The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
ITALY Is SICK OF WAR
WITHDRAWAL FROM ABYS-
SiNIA NECESSARY.
Nuti- African Demons ratiou- tIs,c Nccn
Called IN Many Large titics MILAN Is
SIN Turbulent and %i;aiiwn, FRAME IL
suspended.

ROVE, March 1.-The war Office has
received u dispatch from Genera! l;al.
dissera, commando Of the italian
forces IN Abyssinia. announcing that
the situation j. not 50 desperate rs has
been asserted lie says he has l>,OOO
troops - lis disposal, without count.
ing the parrisou> Of the forts and the
reintorcemrntN. amounting to IT,. zoe
men. now ON their way To- Massowah.
However. the general urgently re-.
quests the immediate dispatch Of am.
munitlon and supplies aud, particular.
", artillery, Of which he stands
greatly IN need. rs about Scventy.nvc
pieces were captured 10y the Shoans.
In h meantime everything possible is
being done to relieve the garrisunS of
tassala aud Adigrat.
The war Office has rot made bubble
its estimate of the number of killed,
wounded aud missing of the army de.
feated ~ Aduwa, but the general
opinion il hat the number Of Italians
killed is 1000. There are no means Of
ascertaining the number of men cap.
tured by the ShoanS. II rs admitted
that General Dabormida was killed.
The fate of General Aibcrtone has not
been asccrtaiucd General Arimondi
and Colonel G%aliiouo. with about 800
Italian soldiers, are reported to bc
among the prisoners in the hands of
the ShoanS.
There was more rioting at MILAN
last evening. Windows were shat.
tered and infantry was stoned. Two
SnpulrnnA .,f a.. ,.l.ns ,n,lI, .I..l
the rioters with drawn swords and
prickcd the most aggressive leaders
with the points Of their weapons or
struck them with the Hat of their
sabers. The mob replied with stones
aud shots from rcvolvcrS. During the
encounter twelve soldiers and sixteen
rioters were wounded.
Train service 10 and from Milan has
been suspended as the mobs attack all
trains attempting to leave or enter
that city. The agitation Is due To the
fierce opposition OF the %populucr 10
the departure of the troops relieved
10y the calling out of the reserves Of
the class of 1877. Crowds are con.
stantly about the different barracks
of the troops.
A big anti African meeting to be
held tomorrow is being organized at
Milan and steps To hold similar assem-
blagcs are being taken in other large
cities. The object Of all these meet.
ings is to urge the government To
abandon the policy hitherto followed
by Italy in Africa, to conclude peace
with Abyssinia and bring home the
Italian troops. Disturbance, OF Il de-
scription similar tn those at Milan OF
Cured yesterday evening at Pavia,
Turin, Naples, Valencia and %liavenna.
The king is said tn have decided
that war shall be continued. This
policy, however, the Marquis Iii l,udini
has refused to carry out aud grea,
difficulties are being experienced IL
forming u new cabinet. Some day,
will elapsc, probably. before it is con.
stitutcd.
Dispatches from the seat of war say
hdigrat is completely invested. Mu-
TIMES have also broken out in tho
army in Africa, especially among the
troops in Asnara and Massowah.
The African explorer, Franhoi, vino
had another interview with Ming
Humbert, declares that General liara.
teri ought to have been recalled after
the disaster at Anba Alaghi. "A
scandalous fact he said, lis that
Count Antonclli carried on slave deal
ings in Trythrea, and ruined Italian
prestige in the eyes Of the natives.
Our soldiers are brave, but are badly
led. iuSuficicntly fed and have lost all
confidence. II our generals again take
the offensive, another disaster is in.
cvItablc. do not think the Ncgus
will take the offensive. 1t would be
madness on his part to enter the tri'
angle formed by Kercn, Asmara and
Massownh. Menclck, | know. desires
peace
Grave revelations are expected a;
the trial of General i'araticri. Signur
Crispi has made the most serious
charges concerning him before the
king. Signor Franzoi says that tho
premier is set against Baraticri; thai
he will be capable Of having him shot
and he FranzoD advised Signor Crisp
to have him shot in front of his troops.
lit remains to he seen whether til,
ministers ordered the attack. he
lleve i: will be found that they al
vised delay"
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