The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06

streets remained fIlea with excited crowds
s~tfs sney were dispersed rs the police auf
soldiers wAc oec9g5e6 sll the approaches
- fhe hSass - parliament.
Afss- The nsIghHcrhoed q the chamber
Of Deputies ha3 been cleared ~ The police
an1 the troops large crowds OF people
marched through The streets headed hy
TIE Left deputies, shouting. 'sn9@n with
tha government Down with CT1spt, and
other violent cries. The police usase Al at
tempt 70 disperse them. and mach cis-
order followed.
The New Cabinet.
KfrE Hnmhert has already consulted sew
enal statesmen regarding the formation az
a new cahinet Among those sent for hy
hss majesty are the Marquis 3s Ru3lnl. vs.
count yerosta and Gen. Ricotti
The opinione mentions. among those
whe viii possibly - IntTas1es with the fer
nation of a neN cabinet the names OF he
Marquis al Rudini. Signor SAraeco and
Gen, Ricotti.
The Journal believes however. that the
king viii selecr the Marquis 81 Rudiai.
who wiil form a ministry IN connection
wish SiEnoT Brs5n. an ex-fnember.
The TTlhane thinks GER. Rlcotli VII he
chosen. the Marquis "a RBdini co-oneeat-
ing
The Massacre at Adowa.
AGvices from NaSsewah show that al
though the roat Of the Italians vas COM
plete. the extent OF tho disaster was some
what less than rumor had *. The Shoans
did not parsas the Italians 10 Asmara. as
al first reported. ard SfraEglers who were
believed 20 have persisted are arriving
there. This has caused a renewal of tire
complaints against the government for not
giving an ofiiesal estimate Of the number
"A
- be over 500. II appears the majority ~
the generals approved Gen. Raratieri's at
tack. All accounts agree that Gen. Al
bertone pushed far ahead and engaged in
regular battle, hAs artillery. consisting %
fourteen gssns. delivering "A crushing fire.
upon the enemy until the Shoan army
dashed against Gen. Albertone's forces and
in spite Of the bravery and tenacity OF the
Askaris they were compelled % retreat.
On the arrival Of reiuforceFBente. il ap-
pears. Gen. Albertone made a second al
tempt. under cover OF artillery described
as splendi5lv handled. ard kept the Shoans
at hay long after the final retreat had been
sounded. Eventually the Ask8ris broke
and the terrible rout began Pursued and
pursuing mingled. running ard lighting
mile after mile. Meanwhile Gen Armon-
DIS brigade had been packed on the other
ridge Of the pass, there not being space
enough for the troops 10 GsnlSy or assist
Gen. Albertone. The result was that Gen.
Ar.monGi's men became dem0ralixed Al
though a few companies fought calamity.
the remainder were only passive on look
ers Of the slaughter Of their comrades by
the Shoans, who cut them down. shot them
or crushed them beneath stones IN great
numbers. Later the whole Of Gen Arimon-
dfs brigade became panic-stricken and fell
an easy prey TO the Hara triheSmen. who
started up the ridge, driving the Italians
before them. cutting them down OF shoot
ing them without mercy. Gems. Ari-
mondi and Cara, with revoIvers in hand
did everything TO stay the flight OF the
troops, but the efforts Of the officers were
futile, and the rout and slaughter c0ntin-
ued. Numerous instances OF personal vaior
displayed by Italian officers and men are
recounted.
The war Office today admitted that at
least $50 Italian officers We're Killed" but
the oibcialS still refuse tn admit that over
5000 men were killed They say. however.
that they believe $500 italian troops and
500 native troops in the italian service
were engaged, and that nearly al the ar
tiilsry. ammunition and supplies fsll into
the hands of the enemy" The italians
had been short OF supplies for eight days.
A large number OF officers ss the defeat
rushed On the enemy ari died fighting
heroically. The Ahyssinians, taking sd-
vantage OF the decentralization of their cp-
ponents. msssaored entire bsttaiions. max
cut of thu italians in every direction.
Gen. AlbertoDe's brigade was surrounded
and annihilated.
Gen. Raratieri's action r. inexpscahle.
On February - the Abyssinfans occupied
an tmpregnabie position. Nevertheless.
two days later he advanced with 1900 men
and two guns to the attack Of 100 900 troops
Who were strongly entrenched. The Iial-
ian commander was evidently misled by
the Information Of his spies VINO declared
that Menelek was not with his army
ne had gone TO Axun 80 be crowned. The
whole of the Italian artillery and the
transport column have fallen into the
hands of the enemy. report received
from Gen. Baratieri proves that the Ital-
ians gave way at the first atfack-in fact.
the native contingent appeared 10 have
behaved better than the Italian troops.
In Gen. Albertone's column the black hat
talions Tough. nxaveiy. while the white
regiment broke and ran. Their officers.
who made vain efforts TO rally their me1,
were nearly all killed. Gems. Dabordlms.
Arimondi and Albertone and Col. Gailiano
are among the slain. The main body OF
the italian army Is concentrated at Asma
ra The rear guard. consisting of @ta
men. is at Addicsyo. 10 cover the line Of
retreat.
An official dispatch from Erythrea states
thai all is quiet there. Menelek IS advanc-
ing toward Nassowah.
Cowarfice of Gen. Barafieri.
The report that Gen. Baratieri had COM
r1lfsed suicide turns out 20 he Incorrect, but
a. wotaia seem A : if suicide would have been
the best course for him under the circunl-
stances for If the darker and darker re-
ports which are reaching Rome from Mas
sow-nh are stlhsta inflated he wIil have great
difficulty IN escaping capital sentence on his
trial by court-nartial. II is said. among
other things. that he deserted the troops
while the latter were fighting gallantfy
against overwhelming numbers Of Shoans.
and that he fed 20 a spot ff1 klometers
from the scene of the massacre (for that
seems TO be the proper term for the ront
Of Ttaly's troopsD without knowing or ap-
parentiy caring what became ~ Gems. Dab
orrn!da and Arirnonai. whose columns have
never since beer heard from. 80 far as car
be aScertainsd here. The column 81 troons
commanded BY Gen. Alhertore also appears
~ have been crushed. and that officer -
stiii missing.
A report found currency for time that
the missing brigade q Gen Dabormiaa had.
i'm fact reached the headquarters ~ the
italian army IN Africa. hut the report w1s
/ Later ascertained 10 be unfounded.
More Troops To Be sent tn Africa.
All the transport vessels available are
+ conceBs rated al Naples 81 readiness to en-
I bark troops for Abyssinia- Dispatches
from Cen Bsldlssera, the newly appointed
/ commander IA chief. asking him 20 tele-
graph how mary men he warts. have been
/ sent 20 the front.
At Pavia a crowd OF men. women and
! chud-en sforrgea the railway station where
T a train filed with troops bound for the
seat ~ war was standing. The soldiers
were dragged from the carriages and the
rails torn zap. Y required energetic action
a~r s-N= "a sfeff les %