The herald., 1898-05-09
MILANfSE BREAD RIOTS
DEVELOP INTO ATTEMPT AT
REVOLUTION
RIOTERS TAKE TO H0USET0PS
Four Hundred Soldiers Killed and a
Thousand Wounded by Chimneys
and Roof Tiles
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LUCIANO, Switzerland. May SIT ha
. been terrible day at Milan. About
o'clock this afternoon veritable battl'
occurred in the Via Somtrairi. Thousands
of tiles and chimney were hurled from th
roofs upon the troops, who were compellet
to retire.
A similar fight took place in the Via To
rino, and it is believed that no fewer thar
400 were killed and 1000 injured.
A Swiss merchant, who has arrived here
from Milan describes the events OF Sat
urday as completely anarchistical. Accord
ing to his account, the leaders of the agi
tation evidently had well-arranged plans
Columns of rioters emerged from all the
gates of the town and congregated on q
center, where they rapidly constructed bar
ricades. When they were dislodged by the
troops, they mounted to roofs and rainet
tiles and chimneys down upon the soldiers
The gates of the town were held by thu
troops in the evening and through the
night. so that workmen employed outsidt
were unable to return to their homes. II
this way the rising was deprived of addi-
tional help from without. During the night
the city was in complete darkness and in
funereal silence. Artillery, cavalry and In
fantry bivouacked on the Piazza del Duo
ma, where reinforcements were constantly
arriving.
Late news this evening from Milan says
the Secolo has been seized and Its editor
arrested. The Postal Telegraph offices
| have been seized and all dispatches of mail
stopped. The public buildings are guarded,
and artillery has been placed in position
| on the Piazza del Duoma. Many fugitives
| from Milan have crossed the frontier into
the canton Of Ticno and to Fontana, among
| them being the editor Of the Italia del
Popolo, the incriminated Republican paper,
who eluded the police. Eight thousand
| troops have been quartered in the city.
Suppressed by Soldiers
ROME, May s, l p. m.-Another portion Of
| the 1873 reserves and a portion of the re-
serves of 1874 have been ordered to be un-
der arms by Tuesday. At this hour the city
| is quiet.
| The government dispatches received up
| to p. m. say tranquility prevails through
out the kingdom. At Milan the rioters at
| the Porta Ticinez have been completely
suppressed. Reinforcements continu. to
reach the city, and many arrests have been
H..
| factories to reopen tomorrow.
Other dispatches from Milan report on
the contrary, the erection of fresh barri-
cade by riotous mobs in the Via Bertania
at the Porta Ticinez and the Porta Carl
baldi. According to these accounts, the
troops are compelled to use arms to dis
rerse the rioters, and lieutenant and sew
eral soldiers were wounded.
Generally speaking, the agitation con-
tinues, but 1t is less intense. The author
tiles have ordered all Socialist and Repub-
lican clubs to dissolve. There is a rumor
current that the rioters have driven back
train, under the impression that 1t was
conveying soldiers.
Lieut.. Gen. Bava Beccaria, commanding
the Third army corps (Milan), telegraphed
the marquis Di Rudini the premier, this
evening: 1.-THE revolt In Milan has been
suppressed and all resistance is now
ended"
Worse Than a War
LONDON, May 9-The Rome correspond
ent of the Daily News says:
Lieut.. Gen, Bava-Beccaris wired from
Milan at o'clock this evening Sunday:
After new and serious attempts, the re-
bellion has been quelled by fusillades and
cannonadss. and perfect calm has been re-
stored. I have ordered the shops and
manufactures to open tomorrow
Later he telegraphed: Unfortunately,
fresh attempts at rebellion have been made
and the cannon are still roaring, but It will
soon be over
"a court martial will be constituted at
Milan on Monday to Judge the rioters ar
rested. I learn that the rioters Of yester-
day thrice unsuccessfully attacked the
general telegraph office at Milan with
view Of cutting off the city when all other
expedients failed.
Gen. Bava-Beccaris used cannon to de-
stroy the barricades. and a number of peo-
pie, about 100, were killed on Saturday.
1.-THE government has established the
severest censorship in revising and stop
ping all dispatches containing what it con-
siders dangerous matters. 1 learn, how
ever, that the rioters at Milan succeeded
today (Monday) in occupying the central
station and delaying the departure of sew
eral trains. Gen. Bava-Beccaris now has
supreme power. No praise could be too
high for the discipline, endurance and pa
tience of the soldiers under the most trying
conditions. Not one moved a finger until
the command was given. although almost
all were injured by flying missiles, some
bleeding badly. Soon the fight from the
Corso Venezia spread all over the center of
the town to the Piazza del Duomo the Via
Terrino, the Via Carlo Alberto and the Via
Ordfici were the centers of riot.
Full particulars are not known as they
are not allowed to pass. but surprising was
the quickness with which the barricadcs
we're formed in popular quarters, especial
ly on the bridges over the canals. Carts,
carriages and street cars were overturned
and piled up with furniture from the ad-
jacent buildings, to the noisy joy Of the
crowd.
distressing scenes occurred all over the
mothers for sons. with explosions of grief
after vain search or when finding them
wounded or dead.
"In the center of the town continuous
battle went on for two hours. In the pop
ular quarters the mob resisted until night
fall. 1t is said that no such serious oc-
currence has taken place before in Italy
The events have even surpassed the terri
BILE riots in Turin. when the capital was
transferred to Florence. Gen. Baca-Bec-
caris showed how he felt his responsibility
and acted promptly, firmly and energet-
ically. In fact before night the troops had
destroyed all the barricades and were
camping in the streets and squares. No
part of the city was without its compile
ment Of troops, while from the surround
ing provinces reinforcements we're sent in
immense numbers. Most of the English