The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-29

VIENNA, Nov. 2S.-The members of
the Austrian ministry today rendered
their designations to Emperor Francis
Joseph, who accepted them and en-
trusted Baron Gautsch, who holds the
portfolio of public instruction of the
retiring ministry, with the task of
forming a new cabinet.
This morning Emperor Francis Jo-
seph addressed an autograph letter to
Count Badeni, decreeing the adjourn
ment Of the reichsrath until further
orders.
During the assembling of the reichs-
rath dense masses of people, mostly
workmen, thronged the Ringstrasse
from the university TO the outer gate
of Hofburg. A charge by the police,
with drawn swords, failing to dis
perse them, a body of hussars cleared
the streets at the sabres point, many
persons being wounded. The ambu-
lance corps of the city Immediately
sent two vans to attend the injured.
AT least 10000 people gathered about
the same time in front of the town
hall and the provincial criminal court
to demonstrate in favor of Herr Wolff
who was to be tried there on a
charge of public violence committed
yesterday when being removed from
the unterhaus by the police acting
under orders Of President Won Abra-
hamoVicS. The police, with drawn
swords, dispersed them, one mans
skull being fractured and two others
being severely injured. A third am
bulance was sent to that point.
Simultaneous meetings of workmen
were held in various quarters of the
city, but the police dissolved these.
making twelve arrests. The streets
became more quiet during the after
noon, but at sunset thousands reas-
sembled in the FRANCES Ring and the
Rathhaus park, where they indulged
in stormy protests against the gov
ernment, the passengers in the street
cars and omnibuses who went by
joining in cries of z'Down with Badeni." e"
Suddenly a change came over the
scene The report spread like wild
fire that Count Badeni had resigned.
The demonstrations ceased almost in
stantly when the news was confirmed
by the police authorities, who an
nounced to the people at various
points that they were instructed to
inform them of the cabinets resigna-
ton.
DR.. Lueger, the burgomaster of vi
emma, driving through the crowds, an
nounced the resignation from his car
riage, repeating it a little later from
the windows of the town hall, with
the addition that Herr Gautsch had
been appointed to form cabinet. He
appealed to the people to return to
their homes. His announcement was
greeted with thunderS of applause,
and an extra edition of the Wiener
Zeitung, with an official statement of
the resignation, still further reasSured
the populace.
Upwards of 5000 people tried to or
ganize a demonstration in the early
evening In front of the foreign office
building, but this was prevented by
closing the approaches to the palace.
After 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 Asch. in Bohemia,
but they were not of a serious charac-
ter.
The cabinet decided to resign about
o'clock this afternoon at a meeting Of
the council. Emperor Francis Joseph
had previously received Count Badeni,
Baron Banffy, the Hungarian prime
minister. Count Welsersheim, the Aus
trian minister Of natioal defense, and
Baron Gautsch.
An order has been issued to the rec
tor Of the University of Vienna, declar-
ing the university closed for two days
and warning the students that in the
event Of further excesses the university
will remain closed indefinitely. They
are especially cautioned to abstain from