The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-01
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The Austrian Cabinet Resigns - RIOtoua
Scenes in the Relchsrath stu Conc nue.
Military Disperse Crowds In the Streets
Vienna, Nov. 29.--The membe,S of
the Austrian ministry yesterday ten
dered their designations to Emperor
Francis Joseph, who accepted them
and entrusted Baron Gautsch, who
holds the portfolio of public instruc-
ton Of the retiring ministry, with the
task of forming new cabinet.
The bear garden scenes in the lower
house Of the reichsrath were contin-
ued Saturday. When the president OF
the house, DIR. Abrahamovics, APP
peared there was chorus of shame
upon youp from the leftists, accom-
panied by deafening noise of whistles
and slamming of desk lids. Many OF
the leftists 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 quar-
ter OF an hour and then the president
suspended the sitting.
When DR.. Wolff, the German nation
alist leader and one of the suspended
members of the house, entered he was
forcibly elected by the police, to whom
he offered violent resistance. DIR.
Wolff had to be gagged and was after
wards bundled into cab and taken to
police station, but was afterward
released on bail. C&
Throughout the evening the police
were obliged repeatedly to disperse
the excited crowd which gathered in
the Ringstrasse between the parlia-
ment houses and the university build
ings In front of the former crowd
numbering 2,OOO principally composed
of students, hooted and groaned at the
police, finally attacking the officers
with stones. Eventually the police
cleared the streets with drawn swords.
At Gratz, the capital of Styria, a
band of young men started to parade
the streets, but were prevented by the
police and compelled to disperse. Later
in the evening crowd of workmen as
sembled in the business quarter of the
town and began to break windows.
Four companies of infantry and a
squadron of cavalry were summoned to
the scene of the disturbance Upon
their arrival the infantry was .assailed
with stones and were compelled to fire
upon the mob, killing two and wound.
ing five of the rioters.
Sunday morning Emperor Francis
Joseph addressed a letter to Count
Badeni decreeing the adjournment OF
the reichsrath until further orders.
During the assembling of the reichs-
rath dense masses of people thronged
the Ringstrasse. A charge by the
mounted police with drawn swords
failing to disperse them, body of
hussars cleared the streets at the
saber's point, many persons being
wounded.
The police with drawn swords dis.
persed them, one mans skull being
fractured and two others being serious"
ly injured. A third ambulance was
sent TO that point simultaneously
meetings of workmen were held in
various quarters of the city, but the
police dissolved these, making 10 ar.
rests. At sunset thousands reassem-
bled in the FRANCES ring and Rath-
haus park, where they indulged in
stormy protests against the govern
ment Suddenly change came over
the scene. The report spread like Wild
fire that Count Badeni had resigned.
The demonstrations ceased almost in
stantly when the news was confirmed
by the police authorities.