Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30
AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS.
BIoody RiOting In Nienna-o"ie''
uoxxever. Follows Badenfs Faii.

The elimination Of the disturbances IN
the Reichsrath at Vienna and through-
ont Austria was reached Sunday, when
tho members of the Austrian Ministry
rendered their designations to emperor
Francis Joseph, who accepted them ana
entrusted Baron Gautsch, who holds the
portfoIio OF Public Instruction In the re-
tiring Ministry, with the task OF FORMING
a new Cabinet. -,
Sunday morning Emperor rlaho''
Joseph addressed an autograph letter 10
Count Badeni, decreeing the Adjournment
of the Reichsrath until further ORDERS
Refore the assembling Of the Reichs-
rath dense masses of people. Tor the
most part workmen, thronged the Ring
strasse from the university to the outer
gate OF the Hofburg. A charge by the
mounted police with drawn swords fail
inc 10 disperse them, a body OF Hus-
sars cleared the streets at the sabre ;
point many persons being wounded.
The Ambulance Society Immediately sent
two vans TO attend the injured
WOLFF DEMONSTRATION.
At least ten thousand people gathered
about the same time In front of the
Tovn Hall and the Provincial Criminal
Court to demonstrate In favor OF Herr
Wolf. who was to be arraigned there
on charge Of public violence COM
mitted Saturday when being removed
from the Unterhaus by the police, act
inc under the orders Of President Won
Abrahamovics.
The police, with drawn swords. dis
nersed them, one mans skull being nae
tured and two others being severely IN
tured. A third ambulance was sent 10
that point.
Simultaneous meetings OF workmen
were held in various quarters on the
citv hut the police dissolved these,
making twelve arrests. The streets be-
came more quiet during the afternoon
but at sunset thousands reassembled In
the Frangen-ring and the Rathaus Park
where they INDUCED in stormy protests
against the government, the passengers
I'm the street cars and omnibuses who
went by joining in cries Of Down win
Badeni!'
RESIGNATION STILLS UPROAR.
Suddenly change came over the scene.
The report spread like wildhre tha'
Count Badeni had resigned. The demon
strations ceased almost instantly when
the news was confirmed by the ponce
authorities and their subordlnates' who
announced TO the people at VdIlous p'lp's
that they were instructed to INFORM
them OF the Cabinets resignation.
DIR. Lueger, the burgomaster OF vienna,
driving through the crowds, announced
the resignation from his carriage, re-
heating II a little later from the win1,'ws
Of the Town Hall, with the addi.ijn tha'
Herr Gautsch had been appointed &c
form a Cabinet He appealed TO The
people TO return quietly TO their homes.
His announcement was greeted wltf
thunders of applause, and an extra col
ton OF the Wiener Zeitung, with an CT
fetal statement Of the resignation. snl
further reassured the populace.
Upward of 1900 people tried ID organ
lze a demonstration in the early evening
I'm front of the Foreign Office building
but this was prevented by closing th'
approaches to the palace. After o'cloci
the city was quiet.
The Judge OF the Provincial Crimina
Court discharged Herr Wolff from Gus
| tody.
There were demonstrations also a
| Gratz. Prague, and Asch, In Bohemia
but they were not of a serious character