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THE WAR POLICY.
King Of Italy and Ruaini Differ on
Abyssinian Matters.
Formation Of a Cabinet Made Diff
cult - Cheering News from
0en. B.ljissera.

Rome, March THE king has de-
cided the war shall be continued. This
policy, however, Marquis de Rudini
has refused to carry out and great
difficulties are being experienced in
the formation of q new cabinet. Some
days probably will elnpse before it is
constituted.
Dispatches from the seat of wnr
state Adigrat rs now completely in
vested. Mutinies have also broken
out tn the army in Africa, especially
among the troops in Asmara and Mas
sowah. The feeling against Signor
Crispi Is very strong.
Grave revelations are expected OF the
trial of Gen. Baratieri. Signor Crispi
has made the most serious charges con-
corning him before the king. Signor
Franzoi says tina. the premier is SO
set against Baratieri that he will be
capable Of having him shot and he
(Franzot advised Signor Crispi to
have him shot in front of his troops.
Cheering Words from Baldissera.
The African crisis assumed some
what brighter aspect Saturday morn
ing as result of the receipt ut the
war Office Of q dispatch from Gen.
Baldissern, commander of the italian
forces, announcing the situation is not
so desperate Us generally imagined.
He says he has $4,000 troops at his
disposal without counting the gnrri-
sons of the forts and the reinforce
ments, amounting to $4,000 men, now
on their way to M;hssowah. But the
general urgently requests the imme-
date dispatch OF ammunition and
supplies, and particularly artillery, OF
which he stands greatly in need, as
about rs pieces are believed to have
been captured by the Shoans. In the
meanwhile everything possible is being
done to relieve the garrisons of Cassala
and Adigrat.
The war Office has not yet made pub
lie its estimate Of the number killed,
wounded and missing of the army de-
feated at Adowa, but the genral opin.
ion is that the number killed is about
5000. There are ne means Of ascer.
tanning the number Of men captured
by the Shoans. 1t is now admitted
Gen. Dabormida was killed, but the
fate of Gen. Albertone has not yet
been definitely ascertained. Gen.
Arimondi and Col. Gnlliouo, with about
800 Italian soldiers, are reported to be
among the prisoners in the hands Of
the Shoans.
The future, It is said, may depend
considerably upon the secret mission
which 1t is reported has been intrusted
to sgnor Franzoi, the explorer. Ac-
cording to the rumor Franzoi will go
to Abyssinia with instructions to pre-
pare the groundwork for an honorable
peace between Italy and that country
There was more rioting at Milan and
elsewhere Friday evening. Train serv-
ice to and from Milan has been sus.
pended, as the mol,s attack all trains
attempting to leave or enter that city
The agitation is due to the fierce op.
position of the populnce TO the depar-
ture of the troops relieved by the cali
ing out of the reserves of the class OF
1879.
A big anti-African meeting, to be
held Sunday, is being organized at
Milan and steps to hold similar assem-
blages ore being taken in other large
cities. The object of all the meetings
is to urge the government to abandon
the policy hitherto followed BY fsaly
in Africa, to conclude peace with Abys
sinia and bring home the Italian
troOns