The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-05
|TALY'S FOURTH IS
GAR|BALOI DAY
ONE HUNDRE0rH ANNivE RsARY
or PATRIOTS BIRTH is MA.
TloNAL HoLlDAY-o6SERvED
BY ROYAL FAMILY AND PEG
PIE.

| OF giuseppe GaflDalul, the great IL
orator is being celebrated Patrio
ism aud love II country formed tn
! key note Of the celebration
BY act Of the senate the lay VIZ
: So apart aas national holiday. AT
, given hour this morning salutes of 10
guns were fred aJ all the Italian mil
t tary and naval stations. The city 3
/ Rome was profusely decorated III hor
| or Of the occasion. Pictures of GAR
i baldi and OF King yic.or Emman e.
Maz2ini and other patriots who were
instrumental IN bringing about ltal
ian independence ana unity wore I,
be seen at every turn,
The King and other members OF stb'
family attended great review d
tr00Fs. which was one OF the feature,
Of the celebration Under the aus
pieces Of patriotic and other organiza
tons exercises in memory OF Cart
bandi were held in all parts OF Rome
| Thousands of pilgrims visited he Is
land of Caprera and deposited hand
some floral offerings at the Garibaldi
tomb
| Giuseppe Garlbaldi, the patroit whom
/ all Italy unites in IGNORING today
was the central figures in the fight for
Italian Independence, Alternately sail
or and solder for half a century
when he was not a fugitive or an
exile, the career OF Garihald was
/ crowded with adventures of the most
exciting and desperate character. Yet
ha lived to die In his he'll at The age
Of rs.
/ He began life in the fathers oc
cupation of a mariner, and his sec
ond voyage having taken him to
/ Rome, ha saw and heard there the
hiugs that started him on bis revo-
lutionary career which early in 1894
led 10 his exile fromI tally He had
imbibed from Mazzi. the leader OF the
Young Italy parry Of Republicans, the
spirit-of revolution, and IN his exile
while following the business Of a mari
ner he took part in the effort at ilt
dependence of the republic Of Uruguay
He suffered great hardship, and was
wounded severely during this advent
IRE. bit performed some remarkable
exploits.
From South America. in 1910. he
sailed for Italy. and offered the ser
vices Of himself and a legion that he
had organized 10 Charles Albert who
was at war with Austria. The king
received him coldly, but Garibaldl al
ter the defeat Of Charles. at the head
Of some resolute Republicans, con
tinued the rests ance to the Austrians
until dispersed by overwhelming mum
bers.
That year Gagibaldi offered his ser
vices to the pepe, who did MOI accept
them. and who a few months later
was forced to fee from Rome. Carl
baldi next joined the revolutionis,a
In 1894 and was placed in command
of Rome by the new Republican gov
ernment. He opposed at first success
fully he efforts of the French 70 re
store the D-ne and of he Neopoitans
to enter Rome But the French. great
ly reinforced. entered the holy city in
due time an dtae Republican trium
virate. headed by Ma2zini. was driven
out Garibaldi, however, kept up the
fight and with two legioAs avoided
The attempts 10 capture him. until his
army having surrendered or been dis
persed. he tled s.th a few companions
9rF ---s, t.H-r.s, .~,E F.r.fsf.N
This time he resolved TO go to Am
erica, and he landed in 1850 i'm New
YORK.. where be armed q living. frs
by making candles and then at his
I'D occupation of mariner.
Tie returned to Nice af-er a few |
years and lived quietly, but at the be
ginning Of the Italian war with Aus
ria in 1857 he was ready 2 comply !
with the request of the Sandman gov
eminent. and organized the corps eel |
ebrated as the Hunters of the Alps
with which he rendered importent sen
vices 10 Victor Emmanuel and the |
French. When the insurrection IN |
Naples broke out Garibaldi ppOriel /
.t In The following year be took |
Sicily and became dictator. In Sep
tcmter De entered Naples and Nic.3r
Emmanuel followed him on Oct. Is.
1,G0. with the Sardinians Garibaldi
had declared himself dictator In the /
name Of Victor Emmanuel. king ~
Iaiy and reilnquished the title when
rhe Sicilies were united TO the ltal-
isr crown
be iid not abandon however. he
purpose 10 march on Rome. and while
fhe new kingdom Of italy. despite the
I'D. tests of the pope. vas being rec1g /
nized hv European states. Garita'fi /
went about his preparations to capture
The holy city But he royal govern
meHt denounced bis conduct and sent /
troops against him. and he was DE-
fcatei and captured Thereafter for
some years bis history Is the record /
of Dis attempts 20 capture Rome and Z
10 defeat The plans Of the royal gov
erumeut Blf at last. Venice having /
been annexed t0 TIE crown Of Italv.
The Italian troops entered the napal
territory. Rome vas incorporated
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