Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-11
A THRILLING NARRATIVE.

t A THRILLING NARRATIVE.
:, Rem ark able Adventures of lieute,
ant &. q. De RueIiO. of the Seyenth
Cavalry.
Special Correspondence of the Pioneer Press
BISMARCK, ID. Tn a neat and snu
: half OF one of the houses for the officers
the Seventh Cavalry, Fort A. Lincoln. W
! found Lieut.. G. G. De Rudio, conlmandin
officer of Troop f. The trappinGs an
: ornaments OF the rcception-room mirrorc
tie soldier of two continents. Over Il
door hung the likeness of Joseph MaZzin
the Italian patriot; over the mantel pieC
two cavalry sahrcs crossed, one the gilt {
a former command: to the LETT Of the c!ee
t;ll Fireplace 4 nGniature exposition Of Ir
dian c,,lositics, with tawn's head in tn
centre: on a lounge, q wolf robe: an
around the room photographs, bracket
and mementocs, telling the taste. rank an
fortunes of the possessor. 1t is easily see
that there was history in these sL:round
ings. And was there to get it. The Lieu
tenant is a polite and pleasant host. Ill
smiles, offers a chair. tenders Il cigar etc.
and drops into an easy position for tn
hours are exhausted before the fire of cor
respondent and hero ceases It is an his
torical entertainment for the one, and W.
hope no unreasonable bore for the other
The report that our military friend was
writing an autobiography at the sug@cs
ton OF public men in this country and E,l.
rope. prompteN the interview with news
paper idea of always anticipating the book
publisher. when it is worth while. De RG-
Lio is 4G years Of age. He began his career
of adventure in 1913. IIewas then cadet
in an Austrian military academy. His
family recited its age by centuries. and all
the way down noted for its patriotism to
Italy and disloyalty to despotism. His
netian. fiery in the cause of Italian unity.
The sons whole cducation was hatred to
tyranny. Tie patriotic traditions of the
house Of De Rudio We're never TO be tor
gotten. The unity Of fair Italy was the
alpha and omega of the young mans polit-
zeal alphabet. Add to this bias the death
of two brothers, Il fathers imprisonment.
and the contiscation of his property and
the reader will have De Radios eXpiana-
ton OF his career. Austria ruled Italy and
named the governors of the provinces; it
ruled il 50 madly that the tyrranical dele
rate of Austrian imperialism boasted that
sticks were sufficient to keep the clinging
natives in suhiection. Tie government
that dlSplScS the people Inlst eNppct al
awakcninm-onc Of terrible realism. The
one that came in Italy in IS found De Rt
dio in the Austrian ranks. He witnessed
a scene like this: Austrian soldiers are
passing down the stree; of an Italian vii.
lagc: Il little boy is standing upon the edge
of the sidewalk: soldier runs his bayonet
through him and fiourishcs his trophy in
the air with hurrah: the mother sees the
impaled body and rushcs TO the rescue; a
soldier coming up runs his bayonet thro'
tie mother, killing her and babe unborn.
In the town of Castelnuovo he witnessed
another scene. The Austrian army was
retreatiny from the Nationalists, when
they came on Castelnuovo and found it
barricaded. The Austrian General sent in
word that lie must have unobstructed pas
sage or he would shell it to the ground.
The little town of four thousand people
was aroused and the answer went back.
"Shell." They meant to do what was in
their power to hinder the retreat. and help
the Italian pursuers. 1t was a voluntary
sacrifice. In tour hours the resistance was
overcome and the town was given over to
pillage. De Rudio saw young girl dart
out Of a house with soldier close after
her. lie chased her across the open square,
when another soldier raised his rifle and
sent a ball through her breast. De Rudio.
at the risk of his life. went to her and rails
ed her up. She noticed his uniform and
turned her head away with dying face
full of scOrn. She wanted no assistance
from an enemy she hated. He swore he
was a patriot and would avenge her death.
That night he stole around the camp and
town and whenever he found his prey at a
he pounced upon him with
his st.letto. He fatally stabbed seven. He
then escaped and joined the revolutionists.
The revolution failed. The amnesty in 'l9
excepted all Austrian officers who had
joined the insurrectionists. DE RudlO from
that hour became an exile. He went to
Genoa, the only place in Italy where an ex-
lie could remain any length of time. She
and the surrounding province were the ex-
lies home. There were 100000 in the
province. De Rndio became a member of
the Young Italy secret society. founded by
the great patriot, Joseph Mazzini. In Ge-
noa the patriots undertook a revolutionary
proceeding at the funeral of a leader. They
were refused admittance to a cemetery and
they forced the gates. Over the grave the
speeches were bitter and revolutionary.
The police interfered and De Rudio fired Il
pistol shot. The signal turned five thou
sand men upon the officers of the law,
wounding several and driving them pell
nell from the sacred ground. An investi-
CATION and trial followed. Public senti-
ment would not permit a sentence OF death.
but hanishment of ninety-four was found
inevitable. De RudiO was one OF them.
On board the ship carrying the exiles to
an inhospitable port of Spain occurred Il
mutiny, and the vessel was forced to land
at Cartiginia. The league of Mazz.ni had
spread into France, and in March, 1851, De
Rudio became an active agent, or as he
terms it, "a missionary" After travelling
over the greater part of France he arrived
in Paris in time to witness the December
massacre of that year and Join barricade.
From Paris he had to fly. lie found Swift
zerland favorable cline. From there he
returned to Genoa, was recognized and ex-
PEELED a second time. Back to SwitZer-
land and then to 'furm hpra he WAS per-