The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02
PRAGUE OV[RR||N
By FRENlEl MOB.
Howling Czechs Block
ade the Streets.
TROOPS SHOOT RIOTERS.
Houses Are Bombaried and All Busi-
ness Is al a StandstilL
With the Germans, Down
With the jews" Cries the Mad
Unless They Wear the Triceior of
1y Desfroyed-Ausfrfa's New Cab
met Already Intimidated by the
Lawbreakers-A spirit Of Re-
beIlion Pervades All Vienna.

PRAGUE. Dec i.-There were fresh dis
tGrbances today The houses of Germans
were bomharded with stones, and a howl
ing mob had 10 be dispersed by infantry
and cavalry. The university buildings are
threatened and are protected by large
bodies of police.
During the afternoon the rioting in
creased. The synagogue windows Were
smashed and the windows OF the houses OF
Jews displaying German trade signs in
several streets of the Jewish quarter
Were broken. Since clock this evening
the streets have been held by twelve bai
taiions of infantry and squadron Of
Hussars- All traffic is suspended and the
shops and business houses are closed.
Ia spite OF the military a large Czech
mob made a descent during the evening
upon the German quarter and piundered
houses and shops in several streets. The
furniture OF weii-known German cafe
was piled up In the street and set on fire.
When a detachment of troops approached
10 disperse the rioters. the soldiers were
greeted with showers of stones. broken
glass and other missiles. The officer In
command ordered his troops TO prepare TO
fire. but at the urgent request of a po-
lice official the order Was not carried into
effect.
Shortly after Q o'clock a mob attempted
tb atl1Gh Il s-4ElFfust IaSkOTS al Ei~AShfN.
:. suburb OF Prague. on the other side OF the
Moldau. The troops stationed a. the fac
tory poured a volley into the crowd. II Is
known that at least TWO persons were Kill
ed outright and IL is feared that others
were killed or wounded. The same body
OF rioters set fire 10 a house at Zszchow,
but the flames were soon quenched. In
various parts of tha city and the suburbs
windows were smashed and German sign
haa rftS tai ls t- AZ ,f hat ba 5s.s,
was melted by articles in tho Czech news
papers and by a false report that the
German students had organized an attack
upon the Czech National theater here.
At late hour threatening crowds made
repeated rushes and attempts TO storm
the German newspaper offices. but by IL
o'clock tonight the town was quiet and
the troops had been withdrawn. except
patrols at threatened points.
In Smehow, the southwest suburb Of
Prague. and a thickiy populated Industrial
quarter, at a late hour in the evening a
riotous mob attacked and plnndcred the
German National school. The rioters fired
shots at the police detachment. which ar
rived on the scene to disperse them
whereunnn the commanding officer, acting
with great nromptitude, drew hts revol-
yer and fired at one of the ringleaders.
the bullet piercing his arm. He then ar
rested the man, and the result of this
energetic action was the dispersal OF the
mob without much further difficulty The
German gymnasium In the Altsiaedfer
ring. In the center of the city. was piun-
dered by a mob. which was finally dis
persed by a combined charge Of soldiers
and police
Two special sufferers from the riots are
Baron Won Aerenthai. the representative
OF the German land owners In the refehs-
rath. and Count Won Sslm. Baron Aeren-
FF1t Ia he NaxfE. f1ts.
mob smashed the windows and tore ont
the window frames on the ground ficor last
night. Some outrages were committed on
Count Sslm's palace. which is the editorial
office Of the German paper Bohemia
During the night the Aerenthai palace
was boarded up. but the rioters soon re-
moved the planks and threw large stones
into the luxuriously furnished rooms
smashing valuable objects of art and cost
~ furniture. Damage 10 the amount OF
many thousands Of horins has been done
TO German firms. clubs and other instlti-
tions having German proprietors or pat
ronS. No performance was given at the
German theater tonight.
The constant cry OF the rioters was
Down with the Germans Down with
the Jews!''
Ladies veaturing ou the street we're
Obliged 10 wear the Slav tri-coIor in order
to avoid being attacked.
German sign boards are being RAPIDLY
removed by their owners and replaced
with Czech Inscriptions. Nobody dares TO
utter word In German.
The kinsky palaEe was pliindereI Of It's
furniture which was thrown through the
windows. heaped iu the street and sst on
ire. the mob preventing the fire brigade
from approa ching.
The Wenzeis fIatz, whore the revolution
OF 1873 began. has been the chief center az
excitement IL Is about sixty yards ia
width and 20 yards IN length. and viii hold
3la. 90 people.
The police and military have made 30
arrests. ard IL il reported tonight tnat al
together eighty persons have been injured.
The Mob Controls vienna.
VIENNA. Dee. THE communal eoan-
cl! has passed 8 resolution thanking Elm
peror Joseph for sGmmonIug the ministry
ard expressing hope that the present calll-
net will repeal the language ordnance.
making the Czech language co-ordinats
wth the German, thanking the oDssras-
tionis's. GrgtHg them TO peFseyere. and Il
necessary. 20 resort to extreme measure.
TIE prospects for the new ministry are
orainofgs. The assignment of portfolios has
been received on all sides with frlgta re-
serve and although fhe dismissal at Count
Badn: has aiiayed the spirit Of Frbelll0n
IN Vienna and the German towns anarchy
has broken out IN the Slay and Czech
towns and provinces
II looks "a though Baron Gau;zch would
have great difficulties 10 face in the
demands Of the CEeels and Socialists as
Count Badlnf had.
Seeing the s8cceSs that mob Influence
has hsd IN Vienna ir bringing about the
downfall Of Count BaGin!. tae Cxechs are
trying the same Influence 20 bring pressure
20 bear ap0a the new cabinet.
The parliamentary situation IS unchanged
ard hogeless Baron Gautsen has con-
ferFe3 gifh the leaders OF she ira geYigv
ard the leaders of the minority. hut SO
far both parties appear irreconeElaDle.
sAdrsly before rldrtghs there wers fresh
disorders. and TWO shops In the f'inxn1an-
gasse sese broken open ard psga zesi The
military patrol was dJsps rssd by the pgua-
deFar.
Disorders are reported 81 various otaeE