New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17
IN dBYSSINIAN CONSPIRAff.
HOW TWO PRETENDED FRIENDS II THE 1lAL'
IANs PLOTTED TO DEsTR Y THE Ell
PEAvs-THE DEATH SENTENCE cHAN"AD

HOW TWO PRETENDED FNl"N"' -
IAXs PLOTTED TO DEsTR THE HoN0'
pr,ys-ruE DEATH SENTENCE CHANGED
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
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Rome. March c.-Pulc sentiment mas fol Se' &c
covered from the shock produced BY the puons"- %
tho particulars concerning the consps, W'i' ON, ~
so near destroying Italy, work Of cv'iiz'''o" III
Ny,,lni, You already know that General orcro'
Comnandcrln ef OF the Italian ESpcditonary 'o
left Ngssaoush In January 10 occupy Adua tie HOY
city If the Tgre district. lie accompiis"cu W."
remarkable success, this difficult march OF some ~
mile, across the mountainous country where '"e
whole army Of 1000 Egyptians was cNtcrnna'en l"
man by the Abyssinilus IN 1879. Tic genera "
NAMED only two days at Adua. and hastily re'ar"c'
IN Ma,,aoiah on receiving news Of the conspiracy
which had been discovered at that place curing HIS
absence.
The Mot had been Matched by Mussa-cAccah
and Ahmed Kautlbai. two Mussuiman chci9
who had iugratiated themselves INTO '",
confidence and friendship OF the scVcfa'
Italian commandersln-chic placed succcssvey at inc
head OF the cxprditionasy corps. Mn'>a 81"
l. not an Abys,inan. bat /, an Egyptian cSic "'o'o
criminal career was not unknown 10 uie "'"Ui''
I,o, WIN I'm prudcnty trusted him. In 1879 II" was
cxtremcc moor but he succeeded in marrying Al
r-yntlan widow with two children AID l'r.c i"r'""c.
soon after the children died and ihcr m''hcr o''o",
them TO the grave, leaving Mn'Sa all Ncr "c''''
~u,picion was rife about the triple dcccaSe' an"
vu.sa.el ,ccad was indicted. But he bolght mp the
iudrc. and was discharged. lie then put hh'scH a.
thc service Of l,mai Pachs, and was generously pai
~, nls cuuoycr Bnt he betrayed lsmall ~ iavOr OF
rc,v,ik whom lie also betrayed to Join III, party oi
\rabI II was Mus,acl hccad vino Organized inc
famous massacre Of the Christian, at AieXaharia'
-tll lie escaped the death penalty inflicted by Tic
uriti,h and was sent III exile to Nassaouah. Ihee
he engaged in the gum trade, aud in Jew ;esr' ne
realized an immense fortune ON the landing OF t''c
FIRST Italian troops Mls,acl Accad procssed great
devotion for Them and became an Intimate friend Of
General, saetta. Gene Balisscsa and Oi1ro. Ihcy
gave him the contract supplying the cApcditionary
CORPS with provisions camel, for transportation ana
other necessities. II is now suspected mat the ITCH
Egyptian merchant and contractor began
al this time his trcachcrous manocuvrcs, ana
that largely responsible for the massacre OF
the Italian regiments at Dogalis through the niorma
ton about their movements sent by him kas AlouiA
Dut he managed not to be suspected AT the umc
and he had the audacty 70 make trip to Italy "eit
lie was received officially with great hcnora ahd where
he was very being decorated by King iiumDeFO
Mus,a clhccad visited at the same time inc I'm
vcr,aI Exposition at Paris, anS his return to Mas
~acmah lie resumed his plans 10 bring about inc eA
termination OF the European invaders Of Aby''ihia
III. adop,ed country. lie secured a, IN accompict
MINED Kantibai, native chief held by the lt'llahs
a, their stcadfas friend and 10 whom they gave, AZ
to u.sa-cAccad. important military cont'a't@ thcs'
two conspira.ors put themselves in communication
with the Dcivish Mu>,unin-, and with Ras Alonl'
/ and Nsnga cia. the Abi,,insn chiefs In the iierc
They succeeded IN convincing Gcucral orcro OF INC
/ necessity of The expedition tD"atd Nlua. ne >ttrel
leaving only 200 soldier, IN garrison at ia,'ioual,
rh- was the opportunity Walted TOT ~ 'ius7d ~ :.
Accad and Ahmed kauiluai. Ihc.t pan va u
fir, the mail village % Ka> Nudar. near me ,eapOr
/ If Na,,aoush and when tho Italians should have
LEFT for The scene OF TIE fire. the cOn>p'1iOr> "ci'
tn close the gates ~ the city. mu'~.er inc European
families. and pllaeo the public and pr'it: saic
and building. Mcluriil" the garrison Wvulh nave
lnn auniha by the dcrvl.iic and the Aby ealniai
>oldlcr, ~ IA. AlOua. who would have turned after
ward acains. General orcro. cst on from IN, base @
! operation, and surrounded at AduI By hostile force
/ OH every sid'
Tll, plan mad to be Communicated - Ras Aonld
and d messenger was sent 10 him with a eonhdcnila
b and eNplaini.s letter bu' th1i messenger va
arrested when attempting TO pa through the Inc
~ General Or,rp. amt the letter Wa, found on him
+ vi-.1 81 Accid and Ahmed k,u;ihai nerc ssr' icne
before q CONT martial and were sentenced 70 death
itf fhr penalty was comuutcd into imprisonment
/ .,. life iu AN Italian fortress.