Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-12-01
COUNT BADEN QUITS
Crisis In Austria eliminates
In the Resignation of
the Cabinet.
Demonstrations by the Popu-
lace Made the Emperor
Take Action.
Riotous Scenes Cease Immedi-
ateIy on the News Being
Announced.

VIENNA, Nov. 20. The members OF
the Austrian ministry have rendered
their designations to Emperor Francis
Joseph, who accepted them and en-
trusted Baron Gautsch, who holds the
portfolio of public instruction of the re-
firing ministry, with the task of form
ing a new cabinet. During the morn-
ing Emperor Francis Joseph addressed
an autograph letter to Count Badeni
aecreeing the adjournment of the
reichsrath until further orders.
During the assembling of the reichs.
rath dense masses of people, mostly
workmen, thronged the Ringstrasse
from the university to the outer gate Of
Hofburg. A charge by the police
with drawn swords failing to disperse
them, body of Hussars cleared the
streets at the sabre's point, many per-
sons being wounded. The ambulances
of the city Immediately sent two vans
to attend the injured.
At Least Ten Thousand People
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of the town hall and the provincial
criminal court to demonstrate in favor
of Herr Wolff, who was to be arrested
there on charge OF public violence
committed when being removed from
the unterhaus by the police, acting un-
der orders of President Won Abrahamo-
vics. The police, with drawn swords,
dispersed them, one mans skull being
fractured and two others being severely
injured. A third ambulance was sent
to that point.
Simultaneous meetings of workmen
were held in various quarters OF the
city, but the police dissolved these,
making IL arrests. The streets became
more quiet during the afternoon, but
at sunset thousands reassembled i'll the
FRANCES ring and the Rathhaus park,
where they INDUCED i'll stormy protests
against the government, the passengers
in the street cars and omnibuses who
went by 1oining in cries Of "Down with
Badeni." Suddenly a change came
over the scene. The report spread like
wildfire that
Count Badeni Had Resigned.
The demonstrations ceased almost in
stantly when the news was confirmed
ty the police authorities, who an
nounced to the people at various points
that they were instructed to inform
them of the cabinets resignation.
DR.. 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 cab
met. He appealed to the people
to return to their homes. His announce
ment was greeted with thunders of ap-
plause and an extra edition OF The
Wiener Zeitung, with an official state
ment of the resignation, still further
reassured the populace. Upwards OF
9, 900 people tried to organize demon
stration in the early evening in front OF
the foreign office building, but this was
prevented by closing the approaches to
the palace. There were demonstra-
tions also at Gratz, Prague and Asch,
in Bohemia, but they were not of Sc
rious character.
University Ordered Closed.
An order has been issued to the rec
tor of the University of Vienna declar-
ing the university closed for two days
and warning the students that i'll 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 trespassing upon the university
premises.
During the collision between the
police and the students in front Of the
university the students were driven
into the buildings. The police at
tempted to force their way in after
them, but were repulsed by the stu
dents, who from the first floor windows
pelted the police with cuspidors, other
missiles and showers OF ashes.
| On the Brink Of Revolution.
Emperor Francis Joseph returned to
Vienna Saturday night from visiting
his daughter at Wallsee. He was IN
formed that Vienna was on the brink
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