The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-05
RESIGNED.
Italian Ministry
Goes Out.
Announced the Fact in
Chamber of Deputies.
Accepted by the King, Pre-
mier CriSpi Said.
Outcome of the Present FeveriSh
Condition of Affairs.
Outcome of the Present FeveriSh
Condition of Affairs.
Threats of Impeachment for Alleged Mis-
management Of National Business.

rome, March 5-The ministry an
nounced its resignation in the chamber
OF deputies today, and Premier Crispi
added that 1t had teen accepted.
| The savage excitement throughout
Italy, caused by the defeat of General
| Baratieri, at Adowa, on Sunday last by
the Abyssinisns, with the logs of from
| 5000 to 10, coo men killed and wounded.
according to generally credited reports,
| shows little sign of abatement. Ii is
| true, however, that the disturbance
| caused by the news of great disaster and
the consequent display of indignation
| against the government, has been gre tly
Increased by the calling out OF the army
reserves OF the class Of 1872 which calls
0,C0C additional men into active service.
The great majori y of these reservists are
| married men whose families will thus be
deprived of their chief or only support
for an indefinite period. Thus at Milan
and other places, serious riOting has oc-
CURED when the reservists Were preparing
To obey orders and IN Inanv cases
they have been prevented by force, wo-
men and children leading the agitation,
from leaving their towns. Railroad cars
have been demolished, rails torn up. tele-
graph wires cut and the police have been
beaten and stoned into helplessness. The
scldieTy have been attacked, the bayonets
| nave been freely used and men and wo-
men, frenzied with rage, have thrown
themselves on the naked steel of the
troops. "A large number of arrests have
bsen made, the troops everywhere are
either confined TO barracks or occupying
the streets, and night has been turned in
TO day By torchlieht professions, lndigna-
ton meetings, rio,ous demonstral ions in
public squares and in front of the munich
pal and government buildings.
Ibis Is Summary of what has occur
red, and IN greater or less degree at Mi
Ian, Florence, Turin, Como, Ferrera, Be-
lnnc. Loci, Verona, Parma, Bergarmo,
Naples. Brescia, Venice, Hassara, palsrmo,
Creomna, Catania, and almost any other
town mentionable.
The agitatie n has been spreading TO the
country districts and from all sides come
accounts of rioting and indignant pro-
tests, of bitter denunciation and loud
cries for vengeance upon those who have
been responsible for the terrible reverse
TO the Italian arms.
The report that General Baratieri rad
committed suicide turns out TO be i'm
correct, but 1t would seem as il that
would have been the best thing he could
have done under the circumstances, for
IL the darker and darker reports which
are reaching Rome from Massowah are
substantiated, he will have great diff
Guilty. in escaping capital sentence after
his trial by court-martial.
The official and private residences of
the cabinet ministers the royal palace,
the embassies and all important public
buildings, were guarded by troops
throughout the night, and SOLDIERS are
still on duty this morning. The neigh
borhood OF the Chamber of Deputies today
is held by strong force of infantry and
police, and every precaution has been
adopted to quell an outbreak should there
be such disturbance. In addition to the
crowds of people belonging to this ely
large numbers of per,ons including
any soc alists reached Rome from the
country yesterday evening and this morn
ing. Nearly all the deputies are IN town
and Capriani, the socialist leader, has
boldly declared that resolutions will be
submitted in the chamber of deputies to
impeach Premier Crispi and his ministers
for their alleged mismanagement of the
Abyssinian campaign.
An intimate friend of the Marquis Di
Rudini, the opposition leader, is quoted
as saying, that Rudini will not consent
to accept oifice during the present crisis.
lie Is reported TO be OF the opinion that
Slgnor Crispi, whose friends have rallied
calamity to his support, should be COM
PEELED u straighten the difficulties into
which he Das led the country and that
the defeat OF General Baratieri is not so
much misfortune as the greater finacial
troubles which are likely 10 follow.
This view of the cas- is shared by some
Of the more thoughtful class OF news
papers. They say hat Italy is confronted
by a knotty problem-whether ii would
not be better to make peace with the
AbyGsinians than incur the immense ex-
pense involved in Undertaking a success
full campaign against Abyssinia. Fears
are expressed that the disaster OF Adowa
will haves very bad effect upon Italian
securities and any finance minister
would, under the circums tances. dread
the task OF floating a mother loan.
Toe financial aspect OF the situation,
onsequently, may be such as to alarm
Crispi's enemies that. they may not press
him to the wall, even II they are in a
position to do so.
In spite of the strong force OF troops
and police present about the chamber OF
deputies today, II was with great ditficnl-
~ that order was maintained. Had 1t
not been for the great forbcarance dis.
played by the authorities many serious
disturbances would have occurred. The
crowds about Montecitorio upon which
the chamber of deputies stand, every now
and again raised cfrcs OF r.f10wn with
the government" "DeSth 10 Bratierj.D
etc, ETC., Almost Immediately after the
appc rance of the preimer, " no was greet
ed with cheering ty some of his support
ers, and by cries OF derision from his op-
ponents, he announced that the cabinet
had resigned and that the king had ac-
copied its resignation.
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