Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-12-02
SHOT FOR AUSTRIAN MOB.
Military Force Necessary to Suppress
Rioters.
EMPIRES PEACE In JEOPARDY.

ihOritiCs Defed and Infantry Re-
quired to Restore Peace Among the
Agitators.
Vienna, Nov. 27.-Since the wildly ex-
citing scenes were inaugurated in the
lower House of the Austrian Parliament
nothing has approached the mob law and
violence that disgraced tie session of to-day.
DR.. Wolf, the German Nationalist leader,
detied all authorities to repress him and
was, after desperate struggle, bound and
gagged. Then he was bundled into cab
and taken to a police station. Mark
Twain, who had been viewing the extra
ordinary scenes, was violently elected
from the House, and during his exit was
struck Il severe blow by Czech Deputy.
Attacks were also made on the President
of the House.
MOB DISPERSED AT SWORDS POINT.
This evening the police were compelled
repeatedly to disperse excited political
crowds which gathered in the Rings
Strasse between the Parliament House
and the University buildings.
In front of the former a mob number
ing 2OOO, principally composed of 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.
RIoTING AT GRATz.
At Gratz, the capital of Styria, band
Of students and other young men started
to parade the steets, but were prevented
by the police from carrying out their in
tentions and compelled to disperse.
Later in the evening riotous crowd of
workman assembled in the business quar-
ter of the town and began to break win
dows and commit other eXcesses.
FIRED UPON By TROOPS.
-Four companies of infantry and asquad-
of cavalry were summoned to the scene
of the disturbances. Upon their arrival
the infantry were assailed with shower Of
stones and were compelled to fire upon
the mob. killing two and wounding five of
the rioters.
OF the injured four are suffering from
bayonet thrusts. Several police officers
also hurt. The disorder continued until
shortly before midnight, when the streets
were cleared and military patrol of the
city was established.
BEAR GARDEN IN THE HOUSE
Notwithstanding the rumors that Par
lament was to be dissolved, the bear-gar-
den scenes in the lower House of the
Reichsrath were continued. When the
President, DR.. AbrahamoYics, appeared
there was chorus of "Shame upon you!"
from the Leftists, accompanied by deaf
ening noise of whistles and the slamming
Of desk lids Many of the Letfists gathered
in front of the Presidents platform,
shouting and blowing tin trumpets and
flutes, while the President was ringing his
bell for order This scene lasted about an
hour, during which time the President
quietly remained seated.
PELTED THE PRESIDENT.
As the President was leaving the House
a number of Leftiss pelted him with paper
balls. Thercupon the President returned
and stood unmoved as the House was
filled with the noise caused by the trum
pet blowing, handclapping upon the part
of the Rightists and other disturbances.
After waiting ten minutes, and the uproar
continuing, he left the platform.
THE SITTING ADJOURNED.
At about II. 40 A. NJ. the Vice President
appeared and declared the tting closed,
adding that the date of tt next session
would be communicated to the members
of the House by letter.
Of the 81 persons arrested during the
street demonstration Here yesterday 13
have been sent before the Provincial Tri
bunal, charged with causing an illegal as
semblage and with holding up the author
tiles to contempt. One was charged
with public violence, ten were denounced
to the Public Prosecutor for trespassing,
five will be tried for interfering with Off
cal acts, fifteen have been fined and one
person has been acquitted. The cases of
the rest have not been decided.
MAY DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT.
1t is reported in official circles this
evening the Emperor Francis Joseph in
tends to demand the resignation of Count
Badeni, the Austrian Premier; to dissolve
the Reichsrath, and to order new elections.
PEACE OF THE EMPIRE INVOLVED.
a delegation of the opposition leaders of
all sections waited upon Count Badeni to-
day and urged him to put an end to the
embrogio.
DR.. Leuger, the anti-Semite Burgomaster
of Vienna, also visited the Premier and
represented to him the dangerous temper
Of the populace, saying that the people
were becoming more and more excited,
and that something must be done if seri-
Gus trouble was to be avoided.
After to-day's session the majoriiy's
Parliamentary Committee met and re-
solved to defer planning its course until
the Government communicated its inten-
tions to the House.
A crowd of students during the after
noon assembled on the Reichsstrasse and
INDUCED in demonstrations until they
were dispersed by the police.