River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-12

prolonged and passionate applause.
The members of the extreme left
shouted insults at Signor Crispi, but
the premier preserved his temper. and
when he was enabled to obtain a hear
ing declared with great firmness that
the ministry, until the nomination of
their successors, would retain Office and
maintain public order.
In announcing the designations of
the ministry in the chamber of dep
uties, Signor Crispi stated that the
designations had been accepted by King
Humbert.
The sitting of the chamber ended in
great disorder. Meanwhile the crowds
outside were shouting, cheering, ours
ing, kissing, bowling and grooming.
Thursday night the demonstrations
against Signor Crispi became more en-
ergetic, and the outlook was very threat
ening. Great crowds gathered in the
streets, and socialists and radical ora
tors, mounting steps, boxes or any
thing that would lift them above the
level of the mobs, passionately ha-
rangued them, pointing out that all
the evil that had befallen Italy came
from the maladministration of the pres
ent cabinet. The prime minister aud
/ is supporters were violently assaileG,
end the crowds were worked up into a
condition bordering on frenzy. At this
point the police, in force, INTERVIEWED
and broke the meetings up, not, how
ever. without great difficulty.
Later n crowd marched to the resi-
dence of Signor Cr.spi and made
demonstration before it. Every OPP
probrious term in the Italian language
was hurled at him, but no attention was
Il aid to the crowd by those in the house.
Then the mob marched to the offices of
the newspapers that support the gov
eminent and shattered the windows
with stones, bricks aud clubs. In driv-
ing the rioters away, several policemen
were quite severely injured.
The disturbance caused by the news
of the great disaster and the conse-
guent display of Indignation against
the government has been greatly in
creased by the calling out of the army
reserves of the class of 1872, which calls
| $4,000 additional men into active serv-
ice. The great majority of these re-
servists are married men whose fam
lilies will 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
prepared TO obey orders and in many
cases they have been prevented by force
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
helplessness. The soldiery have been
attacked, the bayonets have been free
" used and men and women, frenzied
with wrath, have thrown themselves
on the naked steel of the troops. Large
numbers of arrests have been made, the
troops everywhere are either confined
&c barracks or occupying the streets,
and night has been turned into day by
torchlight professions, Indignation
meetings, riotous demonstrations in
public squares and in front of many of
the government buildings.
More Riotous Demonstrations.
Rome, March There was a renewal
Friday night of the riotous demonstra-
tons here against the government. The
mob smashed the windows of several
buildings and stoned the police. Dur
10 soldiers and policemen and two
rioters were wounded
At Pavia a mob tore up the railway,
preventing the departure of trains.
They also cut number of telegraph
wires The rioters then proceeded to
the prefecture of police and smashed
all the windows in the building. The
police fired into the mob, and it is re-
ported that many were wounded.
The greatest excitement prevails
everywhere, and reports of disorders
come IN from all directions. Excited
radical socialist and republican social
list members of the chamber of deputies
were seen in Rome amid crowds of peo-
pie, crying: Long live Menelik! Long
live anarchy"
At Pisa Thursday the students, be-
lieyiDg that several batteries o. artil-
lery which were leaving the plac. were
TO start for Africa, marched in a body
to the railway station, shouting "down
with Crispi," give us back cur
soldiers" etc.
A mob at Milan marched to the rail-
way station Thursday evening and
smashed the windows of that building,
which they took possession of, in order
to prevent the departure of troops,
which it had been reported were about
| to start for Africa. The report turned
out to be unfounded, but that did not
have the effect of quoting the mob, who
continued to occupy the station.
The troops finally made an assault
upon the building and drove the
students out. After the stations had
been cleared the disturbances were re-
newed in the streets and kept up until
/ two o'clock in the morning. In the many
scuflies which occurred several soldiers,
policemen and civilians were injured.
A large number of arrests were made.
The project of Milan Friday morning
| issued n proclamation forbidding the
people to gather in crowds. or to march
/ in procession. A mob gathered in
Parma Thursday evening which the
police tried to dispense. The mob at
/ tacl cd the police with stones, where
upon the police fred volley over the
/ heads of the crowd. The mob, believing
u'at the police were firing into them,
scattered va every direction in great
haste.
Gen. Ricotti Forms a Cabinet.
Rome, March 9.-rhere was much diff
ficuIty found in the task of forming a
new ministry. Sig. Saracco declined
the responsibility. while an attempt to
form a Saracco-Rudini combination
| equally failed. King Humbert con-
| ferred with Gen. Ricotti at seven o'clock
Sunday evening and charged him with
the formation of cabinet. Gen. Ri
cotti yielded the premiership to Marquis
di Rudini and himself assumed the port
folio of war. The cabinet as formed
viii be:
Marquis al Rudini. premier and minister
/ OF the interior.
Gen. Ricctti, minister of war.
Senior Perazzi, minister of the treasury.
Admiral Raccnia, minister of marine.
| Sig. Guic,:iardini, minister of finance
| Sig. Grarturio. minister of justice
The calling out If the reserves OF
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