The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-27
POLICE CALLED IN
TO KEEP The PEACE
Situation in Austria Seems TOBe
Growing Serious
AND MORE TROUBLE-FEARED
UnterhauS Of the ReiGhSrath Again a
Scene Of DiSSraCeiul Proceedings.
ABRAAAM0WIcs WAS ATTACKED
BY a Member of The Opposition Who
Destroyed Legislative Documents.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE TURNED OUT
Headed by Students Who Threatened the Gov
eminent and Talked of the GuiIIotine
for Premier Badeni-Riot at
Gratz- Police Called.
BY a Member of the Opposition Who
Destroyed Legislative Documents.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE TURNED OUT

Vienna, Nov. 26-The disorder in the
lower house of the reichErath was SO
accumulated today that a strong detach-
ment of police had to be called in to
preserve order. When the president of
the house, DIR. Absahamoyics, entzred he
was greeted with vcdiferors shouts of
Get out" The leftists rose to their feet
in a body, many of the ID =puties shrieked
wildly, and indeScribaible tumult follow
ed.
During the tumIlt a social democrat,
Herr Berner, made a rush for the presi-
dent and a lively fistic fight occurred b.
tween Berner and the house attendants,
who attempted to protect the pnesid mt.
Thereafter another social democrat,
Herr Resell, jumped upon the ministerial
benoh and from there 10 the presidents
chair. seized the papers which Ware lying
on tn. presidents desk ami tore them
to pieces, while other social democrats
hast=ned- to Herr Berner's assistance,
occupied the tribune and demand salts
faction for the attendants pummelEng of
Hsrr Berner. President AbrahamovricS
was compelled to flee. Subsequently .he
social democrats and other deputies in
dulged in free fight, and Herr Berner
was elected from the alouse.
In the meantime a detachment of sew
Enty police arrived in the house and the
officsr in command called upon the So
social democrats to Withdraw from the
presidentiar platform. They, however,
refused to withdraw, and resisted the
attempts of the police to eject them.
They were eventually elected forcibly
and personality The police then formed
a Gordon around The tribune. These
scenes were enacted prior to the formal
opening of the house.
While the delegates were quarrelling
and fighting tumu't arose in the Sec
ond gallery, which the attendants
promptly squelched. The author. ties
thereupon caused the galleries to be
closed. The gates were closed and the
building was guarded by strong force
of police. The sitting in the meantime
was suspended.
The scenes throughout the sitting aft
erwards were as orderly as those of I1he
earl,er parts of 1ha day, and the house
finally adjourned until tomorrow.
Large crowds gathered this evening
about the university building and the
parliament house. on account of an an
nouncememt that the students intended
to make a demonstration. This, however,
was prevented by the police, who
promptly dispersed the gathering. More
than Thirty arrests have been made.
There was no violent opposition. Order
thus far has been preserved.
The Government Threatened.
After 9 o'clock this evening the as
pect of the house became more threat
enng. ut is estimated that crowd of
10000 including very large number of
students, assembled and threatened the
government with revolution and Count
Badeni, the premier, with the guillotine.
An attempt was made to attack Count
Badeni's house. The police repeatedly
charged the crowd, but refrained from
using arms. The Students resisted with
sticks One police inspector was severely
injured by kick from horse, another
was thrown frcm his horse and sol badly
hurt that 1t was necessary to remove
him to a hospital A few students and
some citizens received slight injuries.
Not until nearly II o'clock was quiet re-
stored.
IOQay S eQ.tlcnS OF nlO5L OF tne evening
papers have been confiscated and the
police have freely arrested persons Of
fering the papers for sale in the streets.
Riot at Gratz.
A serious riot is reported from Gratz,
the capital city of Stirria. 1t appears
that students and large body of wo-
men attacked three large newspaper Of
fees, dong much damage. The police
with the assistance of troops, have re-
stored order and twenty arrests have
besn made. by the ringleaders. The cool
attitude maintained by Herr Abraham
OWES, the president of the chamber
greatly enrages his opponents.
Mr.. Samuel L. Clemens mark Twain)
WAS among those expelled from the gall
lery of the unterhaus today.
Abrahamovics Exhausted.
Today's procs edings, however, exhaust
ed Herr Abrahamovics, both physically
and memtally, and he was obliged TO
abandon the struggle when it was at it's