Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-05-14

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sends by Mail Dispatch Which the
Press Censor Refused to Allow TO
BE Transmitted by Wire.
Rome. May lat win probably be
many days before one is able fully 10
estimate the gravity of the riots and
the number OF killed and wounded. The
two suppressed papers. The Radical
Secolo and The Republican Italia del
Popolo. of Milan. were undoubtedly
chiefly responsible for the riots there.
The latter Journal has. been in the habit
for some years of giving its SUBJ
scribers Christmas gifts of revolvers
and hatchets, the latter inscribed in
the Milanese dialect with the motto
Dali al Tronco' ("Strike at the
Trunk"). The regular subscribers
were largely priests.
1t is said that the editors OF all tho
Socialist papers throughout the eoun-
try have or will be arrested and de-
tanned until complete order is restored
In Milan alone 1000 persons were ar
rested COO killed and 1000 wounded.
In one instance 20 students were killed
az the main station ef the NieinR rail
way line Three hundred rioters set
fire TO all the railway carriages and
the military, hurrying up, unfortunate
IN fired upon the firemen who were
trying TO dispense the rioters with O
hose. Many OF the firemen were killed
As all the printing houses in Milan re.
fused 10 print the manifesto, the mill
tary government was proclaimed by
drums and the roar of cannon
At Messina a crowd OF women and
children proceeded 60 the town hall
demanding food They were dispersed
by the police and the crowd then began
breaking street lamps and tried to
sack provision store. The proprietor
shot one of the rioters. which increased
the disturbance. Troops are now oc-
cupying the town.
The rioting at Naples Tuesday was
widespread. IT was started by big
bands OF students. armed with sticks
and revolvers who operated in vari-
Gus quarters. They were soon Joined
by others. and stone throwing became
general The police frequently charged
and dispersed the rioters, who, how
ever, reformed and overturned horse
cars, with which they attempted to
build barricades in several streets But
they were unable to Withstand the
charges Of the cavalry. The rioters
made several attacks upon the sol
diers, using stones and revolvers, and
the troops fired, killing or wounding g
number of the rioters. A number OF
trees and electric light poles In the
streets were feled and several guard
houses were burned by the rioters
Advices received from Milan give de
! tails OF the arrest of 200 rioters in 8
monastery there. 1t appears that thu
| students from Pavia, who Joined In thu
| disturbances. entrenched themselves II
| the Capuchin monastery, and while 9
| detachment OF troops was passing firec
upon them The military authorities
| sent two field guns to the scene, opened
| fire on the monastery, made a breach
in it's walls and entered the building
but the students escaped. All the
monks were arrested and they will be
imprisoned previously to being dis
tributed among the other monasteries
of the order. For the present the
monks viii be held at the disposal OF
the military authorities.
1t is extremely difficult to speak with
accuracy as to the number of the kill
ed and wounded, but the deaths are
little short of a thousand. Many cas-
ualties will probably never be known.