The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-17
SICILYN A STATE OF SIEGE
RumOrS Of a Plot TO Loot and Burn
The City Of CaTTara.

Prowling Bands of Anarchists Kept
Out of the City By a Gordon OF
Soldiers - Five Thousand Men on
Strike at Carrara and Massa A
Squadron of Cavalry Routs 500
Rioters in the Mountains Near
Massa After a Sanguinary En-
counter.
Copyright, 1894, by the United Press.)
Rome, Jan. l6.-There is considerable
excitement to-day at Carrara and in it's
vicinity. The discovery Saturday night
Of an anarchist plot to loot and burn the
city Of Carrara led the police and military
authorities to take extraordinary precau-
tlons to prevent any attempt TO carry out
the plans of the conspirators. Early to-
day number of anarchists from the ad-
Joining districts sought to enter the city,
but were prevented by the mill
tary. number of shots were ex-
changed by the rioters and
the troops, but so far as
known nobody was hurt. Finding that
it was impossible for them to get into the
city, where, there is no doubt, they in
tended to join the anarchist residents in
the city in rioting, the mob scattered ia
different directions. They are now
securing the country, carrying terror to
the quiet people living there. They go
to every house and demand of the occu-
pants to surrender whatever firearms
they may have
Later in the day another band at
tempted to enter the city, and fight oc-
CURED, in which two of the outsiders
were killed. The story of plot to cap
ture and loot Carrara is discredited by
some of the best people in Carrara, al
though they admit the activity of the an
archist propaganda and the growing
strength of the banditti insurgents in the
mountains, who terrorize the peasantry.
FIVE THOUSAND OK STRIKE.
About five thousand working men have
struck in Massa and Carrara. Both
towns are occupied by troops. All the
shops are closed. The Inhabitants are
frightened and many families are pro-
visioning their houses as IL for a siege.
Bands Of revolters parade the roadslmak-
ing acquisitions on the people for arms
and food.
BATTLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
At o'clock this afternoon the people Of
Massa were thrown into state Of con-
sternation by hearing ga fusilade in the
hills near by A squadron of cavalry had
encountered a mob Of 500 men at the Fas-
sola bridge two kilometers from Massa.
After stubborn fight the mob was dis.
persed. Many were wounded and several
were killed.
TROOPS GUARDING THE RAILWAY.
Troops guard the railway at all points
10 prevent the tearing up of the rails.
Some soldiers are in active pursuit of
bands in the mountains.
The cabinet council has given Premier
Crispi free hand as to the time when he
shall declare the province Of Massa
Carrara in stage of siege. the procla-
-,
unless the situation improves in the mean
time.
REVOLUTION IMPEN DING.
London, Jan. 16.-The Rome corres-
pondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
''Intimates of the pope believe that re-
volution is impending in Italy. The
bishops and higher clergy are on the side
of law and order The lower ranks Of
the Sicilian priesthood are regarded at
the Vatican is being in sympathy with
outrage The Vatican shares the anx-
iety of the Quirinal."
The Rome correspondent Of the Times
says he has been informed on the highest
authority that the proofs of concerted
revolutionary plans in the hands of the
government are abundant and decisive.
This says the correspondent, makes
the solution of the difficulty much easier,
inasmuch as the greater part of those
reasonable intentions and will not need
to be dealt with, while the real traitors
will be condemned by public opinion be-
fore the sentence of the tribunal is given.
The government is determined TO do JUS
tice both to the reasonable and to the
suffering elements. After the populace
has been disarmed, measures to remedy
the abuses will be as rapidly enforced as
possible. The general opinion is that
Premier Crispi will achieve triumphant
success"
THE GOVERNMENT ALARMED.
London, Jan. 17-3 a. ma dispatch
to the Chronicle from Rome says: "The
cabinet yesterday discussed the recent
rioting. IL is not known what decision
was reached, but it is evident that the
government is seriously alarmed at the
situation. 1t is considered not at
all unlikely that the rioting will extend
to other provinces The present disturb
ances, the correspondent says, are solely
due TO the indifference and negligence of
the recent Giolitti cabinet The Vatican
is equally anxious with the quirinal over
the condition Of affairs, and those nearest
the pope believe that revolution is at
hand
THE CAVALRY SAVED BRIDGE.
A dispatch to the Central News agency
from Rome says: "a squadron of cav
airy patrolling Massa di Carrara had an
encounter to-day with band of anarch-
lists 500 strong, who were apparently en-
gagged in destroying the t'assolet bridge.
The anarchists stood their ground until
several were killed or wounded and then
fed. They were pursued by the cavalry
and finally dispersed. Eight persons al
together were killed and number were
wounded. Among the wounded are sew
eral soldiers Many arrests were made.
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