The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
CABINET ENDS THE CRISIS.
RESIGNATION OF THE BADENI MIN
ISTRY ACCEPTED.

OF People ThrOnGing the Ring
strasse at the Time-POlice and
Cavalry Charge the CrOwds-The
Demonstrations of the PopuIace on
the Announcement of the Resigna-
tiOns.
Vienna, Nov. 2S.-The members of the
Austrian ministry to-day rendered thelr
designations to Emperor Francis Joseph,
who accepted them, and entrusted Baron
Gautsch, who holds the portfolio of pub
lie instruction of the retiring ministry
with the task of forming a new cabinet
This morning Emperor Francis Joseph
addressed an autograph letter to Count
Badeni, desiring the adjournment of the
reichsrath until further orders.
During the assembling of the reichsrath
dense masses of people, for the most part
workmen, thronged the Ringstrasse from
the university to the outer gate OF Hot-
burg. A charge by the mounted police,
with drawn swords, failing to disperse
them, body of Hussars cleared the
streets at the saber's point, many per-
sons being wounded. The ambulance So
ciety Immediately sent two vans to at
tend the injured
At least 10000 people gathered about the
same time in front of the town hall anu tlle
provincial criminal court to make a ueli-
onstration in favor of Herr WoIH' VINO
was to be arraigned there on chafge oL
public violence committed yesterday When
being removed from the unterhaus by the
police acting under the orders OF President
Won Abrahamovics. The police, with drawn
swords, dispersed them, one man sKuil
being fractured, and two others pelns Sc
Verely injured. A third ampulahce was
sent to that point.
simultaneously meetings of Workmeh
were held in various quarters Oh the clty'
but the police dissolved these, making
twelve arrests, The streets became more
quiet during the afternoon, but at sunset
thousands reassembled in the FRANCES
Ringest Rathshaus park, where they m
dulged in stormy protests against the gov
ernment the passengers in street cars ana
omnibuses who went by joining IN cries
of Down with Badeni"'
Suddenly a change came over the scene.
A report spread like wildfire that Count
Badeni had resigned.
The demonstrations ceased almost in
stantly when the news was confirmed by
the police authorities and their subordi-
mates, who announced at various points
that they were instructed to inform the
hubble of the cabinets resignation.
Dr. Lueger, the burgomaster of Vienna,
driving through the crowds, announced
the resignation from his carriage, repeat
ing it little later from the windows of
the town hall, with the addition that Herr
Gautsch had been appointed TO form
cabinet. He appealed to the people to
return quietly to their homes. His an
nouncement was greeted with thunders
of applause, and an extra edition of the
Wiener Zeitung with an official statement
of the resignation, still further reassured
the poDulace.
Upwards of 5000 people tried to organize
a demonstration in the early evening in
front of the foreign office building, but
this was prevented by closing the ap-
proaches to the palace. After o'clock
the city was quiet. The judge of the pro
vincial court discharged Herr Wolff from
custody.
There were demonstrations also at
Gratz, Prague and Asch, in Bohemia, but
they were not of a serious character.
The cabinet decided to resign about
O'Clock this afternoon, at a meeting of
the council Emperor Francis Joseph had
previously received Count Badeni, Baron
Banffy, the Hungarian prime minister;
Count Welsersheimb, the Austrian minis
ter of national defense and Baron
Gautsch.
An order has been issued to the rector
of the University of Vienna declaring the
university closed for two days, and warn
ing the students that in the event of furth-
er excesses the university will remain
closed indefinitely They are specially
cautioned to abstain from conflicts with
the police, who, on the other part, the or
der announces, will abstain from again
trespassing upon the university premises.
1t was about o'clock tonight, when
Herr Wolff was discharged and he was es-
corted to his residence by a large and en-
thusastic crowd.
During the collision between the police
and the students in front of the university
last evening the students were driven into
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force their way IN after them, but were
repulsed by the students, who from the
first floor windows pelted the police with
spittoons, other missiles and showers of
ashes. During the conflict several persons
We're injured and about sixty arrested.
1t is asserted that the emperor at first
declined to accept the resignation of the
cabinet but Count Badeni replied: Your
majesty, | cannot take the responsibility.
Bloodshed will ensue if I remain in Office
Thcreupon the emperor reluctantly ac-
cepted the resignation.
Baron Gautsch de Frankenthurn, upon
whom has been thrown the difficult task
of constructing a cabinet capable of con-
ducting public business in the presence of
the various conflicting forces at work in
the Unterhaus, is of German nationality.
He is a moderate and conciiatory polite
ian, popular with all parties in Austria, as
well as among the Hungarians. His APP
pointment is sure to make a good impress
sion.
Emperor Francis Joseph returned to
Vienna last night from visiting his daugh-
ter at Wallsee. He was informed thar Vien-
ma was on the brink of revolution. The
troops stood in readiness all night, the
nalace being strongly guarded by a special
force of police and s0ldiery
1t is understood that Count Goluchow-
ski, the Austro- Hungarian foreign minis
ter, strongly advised the emperor to dis
miss tlp cabinet AS indication Of the
Unprecedented character of the crisis the
police are tonight distributing gratis cop
les Of the Wiener Zetung, announcing the
resignation.
Baron Gautsch will form a neutral cabi-
net of governmental officials and endeav-
or to arrange an understanding between
the German and Czech leaders on the Ian
guage question.
Herr Wolff, when arrested yesterday in
the reichsrath, resisted with such energy
mat he broke away portion of his seat
dt took six constables to- overpower him.
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