The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-17
CRISIS IN ITALY.
An Event of the Fir-t Magnitude n Nov
 Feared.

A0eAsss
 Rome, Dec i6.-Premier crispi went before the chamber yesterday afternoon and denounced the Gioiitti documents as . mass of lies. Csputy Imbriani moved that the report be discussed at once. The motion was lost by vote of lss to 17s. Deputy Giucciardlnis mo- ton to open the debate to-day was car ried amid scenes of intense eexeitement. A tumultuous sitting was predicted for to-day. but in the evening the officlai Gazette announced the decree prorogu- ing parliament.
 All the opposition groups In tbe cham. Der met this afternoon to formulate Q protest against the propagation of par liament. The Marquis al Rudini. ex- premier, presided. The Marquis al Ru- dini. Giuseppe zarnardelll, Admiral Brin and Fellce Cavaiotti were appoint ed committee to draw the protest and send 1t to the king. All the speakers denounced the governments course vi- olently. Rudini will issue a manifesto 10 his electors tomorrow. The keenest excitement pervades all political cir cles.
 The feeling against ex-Premier Gio- litti Is intense. and he left Rome las; night for an indefinite period Every body is talking of a dissolution. The rumors of the cabinets resignation are unfounded. The government maintains that the propagation of the chamber is well received in the provinces where it Is regarded as a necessity.
 Five battalions of infantry have been brought to Rome during the last two days to guard against riots. Paris, Dec. 16.-The Mathis Rome correspondent says: Prior 10 the pro- rogation of parliament Premier Crlspi reported to King Humbert substantial ly as follows:
 Your recent speech from the throne outlined the work of the coming sesslon, as everybody believed that period of fruitful peace was at hand. The finan- cjal program was received with favor. The government planned 1t without re- gard of parties to strengthen public confidence. Suddenly your hopes and those of the country are tthwarted. After persistently demanding the discussion of the cabinet's domestic pol icy the deputies checked the same in every way so as to revive old scandals. As If Italy had not suffered enough from handful of dis:urbers whose only aim is disorder. The resnlt was 8 strong coalition which beclouded the judgment of parliament and defied the authority of the presidenx.
 Therefore the cabinet decided unani- n1ously to prorogue parliament in order that the chamber might be saved from the snares and surprises which have beset 1t and have time to recover the calm indispensable to wise action."
 The correspondent adds that Crlspi had had the decree in his pocket four days. The premier remarked to his friends that he was eonsoled for many trials by the hearty support which he received from the king.
 London, Dec. 1.-The Standards cor respondent in Rome says:
 Among the Giolitti documents was a letter from signora Crispi accompany ing a payment of 5000 lire which she made on a debt of 15,750 to Slgnor Tan longo.. In this letter she said:
 "Power has ruined us and pray the Blessed Virgin to take 1t from my husband"
 The Standards Vienna correspondence says: "Crispi, his wife, steward and secretary are all represented as having drawn sums from the Banca Romano. It Is stated that the reason of .he pro- rogation is that Crispi desires that the islander action which he and his wife have brought against Giolitti shall precede the debate on the documents. It is impossible to state or even hint what is feared in the capitals of Italy's two allies, but an event of the first magnitude is feared. an event which nearly occurred six months ago."