The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-09
Reported That 400 Were Killed at
Milan.
INCITED BY ANARCHISTS
ANOTHER PORTION OF 1854
RESERVES CALLED OUT.
Eight Thousand Troops CHARTERED In
the City-Fierce Fighting In the
Streets and Soldiers Driven Back
By the Rioters-Leaders Had Well
Arranged Plans.


Lugano. Switzerland. May SIT has
/ been y terrible day at Milan. About
J o clock this afternoon veritable battle
/ occurred in the Via Somstrairi. Thou
sands of tiles and chimneys were hurled
compelled to retire.
| A similar fight took place in the Via
Torino, and it is believed that no fewer
than 400 were killed and 1000 injured.
A Swiss merchant, who had arrived
from Milan describes the events of Sat
urday as completely anarchistical. Ac-
cording TO his account, the leaders OF the
agitation evidently had well arranged
plans. Columns of rioters emerged from
all the gates of the town and concen-
trated on central square, where they
rapidly constructed barricades. When
they were dislodged by the troops they
mounted to roofs and rained tiles and
! chimneys down upon the soldiers.
The gates of the town were held by
the troops in the evening and through the
night so that workmen employed outside
were unable 10 return to their homes. In
this way the rising was deprived of addi-
I tionaI help from without. During the
night the city was in complete darkness
and funeral silence. Artillery, cavalry
and infantry bivouaced on the Plaza del
Duoma, where reinforcements were con-
Stantly arriving.
Late news this evening from Milan saws
the Secolo has been seized and its editor
arrested. The postal telegraph offices
have been closed and all dispatches of
mail stopped. The public buildings are
guarded and artillery has been placed in
position on the Plaza del Duomo. Many
fugitives from Milan have crossed the
frontier into the canton of Ticno and to
f'ontana, among them being the editor of
the Italia del Popolo. the incriminated
Republican paper, who eluded the police
Eight thousand troops are quartered in
the city.
RESEPUEC OAJTEn nITT
Rome. May 81 D. m.-Another portion
of the 1873 reserves and a portion of the
reserves Of 1874 have been ordered to be
under arms by Tuesday. At this hour the
city is quiet.
The governments dispatches say tran
guilty prevails throughout the kingdom.
At Milan the rioters at the Porta
Ticinoz have been completely suppressed;
and many arrests have been made. but
General Tama has ordered all the fac
tories TO reopen tomorrow.
Other dispatches from Milan report on
the contrary the erection of fresh bar
ricade by riotous mobs in the Via
Bertani. at the Porta Ticinoz and the
Porta Garibaldi. According to this ac-
count the troops are compelled to use
arms to dispense the rioters and a lieu
tenant and several soldiers were wounded.
Generally speaking the agitation con-
tinues, but it is less intense. The authori-
ties have ordered all Socialist and Re-
publican clubs to dissolve.
Lieutenant General Bava Beccadis,
commanding the third army corps
CMilan) telegraphed the Marquis di
Rudini, the premier. this evening, saying:
1.-The revolt in Milan has been sup
pressed and all resistance is now ended"
London. May s.-The Rome correspond
ent of the Daily News says:
Lieutenant General Bava Becarris
wired from Milan at 6 o'clock this even
ing Sunday:
After new and serious attempts, the
rebellion has been quelled by fusilades
and cannonades and perfect calm has
been restored. l have ordered the shops
and manufactures to be opened tomor-
row.
Later he telegraphed: Unfortunately
fresh attempts at rebellion have been
mace and the cannon are still roaring,
but it will soon be over -
1t IS said that no such serious oc-
currence has taken place before in Italy.
The events have even surpassed the
terrible riots in Turin, when the capital
was transferred to Florence. General
Bava Beccar;s showed how he felt his
responsibility and acted promptly firmly
and energetically. In fact, before night
the troops had destroyed all the barri-
cades and We're camping in the streets
and squares. No part of the city was
without its complement of troops, while
from the surrounding provinces reinforce
ments were sent in immense numbers
Most of the English and American peo-
pie left Florence on account of the
riots