The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-14
OIANDlNd D1 llALI
GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND GREAT
BRITAIN AIDrrG KING HUMBERT.
Count GoluchowsBi's Hurried Mission
to Berlin Bearing Fruit That
Bodies Peace to Europe.
DREIBUND TO BE MAINTAINED
AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE IrAL-
IAN KINGDOM THUS PRESERVED.
Proposed Dispatch Of Egyptian Troops
to Dongola One Of Salisbury's
Best Diplomatic Strokes.
PROBABLE END OF THE WAR
ABYssINIA's NEGUs WILLING TO
MAKE TERMS WITH ITALY.
Amnesty Granted 10 Many italian
COnspiratcrs-Gener Baratieris
Reverse at AdOwa.
Proposed Dispatch Of Egyptian Troops
to Donsola One OF SaIisbury's
Best Diplomatic Strokes.
PROBABLE END OF THE WAR
ABYSSINIA'S NEGUs WILLING TO
MAKE TERMS WITH ITALY.
Amnesty Granted TO Many italian
Conspiratcrs-Gener BaratierPs
Reverse at AdOwa.

LONDON, March 13.-The important an
nouncement made by the Times this morning
and cabled to the United States last night,
that the Egyptian troops would advance
up the Nile forthwith TO occupy Dongola
was officially confirmed by the Foreign
Office to-day The Times also said editorial
ly Of this announcement, with a good deal
Of ostentation: 'It need hardly be said that
the advance on Dongola will greatly bene-
fit the Italians and the British government
must have had this desirable object in view
in asserting to the British advance" Taken
in connection with the evidences that Count
Goluchowski has succeeded by his visit to
Berlin in strengthening the ties of the ex-
listing drebund, Great Britain's diversion in
Egypt in favor Of member of the drei-
bund is regarded as extremely significant.
1t must be borne in mind, however, that
Great Britain has looked with favorable
eye on the Italian campaign in Africa all
along, though she has hitherto declined ac-
tive assistance, as an Italian success would
tend to add to the prestige OF European
arms in Africa and consequently to the
strengthening of British interests in the
Soudan.
There have been often renewed reports
that Great Britain had ceded to Italy
the Port of leila on the strait Of Babel
Mandeb, which Italy mucn desired to OBJ
tain in order to facilitate her operations in
Abyssnia. But the report was often denied
and the failure of Italy TO obtain the port
was said to be due to objections advanced
by France.
Baron De Courcel the French ambassador
in London, paid long visit to the Foreign
Office this afternoon, to which Importance Is
attached in the public mind. The visit is
supposed to be connected with the proposed
advance upon Dongola.
The Pail Mall Gazette this evening pub
fishes a dispatch from Mentone saying that
1t is reported there that the Emperor Francis
Joseph Of Austria and Emperor William of
Germany will meet King Humbert of Italy
at Genoa within few days, according to
present arrangements. Emperor Francis
Joseph paid a brief visit to Queen Victoria
at Cimiez this afternoon.
AMNESTY TO CONSPTRATORS
dispatch from Rome this evening says:
1.-The Cabinet Council with a view to ap-
peasing the populace. has decided to grant
amnesty to the participants in the uprising
in Sicily and Massa Carrara in 1893 and
1894, except such as were guilty of homicides.
There are 120 persons who will benefit by
such decree, including several members
of the Chamber Of Deputies, who have
been elected since they were imprisoned.
The revolt in Sicily assumed serious pro-
portions in 1884, during the former premier
ship OF Premier Crispi. Troops were sent
to the island and many desperate and fatal
encounters occurred. Martial law was pro-
claimed on the island early in the year.
There seemed to be two elements in the up
rising. One was the peasantry. discontented
and suffering with heavy taxation. and the
other melted by Socialist clubs. known as
the Fascl-de-Lavoratori. The latter was
shown TO be supported literally with arms
and money and was intended to spread as
a revolutionary movement to Italy. There
was no further development OF the plot in
Italy, however. than slight outbreaks in the
province OF Massa Carrara and at Leghorn.
Signor Crispi. in speech at the time, as
had $4,000 members. This state Of things,
he maintained, justified the extreme meas
ures that had been adopted The deputy.
rested because of his connection with the
outbreaks, was condemned to the loss of
his position as Deputy and to eighteen years
solitary confinement, wnile others arrested
with him were sentenced similarly though
the periods of imprisonment were dimin-
ished.
good authority for stating that Emperor
Meneik's proposals OF peace are honorable
and advantageous to Italy. The Tribuna
fears that the proposals conceal a snare and
assert that Menelik is simply seeking to
gain time. The Fanfulla, the clerical organ,
learns that the negotiations for peace are
on the same basis as those which were
originally started by ex-Premier Crispi
The Rforma vehemently. opposes a peace.
Most of the other papers, however, favor the
sThe alleged Italian reverse at Sabdevat.
which was aggravated by a news agency
into another disaster. seems to have been
to the Italians. A hundred Italian troops.
returning from FL Dai. reinforced the tribe
and afterwards Kept the route open to kas-
sala."
ITALIANS MUCH SURPRISED.
The Times has a Rome dispatch which
says: ''The news of the peace negotiations
has produced feeling Of surprise amounting
to stupor in most quarters. The conditions
fixing the frontier at the Mared-river line
and the prohibition of fortifications ON the
frontier are considered humiliating. The
majority OF the Deputies now here oppose the
project II has been ascertained that Col.
Galliano. who was reported certainly to have
been killed at the battle of Adowa, was Sc
verely wounded. and is prisoner in the
The correspondent at Cairo OF the Times
says: THE ultimate object of the advance
sala, whose capture by the Dervshes would
become a serious menace TO Sualkin and
Tokar The possession of the fertile province
| OF Dongola Is essential for tie protection of
! Egypt from Dervish raids. as besides being
| convenient TO the base OF hostile operations.
| countries under the Khalifa's rule"
| The Times has an editorial discussing the
Italian situation. and declares that the shock
| to European prestige owing TO the defeat of
| Adowa cannot be neufralized by Italy CON
| cludng a peace with Menelek. And it is
doubtful even then II Italy would be able or
| willing to hold Kassala." the editorial adds,
| and then proceeds as follows: The advance
| upon Dongola Is urgent in the interests of
! the British policy. II Will prepare the way
| for the advance on Omdurman when the
| time is ripe and the shattering of the
| Mahdist power at its base"
| The Rome correspondent OF the Daily
| News says that the negotiations for peace in
| Abyssinia are based upon the modification OF
the treaty Of UccsaHs excluding the Italian