Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-29
SERIOUS TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
italian Cafes and Wine Shops
Wrecked Despite Police
Protection
HONOR TO THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
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city throughout the day have been
thronged with crowds of excited peo-
pie. A large number Of the stores are
closed. Serious rioting has already oc-
Cured and more trouble is anticipated.
Were it not for the presence of the
overwhelming force Of troops stationed
in and about this city, there is little
doubt that the mob would attack the
palace of justice and wreak vengeance
upon the murderer. Mourning EN-.
blems are worn by nearly every man,
woman and child in the city, and no
dwelling seems too poor
To Display the Emble m, of Grief
from its windows and about it's doors.
During the day a mob, including a
number of members Of the various
gymnastic societies who had arrived in
this city to take part in the fetes, began
to gather about the Cafes Casati, Nut
tosi and Maderni, and about the Italian
quarter. Another large crowd gath.
cred about the hall where the we'll
known Italian Harmony club meets,
and most serious disorder was appre-
hended. Threats were heard on all
sides against Italians and anarchists.
Several Of the Italian wine shops were
attacked and partly wrecked and the
cafes mentioned were
Stoned and Otherwise Damaged
in spite Of the efforts of the police and
military. The sidewalks in front of
the Italian cafes were strewn with
wreckage Of various descriptions, stones
and broken bottles being most. promi-
nent. The police, in SURPRISING dis
order, made 80 arrests.
A strong detachment of police has
been on guard about the Italian consul
ate throughout the day and will remain
there until all danger of an attack has
passed. The police are apprehensive of
trouble after dark, but every precau-
ton is being taken to promptly quell
any further rioting.
Jobs an Full Possession.
AS the night advanced the rioting in
the city become more widespread and
at one time it appeared as though the
1nobs would take full possession of the
town. In the Italian quarter the dis
turbances were particularly violent.
Thousands of men and boys paraded
the streets and attacked, and sacked
every Italian store they came across.
Grosso's distillery, Silveti's ironmong-
cry and Carpinellio's grocery and wine
shop were among the larger places at
tackled. Much of the loot obtained by
the rioters consisted of liquors. Part
of the wines and brandies captured
were drank by the rioters, while, what
was not so disposed of was either
poured into the streets and set on fire
or burned in the casks and barrels,
which were rolled into the middle Of
the streets. -
Many Acts of Violence
were committed and threats of death to
the Italians were freely banded about.
A number of arrests were made, when
the trouble was at it's height, but the
prisoners were subsequently liberated
by the gendarmes, who were vocifer-
ously applauded by the mob. Many Of
the ringleaders, who had fallen into tht
hands of the police only later to be sci
at liberty, were carried in triumph tt
similar scenes in other parts of the city
A policeman was seriously wounded in
the Brittleaux quarter while defending
an Italian wine shop from an attack BY
frenzied mob The left side of tn,
river Rhone was the scene Of the wors
acts of violence. Here the troops sum
moned to aid the police had the utmos
difficulty in restoring order. During
the night total of 800 arrests wer.
made.