The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
A VeRlTABle BATTLE OCCURS IN THE
STREETS or MILAN.
Oihar Provinces in Anarchis. State Proclana-
ton Issusd Calling OF the People
10 Remain TRANQUIL.

thousand injured.
\ Swiss merchant. who has arrived
here from Milan. describes The events Of
Saturday ~ completely anarchi>tical.
According 10 his account. the leaders ~
the agitation evidently had we'll arranged
plans. Columns Of rioters emerged from
all the gates of the town and %cunvcrccd
on 4 center. where they rapidly construct
ed harricadcs. When they were dis
lodged by the troops. they mounted 10 the
roofs and raincd tiles and chimncyS down
upon the soldiers.
The gates of the town were held by
troops in the evening and throughout
the night. 50 that workmen employed
outside We're unable To return 10 their
homes. In this way the rising was de
prived of additional help from without.
During the night the city was III com
pletc darkness and funeral silence. "
tillery. cavalry and infantry bivoucacked
on the Piazza del Duoma. where rein
fOrCementS We're constantly arriving.
Late news this evening from Milan.
says that the Secolo has been seized. and
its editor arrested. The Postal Tclc-
graph offices have been closed, and all
dispatches of mails stopped. The public
buildings are guarded and artillery has
been placed in position on the Piazza del
Duomo. Many fugitivcs from Milan
have crossed the frontier into the Can
ton Of Ticino and Fontana. among them
being the editor of the Italia del Popolo.
the incriminated Republican paper. who
Guided the police. Eight thousand troops
are puartered in the city.
A PROCLAMATION.
ri, NJ -,l1l,, hos
been issued calling upon the people to
remain tranquil and achievements of
troops continue to arrive here. They
will guard the outskirts of the city.
At Monza. nine miles from here. there
was a demonstration yesterday against
calling out the reserves, the troops
charged three times. Three people We're
killed and sixteen wounded.
The Queen and Queen regent of Hol-
land, who were expected here, have been
advised by the government not 10 pro
coed to Milan.
RESERVES UNDER ARMS.
Rome. May S.--11 p. m.--Anotner por-
ton of the 1873 reserves and Il portion
Of the reserves of 1874 have been or
dered to be under arms by Tuesday. At
this hour the city is quiet.
The Governments dispatches received
up to 6 o'clock. say that tranquility pre-
walls throughout the kingdom. At Milan
the rioters at the Porta Ticinez have
been completely suppressed: reinforce
ments continue TO reach the CITY and
many arrests have been made. hut Gen
eral Taga has ordered all the factories
to reopen tomorrow.
Other dispatches from Milan report.
on the contrary. the erection of fresh
barbados by %riotOUs MODS in the Via
Bertani, at the porta TicineZ and the
Porta Garibaldi. According to these
accounts the troops are compelled to use
arms to diSnersc the rioters, and 4 lieu
tenant and several soldiers were
wounded.
Generally speaking. the agitation con
tinues. but it is less intense. The au-
thorities have ordered all Socialists and
Republican clubs to dissolve. There IS
4 rumor current that the rioters have
driven back a train under the impress
sion that it was conveying soldiers.
Lieutenant General Bavia Bcccaris,
commanding the Third Army Corps
fMilan), telcgraphed the Marquis di
Rudini, the Premier. this evening:
'.Thc revolt in Milan has been sup
pressed and all resistance is now end
ed"
WITH CANNON AND MUSKETRY.
London. May 9.-The Rome CORE
spondent of The Daily News says:
Lieutenant General Bava-Beccaris
wired from Milan 1T 6 o'clock this eve
ing Sunday: After new and serious at
the rebellion has been Guelled by
fnsilades and cannonades, and perfect
calm has bcen restored. / have ordered
the shops and manufactures to be open
ed tomorrow
Later he te~lcgraphed: Unfortunately
fresh attempts ut rebellion have been
made. and the cannon are still roaring
but it. will soon be over"
Court martial will be constituted at
Milan tomorrow NIondayp to judge the
arrested. / learn that the rioters
of yesterday thrice unsuccessfully at
tackled the general telegraph office at
Milan with n view of cutting off the
city. when all other ~expedients failed.
Bava-Beccaris used cannon to
the barricades. and a number
We're killed on Saturday. about q hun
dred.
The Government has established the
censorship in revising and stop
ping all dispatches containing what II
dangerous matter. / learn.
however. that the rioters at Milan sue
ceeded today Sunday in occupying the
station and delaying the depart
nre of several trains. General Bavl-
low has supreme power. No
praise could be too high for the discip-
line. endurance and patience Of the sol
diers under the most irving conditions.
II moved a finger until the COM
was given. although most all were
injured by flying missiles. some bleeding
badly.
Soon the fight from Corso Eenezia
spread all over the centre Of the town
10 the Piazza del Duomo. The Via Ter
rino. the Via Carlo Alberto and the Via
Ordticl were centerS of riot.
zone seemed TO have returned to the
famous five days of 1913. with the rat
tie of cavalry, the incessant cracking of
rifles. the ~discOrdent cries and words of
command and the bugle signals. Full
are not known. as they are
not allowed TO pass. but surprising WAS
the OMckneSs with which the barbados
were formed in %pOpulous quarters, espe-