local police force being utterly unable to cope with the mob
 The houses of a number of citizens who were obnoxious to the rioters were broken into and despoiled of their most valuable contents, and their occupants weSe com pelled to fly for their lives. In addition much other property was destroyed, and a number of people were beaten and other wise ill treated by the rioters.
 Finally the officers i'll command of tine troops were obliged to send for additional re-enforcements, which were hurried to the spot as soon as possible, the mob in the i meanwhile retaining possession of the town and continuing the work of destruc- tion.
 While this work of riot was in progress, strange as it may seem, the mob seemed to be filled, as all the previous Sicilian mobs have been, with enthusiasm for King Humbert and Queen Margaret of Italy. The rioters cheered repeatedly for the king and queen and carried portraits upon banners of the king and queen with them while continuing their riotous demonstra- tions. Finally a large body of troops and police reached Castelvetrano, and order i was restored after a number of charges had been made, during which the most ac- 1 tive of the rioters were arrested, and the main body of the mob was dispersed at the point of the bayonet