The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-12
SIX HUNDRED KILLED
Is the Riot Mortality Reported
at Milan Alone.
BREAD ISSUE A PRETEXT
According to Que Source,
Which Accuses the Pope.
BREAD ISSUE A PRETEXT

London, May R.-The Vienna CORE
srondent of the Deadly Telegraph, descrtb-
ing the riots at Milan, says:
zone thousand persons were arrested, 500
killed and 1000 wounded. In one instance
twenty students were killed at the main
station of the Vicina railway line. Three
hundred set fire to the railway carriages
and the military hurry1ng up unfortunate
" fired on the firemen, who were trying
TO dispense the rioters with hose. Many
of the firemen we're killed.
LAS all the printing houses in Milan re-
fused to print the manifesto, the military
government was proclaimed by drums and
the roar Of cannon"
London, May 12.-The Daily News, COM
menting this morning on the situation in
Italy, says: 1--WE wish we could believe
the whole of Italy tranquil. Our CORE
spondents are unable to get their mes
sages through, and. If everything is so
tranquil, It is strange that the Italian
government should close up all the chan
nels whereby such welcome news might
spread"
London, May 1.-THE Italy colony in
London is greatly excited by reports from
Italy. Various statements are circulated
in the colony alleged to be based upon
cipher kilograms. According 10 one rumor,
on Monday night, at Naples, a regiment
fatty refused to obey orders to fire on
the people.
Father Bannin, Of the italian church IN
Hatton Garden, London, says:
1--WE have been expecting q great revo-
luton for years, resulting from the ex-
orbitant taxes ground out of the Italian
people,"
Reports by way of various continental
cities are beginning to arrive for the Lon
don papers fully confirming the early
reports Of the extreme gravity Of the sits
uation.
The Times correspondent explains that
the bread issue is a mere pretext for IN
surrection prepared beforehand by asso-
Citations Of navies and railway employees
in which strong Socialist and republican
ieaven has long been working.
He says: Besides many proofs Of this
statement, it will suffice to say that the
riOting is confined to the richest districts
IN the country. Another strong political
motive underlying the movement is the |
well known desire Of the Vatican and the |
Clericals to foment disorders, hoping !
thereby to overthrow the house of Savoy |
IN favor of a republic, which might pave
the way to restoration Of the temporal |
power of the pope"
London, May 12.-The Rome correspond |
ent of the Times sends by mail long dis |
patch which the censor had refused to al |
low to be transmitted by wire, practically |
confirming the terrible nature Of the riot
ing al Milan and elsewhere.
Rome. May lit viii probably be many |
days before one is able fully to estimate |
the gravity Of the riots and the number |
Of killed and wounded. The two sup |
pressed 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 subscribers Christmas presents of re-
volvers anr hatchets, the latter inscribed
IN the Milanese dialect with the motto:
'DalH Al Tronco" (''Strike at the Trunk'D.
The regular subscribers were largely
priests. 1t is said tonight that all the
Socialist papers throughout the country
have been or will be arrested and de-
tained until complete order is restored.
Evidence accumulates that railway men
were chiefly responsible for the risings.
The order calling them under arms is ex-
pected to have deterrent effect.
Rome, May u.-Martial law has been
proclaimed in the province of Como
There was rioting yesterday at Novara.
in Piedmont A mob stoned the troops,
who fred upon the rioters, wounding FIVE
OF them. An officer and some soldiers
were injured.
The military organ, Esercito, publishes
an order calling under arms the reservists
employed on The railways. They are not
to leave their employment, but are TO be
under military law, and thus prevent
railway strikes and agitation.
The governor of Milan has issued de-
cree declaring that persons found cycling
in the province of Milan Will be court
martialed.