Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
STORMY ITALIAN Scene
Members of the Cabinet Were
Kissed and Insulted.
RESERVATIONS HANDED IN
The PopuIace Cheefed Lsadiy When They
Heard of 1t.
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE is IN DANGER
France Will Welcome Italy With Open
Arms if She Should Break With
Ge,lnany-Signor Cispi May
Be Impeached.
RESERVATIONS HANDED IN
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE is IN DANGER

Rome. March 5.-Long before the hour
of opening the chamber of deputies
enormous crowds of people thronged the
vicinity and practically surrounded the
building AS the time went on the crowds
increased and the excitement of the pop
ulace grew more intense. The streets in
the vicinity of the chamber were patroled
by the troops who experienced d.fiicui-
ty in making their way through the
packed thoroughfareS. The members OF
the ministry, in proceeding to the cham
ber. evaded the crowd as much as possi-
BILE. When Signor Bacceli, the minister
of public instruction, arrived in the
chamber he was Kissed by the opposition
deputies and cheered by those who adj
here to the ministry. The sitting of the
chamber was OF the widest character,
the uproar beginning as soon as the
chamber was called to order. Slgnor
Crispi announced the resignation OF the
cabinet, which announcement Was re-
ceived with prolonged and passionate
applause.
Member of the extreme left shouted in
suits at Signor Crispi but the premier
preserved his temper, and when he was
enabled to obtain hearing declared
with great firmness that the ministry,
until the nomination of their successors,
would retain office and maintain public
order The uproar continued through
out the sitting with more or less volume
and excitement. Extreme disorder was
renewed when the president declared
the sitting ended.
In announcing the resignation OF the
ministry in the chamber of deputies Sig
nor Crispi stated the designations had
been accepted by King Humbert. The
sitting of the chamber ended in great dis
order. Meanwhile the crowd outside was
shouting, cheering, cursing, Kissing,
bowling and groaning. Ten arrests We're
made by the police of men who Missed
members of the ministry as they came
out of the chamber but the kissing and
bowling continued just the same.
Precau.ion gainst Rioting.
The troops at Quirinal have been or
dered confined to their barracks and the
university has been closed as precau-
tion against disturbances by the stu
dents. Arrests have been made for dis
orderly conduct.
Disturbances took place last evening
at Naples, Brescia, Palermo, Catania,
Florence, Venice and Sassari.
Reports from every city and town of
consequence throughout Italy show that
the excitment caused by the Italian re-
verse in Abyssinia displays no sign of
waning On the contrary, in many places
it grows greater as the meager details
of the defeat filter through the press
from official sources.
The popular indignation is directed
against Signor Crispi and the other min
lsters, who rightly or wrongly are held TO
be responsible for the disgrace that has
befallen the Italian arms. AS matter
Of fact however, Signor Crlspi did not
at first approve of the country's embark
ing upon the hazardous undertaking of
conquering the Abyssinians, and 1t was
only due to the pressure exerted upon
him that caused him to support the pol
icy of expanding the Italian possessions
in Africa This fact counts for little now
and the prime minister's enemies or
whom he has a great number, took ad-
vantage of the popular feeling to incite
the whole Italian people, as far as pos
sibe to pour out the vials of wrath upon
Signor Crispi and his colleagues in the
ministry Their success was marked and
it is feared that the storm they have
raised will assume such proportions that
it will indeed be a task for the king to
secure any man to undertake to formu-
late a new cabinet. There Is a probable
ity that his majesty will be forced to re-
quest Signor Crispi to again assume Of
flee, in which event there will be fur
ther and still louder outcry against him.
The calling out of the reserves of 1872
to serve with the regulars also has added
TO the dissa tisfaction, and in some in
stances has been one of the causes that
have led to the disorderly demonstra-
tions. These reserves are the men born
In 1872, and the taking of them from
their employments will cause serious
financial loss to them.
After Crispi's announcement in the
chamber that the cabinet had resigned,
but would maintain order until it's sue
cessor was nominated, the members of
the extreme left gave notice of their
intention to introduce motion demand
ing the impeachment of Premier Crispi
and the members of the ministry.
TOpi0ht the 6pm0pctra aiuo of
Signor Crspi became more energetic and
the outlook was very threatening Great
crowds gathered in the streets and social
list and radical orators. mounting steps,
boxes or anything that would lift them
above the level of the mobs passionately
haranged Them pointing out that all evil
that has befallen Italy came from the
maladministration of the present cabinet
. The prime minister and his supporters
were violently assailed and the crowds
were worked up into condition border
ing on frenzy. AT this point the police in
force interviewed and broke the meeting
up; not, however, without great difficulty
Later crowd marched to the residence
of Sgnor Crispi and made a demonstra-
tion before 1t. Every opprobrious epithet
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 news
papers that support the government and
shattered the windows with stones,
bricks and clubs. In driving the rioters
away several policemen were severely
injuId.
A dispatch tonight SAYS that there has
been another collision between the police /
and the citizens
Sympathv for spei,-
London. March 5.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette, continuing its comments on the /
action of the United State senate and
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