The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-05
THE KINGDOM MOGRNS
Italy In Deep Distress Over
Defeat In Abyssinia.
RIOTISe OCCURS IN MANY CITIES.

demnatlon- Latest Reports Say rive /
Thou.and Italians Were slaia.
ROME. March A-Tho kingdom Of .
Italy is in a situation Of excitement,
grief aud anger almost beyond descrip' /
ton. Words cannot adequately por'
tray the situation, for every dispatch /
received from Massowah adds 20 the
gravity Of the disaster to the Italian
army at Adowa, Abyssinia
Whom the first news Of General Bara.
hori's dofoat reached here it was said
only 500 mon were killed. Then yes.
tcrday afternoon the number ran TO
eOOO killed, with 90 pieces Of artillery
captured Aud the dispatches now
place tho number Of Italians killed At
5000. and It Is believed that even these
figures fail 70 tell the full extent Of the
disaster. No mention Is made OF the
wounded, and there Is good reason.
based on stories Of the recent Italian
defeats by the Abyssinians, that those
who foil wounded during the retreat
over the % miles met a more horrible
fate than those killed on the spot
Throughout last night the garrison
here was kept under arms and mounted
patrols trayorsod the principal streets,
which were filed with people all night,
and early this morning every public
place was crowded with excited men aud
women. A number Of disturbances
have occurred, and tho indications are
the people are assuming most threat
ening attitude, not only in Rome, but
Throughout Italy.
Demonstrations against Cfispis min.
istry, aud even against the crown, are
reported from a number Of towns In the
provinces, In spite Of the fact that the
authorities are strAining every nerve TO
impress all alarming news The wild.
est kind OF rumors are in circulation,
and In some Of the clubs the number
killed and wounded is placed at 10000.
Exaggerated as futures may turn ont to
be-, they show the state Of the public
mind here
The fetes have been indefinitely post.
poned, masses Tor the repose Of the souls
q the deal were celebrated this
morning In every Catholic church in
the city and crowds Of weeping women
aud s1rrowing mon wer5 la attend.
ance. The receptions, etc, in tho cole
bration Of the coronation of the ami.
versary Of the Pope have been di,pans d
with.
Il said now the Italian commander
was led into a trap. skil.fully baited by
the report that number OF important
chiefs Of the shoans and a portion Of
the Shan army were attending the
p coronation OF King NeRus at Axuu and
that hoping 20 surprise those who TO,
: manned behind, General Baraueri Or
aored an attack on the enemy. Later
b it appears they pretended 70 retreat bo
, fore tho Italian advance until the troop.
were well within the passes leading
I into Adowa, the capital OF Tigre, ther
] the scene changed. The ShoAns, armed
with improved French military riffs
and supported by modern artillery, di
, roctel by French arti.lerymon, al
vanced upon the Italians in ovorwhelm
ing strength,
While the apparently deserted passe.
became alive with natives, who hurle,
rocks down upon the trapped soldiers
others kept up a terrible fire upon th
troops. Ugly rumors are all lat that th
Italians broke and lel after making
gallant stand aud seeing thousands o
their number shot down. Then bega
u the most disastrous defeat in the hi.
10 tory OF African warfare. The triumph
e ant Shynos pressing on after the dii
organized soldiers, cutting them dow
In great numbers in spite Of repeato
formations Of squares. The troops /
the stands behaved with the creates
gallautry, but all reserve ammunitio
was captured and all Italian provision
aud artillery fell into the hands OF II
enemy. The result was that a numb,
Of Italian detachments had only the
bayonois with which 10 defend then
81 selves, and 1t is feared that but a sma
D. portion OF the Italian forces sent again
" the Shoans reached Asmara in safety.
Later IN the day the news from q
provinces became more alarming. In
number Of places the police were unab
90 cope with the populaco, and troo
were called upon 70 restore order. s,
Il diors. however, appear 90 have been
10 helpless a. the pclioe, and IN sever
b. places crowds have been fired upon.
i. May Resign.
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