The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-12


house re-opened on September IS last.
and they have continued ever since Bit
| ter feeling exists besSeen The Germans
OF austria and the CzecEs and other Sia-
vonian nat.onaii:ies a climax was reach
ed when the Austrian government de-
| ciied that the Czech langasg ge was in ev-
cry way coordinate With the German N
Bohemia and Noravis- The government
was bitterly attacked by the German
members OF the reicasrath and the latter
sought % have the ministers indicted.
Upon several occasions the lower house
mas reseno!ed a beer garden. and sitting
| after sitting has been suspended IN the
attempts 70 maintain some degree of de-
coruEn among the memasrs. on Septem-
Der - the Austrian premier. Count Ba-
dsnl, fought pistol duel with D.. Wolf,
tae German Nationalist leader, arising
from insults addressed by the aoctor 70
ne premier during The previous days
session Of the lower house Count Ra-
deni was wounded IN the rgat hand.
On October -. DR.. Kathreln. who Is a
prominent member OF the Ca;holic Peo-
pies party. OF German nationality and a
pronounced clerical. resigned the prssI-
dency OF the house. being opposed. II 10
understood. TO taking extreme measures
against he obstruction being carried On
by rhe aggressive section OF the Germans
He is succeeded hy Or. E5enhoch. man
OF determined disposition. l. Is expected
that the lat,er's presidency viii be mark
ed BY repeations of the violent scenes
recently reported from Vienna The ex-
cited feeling in Austria Is consldera bly,
intensified by the act that both Austria
and Hungary are now discussing ne
question Of the renewal % the ausgleich,
Of compact which binds the two groups
% provinces together es rse Austrian
empire.
The Austrian constitution can be sas-
pended BY ne emperor under certain con
ditisas. and his majesty might. as Inti-
mated some days ago by the Austrian
minister OF finance. decide 20 gove.p,
without government. but the Hungari-
ans hold thar II the emperor takes tale
stea Chc ausgleich ceases 20 exist and
Hungary may insis, upon her right 70 a
separate government. A separate army,
a separate iiplomauc service. etc. in
which case 10 would seem thst a civil
war mi.gh! follow and the end of such a
struggle might be changes In the map OF
Europe.
New York. Nov. 1.-THE London
Times % November I. received aere To-
Cay. contains the folowinx IN a dis
patch from its correspondent at Vienna,
who dwells At length on the parAsmen-
taTy situation IN Austria:
The NOSE Interesting oontrf5uaon 70
state OF affairs Is a letter which was
published oy the Neue Erie Press thts
morning. signed with the initials # II.
and preceded oy a few Ines - fntroduc-
zion stadns that II comes from a great
German savant and one Of the most
eminent men u TIRE day. The writer
begins with re assurance OF the dep
sympathy felt by me Germans OF the
empire FOR their Austrian brethren IN
the present struggle. for even north
Germans like himself had never doubt
ei thFt the Alps o. Ssls5urg an ihs
Tyrol would remain permanent Tsos-
session % the en&-e race. and that the
Danube would con6nue To BE as German
as ,ae Rhine. Throughout all the
changes on which he booked back as an
old man. the Germans had always re-
garlei the community Of thear country
with Austrian as firmly assured Yet
now they say the apostles OF h.lrnarism
erdeavoring % bury the ishSr oS five
centuries in thea byss OF their own bar
barlc condition. r wac lnexpre--si bie
grief for the Germans 10 bee ondssnDed
20 TIE part OF mere spectators and pre-
cluded from even an attempt 20 hasten
4. . 49, -.
The latter knew. however. tgbat Il was
impossible Austria was great state
as long as II was held together by ne
German csmenH. les future would not
be deolsed in Berlin. out lay In the
hands OF the Cervnsn-Austrians them
selves. His first word 70 them was 70
unite. his seconi 20 fos stern ard un.
compromising. Czcca skulls which wer9
not open - reason we're aoce-sibie to
blows Cndmcly subrnl ~ iveneess had
done great damage u the German cause
fn Austria. Nov everything was at
sake. Defeat wss e1tEvalent 70 ruin.
Tric Germans could not e4nigrsse ike
tEe Russian Jez-. ana whoever give
way must know that bis chilfren, or at
least his gysnfchildren. would De turn
ei iut0 Czecbs.
Its ron.,gstrn. the writer Gays that
f-ien1s ant foes. IN hlgh quarters -
wsii as l9w, should be given 10 under
stand tlst while the present vioient %
precision lass the German-Austyisn
ceases. - fs- - possible 20 re-ogn,ze
his common c4iizen@ntp wfuh his op-
p-ess,rr
'T1e Buds Pest HeirisD. the Tf-nes
s5ds. said on October a:
% Foreign nations witne.s 1isa sTnazs
nent t1e pending struggle IN Austria
snf a. g. ;he Ge-marr- scross fhe trJn-
Ter it makes fheir b,ooi boil Dot - be
? Die 20 fy 20 f1e reec5r of their fellow
IN Austria. wto a-s being
,rushe3 by the P1les sDd ;as Cze-bs
TIE Bu4s Pest Heirisp casrscterLsti-
rally 15sarves tasf O. IL uu'Sesrf - FOR
1esrly two million Germans IN Vienna
- Ferfsin TfEsivs spectators - NJ sr--
-ibie c1nh-i. rssnifes;gng NJ particular
motion and qaiesly drinking h<er"
STEALING SICAEAGUA BLIyD
President Z@f.ya UiH Leave Nsthisg Hs
ssa C@srT A--s.
C3-resp1 1nianoe - che Associa;e3 PrerD