The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-11
STEADILY GROWING WORSE
SERIOUS TROUBLE NOW coNFR0NT.
ING ITALIAN GOVERNMENT

shtp-London Daily News Asserts That
Between 100 and 200 Were killed On
Saturday, More ON Sunday and More
lMOnday-2OO Rioters Arrested In
Milan.
London, MAY 1.-THE Rome corre-
spondent Of the Times says: 1t is be-
lieved that matters are steadily grow
ing worse. The government is aware
of the situation and great anxiety pre-
walls in political circles.
The Milan correspondent of the Daily
News telegraphing Tuesday night
says: Il am unable at this moment to
secure more than a few words. Fresh
and more rigid measures have been
adopted in the censorship Of kilograms.
The forced censorship is most ominous.
Any official accounts of the riots must
be received with the utmost reserve
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
News in the course of a dispatch, a.
large portion of which was evidently
suppressed by the censor, says: THE.
problem is much wider and more deep
ly rooted than the question whether the
cabinet is to remain or fall or whether
this or that party is blameable. The
responsibility must be laid on the sys-8
tenn which for a quarter Of a century
has ground down the country. The at
tack is an attack upon the unity Of
Italy. Two cabinet councils were held
to-day and the ministers were unani-s
nous in the resolution to stick to their
posts and continue the policy Of repres-
sion at all cost. Perfect calm prevails
here but the patrols Of troops con-
tinue."
The Daily News also publishes dis
patch from a point beyond the Italian
frontier confirming the censorized tele-
gram from it's Milan correspondent as
to the fighting in Milan. According to
this communication between 100 and
200 were killed on Saturday, more on
Sunday and still more yesterday Mon
Sunday and still more yesterday (Mon-
the new bullet used by the troops hav-
ing the effect of exploded shells.
Rome May 10.--Advices received from
Milan to-day give details of the arrest
of 200 rioters in a monastery there It
appears that the students from Pavia
who Joined in the disturbances en-
trenched themselves in the Capuchins
monastery, and while a detachment Of
troops was passing, fired upon the sol
diers. The military authorities then
sent two field guns to the scene, opened
fire on the monastery, made breach
in it's walls and entered the building
The students had escaped, but all the
| monks were arrested and will be dis
tributed among the other monasteriess
of the order. A Catholic newspaper Of.
Milan was confiscated this morning.
The town, however, is resuming its
normal conditions.
A state of siege has been proclaimed
in the province Of Florence, and at Lii
vourno, Piza, Masa and Grosseto, and
also in the town of Spezzia, the naval
port ofSpazzia being excepted from the
decree. At Messina a crowd Of women
and children proceeded to the town
hall demanding food. They were dis
persed by the police and the crowd
then began breaking street lamps and
tried to sack a provision store. The
| proprietor shot one of the rioters with a,
gun, which increased the disturbance.
Troops are now occupying the town.
| Lugano, Switzerland, May 10-The
workmen Of Creva near Luino, number
| ing several thousands, struck work to-
day and a fight occurred with the GUS
toms officers. The Duke and Duchess
| of Saxe-Meiningen were driving to-day
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