The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-09
MASSACRE At NLAN.
Troops XIII 300 Of the Mob
and Wound 1000.
BUILT UP BARRICADES.
Cannon Brought to Bear on ths
Rioters.
PEACE At A TERRIBLE PRICE
General in Command Claims to HaV3
Restored Order.

Lugano. Switzerland, May Sit has
been terrible day at Milan.
About 1 O'clock this afternoon verita-
BILE battle occurred in the Via somtraire
Thousands of tiles and chimneys wera
hurled from the roofs upon the troops
who were compelled to retire.
A similar fight took place in the via
Torlno. and IL is believed that no fewer
than 800 We're killed and 1000 injured.
A Swiss merchant who has arrived hers
from Milan describes the events Of sat-
urday as completely anarchIstical.
According to his account, the leaders
Of the agitation evidently had weIl-arrang-
ed plans.
Columns of rioters emerged from all tha
gates OF the town and converged on ID
center. where they rapidly constructed
barrieades.
When they were dislodged by the troops
they mounted 10 the roofs and rained tiles
and chimneys down upon the soldiery.
The gates Of the town were held BY
troops In the evening and throughout the
night, so that worxmen employed outside
were unable to return TO their homes.
In this way the rising was deprived Of
additional help from without. During ths
night the city was Ia complete darkness
and funereal silence.
Artillery cavalry and infantry BIZ
vouacked on the Piazza del Duoma. where
reinforcements were constantly arriving.
Late news this evening from Milan says
the secoio has been seized. and It's editor
arrested
The postal telegraph offices have been
closed, ana all dispatches Of mails stop
ped Fl
The public buildings are guarded and
artillery has been placed In position on
the Piazza del Duomo
Many fugitiyes from Milan have cross
ed the frontier into the cantons Of Ticino
and Fontana. among them being the eds-
tor of the Italia del Popolo, the lncrimlu-
ated Republican paper, who eluded tha
police
Eight thousand troops are quartered IN
the city.
Another portion Of the 1873 reserves and
a portion OF the reserves of 1874 have beer
ordered to be under arms by Tuesday.
Al this hour the city Is quiet
The governments dispatches received On
70 civch say tndt tranquility prevails
throughout the kingdom.
AZ Milan the rioters at the Porta Ticinez
have been completely suppressed: rein
forcements continue TO reach the city and
/ many arrests have been made. but Gen.
Taga has ordered all the factories TO re-
open tomorrow.
Other dispatches from Milan report. on
the contrary the erection of fresh barri-
cades by riotous mobs in the via Bertani.
at the Porta 1lcinez and the Porta Carl
bald According 70 these accounts the
troops are compelled to use arms 10 dis
perse the rioters and lieutenant ana sew
eral soldiers were wounded
Generally speaking the agitation contin<
ues but 1t is less intense.
The authorities have ordered Socialist
and Republican clubs to dissolve.
There is a rumor that the rioters have
driven back train under the impression
that II was conveying soldiers.
Lieut.. Gen. Bava Beccaris, commandins
the Third Army Corps (Milan), telegraph
ed the Marquis di Rudini, the premier.
this evening:
THE revolt In Milan has been SUPPRESS
ed and all resistance is now ended''