The morning call., 1894-03-24
RIOTERS WOUNDED
Some Serious Conflicts in
Buda-Pesth.
ALL FOR KOSSUTK'S HONOR.
Streets Crowded by 1nfurlated,
Desperate Mobs.
ALL FOR KossUTH's HONOR.
ENCOUNTERS WITH THE POLICE
In the House of Deputies Were Sol
emn scenes of Respect to the
Dead Patriot.

BUDA-PEsTH. March 23.-Many citizens
who do no not wish to incur trouble from
the students and sympathizers who last
night smashed the windows Of houses
showing no mourning decorations in honor
OF Louis Koss nth, and who expected last
nights demonstrations would be renewed
tonight, are yielding to the pressure and
placing mourning emblems on their
houses. The students last evening forced
all places of public amusement TO close.
Cr owds gathered in the squares this aft
ernooD, and the students made violent
addresses. denouncing The Government
for allowing Kossuth 10 die in exile. Dis
covering that the drsped flags which they
placed in the theaters last night had been
removed, they declared their intention of
replacing them. The authorities, in an
tieipation of trouble, had the whole city
police force on duty, with drafts of police
from neighbOring cities, together wi tn the
military. the latter being held in their bar
racks ready for AL emergency.
The authorities are directing attention to
the criminal classes taking advantage of
the occasion to foment riots, and num-
Der OF the most violent OF them were
placed under arrest in spite Of all precau-
tions. 1t is not expected TO get through
without serious conflicts and considerable
blOodshed
Great mobs. led by the students. gath
cred in front of the Parliament House, in
sisting that Parliament was not sufh
ciently honoring the dead patriot. Finally
they made a rush for The doors. A sharp
engagement with the police followed. and
numerous charges were necessary before
the crowd was forced back.
The House of Deputies, all wearing en-
blems af mourning, met and, amid the
most impressive scene, G We expression to
the nations gratitude for kossulh's services
and as mark of further respect ad-
jOurned till after the funeral.
The Journalists Club is also threatened
by the rotous mob. The people, headed
by students. became so demonstrative the
police were compelled to fire with blank
cartridges upon the mob and to make sew
eral charges, scattering the crowd, wound
ing number of people and making many
arrests.
Shortly after dark crowds began to
gather in certain cafes and other places of
public resort. Som the crowds took the
streets, where their numbers were apidly
augmented, and began a meeting in a
riotous manner. Tue mob was dispersed.
The black flag had been hauled down
again after the military had succeeded in
driving the crowd from the vicinity of the
building, and when this news spread 1t
excited the deepest indign alton among the
populace.
Tonight Andrassy-strasse and other
streets in the vicinity were 6lled with a
in "a IN
throw stones, while others hurled insult
ing epithets at the troops and police. The
cavalry and police charged with drawn
swords.
The mob resisted and stubbornly de-
Tended every inch of ground. The soldiers
and police had their hands full, and it
looked after the first charge as though the
rioters would turn the tables.
Again and again the crowd was charged.
After the second charge they began to give
way little in the direction of the river,
keeping I'D fire of stones upon the troops
and police. Il was not until several
charges were made that the mob began to
break up. The soldiers and police used
their swords unsparingly, and many riot
ers were so badly injured that it was
necessary to remove them TO the hospital.
ate character took place in another part OF
the city. Order was not restored until
about midnight. The Journalists Club
tonight issued a manifesto appealing to
the public to abstain from making any
further demonstrations.
During the night the authorities received
information that the students and their
supporters intended to cross the river to
Buda for the purpose Of hoiSting a black
flag on the palace of the King of Hungary.
The royal palace stands but a short
distance from two great bridges which
span the Danube at Pesth.
Both approaches to these bridges and
the bridges proper was occupied by a
strong force of cavalry under orders tC
prevent any crowd from passing over
Measures were taken to prevent the moi
from crossing the river in boats.
Late at night crowd proceeded to the
Ketten Bridge, the one nearest the palace
but was turned back by the cavalry with
out much trouble.
Some of the mob shouted: "The King
shall pay for this" showing that il wa,
the intention of the mob to proceed TO the
naIaca and hoist q mourniuP emblem.