Show RIGHTS IN SACRED GROTTO armenian monks and others have serious contest rome feb 3 the tribuna in a semiofficial semi official communication concerning the recent fight between franciscan armenian and greek monks in the se cred grotto at bethlehem saya that on jan 22 an italian franciscan monk went to burn candles in the grotto armenians Armen ians who borc officiating at their altar prevented him from passing and attacked and felled him with sticks other franciscans rushed to the rescue of their compatriot and in the general hshi which ensued an italian one spanish armen monks were wounded the italian consul at jerusalem went to bethlehem and opened an inquiry the armenians Armen ians say that the quarrel began because the franciscan monk insisted on passing to burn his candles without waiting or the armenian ceremony to end tho inquiry made by the local authorities was favorable to the italian monks and the italian consul Is now to havo the guilty persons punished |