Amid a period of militant upheaval , in March 1894 Prime Minister Francesco Crispi of Italy responded to a request from the government of Monaco to help the Principality monitor political radicals . Crispi , a former insurrectionist himself , sent a confidential informant to watch over the community of Italian anarchists residing in the country . All expenses were paid for by Monaco . The same year , the Prime Minister had deployed the army and declared a state of siege in Sicily to put down the partially anarchist-led Fasci Siciliani , crushing an anarchist solidarity revolt in Lunigiana along the way . Only months later in June anarchists unsuccessfully attempted to shoot Crispi himself , successfully assassinating President Marie François Sadi Carnot
solidarity revolt in Lunigiana
Lunigiana revolt
Anarchism in Monaco