Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03
COUNT B|:ADBI'iI QU!ljlEl'lIS
Crisis In Austria eliminates
In the Resignation Of
~. the Cabinet. 8
Demonstrations by the Popu.
lace Made the Emperor
Take Action.
Riotous Scenes Cease Immodi
ately on the News Being n .8
Announced.

| Announced.
VIENNA, Nov. 20. The members of
the Austrian ministry have rendered
their resignations to Emperor Francis
Joseph, who accepted them and en-
trusted Barren Gautsch, who holds the
portfcl.o of public instruction of the Re.
firing ministry, with the task Of form
i:ga new cabinet. During the morn.
ing Emperor Francis Joseph addressed
an autograph letter to Count Badeni
decreeing the adjournment of the
.e.chsrath until further orders.
During the assembling of the reichs.
:ath dense masses of people, mostly
! workmen, thronged the Ringstrasse
from the university to the outer gate Of
Holburg. A charge by the police
with drawn swords failing to disperse
them, body of Hussars cleared the
streets at the sabre's point, many per
sons being wounded. The ambulances
OF the city Immediately sent two vans
| to attend the injured. #gE s.<
At Lea.t Ton Thousand People
gathered about the same time in front
OF the town hall and the provincial
criminal court to demonstrate in favor
OF Herr Wolff, who was to be arrested
there on charge OF public violence
committed when icing removed from
the unterhaus by the police, acting I'M.
| der orders of President Won Abrabanao.
sics. The police, with drawn swords,
dispersed them, one mans skull being
fractured and two others being severely
injured. A third ambulance was sent
to that point
Simultaneous meetings OF workmen
were held in various quarters Of the
city, but the police dissolved these,
making 10 arrests. The streets became
more quiet during the afternoon, but
at sunset thousands reassembled in the
FRANCES ring and the Rathhaus park,
where they INDUCED in. stormy protests
against the government, the passengers
in the street cars and omnibuses who
went by joining in cries of down with
Badeni." Suddenly change came
over the scene. The report spread like
wildire that ........,.... ..,...5 ss.,
Count Badeni Had Resigned.
The demonstrations ceased almost in.
stantly when the news was confirmed
~ the police authorities, who ar.
nounced to the people at various points
that they were instructed to inform
them Of the cabinets resignation. VI.
DR.. Lueger, the burgomaster Of
Vienna. driving through the crowds,
announced the resignation from his
carriage, repeating it little later from
the windows of the town hall with
the addition that Herr Gautsch had
been appointed to form q cab
met. He appealed to the people
to return to their homes. His announce
ment was greeted with thunders of ap-
plause and an extra edition of The
Wiener Zeitung, with an official state.
ment Of the resignation, still further
treasured the populace. Upwards Of
1000 people tried to organize q demon
stration in the early evening in front Of
the foreign Office building, but this was
prevented by closing the approaches to-
the palace. There were demonstra-
lions also at Crate, Prague and Asch,
in Bohemia, but they wers not of i &C.
rious character. . 4.
University Ordered Closed. n
An order has been issued to the rec
tor of the University Of Vienna declar-
ing the university closed for two days
and warning the students that in the
event Of further excuses the university
will remain closed indefinitely. They
are specially cautioned to abstain from
conflicts with the police, who, on their
part, the order announces, will abstain
from trespassing upon the university
premises. - .4. s II
During the collision between the
police and the students in front Of the
university the students were ...riven
into the buildings. The police at
tempted to force their way in after
them, but were repulsed by the stu
dents, who from the first floor windows
pelted the police with cuspidors, other
missiles and showers Of ashes. i
on the Brink Of Revolution. =
Emperor Francis Joseph returned to
Vienna Saturday night from visiting
his daughter at Wallsee. He was in
formed that Vienna was on the brink
Of revolution. The troops stood in
readiness all night, the palace being
strongly guarded BY : special force Of.
police and soldiery. -s.s ##
It ID asserted that the emperor at first
declined to accept the resignation Of
the cabinet, but Count Badeni replied,
''Your majesty. I cannot take the 70.
sponsibility. Bloodshed viii snsus If !
remain in ONCE. - a
Baron Gautsch dc Tfankenthurn,
70 whom has been thrown the difficult
task Of constructing : cabinet capable
Of conducting public business in tho
presence Of tho various conflicting
forces ct work in the unterhaus, 10 o.
German nationality, He u : moderate
and conoiliatory politician, popular,
with al parties In Austria. . well .