Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-28
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR, 1T IS SAID,
WILL DEPOsE HIS PREMIER.
MORE REIcHsRATH RIoTING.
PRESIDENT ABRAHAMOvICs AGAIN
SUSPENDS THE SITTING.
Police Had Repeatedly to Disperse
Demonstratfye Crowds Last Night
AT Grat1 q Mob Was
Fired Upon by
Troops.

Berlin, Nov. 2~7.-Dispatches which have
been received here to-day from members
of the Austrian reichsrath say Emperor
Francis Joseph intends to demand the res
ignation of Count Badeni, the Austrian
premier, to dissolve the reichsrath, and to
order new elections.
Vienna, Nov. 27.-The Bear garden scenes
in the lower house of the reichsrath were
continued to-day. When the president OF
the house, DIR. Abrahamovics, appeared,
there was a chorus of Shame on you!'
from the Leftists, accompanied by a deal
ening noise of whistles and slamming OK
desklids. Many of the Leftists gathered In
front of the presidents platform. shouting
and blowing tin trumpets and flutes, whiie
the president was ringing his bell for Or
der. The scene lasted about a quarter OF
hour, during which time the president qul,
city remained seated. Then he suspenoeu
the sitting.
As President Ahrahamovics was leaving
the house, Il number of Leftists pelted MN
with paper balls. Thereupon the president
returned and stood unmoved as the mouse
was filled with the noise caused by trumpet
RightistS and other disturbance. After walt
ing ten minutes, and the uproar continue
ing. the president left the platform.
abated. DR.. Wolff, the German national
list leader and one of the suspended mem
bers of the house. entered about that time,
Out was IOTclDly eJtCltO ny luo pOASS, "
which he offered a violent resistance. Ac-
cording to ore account, DIR. Wolff had to
be gagged and was afterward bundled into
a cab and taken to a police station.
At 1910, the vice president appeared ana
declared the sitting closed, adding that the
date of the next session would be communi-
Gated to the members of the house by
letter.
OF the ffty-one persons arrested during
the street demonstration here yesterday,
thirteen have been sent before the pro-
vincfnl tribunal CHARGED with causing an
illegal assemblage and with holding up the
authorities to contempt. One was charged
witt, public violence, ten We're denounced
to the public prosecutor for treSpaSSlng,
five. will be tried for interfering, with Off
cial acts, fifteen have been fined. and one
person has been acquitted. The cases OF the
rest lave not been decided.
A delegation of the opposition leaders of
all sections waited upon Count Badeni. the
er house and urged him to put an end to
the embroglio. Count Badeni told the lead
ers that there would be no sitting of the
house on Monday if tosday,s was auiet:
of Vienna. also visited the premier and
represented to him the dangerous temper
of the populace, saying that the people
were becoming more and more excited, and
that something, must be done If serious
trouble was to be avoided.
After to-day's session. the majority's
parliamentary committee met and resolved
to defer planning its course until the gov
eminent communicated its intentions to the
house
A crowd of students during the afternoon
assembled on the ReichStrasse and indulge d
in demonstrations until they were dispersed
by the police.
Throughout the evening the police were
Obliged repeatedly to disperse the political
crowds who gathered in the Ringstrasse
betweenf the parliament houses and the
university buildings. In front of the FORM
era crowd numbering 1900. principally
composed Of students. assembled and boot
ed and groaned at the police, finally at
tackeG the officers with stones. Eventually
the police were ordered to clear the streets
which they did with drawn swords.
At Gratz. the capital of Syria, a band OF
students and other young men started to
the police from carrying out their inten-
ton and compelled to disperse. Later In
the evening, a riotous crowd of workmer
in the business quarter of the
town and began to break windows and com.
nit other excuses. Four companies OF
summoned to the scene Of the disturbances
Upon their arrival they were assailed by q
shower of stones and were compelled tt
fire upon the mob. killing two civilians ant
wounding five of the rioters.
OF the injured, four are suffering from
bayonet t~hrusts. Several police officers
also were hurt.
The disorder continued until shortly be-
fore midnight. when the streets wert
cleared and a military patrol of the towr
was established.
Emperor Francis Joseph arrived here to
day and conferred with Count Badeni, tn,
premier, and Count Goluchowski. the Aus
tro-Hungarian minister for foreign affairs
The Neue Freie Presse says it learns tina
the cabinet had decided to prolong the ad
journment of the house, which should hav,
ended on Tuesday next.