The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-09

elapse before it is consti Ited Dispatches
from the seat of war st, te Adigrat Is now
completely invested Alutinies have also
broken out in the ARM in Africa, espe.
cially among the troop; in Asmara and
Massowah. The feeling against Signor
Crisp is very strong
Ought To Have Been Recalled.
The African explorer Franzoi who had
another interview with King Humbert,
declares General Barat eri ought TO have
been recalled after the disaster of Amba
Alaghi. He said:
"a scandalous fact is that Count An.
tonclli carried on slave dealing in Fry
threa and ruined Italian prestige in the
eyes of the natives Our soldiers arc
brave but are badly led, insufliciently
fed and have lost all confidence If our
generals again take the offensive another
disaster is Inevitable 7 do not think the
Negus will take the offensive. 1t would
be madness on his part to enter the tri'
angle formed by Kcren, Asmara and Mas
sowah. Menelik, l know, only desires
peace"
Grave revelations are expected at tho
trial of General Baratieri Sig. Crispi has
him before the king, Sig Franzoi says
that the premier is so set against Bara.
teri that he will b. Capnble of having
him shot and he (FranzoD advised Sig.
Crispi to have him shoJ in front of his
troops.
Cheering Words from Baldissera.
The Afric IN crisis assumed somewhat
brighter aspect saturday as result of the
receipt at the war Office of dispatch from
General Ba dIssera, commander OF the
Italian forces announcing the situation Is
not SO desperate as generally imagined
He says he has Is, coo troops at his disposal
without counting the gLrrisons OF the
forts and the re-enforcoments. amounting
to Il. .OO0 men, now on their way To Mas
sowah But the general urgently requests
the Immediate dispatch of ammunition
and supplies, and particularly artillery, OF
which he stands greatly in need. as about
seyenty.nve pieces are believed TO have
been captured by the Shoans. In the
meanwhile everything possible Is being
done to relieve the garrisons or Cassala
and Adigrat.
War once Gives No Figures.
The war Office has not yet made public
its estimate of the number killed, wound
ed and missing of the army defeated at
Adowa but the general opinion Is that
the number killed is about 5000 There
are no means of ascertaining the mum
Der of men captured by the Shoans. 1t
Is now admitted General Dabormida was
killed. but the fate of General Albertono
has not yet been definitely asccrtalned
General Arimondi and Colonel Gailiouo
with about $40 Italian soldiers, are re-
ported to be among the prisoners In the
hands OF the Shoans Tnc future it is
said, may depend considerably upon the
secret mission which A. Is reported has
been intrustcd to Sig Franzoi the ex
plorer. According to the rumOr Franzo
will 90 to Abyssinia with instructions &c
prepare the groundwork for an honora
Bile peace between Italy and that country
The Eioting Continues.
There was more riotng Mt Milan ana
elsewhere during the evening IRAN
service to and from n ilan has been sus
pended, as the mobs tack all trains at
tempting to leave or en- or that city. The
agitation is dua to the ierce opposition ol
the populace 10 the departure oil the
troops relieved by the calling out OF the
reserves. A big anti-African meeting u
be held is heiug organized at Milan and
stems t. hold similar meetings are being
taken in othe large cit es The object oil
all the meetings is to urge the govern
m,.nt TO abandon the olicy hitherto FOL
lowed by Italy In A ricn, To conclude
pcace with Abyssinia and bring home th'
Italian troops.