The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-05
Whole Country Aroused Over
Battle Of Adowa.
cRIsPl FORCED TO RESIGN
But the King Has Not Yet Ac-
cepted His Resignation.
RIOTING IN SEVERAL CITIES
Troops Called Out in Rome to Sup
press Demonstrations of the
PopuIace Against the
Ministry.


/ Rome, March Further details
were received tonight concerning the
defeat of the Italians at the battle OF
! Adowa and they tend to confirm the
most alarming reports circulated, al
| though the exact number of men killed
is not yet announced.
| Cen Baratieri's force consisted of
| sixteen battalions of white troops
| (Italians), six battalions of native
| troops, and twelve batteries of artiI-
| lery.
Since the defeat no news has been
| received from Gen. Dabormidas' brig
| ade, which was composed of seven
| white battalions and four batteries of
| artillery.
Generals Albertone and Arimondi
| and their brigade are also missing and
/ it is believed that they have been ami
hilated 1t is almost impossible to
describe the state of excitement in
| Rome this evening and no such scenes
have been witnessed since the occupa-
tion of this city by the Italian troops
The whole population seems to be in
| the streets and the entire police force
| as well as all the troops of the garrison
are on duty.
The cabinet ministers have been
holding meetings throughout the day,
| but, so far as known, the king has not
yet accepted Premier Crispi's resigna-
tion.
The whole country appears to be
as excited as the inhabitants of the
capital, and it is reported that rioting
occurred during the day in several
cities. The press censor, however, is
holding back all dispatches liable to
/ increase the state of alarm prevailing
and some time must elapse before the
real truth is known
| The war Office has been beseiged DUR
ing the day by crowds Of people and is
now surrounded by troops.
The offices and residences Of alI the
ministers are guarded.
| The main thoroughfares are crowded
now and then. Numerous arrests have
| been made and the police escorting the
| prisoners to the different depots have
| been in several eases roughly handled
| by the mobs.
1t is reported in the cafes that pri-
| vate dispatches have been received am
nouncing serious rioting at Naples, at
i Florence and at Venice. But no con-
! firmation of these reports can be OBJ
/ tanned. The government officials are
maintaining the most strict censorship
/ over all press dispatches between
! italian points and it is with difficulty
/ that news can be fled and sent from
/ here except under strong pressure
i from influential quarters.
/ Late tonight there WAS a serious
] conflict between the police and mob
| which secmd bent upon making de
monstration before the palace. The Ma
/ tional flag was carried draped with
1 Grape and there were cries of Down
with the Minister'S Down with
| Crispo,H Death to Baratieri"
! The government is being urged by
| some OF the most prominent men in
/ The country to give 10 the press all the
news in it's possession as it is still be-
| lieyed that the worst has not been told
! and that the war office is in possession
1 OF facts still more startling than those
which have already leaked out. One
| rumor tonight has it that the entire
! Italian army was practically wiped
! out and that only battalian or so sue
! ceeded in reaching Asmara. At the War
| Office, however, it was stated that this
| is an eXaggeration.
! An important meeting, at which the
Marquis Di RudiId presided took place
/ to-day. All the opposition deputies
| who could attend were present and
| while it was decided TO support all the
| measures necessary to sustain the
honor Of Italy it is understood that the
government will be subject to the most
| fierce attacks and that its colonial poll
| cy will come in for the strongest con
| demnation.
In several districts. it is reported,
| the government officials in charge of
supervising the calling out of the re-
| serves of 1872, have telegraphed that
they are having a great deal Of trouble
| and that further disturbances are inn
minent.
The newspapers report that at the
Cabinet meeting held this afternoon
the ministry resolved that they would
resign rather than face the crisis.
Premier Crispi, it is further reported,
after the Cabinet meeting, informed
King Humbert of this decision.
Further details are being received
this evening of violent scenes enacted
to-day at different points all over Italy
which the government has sought in
vain to prevent the publication of.
The most serious of these, occurred
at Milan, where 10000 persons took
part in the disorders, amounting TO a
popular uprising. The police had to
charge through the streets with fixed
bayonets before they succeeded in dis
persing the mob. No statement is made
of the amount of harm done to the in
habitants by this rough usage, but it
is known that large number OF per-
sons were injured more or less serious
ly.
At Pavia, the population turned out |
en- masse to protest against the des-