Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-02
AUSTRIAN CRISIS.
PREMIER BADENI RESIGNS
1t Was Done to Avoid Revelation at vien-
na-A Victory for Herr Woln-Herr
Gautsch VIII Form u Cabinet.

Vienna. Nov. 20.-The Austrian min.
istry yesterday rendered their reslg'
nations to Emperor Francis Josef.
who accepted them and entrusted
Baron Gautscll, who holds the pOrtfo-
lilo of public instruction of the retiring
ministry, with the task of forming n
new cabinet.
This morning Emperor Francis Jo-
sef addressed an autograph letter to
Count Badeni. decreeing the adjourn
ment of the Reichsratl until further
orders.
During the assembling of the Reich
srath, dense masses of people, for the
most part wOrkingmen. tlrOnHed the
Rings strnsse from the university to
the outer gate of HOfburg. A charge
by the mounted police. with drawn
swords. failing to dlsperse them, II
body of hussnrs cleared the streets ut
this point, many persons being wound
cd. The Ambulance Society immedi-
ntely sent two vans to attend the III
jured.
About the same time at least 10000
people gathered In front of the town
hall and the Provincial Criminal Court
10 demonstrate in favor of Herr Wolff,
who was to be arralgned there on II
charge of public violence committed
yesterday when being removed from
the Unterllaus by the police, acting un-
der the orders of President Won Abra-
hamovich. The police, with drawn
swords, dispersed them. one mans
skull being fractured and two others
being severely injured. A third am
bulance WAS sent to that point.
simultaneously meetings of working
men We're held In various quarters of
the city: but the police dissolved these,
making twelve arrests. The streets
became more quiet during the after.
noon, but ut sunset thousands reas-
sembled in the Frangcseying and the
Rathhaus parks. where they indulged
In stormy protests against the govern
ment, the passengers in the street cars
and omnibusses who went by joining
in cries of ''DOwn with Badeni!'
Suddenly n 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 and their
subOrtlinntes, who announced to the
people Mt various points that they
We're instructed to inform them of the
cabinets resignation.
DIR. Lueger. the burgomaster Of Wien.
ma, driving through the crowds, an
nOunced the resignation from his car.
riage. reporting 1t little later from
the windows of the town hall, with the
addition that Herr Gautsch had been
appointed to form u cabinet. He ap-
pealed to the people to return quietly
to their homes. His announcement
was greeted with thunders OF applause
and an extra edition of the Weiner
1.t- a
the resignation still further reassuret]
the people.
Upwards of 1900 people tried to or.
ganize demonstration In the early
evening In front OF the foreign office
building. but this was prevented by
closing the approaches to the palace.
After o'clock the city was quiet.
The judge of the Provincial Criminal
Court discharged Herr WOlff from Gus.
tOdy.
1t Is asserted that the Emperor nt
first declined to accept the resignation
Of the cabinet, but Count BadenI re.
piled: Your majesty. l cannot take
the responsibility. as bloOdshed will en-.
sue II l remain In Office"
Thereupon the Emperor reluctantly
accepted the designations.
Baron Gautsch De Frankenthurn.
upon whom has been thrown the diff.
cult task of constructing cabinet en-.
pable of conducting public business In
the presence of the various conflicting
forces ut work In the Unterhaus, Is OF
German nationality. He is n moder.
ate and cOnciliatory politician, popu.
lar with all parties In Austrln, as well
ns among the Hungarians. His ap.
pointment is sure to make n good i'm
| preston.
Emperor Josef returned to Vienna
last night from visiting his daughter
at Wallsee. He was informed that vi.
emma was on the brink of revolu.
ton. The troops remained In rcadi.
ness all night.