The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-04
Many of the Latter Cut with Sabres and
Badly Wounded and Number of
the Officers Injured.
1900 BRAZILIANS DROWNED
Further Concerning the Sinking
of a Brazilian Vessel.
King LObengula Reported to Have Been
Captured by the British-Dynamite
Plot Canard Exploded.

VIENNA, Nov. 3.-There was fierce fight
ing in this city tonight. 1t was caused
by an attempt of the Socialists to invade
the Ronafcher Music Hail. where meet
Ing of the Liberals was being held The
object of the Liberals gathering was to
pass vote of want of confidence in DR..
kronawetter, the representative of Vienna
in the Reichsrath. The meeting was origi-
nally fixed for Friday last, but it was pre-
vented by the action of the Radicals, a
body OF whom invaded the hall and refused
to allow the Liberals to proceed. The po-
lice finally had to clear the hall of all the
occupants and lock the doors. So it was
arranged to hold the meeting this evening,
when only those persons who held tickets
should be admitted. AS another attempt at
interference was anticipated, the Socialists
having given notice that they would do all
in their power to prevent the holding of the
meeting, a strong force of police was sta
toned in the vicinity of the building and
other precautions were taken to protect the
Liberals. Liberal stewards were stationed
in the lobby TO prevent the entrance of any
Socialists, and number of policemen stood
at the doors to throw out any one who
tried to force his way into the hall. By 7:S0
y. m, Schilltingstrasse, leading to the
Music Hall, was thronged with clamorous
Tnobs of Socialists and workmen, intent
upon mischief They jeered every Liberal
who arrived and tried to block his pas
sage but three hundred Liberals succeeded
in gaining entrance to the building under
protection of the police.
The mob continued to increase In num-
bers and to grow more boisterous. They
shouted, Down with the Liberals
Down with the dogs" and "Down with
the cowardly enemies of the people, and
sang the labor song He'd Arbeit." The
mob, as the noise increased, grew more bold
and they finally made charge upon the
police Gordon and tried to force their way
into the hall. The police were badly
handled by the crowd The commanding
inspector was Knocked down and trampled
upon, and his men in trying to rescue him
welded their sabres right and left with
great fierceness. The scene was for time
q fearful one. Both sides fought savagely,
and the result was many bloody heads
among the mob from the sabres of the
police, while all of the police were bruised
and beaten and their uniforms torn. The
fight caused a panic among the people in
the vicinity and houses and shops were
closed and bolted. The police finding that
phoned for reinforcements, which speedily
arrived. The mob was then driven out of
S5cheltirg strasse, although they resisted
every step OF the way. They at last disc
persed but later they gathered again in
groups in different parts of the city and
listened to violent speeches by leaders of
the Socialist party, some of whom urged the
people to rise and overthrow state which
cut them down for the sake of the Lib
erals.
At o'clock the greatest excitement con-
tinued and the police in strong force were
engaged in breaking up the different gath
erings. The number wounded during the
evening was large, although the exact
figure cannot be learned because many of
the injured were carried off by their COM
Aod n
the hospital. One of them is dangerously
hurt. Three of the rioters were arrested,
including the man who led the attack on
the music hall At 10:30 D. m. the streets
were quiet. A body of the Socialists who
participated in the music hall attack after
wards made a demonstration in front of the
palace of the Archduke Wilhelm in King
strasse shouting Long live the republic"
The police made number of furious
ing this mob Many of the rioters were
wounded.