The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
DR.. WOLFF ARRESTED
LEADING RIOTER IN THE AUSTRIAN
UNTERHAUS TO BE PUNISHED.
Dragged from the House of Bed1am,
Gagged, Bundled Into a Cab and
Driven to a Police Station.
SERIOUS TROUBLE 1T GRATZ
MEMBERS OF "A MOB KILLED AND
WOUNDED BY SOLDIERS. -
RumOr that the Emperor VIII Ask
Premier Badeni to Resign and
Dissolve the Reichsrath.

VIENNA, Nov. 27.-There was another
scene of great disorder in the lower house
of the Rechsrath, to-day, that reached a
climax, when DR.. Wolff the leader of the
German faction, was arrested and taken to
the police station. The Unterhaus has
transacted little or no business for two
months on account of the daily riots, and
the prospects for peace are not improving.
Visitors in the galleries, as well as the men,
bers, contribute to the disorder Yesterday
while one of the galleries was being cleared
by the police, Samuel L. Clemens Mark
Twain) was attacked by a Czech, who went
at the American novelist with his fists as
if he intended to knock him out. The
famous American escaped, however, with
out serious injury. 1t is not known whether
Mr.. Clemens intends to demand redress
from the government for the insult.
1t was reported here this afternoon that
Emperor Francis Joseph has grown weary
of the continuous riot in the lower house
of the Reichsrath; that he will demand the
resignation of Count Badeni, the Austria
premier: and that he will dissolve the house
and order new elections. These rumors
come from German sources-the opponents
of Count Badeni
When the president of the house, DIR.
Abrahamovics, appeared in the bear gar
den" to-day there was a chorus of Shame
upon your from the Leftists, accompanied
by a deafening noise of whistles and slam
ming of desk lids. Many of the Leftists
gathered in front of the presidents plat
form, shouting and blowing tin trumpets
and flutes, while the president was ringing
his bell for order. This scene lasted about
a quarter of an hour during which time
the president quietly remained seated Then
he suspended the sitting. AS DR.. Abra-
hamovics was leaving the house number
of the Leftists pelted him with paper balls.
Thereupon the president returned and stood
unmoved, as the house was filled with the
noise caused by trumpet blowing, hand
clapping on the part of the Rightists and
other disturbances. After waiting ten min
utes and the uproar continuing the pres
ident left the platform. During his absence
the noise was not abated. DR.. Wolff, the
German Nationalist leader, and one of the
SUSPENDED members of the house. entered
about that time, but was forcibly elected
by the police to which he offered a violent
resistance. According to one account, DR..
Wolff had to be gagged. and was after
wards bundled into a cab and taken to
poIice station. At 10:40 the vice president ap-
ing that the date of the next sitting would
be communicated to the house by letter.
OF the fifty-one person arrested during
the street demonstration here yesterday
thirteen have been sent before the provin-
ciaI tribunal, charged with causing an ille-
cal assemblage and with holding up the au-
thorities to contempt One was charged
with public violence, ten were denounced to
the public, prosecutor for trespassing, five
will be tried for interfering with official
acts fifteen have been fined and one person
has been acquitted. The cases of the rest
have not been decided DR.. Wolff after
being detained at the police station a few
hours, was released on bail. His case will
be referred to the Provincial Council before
which body he will be charged with public
violence.
The Reichswehr to-day declares that the
uproar in the lower house of the Reichs-
against the language ordinances. but is due
to the action of the International Social
Democracy, which considers that the time
has arrived to complete its destructive
work against the state and empire" Con-
tinuing. the Reichswehr says that, in view
of this fact, the state will not and cannot
yield.
A delegation of the opposition leaders of
all sections waited on Count Badeni, the
premier before to-day's session OF the
House and urged him to put an end to the
embroglio. Count Badeni told the leaders
that there would be no sitting of the House
on Monday If to-day's session was quiet
DR. Leuger. the anti-semite burgomaster
of Vienna. also visited the premier and rep