Evening star., 1894-03-23
FORCED TO DO HONOR
Students Compel Mourning to Be
Displayed for Kossuth.
RIlqOUS SCENES At BUDA PESHH
The Criminal Glasses Take Ad-
vantage Of the Occasion.
GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS
GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS

| BUDA-PESTH, March 23-There is still
considerable excitement today among the
| students and others who took part in the
riotous demonstrations last night against
| those citizens who had not displayed em-
| blems of mourning in honor Of Louis Kos
| suth.
! During the invasion Of the theaters by
the students. who drove the actors and aud
| fences from the buildings, and as a result
| of the conflicts which took place between
the students and the police later. when the
| former dispersed the audiences in the con-
| cert halls, over twenty persons were more
| or less seriously injured The police have
made several arrests, but further trouble is
| anticipated. As matter of precaution
there was a great and increased display of
mourning emblems today, as the citizens
! who do not make such an exhibition of re-
| spect to the memory Of Kossuth are almost
certain to have their windows smashed by
| the students this evening.
The students announced their determine
| ton to compel people of all classes to show
| respect to the memory Of the general, and
opposition to the will Of the students,
backed up as they are by crowds Of SYM
pathizers among the masses, Is liable to
cause serious disoredr. The police in order
to avert further rioting If possible. are ad-
vising people not to run the risk of in
curing the animosity of the students and
people. who are stirred up to state Of
great excitement by the death of Kossuth.
| AS the day wore on it became evident
that those who anticipated further trouble
| today were correct in their surmises.
People began to gather in crowds this
afternoon about the squares and other
similar places and their number was rap
idly increased when the students put in
| an appearance in force and commenced
making violent addresses, in which they
referred in fiery language to the late Gen.
Kossuth, to the immense services which
he had rendered to the cause of liberty
and denounced in strong terms the action
of the government in allowing him to die
in exile.
The students were still further incensed
| at the fact that the authorities had per-
mitted the removal of the black flags
| which the students had placed inside the
| theaters last night, and upon making this
discovery they prepared for systematic
renewal Of the disorder Of yesterday.
Gathering together in strong bands, which
| were reinforced from the ranks of the dis
| orderly element of the two cities. the stu
| dents prepared to make further attacks
upon the theaters. but the authorities.
| from early morning. had been preparing
| for disturbances and the students found
| the theaters. concert halls and other places
Of amusement. as we'll as the public build
| ings, strongly guarded by police.
In addition, detachments of infantry and
cavalry were kept under arms at the bar
| racks and students were notified that the
peace at any cost.
Only an Excess of Patriotism.
The students, however, were actuated only
| by an excess of patriotism, and the desire
that the memory of Kossuth should be prop
/ erly honored; but, as in all large Cities there
is a rough element here which is always
ready to take advantage Of popular excite
ment, In order to cause disturbances which
may lead to the opportunity of looting
| houses and robbng inoffensive citizens. 1t
was against this element that the police
| mainly directed their efforts, and a number
of the most desperate of these would-be
criminals, who were found melting to vio-
lence, were promptly arrested, and will be
detained in custody until the funeral excite
ment has entirely disappeared.
In spite of the fact that all the police force
of Buda-Pesth and the neighborhood is on
duty here today and reinforcements of po-
lice have been drafted here from neighbor-
Ing cities, the authorities found the greatest
difficulty in preserving order. The officers
in charge of the detachments of police were
instructed to do everything possible to pre-
vent violent outbreak, as 1t is feared that
| II a serious conflict takes place it will lead
to a terrible demonstration, which may re-
suit in considerable bloodshed.
An enormous and excited crowd gathered
in front of the parliament house. which was
strongly guarded by the police.
Led on by the excited students the peo-
pie filled the air with shouts and threats
insisting that parliament was not doing
sufficient to honor the memory Of the dead
| patriot.
Raid on Parliament House.
Finally the crowd made a dangerous rush
toward the doors Of the parliament house
and sharp engagement with the police
| followed. Eventually the police strongly
| reinforced, charged upon the mob and drove
| 1t back; but the excited people seemed de-
termined to force an entrance into the house
| OF parliament for 1t required a number of
| charges upon the part of the police before
| the crowd was kept within a reasonable
| distance of the doors.
The police also had the greatest diff i.uIty
| in keeping a passageway through the crowds
| for the arrival of the deputies, but when it
was noticed that all these representatives
wore mourning the people became better
humored and heartily cheered the popular
| deputies who were recognized on their way
to the entrance gates.
Inside the parliament house there was n
large attendance of deputies and the nubllc
| galleries were packet with people either
dressed in mourning or consp.cuotlsly wear
ing mourning badges. When the presi lent
arose TO address the house the most pro-
found silence was observed throughout the
chamber.
All the deputies arose from their seats
and stood with bowed heads while the
president announced the death Of Louis
Kossuth.
The president was most deeply affected
while making his addr ass 10 the depusies
and almost broke down when he spoke of
the patriots death in a foreign land The
president of the chamber concluded his re-
marks with asking for the unanimous adcp-
zion of the proposals made by DR. Alex
andcr Werkele, president of the council of
ministers, who, at the confer rance of the
liberal members of the Hungarian diet,
last evening, suggested that the house ex-
press the nations gratitude for the services
rendered by kossuth, and that It also send
1 telegram nI,lt nv With l..
family of the dead general
Dr. Weckele also suggested that a deputa-
ton OF members of the lower house be ap-
pointed &c so to Turin. in order to place a
wreath upon kCssuth's bier and that the
house adjourn until after the funeral
Dr. Werkele, as already cabled, declared
last night that should any further de-
mands be made, such the passing Of an
act placing Kossuths services en- records
or, an act providing for the states defraying
the funeral expenses, It would be impos-
slble fo- the government 10 ignore the pain-
ful fact that ko5suth to the end OF his life
opposed the existing constitution Of hun
gary. Alter DIR. erKCle had added that
he woul1, therefore, BE compelled to ask
the mousse to reject any proposals but those
submitted by the president of the house
the conference last night signiiied its APP
proval of the proposals of the president of
the council of minist ers
After the president Of the house had made