Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-24
HUNGARY,s CAPITAL EXCITED.

| HUNGARY,s CAPITAL EXCITED.
A Big Crowd Assembled Outside OF
the Parliament House and the Po-
lice Were Unable to Preserve Order
While the Tumult Was at Its Height
a NO Less Exciting Scene Was Being
Enacted Within-A Mob of Three
Hundred Students Assaulted the
Kereps Street Police station and
Bombarded 1t With stones-The
City Resembles n Death Chamber
The Bodies of Kossuth's Wife and
Daughter Exhumed at Genoa and
Will be Taken to Hungary.
BuDApKsTH, March 23.-An immense
crowd assembled in front of the parliament
house this afternoon awaiting the issue of
the debate in the Diet on the question of
paying honors to the memory of Louis
Kossuta. The police were present in large
numbers, but they were powerless to pre-
serve order. Frequent conflicts occurred
between the police and portions of the
crowd, with the results that there were
many broken heads and bruised bodies
and large number of arrests. Among
those taken into custody were two well
known journalists.
While the tumult was at Its height in
front of the building a scarcely less stormy
scene was being enacted within. Accord
ing to announcements made yesterday by
DR.. Wekerle, the president of the Hungar-
ian council, NJ. Bsnffi, the president of the
chamber of deputies, presented a motion
that the chamber accord q suitable tribute
to the memory of Kossuth. II. Just, the
leader of the independence party, immedi-
ately sprsng to his feet with the deolsra-
ton that the independents regarded the
proposal set forth in the motion as insult
cient. He demanded the withdrawal of
the motion and the assage by the diet OF an
act recording the services of Kossuth to
Hungary, providing for the betrayal of the
expenses of that patriots burial and en-
bodying q vote of thanks to Italy for hsv-
ing given Kossuth a refuge.
N. Apponyi, the leader of the national
party, supported the demands of n. Just
In 30 far as they related to the payment of
Kossuth's burial expenses and voting the
thanks OF Hungary to Italy for its recep-
ton and treatment of Kossuth, but he did
not believe the chamber should commit
itself to endorsement of his acts as having
been of important service to the country.
DR.. Wekerle insisted that the motion
presented by the president should be passed
without amendment.
The proposals of N. just and Apponyi
were rejected and the motion of the presi
dent was adopted by q large majority.
DR.. Werkele in supporting the motion
presented by the president said that par
ties could differ in opinion as TO the
proper manner in which to honor the
memoir of the dead hero and still be unan-
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him and in their conviction that his was
the great spirit which had dire cted grand
epoch. He had fulfilled his mission by
contributing reforms to Hungary after
sorrowful period of war. Kossuth un-
doubleday became an opponent of the new
legislation, but his death hsd extinguished
all the fires of resentment and there was
nothing Tow to prevent all parties from
acknowledging his merits as patriot and
expressing their imperishsble gratitude for
his services.
During the titting of the chamber the
crowd outside maintained a constant up
roar. Hundreds of students chsnted pat
riotic songs and thousands how1ed, shout
the sake of seeing how much noise they
could make. Shortly before the adoption
of the presidents motion In the chamber
large body of students, singing and
cheering, marched to the national thester
and threatened to sack the building unless
the mourning flag, which had been low
cred, WAS again hoisted and allowed to re-
main go until the period of mourning ex
pired.
At this junoture member of the cham
Der of deputies appeared and announced
that the ministry had ordered that the
national flag draped with black should be
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the theaters. At this the mob cheered and
dispersed without further disorder.
Another mob gathered in front of the
Journalists club this afternoon, and after
hooting began stonipg tho police, who at
tempted to drive them away. Several
members of the club appeared on the bal
cony and addressed the mob, but the mob
was in no humor to listen to excuses and
howled and jeered. The police after max
ing several futile attempts to scatter the
mob, which was rapidly becoming more
demonstrative, summoned achievements.
A force of cavalry and infantry appeared,
charged upon the crowd and cleared the
streets. A mum Der of the mob were ar
rested.
About 800 students gathered early this
evening In front of the Kereps street police
station. The leaders threw open the sta
ton doors and demanded the immediate re-
lease of the students who had been arrest
ed. The police cleared the steps of the
station, but were unable to drive back the
crowd. The students hooted and bonn
bsrded the station with stones. Two COM
panies of infantry were called ont. They
charged the students who after q little
fighting retreated slowly. Many students
were wounded, three of them 30 severely
that 1t was necessary to send them to
hospital.
The rioting students were aided to-day
by crowds of workingmen and many row.
dies, who were impelled merely by q de-
sire to make mischief and terrorize the
people. Most of the householdsrs have
been so terrorized by the rioting that they
have smothered their doors and windows
In black 50 az to avoid the risk of an at
tack from the mob. The city resembles
an immense death chamber.
The mobs were more destructive than
yesterday. They looted many shops aid
houses. This evening mourning fsgs are
flying from all the etate buildings. Kos
sutb's body will arrive here ON March 30.
and will lie In state in the entrance hall of
the national museum until April A. when
the funeral will take place.
GENOA, March 23.-The bodies of Kos
suth's wife and daughter were exhumed
to day. One of his sons and many friends
gathered in the English cemetery shortly
before the graves were opened and remain