Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-24
KOSSUTH'S MEMORY.
Stormy Scenes in Hungarian Diet
Over Measures to Honor It.
Students Parade Sirssis and Become Riot0us
in Demanding Suitable obssvancs.

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crowd assembled in front of the Parliament
the debate in the Diet on the question of
pay ing honors to the memory of Louis Kos
suth. The police were present in large
numbers but were powerless to preserve
order. Frequent conflicts occurred between
the police and portions of the crowd, there
we're many broken heads and bruised bodies
and large number of arrests.
While the tumult was at its height in
front of the building, scene scarcely less
stormy was being enacted within. Nj.
Banffy, President of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, presented motion that the Chamber
accord suitable tribute to the memory of
Kossuth.
NJ. Just, leader of the Independence
party, demanded the withdrawal of the
motion, and the passage by the Diet of an
recording the services of Kossuth to Hun
gary and providing for the betrayal of the
expenses of that patriots burial, embody-
ing q vote of thanks to Italy for having
given Kossuth refuge.
M. Apponyi, leader Of the National party,
supported the demands of NJ. Just, except
that he did not believe the Chamber should
commit itself to the endorsement of his acts
as having been of eminent service to the
country.
DR.. Wekerle insisted that the motion
presented by the President should be passed
without amendment. The proposals of M.
Just and Apponi were rejected and the mo-
ton of the President adopted by large ma
jority.
During the sitting of the Chamber the
crowd outside maintained q constant up
roar. A large body of students marched to
the National theatre AMI threatened to sack
the building unless the mourning fsg,
which had been lowered, was again hoisted
and allowed to remain until the period of
mourning expired. A member of the
Chamber of Deputies appeared and an
nounced that the ministry had ordered the
national flag, drsped with black, to be
hoisted on all public buildings, including
the theatres. At this the mob cheered and
dispersed without further disorder.
Another mob gathered in front of the
Journalist Club this afternoon and began
stoning the police who attempted to drive
them away. Several members of the club
made their appearance on the balcony and
addressed the crowd. The mob was in no
humor to listen to excuses and explanations
and howled so that the speakers could not
hear their own voices. The police after
making futile attempts to scatter the mob,
summoned reinforcements. A force of
cavalry and infantry charged the crowd and
cleared the streets. A number of the mob
were injured and many arrested.
About 800 students gathered early this
evening in front of the Kerepes street pc
lice station. The leaders through the open
doors demanded the immediate release of
the students arrested. The police cleared
the steps of the station, but were unable to
drive back the crowd. The students hooted
the train and bombarded the station with
stones. Two companies of infantry were
called out. They charged The students,
who, after a little fighting, slowly retreated.
Many students were wounded, three so Sc
vere]y that it was necessary to send them
to the hospital.
The rioting students were aided, today,
by crowds of workingmen and many row.
dies, impelled merely by desire to make
mischief and terrorize the people. Most of
the householders were so terrorized by the
rioting that they smothered their doors and
windows in black to avoid the risk of
an attack from the mob. The
mobs were more destructive today
than yesterday. They looted many
shops, smashed the windows and garden
ornaments in many of the principal streets.
This evening mourning flags were fl, ing
from all the state buildings. Kossuth's body
will arrive here March 20, and will lie in
state in the entrance hall of the national
museum until April 4, when the funeral
will take place.
Both American and Italian Lodges Of
Free Masons will be represented at the
Kossuih funeral services at Turin and in
Buda-Pesth. Kossuth had been Mason
for AZ years. He was received by the Bos-
ton Masons with demonstration which he
never forgot when he was visiting the
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