The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-25
IT ASSEMBLED AN INFERNO
DISGRA CEFUL SCENE IN THE
 AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT.

President suspends Sitting and His De-
 parture Is the Signal for the Widest Dis order-Challenges to Fight Duels, Show CTS of Billingsgate and Other Insults
 Hurled by Members.
 Vienna, Nov. M.-The members of the lower house of the 'Reichsrath to-day excelled themselves in producing the most disgraceful scene yet witnessed in that branch of parliament. The turbu- lence resulted from motion that only one of number of petitions against the ordinance making the Czech lan- guage coordinate with the German in Bohemia should be read and printed. This order of the government has been the basis of many uproarious scenes.
 The members of the lert party to-day protested uproariously against the mo- ton referred to, stigmatizing it as 'op- pressive and illegal" Finally the mem- bers ofthe lower house became so dis orderly that the president of that body, Dr. AbrahamovicS, was once more compelled to suspend the sitting, and he soon afterwards left the house. The departure of the president was the sig nal of the scene of the widest disorder. Dr. Wolff, the German nationalist lead er clambored up into the president tri- bune, seized heavy bell and swung it to and fro, materially increasing the disorder prevailing. The bell, however, was almost immediately wrenched from his hands by Deputy Potock.
 While this incident was in progress, challenges to fight duels and showers of billingsgate and other insults were exchanged on both sides until the inter- for of the house in every way resembled an inferno. A number of young Czechs and Poles made rush for the presi- dents tribute and attempted to tear Dr. Wolff from the position which he occupied, but they in turn were attack ed by number of leftists and dis graceful scrimmage was the result. But this was only the beginning of the fighting. During the preliminary scuf- fling some of the young CZechs struck pr. Wolff and this caused such an up- roar that pitched battle with fisti- cuffs followed lasting for about quar- ter of an hour. Herr Schooner, the leader of section of the German oppo- sition, caught hold of and brandished over his head one of the minister's arm chairs and was about to l1url 1t at the head of his immediate opponents when he was seized and disarmed by Herr Hagenhofer.
 By this time the disorder was of ;,, the galleries cried shame upon the fighting, swearing and insult -exchang- ing deputies. A Polish member, Herr Polacz, rushed upon another member, Herr Pferoche. and was nearly strang- ling him when Polacz drew a penknife from his pocket and opened it, but he was disarmed by colleague before any further harm was done. Herr Pferoche was so overcome by excitement that he nearly fainted. One deputy was stabbed in the hand; another had his collar bone broken and a third received a severe scalp wound. Count Radou, the premier, with sheer on his face, watched the combat throughout. Herr Wolff declared that he would bring his revolver to the next sitting.
 London, Nov. 24.-The correspondent of London paper describing the scenes says: Herr Wolff received the worst treatment. He was struck on the head dozen times. Blows rained upon his face; the bell was thrown at him. his clothes were torn. AS often as he got up he was knocked off his feet. Suddenly during the melee fierce shriek was heard and knife was seen flying towards the leftisrs. It fell up- on Dr. Gessoan, whose hand was wounded. It was wrcsted from Herr Pfersche by Herr Lemisch, who threw it across the heads of the deputies. Another scream rang through the house Herr Pfersche had been seized. Count Won der Lille emptied glasses of water over the conbatants with a view of separating them. The police com missioner with fifteen men summoned by the president appeared just as the