The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-02
THE RECENT TUMULTUOUS SCENES
So HAVE HAD THE DESIRED
- EFFECT.
BADEN| EIN|STRI HAS RESIGNED.
. baron Gantscb Entrusted With Task
of Forming New Ministry.
Announcement of Change
Had n Good Effect.


Gautsch, who holds the portfolio of pub
lie instruction of the retiring ministry
with the task of forming a new cabinet
This morning Emperor Francis-Josepl
addressed an autograph letter to Count
Badeni desiring the adjournment of the
reichsrath until further orders.
During the assembling Of the rcichs
rath dense masses Of people, for tho
most part workmen, thronged the RING
strasse from the university to the outer
gate Of Hofburg. A charge by the mount
ed police with drawn swords failing Ia
dispense them, a body of hussars cleared
the streets mt this point, many persons
being wounded. The ambulance sOcie..
ty Immediately sent two vans 10 attend
the injured.
At least 10000 people gathered about
the same tlmc In front of the town hall
and the provincial criminal court to
demonstrate in favor of Herr Wolf, who
was to be arraigned there on charge, OF
public violence committed yesterday
when being removed from the unterhaus
by the police acting under orders OF
President Abrahamovicz. The police,
with drawn swords, dispersed them, one
mans skull being fractured and two 9th
crs being severely injured A third am
buancc was sent to that point.
simultaneously meetings of w0rkmcn
were held in various quarters of the city,
but the police dissolved these, making
twelve arrests. The streets became more
quit during the afternoon, but at sun
set thousands reasscmbled in the FRANCES
ring and the Rathaus park, where they
INDUCED in stormy protests against the
government the passengers in the street
ears and Omnibuscs who went joining in
the cries of ''down with Badcni."
Suddenly change came over the scene.
The report spread like wild fire that
Count Badeni had resigned. The demon
STATIONS ceased almost instantly when
the news was confirmed by the police au-
thoritics and their subOrdinatcs, who an
nounced to the people ut various points
that they were instructed to inform them
of the cabinets resignation.
DR.. Lucgcr, the burgomaster of Vienna:
driving through the crowds announced
the resignation from his carriage, repeat
ing it little later from the windows of
the town hall. with the addition that Herr
Gautsch had been appointed to form Il
cabinet. He appealed to the people TO
return quietly to their homes His an
nouncement was greeted with thunders
of applause, and an extra edition of the
Wiener Zctung with an official statement
of the resignation still further treasured
the populacc.
Upwards of 5000 people tried to organ
ize demonstration in the early evening
in front of the foreign Office, but this
was prevented by closing the approaches
TO the palace. After s o'clock the city
was quiet. The judge of the provincial
criminal court discharged Herr Wolff
from custody.
There were demonstrations also at
Gratz, Prague and Aschim, Bohemil,
but they were not of n serious character
The cabinet decided to resign about ,
o'clock this afternoon mt a meeting of
The council Emperor Francis Joseph
had previously received Count Badeni,
Baron Banlfy. the Hungarian prime min
ster; Count Welzerhein, the Austrian
minister of national Defense and Baron
Gautsch.
An order has been issued to the rector
IF the University of Vienna, declaring
the university closed for two days and
the students that in the event
Of further excuses the university will
remain closed indefinitely.
1t was about 7 O'Clock this evening
when Herr Wolff was discharged, and
he was escorted to his residence by u
large and enthusiastic crowd.
During the collision between the police |
and the students in front of the univer-
sity last evening the students were driven
into the buildings. The police attempted |
to force their way in after them, but |
the first floor windows. pelted the police |
with spittoons, other missiles and showers
Of ashes. During the conflict several |
persons were injured and about sixty ar |
rested.
1t is asserted that the emperor Mt first
declined to accept the resignation of the I
cabinet but Count Badeni replied:
"YOur majesty, l can not take the re- |
Bloodshed will cnsue if l |
remain in Office"
Thereupon the emperor reluctantly &C
cepted the resignation.
Baron Gautsch de Frankenthurn. upon |
whom has been thrown the difficult task |
Of constructing cabinet capable of con.
Quoting public business in the presence !
Of the various conflicting forces at work |
in the uDterhaus, il of German ma |
fi0nality. He is moderate and con-
riliatory politician, popular with all par
Ties in Austria rs well as among Hun
garians. His appointment is sure to
make a good impression.
Emperor Francis Joseph returned to |
Vienna last night from visiting his daugh- !
ter mt Waltze. He was informed that |
Vienna was on the brink of revolution. |
Tho troops stood in readiness all night, !
the palace being strongly guarded by
special force of police and soldery.
1t is understood that Count GoIu- !
chowski, the Austro-H Hungarian foreign
strongly advised the emperor TO
dismiss the cabinet. AS an indication of /
the unprecedented character of the crisis I
the police are tonight distributing gratis ,
copies of the Wiener Zeitung announcing
the resignation.
Baron Gautsch will form neutral
cabinet of governmental officials and |
rn,Eavor to arrange an understanding
between the German and Czech leaders
on the language question.
Herr Wolff. when arrested yesterday
in the reichsrath, resisted with such en-
argy that he broke away a portion of his
desk. II took six constables to over
power him. Twice he sprang out of
the cab in which he was being CON
veyed to the police station, and as it
irove with him ut a furious pace he
shouted to the crowd: /
Poodle of Vienna. don't let your Dep !
nty Wolff be arrested"
The constables thrust him back into
the cab, threw white muller over his /
mouth and held it there. There is no ;
loubt that this arrest. together with the
fact that the Luegerites yesterday. see
ng that the popular discomfort was