Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-29
CABINET RESIGNS.
Austrian Ministers Tender
designations to Emperor.
They Are Accepted and Baron Gautsch
Will Form New Cabinet.
Another DissraceiuI Scene in Reichsraih-
Riolefs Killed at Gra!z by Police.

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 in the
retiring ministry. with the task Of
forming new cabinet.
There was another disgraceful scene
in the lower House Of the Reichsrath,
Saturday. When the President of the
House. DR.. Abrahamovics, appeared,
there was chorus of Shame upon
YOU from the Leftists, accompanied
by deafening whistles and the slam
ming of desk lids. Many of the Left
lists gathered in front of the Presidents
platform, shouting and blowing toy
trumpets and flutes. The uproar con-
tinued about quarter of an hour,
during which the President quietly re-
manned seated. Then he suspended the
sitting.
AS President Abrakamovics was leav-
| ing the House a number of Leftists
| pelted him with paper balls. There
| upon he returned and stood unmoved
| as the House was filled with the noise
caused by trumpet blowing, handicap
ping, upon the part of the Rightists,
and other disturbances. After waiting
10 minutes. and the uproar continuing,
the President left the platform. Dur
ing his absence the noise was not
| abated.
DR.. Wolff, the German Nationalist
leader and one of the suspended men,
bers of the House. entered about that
time, but was forcibly elected by the
police, to which he offered a violent
resistance.
Shortly before II o'clock, the Vice Pres
ident appeared and declared the sitting
closed, adding that the date of the next
session would be communicated to the
members of the House by letter.
After the session the ma jOrity'S parlia-
mentary committee met and resolved to
defer planning it's course until the gov
eminent communicated it's intentions to
the House.
During the afternoon crowd of stu
dents assembled on the Reichstrasse and
INDUCED in demonstrations until they
were dispersed by the police.
Throughout the evening the police were
obliged repeatedly to dispense the political
crowds which gathered between the Par
Lament house and the university build
ing. One crowd. numbering 1000 princi-
pally students, hOoted and grOaned at the
police. finally attacking the officers with
stones. Finally, the police cleared the
streets with drawn swords.
AT GratZ, the capital of Styria a band
of students and other young men started
to parade the streets, but were dispersed
by the police. Later a riotous crowd of
workmen assembled in the business por-
ton of the town and began smashing
windows. force of infantry and cav
airy, called to the scene. were greeted
with a shower of stones The troops fired
on the mob, killing one and wounding five
of the rioters. Two civilians were killed
and two others seriously wounded. Sew
eral police officers also were hurt. Short
ly before midnight the streets We're
cleared and military patrol established
Emperor Francis Joseph addressed an
autograph letter to Count Badeni, this
morning. decreeing the adjournment of
the Reichsrath until further orders.
Before the assembling of the Reichs-
rath. dense masses of people, for 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 failing
to dsperse them. body of hussars
cleared the street at sabres points. many
persons being wounded. The Ambulance
Society Immediately sent two vans to at
tend the injured.
At least 10000 people gathered about the
same time in front of the Town hall and
providenial criminal court to demonstrate
in favor of Herr Wolff, who was to be ar
raigned there on a charge of public vio-
lence committed. yesterday. when being
removed from the Unterhaus by the DO
lice. acting under the orders of President
Won Abrahamovics. The police with
drawn swords dispersed them, one mans
skull being fractured and two others be-
ing severely injured. A third ambulance
was sent to that point.
simultaneously meetings of workmen
We're held in various quarters of the city, |
but the police dissolved these, making IL |
arrests. The streets became more quiet |
during the afternoon but at sunset thou
sands reassembled in the Frangen-Rinr |
and the Rathhaus park, where they in |
obliged in stormy protests against the |
government, the passengers in the street |
cars and omnibuses who went by joining |
in cries of Down with Badeni''
Suddenly change came over the scene. |
The report spread like wildfire that Count
Badeni had resigned. The demonstrations
ceased almost instantly when the news
was confirmed by the police authorities
and their subordinates. who announced
to the people at various points that they
were Instructed to inform them of the
cabinets resignation.
DR.. Lueger, the burgomaster of Vienna
driving through the crowds, announced
he resignation from his carriage. repeat
ng 1t little later from the windows of
the Town hall, with the addition that
Herr Gautsch had been appointed to form
A cabinet. He appealed to the people to
return quietly to their homes. His an
nouncement was greeted with thunders
If applause.
Upward of 5000 people tried to organize
| demonstration in the early evening in
ront of the foreign office building, but
his was prevented by closing the APP
,roaches to the palace. After o'clock
he city was quiet. The judge of the pro-
,incial criminal court discharged Herr
Wolff from custody.
There were demonstrations also at
sratZ, Prague and Asch. in Bohemia, but I
hey were not of serious character {
Concerning the autonomy DEGREES, ,
Tomas Estrada Palma, the Cuban dele