Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-27
VIENNA SCONI|NUOUS SHOW
The Lower House Of the Reichrath
Gives Another Performance.
The Lobby and Open Spaces Filled
With Police, Summoned to Main
tain Order-President Abraham
cvics Uses His Power and Sus-
ponds a Number Of Members.
force Used Against the Efforts or
the Police to Dislodge Tumultu-
GUS Members from the Tribune.

rath was so accumulated to-day that
strong detachment of police had to be
called in preserve order.
When the president OF the house, DR..
Abrahamovics, entered he was greet
ed with vociferous shouts of Get
out" The Leftists rose to their feet
in a body; many of the deputies
shrieked wildly, and an indescribabls
tumult followed.
During the tumult Social Demo-
crat, Herr Berner, made rush for
the president and lively fist fight
followed between Berner and the house
attendants, who attempted to protect
the chair.
Thereupon another Social Democrat,
Herr Resell, jumped upon the minister
ial bench and, hurrying to the presi-
Dental chair, seized the papers which
were lying on the presidents desk
and tore them to pieces, while other
Social Democrats fastened to Herr
Berner's assistance, occupied the tri-
bune and demanded satisfaction for
the attendants pommelling of Herr
Berner President Abrahamovics was
compelled to flee.
Subsequently the Social Democrats
and other deputies INDUCED in free
fight, and Herr Berner was elected
from the house.
In a meantime a detachment of
seventy police arrived in the house,
and the officer in demand called upon
the Social Democrats to withdraw
from the presidential platform. They,
however, refused to withdraw and re-
sisted the attempts Of the police to
eject them. They were eventually re-
moved forcibly and singly. The police
then made Gordon around the tri-
bune
These scenes were enacted prior to
the formal opening of the house.
While the deputies were fighting and
bowling on the floor of the house,
tumult arose in the second gallery,
which the attendants promptly cleared.
The authorities then caused all the
Hobbies of the house to be filled with
police, the gates were closed and the
building was guarded by strong po-
lice force.
The session of the house was mean
while suspended.
When the lower house Of the Reich
srath reassembled this afternoon, after
he forced adjournment of the morning,
the temperance of President Abra-
hamovics was greeted by storm of
abuse, the slamming of desk lids, whis-
Ting, etc. He repeatedly tried to adj
dress the Leftists, but his voice was in
audible amid the uproar, the only ar
ticulate sounds distinguishable being
cries from the LeftistS of "Out with the
police"
DR.. Wolff, the German Nationalist
leader, as yesterday, contributed prom
inently to the pandemonium. Upon this
occasion he kept on blowing shrill
whistle. Herr Resol, the Social Demo-
crat deputy, who took such prominent
part in the disturbances this morning,
also INDUCED this afternoon in shrill
whistling.
In the midst of the uproar President
Abrahamovics opened the sitting and
twice called DIR. Wolff to order. AS this
had no effect upon the turbulent Ger
man Nationalist, the president suspend
ed him for three sittings.
AS soon as the Leftists realized what
had occurred, they burst out into
state of unbridled fury. shrieking in
suits at DR.. Abrahamovics. Herr Das-
zynski, Socialist deputy, yelled:
You ought to be in jail"
Other Infatuated deputies shouted all
kinds of invectives, but individual con-
tributions to the uproar were indistin-
guishahle amid the general bowling
from all parts of the house.
In spite of this disgraceful scene and
The insults hurled at him, President
Abrahamovics was apparently unmoved,
out when he recognized that it was use
ess to make any further attempt to
transact business, he quietly spoke a
Few words to a police officer near him
and suspended the sitting 3mid deafen-
ing and vociferous cries of shame from
the Leftists and applause from the
Rightists.
lie substance OF the WOTUS spoken
to the police officer by President Abra-
hamovics soon became apparent, for an
officer and four policemen removed DR..
Wolff from the house by force, in spite
Of considerable physical opposition
upon the part of his clique.
When the president again re-entered
the house he was once more greeted
with shower of opprobrious epithets,
including cries of criminal" traitor"
get out" After withstanding this
storm for period the president again
left the house, but only for moment,
and on his return he instructed the po-
lice to withdraw, declaring amid a tre-
mendous uproar: Il entrust myself to
your care; do as you please. But, re-
member this is no personal question.
The honor of your chair is at stake"
The president called upon Count
Stuergkh to speak, but the tumult con-
inued and the president suspended Herr
Daszynski, the Socialist deputy, who
had some time previously shouted that
the president should be in Jail, for three
sittings. When Herr Daszynski refus-
ed 10 leave the house, the president
summoned the police and the turbulent
deputy was elected from the building.
subsequently the president suspend
ed eleven other dputies.
The names Of the members suspended
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