The record-union., 1897-11-27
4 Detachment of Police Called to Preserve
the Peace.
An IndescribabIe Tumult, during
Which a Social Democrat Made
Rush for the President,
Lively Fist Fight Following
The Government Threatened
With a Revolution.

VIENNA, Nov. ZO.-Ihe olSoruei ~
the lower house Of the Relcnsrath
was SO accentuated to-day that a stron
was so accentuted to-day that
strong detachment of police had 10 De
called in to preserve the peace
When the President of the House,
DR.. Abrahamovics, entered he was
greeted with vociferouS shouts OF Get
outl"
The Leftists rose to their feet in
body. MANY of the Deputies shrdeked
wildly and an indescribable tumult toi-
lowed.
During the tumult a Social Democrat,
Herr Berner, made a rush for the Pres
ident, and lively fist fight followed
between Berner and the House at
tendants, who attempted TO protect the
Chair. Thereupon another Social Demo-
crat, Herr Resell, jumped upon the MIN
ssterial bench, and hurrylng TO the
Presidents chair, seized the papers
which We're lying upon the PRESIDENT
desk and tore them to pieces, Whlie
other Social Democrats haStened 10
Herr Berner'S assistance, occupied the
tribune and demanded satisfaction Ior
the attendants pummeling of Berner.
President Abrahamovics was COM
PEELED to flee Subsequently the Social
Democrats and Deputies INDUCED In
free fight and Herr Berner was elected
from the House.
In the meantime a detachment of ten
police arrived in the House, and the Of
ficer in command called upon the So
cial Democrats to withdraw from the
Presidential platform. They, however,
xxitb and resisted the
attempts of the police to eject them
They were eventually removed forcibly
and singly. The police made then cor
don around the tribune. These scenes
We're enacted prior to the formal open
ing Of the House.
While the Deputies We're fighting and
howling on the floor of the House tu-
multi arose in the second gallery, which
the attendants promptly cleared. me
authorities then caused all the lobbies
of the House to be filled with police,
the gates We're closed and the building
was guarded by strong police force.
The session of the House in the mean
while was suspended.
When the Lower House of the
Rechsrath reassembled this afternoon,
after the forced adjournment of the
morning, the temperance of President
"A brahamovics was greeted by storm
of abuse, the slamming of desk lbs,
whistling, etc. He repeatedly tried to
address the Leftists, but his voice was
inaudible amid the uproar, the only dis
1inguishable sounds being Leftist cries
of "Out with the police,"
DR. Wolff, the German Nationalist
leader, as yesterday, contributed prom
inently TO the pandemonium. Upon this
occasion he kept blowing a shrill
whistle. Herr Resell, the Social Demo-
crat Deputy, who took such a prom
inent part in the disturbances this
morning, took part again in shrill
Mhistling.
In the midst of the uproar President
Abrahamovics opened the sitting and
twice called Or. Wolff to order As this
had no effect upon the turbulent Ger
man Nationalist, the President sus-
pended him for three sittings
So soon as the Leftists realized what
had occurred they burst out into a state
of unbridled fury, shrieking insults at
Dr. Abrahamovies. Herr Daszynski, a
Socialist Deputy, yelled, You ought to
be in jaill"
Other infur9ated Deputies shouted all
kinds Of invectives. Individual contri-
buttons to the uproar were indistin-
guishable from the general uproar. In
spite of the disgraceful scene and the
insults hurled at him, President Abra-
hamovics was apparently unmoved, but
when he recognized that it was USE
less to make any further attempt to
transact business he quietly spoke a
faNy words. Do1ipa 0ffinar yaa,- him,
and suspended the sitting amid deaf
ening and vociferous cries of ''Shame!'
from the Leftists and applause from
the Rightists. The substance of the
words spoken to the police officer by
President Abrahamovics soon became
apparent, for an officer and four police
men removed DR.. Wolff from the House
by force, in spite of considerable oppo-
sition on the part of his clique.
When the President again re-entered
the House he was once more greeted
with a shower of opprobrious epithets,
including cries of Criminal" Trait
orr" Get OUT" After withstanding
this storm fer a period, the President
again left the House. but only for a mo-
ment, and on his return he instructed
the police to withdraw, declaring amid
a tremendous uproar:
Il intrust myself to your care; do as
you please. but remember this is no
personal question. The honor of your
Chair is al stake
The President called upon Count
Stuergkh to speak. but the tumult con-
tinued, and the President suspended
Herr Draszeynski, the Socialist, who
had some time previously shouted that
the President should be in Jail, for three
sittings. When Herr Daszeynski refused
10 leave the House, the President sum
moned the police and the turbulent
Deputy was elected.
Subsequently the President suspended
eleven other Deputies
After 9 O'Clock this evening the as
poets of the streets became more
threatening. 1t is estimated that a
crowd of 10000, including a very large
number of students, assembled and
threatened the Government with rev.
olution. and Count Badeni, the Pre-
mier, with the guillotine.
An attempt was made to attack