The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
RIOTING Is GOING ON.
FAIR iTALY'S POPULACE
MAD WITH RAGE.
Premier trispi Jcrrcd and Uuotrd ne lie
Announces In the Chambers an,. senate
the Resignation OF the Ministers strong
Guard Prevents Attack on Him.

italy, caused 10y the de
feat of General Baraticri at Adowa or
Sunday last by the AbyssinianN, with
the loss of from 1000 to lU.O men
killed and wounded, according to gen
orally credited reports, shows little
sign of abatement. The disturbances
caused by the adverse news have been
greatly increased by the calling out OF
the army reserves OF the class Of lS79.
which will put 80, 600 additional me
into active service. The great ma ior-
ity Of these reserves are married men,
whose families will be deprived of
their chief or only support for an in
definite period.
AT Milan aud other places serious
rioting occurred when the reserves
prepared to obey orders and in many
cases the people prevented prcpara-
tions by force. Women and children
lead the agitations. Railroad cars
were demolished, rails torn up and
telegraph wires cut, and the police
beaten and stoned into helplcssness,
The regular soldiers were attacked,
bayonets were freely used and men
and women, frcnZicd with wrath,
threw themselves IN the points of
steel. Large numbers of arrests were
made. Troops everywhere are either
confined to barracks or occupying the
streets and night has been turned
into day by torchlight professions. in.
tignntion meetings, %riotous demon
STATIONS in public squares and il
front of many of The government
buildings.
This is Il summary Of what has oc.
CURED, in II greater or less degree. ut
Milan, Florence, Turin, Como. Ter.
rera, Bulluno, Lodi. Verona, Parma,
Bergarino, Naples, Brcscia, Yer ice,
Hassara, Palermo, Crcmon. Catania,
and many other towns.
The students here held a meeting
to-day in the university. Signor
Crispi, the premier. was burned in
ctliigy amid cries of Down with
Crispi." As the doors had been closed
the police were unable to intervene.
Last night "a mob went before the
royal palace. The national flag was
carried, drapcd with Grape and there
were cries Of Down with the min
istry!' Down with Crispi,' Death
TO Baratieri.'
The official and private residences
OF the cabinet ministers, the royal pal.
ace. the embassies and al important
Iop''' puiluiuhn NV WtTt GulFutu Nv
troops throughout the night, and the
soldiers are still on duty this morn
ing.
The agitation has spread To the
country districts and from all sides |
come accounts of rioting and indig.
nant protest, of bitter dcnunciation
and loud cries for vengeance upon
those who have been responsible for
the terrible reverse to the Italian arm.
les.
GENERAL. BAEArIEEi's CowARplCF.
The report that General Baratieri
had committed suicide was not found.
ed on fact, but IT would seem as IL
that would have been the best thing
he could do under the circumstances.
for, IL the dark reports which are
reaching Rome from Massowah are
subs,antiatcd, he will nave great diff
ficulty in escaping n capital sentence
on his trial by court martial. IL is
said. among other things, that he de-
serted the troops while the latter were
fighting ~gallantly against ovcrwhelm.
ing numbers OF Shoans, and that he
He'd To IA spot 100 kilolneters from the
scene of the massacre for it seems to
ne the proper term for the rout of
ltalyS troopsl. without knowing or
apparently caring what became of
Generals Dabormida and Arimoudi,
whose columns have not been heard
from SO far as can be asccrtained here.
The column of troops commanded py
General Alhertonc appears 10 have
been crushed and that officer is still
missing.
The war office to-day admitted that
lat least $50 Italian officers were
killed. but the officials still refuse to
admit that over 1000 men were killed.
They say, however, they believe
$500 Italian troops and 5000 native
troops in the Italian service were en-
gagcd-l..5O0 in all-and that nearly
all h artillery, ammunition and sup.
plies fell into the hands of the enemy,
IL appears that the Italians had
been short of supplies for eight DAYS.
A large number of officers, made des-
peratc by defeat, rushed on the enemy
and died fighting h~eroically. The
Abyssinlans. taking advantage Of the
generalization OF their opponents, |
massacred entire battalions, making
use especially of their lanccs. They
cut OIL the Italians in every direction.
General A~lbertone's brigade was sur.
rounded and annihilated.
a report received from General
Baraticri proves that the Italians
gave way at the first attack-in fact.
the native contingent appeared to have
behaved better than the Italian troops,
In General Albertone's column the
black battalions fought bravcly while
the white regiment broke and ran.
Their officers, who made vain efforts
TO rally their men, were nearly ali
killed. Generals D%abormida, Ari.
mondi and Albertone and Colonel Gal.
Iiano are among the slain. The ar !
tillcry had not time to come properly
into action before the rush OF the
Abyssinians overwhelmed the Italian
forces.
General Baratieri, before risking
battle. consulted his generals and
they unanimously favored taking the
offensive.
General Baratieri is to be deprived
of his command and called to Rome TO
oe tried by court martial.
RIGID PRESS CENSORSHIP.
The government officials oro ,n,;,-