The Monte Vista journal., 1897-12-04
40 SEEN BY MARK TWAIN.

A Account q the Tuaalt h the noass Of
DsQutSss On Thufsday.
New Yosk, Nov. 30.-Mark Twain
cables 10 the World from Vienna:
In the Austrian House Of Deputies
ON Thanksgiving Day. In the midst Of
q 0safenine tumult, saw . motion
read which nobody heard, and passed
By nobody knows whom; for. indeed, I,
was not passed at all. Il was aimed
at the obstructionists and placed auto.
cratic powers In the hands Of the pres.
dent, Of tho Parliament. This was q
victory for the government, but was
unlAwfully won and was q simple
usurpanon.
Naturally, Saturdays session would
be historical went early, arriving
when the house was empty. In half aI
hour two o. three hundred members
were present on the floor and the gnl.
leries were packed.
was In gallery exactly opposite
the president's tribune and had per.
feet View.
There was not much noise then, bu,
the atmosphere was charged with sus.
pense and expectancy. All the vns,
house was holding its breath. A long
wait, then q stir, a crnning OF nCcks
and through door far In the right the
president and vice president entered.
The president rose and hurricane
OF insults and execratlons burst from
the opposition and blew them to their
places. TIE right answered back, and
both sides r0ared and shouted and
stormed.
Two dozen Socialists stood In a body
below the ministerial desks. shouted
up at the president and shook their
fists furiously at him. He addressed
some words TO the house-at least ont
could see his Hips move. and he spread
his large hands deprecatingly over his
breast II he Ia a iyran;. he has some
beseochinR persuasive gestures moi
seen elewhere but among the angels
That holy gesture seemed 10 madden
the Socialists.
All Of them plunged over the barriers
and up through the ministerial desks
and benches. One in red crava
reached up and snatched the presi
dents papers. Another seized his bell
In q moment they We're fighting and
struggling with uniformed servants OF
the house, who elected them. At the
same time others OF their grOuI
stormed up the side OF the tribune
drove out the president and vice presi
dent, md followed them across ;h,
floor. hammering the latter with theil
fists. Blu, saw no blow actually reacl
the president. The Socialists cam,
back. occupied the Presidents tribune
and held 1t like fort. The man In tn,
cruvat gathered up an armful OF tn,
presidents Tapcrs and threw them over
the front like sort of snow storm.
Meantime the whole house was howl
Ing. yelling and banging on the desks
A South African thunderstorm is solit
silence compared with 1t.
"Iinscals." ''Scouudrels." those ana
less delicate epithc,s filed the mir. Al
Of sudden that distant door Openc,
and down the floor OF the brilliant nnt
superb chamber came drifting the spec
tAcle and flash of sixty spiked hcl
me,s. II was the most thrilling sur
prise I ever saw. would not hnv,
missed II for the succession TO III,
throne
Moreover. II was history and belong,
among the worlds memorable days
This force was received with n tempcs
of execra;ions from the one party an,
with victory notes from the other: yc,
It was a heavy lefent for all concerned
The handsome officer In comman,
cared nothing for the reception. H.
went up into the throne AMI requested
the SOCIALIST garrison 10 retire. The,
declined.
Then he stepped aside and his met
pulled. hauled and dragged the lighting
struggling garrison down from thci
fort and out OF the door-und the nmaz
Ing drama was finished.