Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-07
ting IN ITALY!
Dnt Continues Through.
Dot the Kingdom.
hcking Public 0fflces and
destroying Property.
1Dn Garrison al Adigrat Sur
5anded BY Abyssinians.
nucn ANXIETY rILT.

- r.. Earch 6.-The tioting caused by
ut agS of the people at the conduct of
H nian campaign, continued last
= nearly every large city Ia Italy,
- rain storm cleared the streets
= pital.
I'm the mob marched through the
te rtreets, smashing windows. yell
stions on Crispi and the minis
calling Tor the trial and prompt
/. OF GenerKi Baratieri.
!, e1bters went tO the railway station
,. Intention of preventing the de-
= s&pf the army reserve of the class
4 but the authorities kept the men
. esrrseks. aud sent \ regimen, of
. ~ n guard the railroad station.
Il = Soldiers AMI Carebinieri were
J. q Fith stones. and bayonets aud
! c(shad " be used tO drive back the
nrmber Of soldiers and policemen
endured, and scores ~ rioters slight
aided.
1isturbances continued until u.
zen the tropS. NJ the point of the
90, cleared the railroad station and
e&eBhood Of the rioters. and estab-
&& Gordon of soldiers
& 6rms, last night, the city buildings
N4bieged by mols. and the trUIs
4&Ibr the heads of the moh. when the
- scattered.
~ HyUpolO Romano the morning refers
xhrt that considerable anxiety ~
the safety Of the Italian garrison
krat.
Troops there have only three days
II PROVISIONS. and are surrounded
Sh0an army. Unless promptly re-
Adigtst must fall. and u further
IRE Of Italians may follow.
story Of the Italian campaign In
mia h similar 10 thoee Of other
Irabbing Affairs In which the big
hs Of Europe have simply robbed
bopls Of African or As,atic countries
Dir property. Abys.inia IL 4 very
oountry on the Red sea. and thus far
zen pretty safe from the land-grab-
powers, with the exception ~ Italy.
ben Menelik II. the present mon
succeeded King John in i>sy. he
~ the dead rulers territories tho.e
own Kingdom. Shoa, and became
= pss powerful king that ever ruled
= country.
featy was made with Italy whereby
Il Humbert was To protect" the coun.
1k consideration Of a large slice of
~ that had been acquired" In 1855.
Z Re aequisition consisted Of founding
)lony" at aAssowah while the Abys.
'ns were busy fighting the Turks.
Italians walked right In. planted
nag beside the Turkish and took
n pssion Of the town. The Egyptian
Oritiss soon withdrew and left Italy
(le possession, not only Of MAssowsh.
bf many villages In the vicinity.
20 italian troops were not left long In
y. for although their ENJOYS had been
rably received by the king he soon
rwsrd sent an army under the com
hd of Ras AluIa and annihilated q de.
hment Of $40 men. This was In 1887.
the Italians determined " wage Q
I'ilAr var on the Abyssinians. who. II
lquered. would he protected" by Italy
Q nauseating degree. England ut this
picture put In her oar and tried to avert
% war by offering better and stronger
Fotection" IN the king. but her ENJOYS
=3re put In jail on their arrival, u be re-
ped and patted on the back by the
ben.
The butehery OF the Italians by 3nGD
ysinian tronps was naturally followed
se-inforcenrnts, and Tor the last eight
srs thsr" has leen more or lrss trouble
ween the native rulers ani the foreign
pops snd culnnist-.
War IN real earnest began abnut year
30. and Menelik II. has had the hel of
he lighting all along the line The res'
Pn Tor this IL that ltaly's forces counted
|p about 5000 soldiers. while Menclik
gss st the heal Of u noble army Of 9o,-
'D men. horn fighters aud ~ tough ~
Gather. His army was at htst equipI"d
sith niy ~. ~ Iihes. but the King has
'sen constantly adding to his store, aud
'ow ss Is In II paiti"n " offer s.rious
eststanee n any p1~sr that haraNs.s