Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-28
PELTED WITH PAPER.
PRESIDENT ABRAHAMOvICs THUS
TREATED by THE LEFTIsrs.
BEAR-GAHDEN SCENES CONTINUED.
Reichsrnth Rioting Only n Little
Less Violent Than Heretofore-D..
Wolf ForcibIy Elected from the
House-Mark Twain Assaulted.

VIENNA, November H.-The bear gar
den scenes in the lower house OF the
Reichsrath were continued to-day. When
the president OF the House, DR.. Abraha-
movies, appeared. there was a chorus of
Shame upon your from the Leftists. ac-
companied by a deafening noise OF whis-
ties and slamming OF desk-lids. Many of
the Leftist5 gathered in front OF the
PRESIDENTS platform, shouting and blow
ing tin trumpets and flutes, while tho
President was ringing his bell for order.
The scene lasted about a quarter OF an
hour, during which time the President
quietly remained seated. Then he sus-
pended the sitting.
AS President Abrahamovics was leay-
ing the house a number OF Leftsts pelted
him with paper balls Thereupon the
President returned and stood unmoved.
The house was filed with the noise caused
by the trunpet-blowing. handcIappins
upon the part Of the Rightists. and other
disturbances. After waiting ten minutes,
and the uproar continuing, the President
left the platform. During his absence
the noise was not abated. DR.. Wolf. the
German Nationalist leader, and one OF
the suspended members OF the House,
entered about that time, but was forosbly
elected by the police. to whom he offered
violent resistance.
According to one account. Or. Wolf had
to be gagged, and was afterward bundled
into q cab and taken to the police sta
ton.
At about 1910 the vice-president APP
ha qif
adding that the date OF the next session
would be communicated 20 the members
OF the House later.
CHARGES AGAINST RIOTERS.
or the fifty persons arrested during tho
street disturbances here yesterday. thirty
have been sent before the tribunal. one
was charged with public violence. ten
wero denounced to the public prosecutor
for trespasslng, five VIII be tried for In
terfering with official acts, four have bsen
fined and one has been acquitted. The
cases of the rest have not yet been de-
cided.
Later IN the day DR.. Wolf was re-
leased on bail. His case will be referred
to the provisional court, before which
body he will be charged with public vio-
lenee.
A delegation of tho Opposition leaders
the Premier before to-day's session OF
the lower house, and urged him 10 put
an end TO the imbroglio.
Premier Badenl told the leaders that
there would be no sitting OF the House
on Monday If to-days disturbance was
continued. After to-day's session. the
majority's Parliamentary Committee met
and resolved to defer planning It's course
until tho government communicate its In
tentions 10 the House.
A crowd OF students, during the after
noon, assembled on the Reichsrath and
INDUCED in demonstrations until they
were dispersed by the police
Throughout the evening the police were
Obliged repeatedly TO dispense the politi-
cal crowds which gathered in the Ring
Strasse between the Parliament house and
the University buildings. In front OF the
former a crowd numbering 1900, princi-
pally students, assembled and hooted and
groaned at the police, finally attacking the
officers with stones. Eventually, the
police were ordered to clear the streets.
which they did with drawn swords.
FATAL RIoTING AT GRATz.
At Gratz, the capital OF Syria. band
of students and other young men started
to parade the streets. but were prevented
tention, and compelled to dispense.
Later in the evening a riotous crowd
Of workingmen assembled In the business
quarter Of the town and began TO break
windows and commit other excuses.
Four companies Of infantry and squad
ron of cavalry were summoned to the
scene Of the disturbances. Upon arrival,
the infantry were assailed with shower
of stones and were compelled TO fire upon
the mob, killing one and woundlng Ave
Of the rioters. OF the injured, four are
suffering from bayonet thrusts. Several
police officers also were hurt. The dis
order continued until shortly before mid
night when the streets were cleared and
a military patrol Of the town was es-
tablished.
Later reports from Gratz say that two
civilians were killed and two others seri-
ously wounded in the encounter between
the soldiers and the mob, I'm which the
infantry charged the mob with fixed bay
onets.
THE EMPEROR ARRIVES
Emperor Francis Joseph arrived here
to-day. and conferred with Count Badeni.
the Premier, and Count Goluchowski, the
Austro-H Hungarian Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
The Neue Freie Presse says IL learns
that the Cabinet has decided to proions
the adjournment OF the House, which
should have ended on Tuesday merit.
THE EMPERoR's PURPOSE.
BERLIN, November N.-Dispatches
which have been received here to-day
from members OF the Austrian Reichs-
rath say that Emperor Francis Joseph
intends to demand the resignation OF
Count Badeni, the Austrian Premier. TO
dissolve the Reichsrath, and to order
new elections.
A private dispatch received here from
Vienna says that Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain, while being forcibly eject
ed from the lower house OF the Reichs-
rath yesterday. was struck severe blow
by a Czech delegate.