The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-20
EUROPEAN BREATHE
THE ITALIAN CRISIS NEAR
ING THE END.
General Quiet Restored The Trouble. II
Is Claimed. Strengthens the Drcibund.
and Increases tho Good win Of Great
Eritain-A Royal Convention.

Italy when the news of the defeat of
the army under General Baraticri in
Abyssinia reached here, u feeling of
great resentment toward the Italian
commander is all that remains. Riot.
ing has ceased. The Rcservists who
fled from the country rather than go
to Africa ut the call of the government
for II class of 1879, are rctur ming,
and IL Is not believed any steps will be
taken to punish them. Negotiations
with kink Menelik have been opened,
so 1t is anticipated that pcacc will he
concluded before long, and the war
office has countermanded the instruct
ions sent to various points for the hur-
rying forward of achievements to
Africa. The new cabinet Is at work
and the financial situation is brighter
than anticipated.
Conferences which have taken place
here between the Marquis di Rudini,
the new premier, the Duke of Sermon
eta and King lIumbert, and the con-
slant exchange OF Geographic mes
sagcs between this city and Berlin,
have been coincident with the meet
ings in Berlin of the Austrian minis
ter OF foreign affairs. Count Golu-
chowski, the German foreign minis
ter, Baron Marschall Won Bicberstein,
tho Italian ambassador to Germany,
Count LAMA di BuSca. and the inn
pelial chancellor, Prince lIohpnlohe,
supplemented by audiences with En-.
peror william.
Out of these exchanges OF views has
grown "a much healthier state of affairs
for all Europe. An Italian loan, it is
stated, could not have been tloated in
London and the half-pledged support
Of Great Britain to the drcibund, a sup
port hitherto involving little else than
I'm irritating uncertainty is ru-
mored to have developed into a much
more cordial and solid understand
ing with the powers forming the
dreibund. Both Emperor Francis
Joseph and Emperor William have
striven to relieve the strain here. and
now comes the report that Emperor
William OF Germany, Emperor Francis
joseph of Austria, and King iiumbcrt
will meet at Genoa in n few days and
that "a series of brilliant fctes will
mark this public proof of the renewal
OF the ties which compose the drei.
buud, which is intended I o demon
stratc to all whom 1t may concern that
Italy, instead of being friendless,
uloh NhS NSlsC " odlIhTuplVN anu en-
numbered by Il tottering throne, is
strong in the earnest support Of Ger.
many and Austria and will be backed
by Great Britain in any great cmer-
gen:y.
Finally, 1t is stated that before the
emperors meet at Genoa, Emperor
Francis Joseph will have succeeded in
reconcillng Queen Victoria with her
imperial grandson, and Sc the peace
of Europe, it is hoped, will be further
cemcnted and the possibility of u
European wal will be driven further
to the background.
All messages from Africa tend to
confirm the most alarming reports as
TO the extent of the disaster at Adowah,
and although the official figures have
not yet been made public it is admitted
that over $4,000 men were killed,
wounded, or made prisoners. 1t is
believed that the loss of Abyssiuians
vas almost as great. The Abyssinians
captured almost all the Italian artil-
lery, ammunition and supplies.
General Baratieri, however, repeats
that the disaster, though unavoit able
under the circumstances, was not due
to any desire to strike n big blow be-
fore the arrival from Italy OF his sue
CcssOr, General BalulSSera. lie claims
that the plan of battle was carefully
mapped out between himself and his
generals, that all tho latter approved
it, and that it would have succeeded
had it not been fer the fact that the
native troops under the Italian flag
became panic stricken and so brought
about the complete defeat OF the
Italian forces.
Disintcrestcd judges still hold that
the real cause of the defeat of the
Italians is to be found in the almost
unceasing clamor of certain ncwspa-
pers of this city and other parts of
Italy ut the alleged lnaction of GEN
eral Baraticria. These apparently I'M
just comments upon his conduct of
tho campaign seem to have goaded
him to push forward when good gen
cralship would have avoided such u
step.
''lf he had only waited for his rein
forcements," a his friends. And
this seems to be the key to the whole
trouble.
General Baratieri has arrived at
Massowah. lie is Frustrated over his
defeat. lie deeply deplored the dis
astcr, but had nothing to reproach
himself with, and was ready to meet
any charges and to endure the conse-
Qucnces of his misfortune.