The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-29
PROMPT ACTION BY EMPEROR
LONG POLITICAL DEADLOCK AT
VIENNA PROBABLY BROKEN.
Riot and Clash with Mounted Police,
Among the Excited People.

torily adjourned the Unterhaua
and accepted the resignation OF
the Ministry. The crowds that a
few nights ago shouted Revolution and
ITO the guillotine with Count Badeni!'
were apparent again to-day, but were scat
tered by the police. There were many riot.
Gus scenes, however, and scores of people
were wounded.
The first sensation of the day was the
announcement that the Emperor had ad-
dressed an autograph letter to Count Ba-
deni, the premier, decreeing the adjourn
ment of the Reichsrath until further or
ders. Soon afterwards it was announced
that the members of the Cabinet had ten
dered their designations, that Emperor
Francis Joseph had accepted them and that
he had intrusted Baron Gautsch who holds
the portfolio of public instruction of the re-
firing Ministry, with the task of forming a
new Cabinet
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 the Hof-
burg. charge by the mounted police,
with drawn swords, failing to dispense
them, a body of hussars cleared the streets
at the saber's point, many persons being
two vans to attend the injured.
At least ten thousand people gathered
about the same time in front of the Town
Hall and Provincial Criminal Court to dem
onstrate in favor of Herr Wolff, who was to
be arraigned there on a charge of public
violence committed yesterday when being
removed from the Unterhaus by the police
acting under the orders of the president,
DR.. Abrahamovics. The police with drawn
swords, dispersed them, one mans skull be-
ing fractured and two others being severely
injured. A third ambulance was sent to
that point
ANGER CHANGED TO JOY.
simultaneously meetings of workmen
were held in various quarters of the city,
but the police dissolved these, making
twelve arrests. The streets became more
quiet during the afternoon, but at sunset
thousands reassembled in the FRANCES Ring
and the Rathhaus Park, where they in
dulged in stormy protests against the gov
eminent, the passengers in the street cars
and omnibuses who went by join
ing in cries of Down with Badeniy'
Suddenly a change came over the scene.
The report spread like wildfire that Count
Badeni had resigned. The demonstrations
confirmed by the police authorities and
their subordinates, who announced to the
people at various points that they were
instructed to inform them of the Cabinets
resignation.
DIR. 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 a Cabinet He
appealed to the people to return quietly to
their homes. His announcement was greeted
with thunders Of applause and an extra
edition of the Wiener Zeitung, with an Of
fetal statement of the designations, still
further treasured the populace
Upwards of three thousand people tried
to organize demonstration in the early
evening in front of the Foreign Office
building, but this was prevented by closing
the approaches to the palace. After
o'clock the city was quiet
The judge of the Provincial Criminal
Court discharged Herr Wolff from CUSTODY.
When arrested yesterday in the Reichs-
rath, Herr Wolff resisted with such energy
that he broke away portion of his seat.
1t took six constables to overpower him.
Twice he sprang out of the cab in which
he was being carried to the police station.
and as it drove off with him at q furious
pace he shouted to the crowd: "People of
Vienna, don't let your Deputy Wolff be ar
rested! The constables thrust him back
into the cab, threw white muller over his
mouth and held it there. There is no doubt
that this arrest, together with the fact that
the Luegerites yesterday, seeing that the
popular discomfort was rapidly growing.
abandoned their fence attitude and espoused
the obstructionist cause, was the chief eIe-
ment that brought about the sudden turn
of events.
POLICE REPULSED.
During the collision between the police
and the students in front of the university
last evening the students were driven into
the buildings. The police attempted to 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 Dur
ing the conflict several persons were injured
and about sixty arrested.
An order has been issued to the rector of
the University of Vienna declaring the uni
versity closed for two days and warning
the students that in the event of further
eXceSSeS 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 again trespassing upon
the university premises.
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 2
o'clock this afternoon at a meeting of the
Council. Emperor Francis Joseph had pre-
Viously received Count Badeni, Baron
Banffy, the Hungarian prime minister,
Count Welsersheimb, the Austrian minister
of national defense, and Baron Gautsch. 1t
is asserted that the Emperor at first de-
clined TO accept the resignation of the Cab
met but Count Badeni replied Your
Majesty, l cannot take the responsibility.
Bloodshed will ensue if remain in office"
Thereupon the Emperor reluctantly ac-
cepted the resignation.
Baron Gautsch de Frankenthurn upon
whom has been thrown the difficult task of
constructing Cabinet capable of conduct
ing public business in the presence OF the
various conflicting forces at work in the