People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1894 — SEVEN RIOTERS SHOT DEAD. [ARTICLE]

SEVEN RIOTERS SHOT DEAD.

Mob Attacks. Corato Mayor's House luul Is Fired On,He" Troops. Rome, Jan. 11.—Tuesday evening a mob gathered in Qarato, in the pnovince of liari, and, proceeded to> the office of the mayor:. The windows, in the building were smashed, and when the troeps, who had been called upon to dispense the rioters, made their-ap-pearance-they wose- met with volleys of stones.and other missiles. Finding all other means unavailing, the officer in command gave the order to fire upon the arowd. The order was- obeyed, with the result that seven of thft rioter* were killed and many wounded.