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sitting ended.
Meanwhile the crowds outside were
shouting, cursing, cheering, kissing. howl
ing and groaning. Ten arrests were made
by the police of men who hissed mem bers
of the Ministry as they came out of the
Chamber, but the kissing and howllng con-
tinued Just the same.
The Ministers paid no attention to the
crowd, but escorted by police entered their
carriages and were driven rapidly away.
Tonight the demonstrations against
Signor Crispi became more energetic and
the outlook was very threatening. Great
crowds gathered in the streets, and social
lists and radical orators mounting steps,
boxes or anything that would lift them
above the level of the mobs passionately
harangued them, pointing out that all
the evil which has befallen Italy came
from the malad of the present
Cabinet. The Prime Minister and his
supporters were violently aSsailed and the
crowds were worked into a condition bor-
dering on frenzy. At this point the police
in force intervened and broke up the meet
ings, not, however without great difficulty.
Later a crowd marched to the residence
of Signor Crispi and made demonstra-
ton before it. Every opprobrlous term IN
the Italian language was hurled at him,
but no attention was paid to the crowd by
those in the house. Then the mob
marched to the offices of the newspapers
that support the Government and shat
tered the windows with stones, bricks and
clubs. In driving the rioters away several
policemen were quite severely injured.
A Milan dispatch tonight states that
there has been another collision there be-
tween the police and citizens. The police
used their swords and wounded nine per-
sons.
Further advices were received this
afternoon from the Italian headquarters
in Abyssinia. These show that large
bodies of troops who were supposed to
have perished in the rout of the Italian
forces last Sunday are now coming into
the Italian camp.
The Shoans did not follow in pursuit of
the retreating Italians. The troops at
tribute their stampede to the fact that the
Askaris (native troops), under General
Arimondi, turned in the face of the enemy
and rushed back upon their supports.
The Abyssinians followed them in such
hot haste that they became hopelessly
mingled with the Italians so that they ali
became packed in defle, neither being
able to deploy. The consequence was
that there was a general panic among the
Italian troops.
After Signor Villa, the President of the
Chamber, had quilted the chair, several of
the members complained of his abrupt
closing of the session, which had pre-
vented the Marquis di Rudini and others
from speaking IN accordance with notices
they had given. The sudden ending of
the sitting also prevented the submission
to the House of the motion of the mem
bers of the Extreme Left for the impeach-
ment OF Signor Crispi and the other mem
bers of the Cabinet.
One hundred and fifty Deputies, belong
ing mainly to the opposition, later met in
a com mittee-room. Signor Villa addressed
them, explaining that his action was die
tated by desire to avert disorders.
The members present impressed upon
Signor Villa the deep indi ignation of the
country against the Ministers and their
policy. They declared the position in
Northern Italy was most serious, and that
rising was actively threatened in Naples.
SIgnor Villa promised to inform King
Humbert, and to urge upon him most
speedy settlement of the existing crisis.
The motion of the members of the Ex-
treme Left also EN- braced demand for the
recall of the troops.