The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-06
The Fall of Crispi's Cabinet Now
Complete.
IT'S SRESIGNATlON ACCEPTED
The King Confers With Leaders
Of All Parties.
RIOT IN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
The News From the Battle Continues to
Grow in Horrible Details and Gen.
Baratieri May Suffer
Death.

Death.
Rome, Italy, March 5.-The excite
ment throughout Italy, caused by the
defeat Of Gen. Baratieri at Adowa on
Sunday last by the Abyssinians. with
the loss of from 5000 to 10000 men
killed and wounded, according to gen
orally credited reports show little sign
of abatement.
1T is true, however, that the disturb
ance caused by the news of the great
disaster and the consequent display of
indignation against the government,
has been greatly increased by the call
ing out Of the army reserves of the
class of 1872, which calls $4,000 addi-
tional men into active service. The
majority of these reservists are mar
ried men whose families will thus be
deprived of their chief or only support
for an indefinite period Thus, at
Milan and other places, serious rioting
has occurred when the reservists were
preparing to obey orders, and in MANY
cases they have been prevented by
force, women and children lead
ing the opposing agitation, from
leaving their towns. Railroad cars
have been demolished, rails torn up
and telegraph wires cut, and the police
have been beaten and stoned into help
lessness. The soldiers have been at
tackled, the bayonet has been freely
used, ana men and women frenzied
with rage, have thrown themselves on
tie naked steel Of the troops. Large
numbers of arrests have been made.
the troops everywhere are either con-
fined to barracks or occupying the
streets, and night has been turned into
day by torchlight professions, indigna-
ton meetings, riotous demonstration
IN public squares and in front of mu-
nicipal and government buildings.
rms IS summary of what has occur
red. in greater or lesser degree, at
Milan, Florence, Turin, Como, Terrera.
Belluna, Lodi, Verona, Parma, Bergar-
mo, Naples, Brescia, Venice, Hassara,
Palermo, Cremona, Catania, and almost
any other town mentionable
The report that General Baratieri
had committed suicide turns out to be
incorrect. but it would seem that it
would have been the best thing he
could have done under the cfrcum-
stances, for if the darker and darker
reports that are reaching Rome from
Massowah are substantiated, he will
have great difficulty in escaping a capi-
cal sentence on his trial By court
martial.
The war office to-day admitted that
"at least" $50 Italian officers were
killed; but the officials still refuse to
admit that over 5000 italian troops
and 5000 native troops i'm the Italian
service were engaged $4,000 in all)
that nearly all the artillery, ammunition
and supplies fell into the hands Of the
enemy.
In spite OF the strong force of troops
and police present about the Chamber
OF Deputies to-day it was with difficult
ty that order was maintained
The Chamber was crowded and the
galleries packed with excited specta-
tors. The crowds about Monte Citorio,
upon which the Chamber stands, every
now and then raised cries Of Down
with the government, Death to Bar
atieri," etc, and from the galleries,
previous to the entry of the Ministers,
a number Of persons were elected for
uttering similar cries,
Almost Immediately after the APP
pearance Of the Premier, who was
greeted with cheers by some of his
supporters, and by cries of derision by
his opponents, he announced that the
cabinet had resigned and that the
King had accepted its resignation. The
announcement was followed by loud
cheers.
Crispi gazed calmly upon the shout
ing, cheering Deputies as il such
demonstration was quite an ordinary
occurrence and when he was again able
to make himself heard he added:
"The Ministers will remain at their
posts until their successors are ap-
pointed"
More cheers and shouts of disap-
proval followed this statement, after
which the president of Chamber asked
that the the House adjourn until the
Crown decided upon the successors of
the Ministers who had just announced
their designations.
The Leftists raised storm OF pro-
test against the proposition, saying
that the government should be i'm
peached, that the public were entitled
to know who was responsible for the
disaster in Abyssinia that there was no
excuse for not making public promptly
all the facts.
After the adjournment of the Cham
ber, the Piazza OF Monte Citorio and
the adjacent streets remained filled
with excited crowds of people until
they were dispersed by the police and
soldiers who occupied all the approach
es to the House of Parliament.
Signor Crispi, after leaving the
Chamber Of Deputies, made similar
statement i'm the Senate which adj
iomned sine die.
King Humbert has already consulted
with several statesmen regarding the
formation of a new cabinet, Among