The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-05

bert of the decision arrived at.
Rage in the Provinces.
Further details are being received this
evening Of vioieggt scenes enacted today
at different points all over Italy. which
the government had sosight in VAIN 10 pre-
vent the publication Of The alarmist rii-
mOrs which were circulated earlier IN a1e
day ara confirmed by The later reports, and
the whola of Italy seems 10 he IN the hands
OF the aryussd ,sypTace, indignant ct tha
government which IS apparently power
less to quell the outbreaks of wrath. Pop
ular dsrnonstra t4ors of the most violent
character. have occurred throughout the
Italian peninsula The most serious OF
these. as was indicated in the earlier dis
patches, occurred at Milan, where $1,000
persons took part In the disorders. amount
ing to a popular uprising. The police or
that city had their hands fun 10 bring the
crowds under control. and were forced to
charge through the streets with hxed bay
onets before they succeeded In dispensing
the mob No statement Is made of The
amount Of harm done 10 the inhabitants hy
this rough usage beyond what was report
"a today. but ID is known that large
number Of persons were injured more or
less seriously. The public gatherings were
addressed by orators who made violent
snaacs,es against the constitution and
AGAINST the ministerial policy in AbyssiTsa,
and who ware greeted with Wild acclama-
ton.
Demonstrations I'm Rome.
In Rome there was less violence. but the
.,,,,i,1tr indignation was almost equally high.
The students of the city led the demon
stratfons which We're directed against me
cabinet Papers containing pictures OF sig
nor 6,risri were burned in the public strests
With ..yerv accompaniment or contuInely
ana wrath expressed against the premier.
,s~ovrds were parading the streets every
v,hars shouting Down with The govern
rnsrt Down with the muir iarefs re
r,nltee and cg1lrasslerS were finally opfse1 10
take a hand. as the volume OF the public
wrath was assuming dangerous proper
,sons and the paraders were az last dis
rerses Many arrests were made.
rho people want No More African War
a. Pavia the population turned out en-
r,,assa TO protest against the dispatch or
further troops 10 Africa Some OF the re-
gnforceuneuts designed for the relief or the
italian army in AbyssiB.a were to depart
from that city today. But they were taken
possession of bodily by the rioters, IN whose
ranks were Included many women ana chii-
dren The soldiers were forced out OF the
cars in which they had taken their places
preparatory TO departure and the mob
then tore un the rails along the track and
made the soldiers promise not 90 leave the
town. There were many demonstrations
a. other points against sending more ltai-
fans into Africa. Protests similar n KIND
20 that at Pavia against further operations
IN Africa were made az Como. Bergarno,
Crem3na. Palermo. Lodi. Forli. Monza. Mo
dena. Parma. Verona, ard Cueno
The Ministry TO Resign.
II is SAID tonight that the resignation %
the ministry viii be formally announced
20 parliament tomorrow. After this has
been done both houses VIII adjourn end
ay-sft the decision az King Humbert unon
what action he VIII take. The king has
informed Slgnor Crispl that he must have
tine 10 consider whether he VIII accept the
designations Of the ministers. ana ne con-
ferrei this evening with the presidents of
the senate and chamber Of deputies upon
the subject.
The Worst Not Yet Tod
rv-,r.har details were received tonight
Concerning the defeat % the Italians az the
battle of Adoxa, and they tend 20 confirm
the most alarming reports circulated. al
tboi,eh th. exact number of men killed 3
not ver announced. Gen. Baraterl's force
consisted ot sixteen battalions of white
tr-ons Italians. six battaliOns Of native
ICONS ana twelve batteries % artillery.
S.r-e the defeat no news has been received
from Gen Dabormtfa's hf gade, which vas
ro-,n~Ssg ~ seven white battaE0nS and
f,,- ro,nnanies Of artillery. Gems. Aber-
tone ara Arfuon1e and fhelr trigaees are
afsg, ~rsssfpg. ard il Is believed they have
been annihIIsted.
The People Of italy Freuzicc-
y is almost impossible % describe ths
stata - excitement In gon8c This evening.
ana M ss1-h scenes have been witnessed
sl~ra the occupation o. This city by The
Italian troops. TIE whole popuis ton seems
n he IN TIE streets. and the entire police
f7-.e. as well as the troops of the garrison.
are IN 3ufv. THE whole country seems - rs
az excited as The Inhabitants Of the capital
ard IL * certain that rfotinE occurred DUR
Ing sha aaw in numerous cities The press
censor. however. Is holding back AL dis
PITCHES liable 20 Increase The state Of alarm
-revalHag. and sor,s time must elanse De-
fore the real truth is known. TIE war
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