The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
AUSTRIAN CABINET OUT.
Badeni Ministry Tender Their
Resignation.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH AID
JOURNS REICHSRATH.
The Riotous Scene of the Past Week
Reach a Climax-Announcemen of
Badenis Retirement Received With
Great Enthusiasm by Crowd.

Reach Climax-Announcemen of
Badenfs Retirement Received with
Great Enthusiasm by Crowd.
Vienna, November 2S.-The mem
bers of the Austrian ministry today ten
dered their designations to Emperor
Francis Joseph, who accepted them and
entrusted Baron Gautsch, Ewhosholds the
portfolio of public instruction in the re-
tiring ministry, with the task of forming
a new cabinet.
This morning Emperor Francis Joseph
addressed an autograph letter to Count
Badeni, 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 through
the R1ng-Strasse from the university to
the outer gate of the Hofburg. A charge
by the mounted police with drawn
swords failing to disperse them, body
OF hussars cleared the street at sabres
points, many persons being wounded.
The ambulance society Immediately
sent two vans to attend the injured.
At least ten thousand people gathered
about the same time in front of the town
hall and provincial court to demonstrate
in favor of Herr Wolff, who was to be ar
ralgned there on charge of public vio-
lence committed yesterday when, being
removed from the Unterhaus by the po-
lice acting under the orders of President
Abrahamoyics. The police, with drawn
swords, dispersed them, one mans skull
being fractured and two others being Sc
verely injured. A third ambulance was
sent to the point. simultaneously meet
ing of workmen were held in various
quarters of the city; but the police dis
solved these, making 10 arrests. The
streets became more quiet during the af-
ternoon, but at sunset thousands reas-
sembled in the Frangen- Ring, and the
Rathhaus park, where they INDUCED in
stormy protests against the government,
the passengers in the street cars and
omnibnses which went by joining in
cries of Down with Badeni''
Suddenly a change came over the
SS~A4S- 1-A-S AOENA DRAocsAA %AAO s44o A4AS
that Count Badeni had resigned The
demonstrations ceased almost instantly
when the news was confirmed by the
policesswhosannounced 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
the resignation from his carriage, repeat
ing it a 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 tho peo-
pie to return quietly to their homes His
announcement was greeted with thun-
ders of applause.
Upwards of three thousand people tried
to organize demonstration in the early
evening in front of the foreign off ,e
building, but this was prevented by clos
ing the approaches to the palace. After
O'Clock the city was flooded with
guesses. The judge of the provincial
criminal court discharged Herr Wolff
from custody.
There were demonstrations at GratZe,
Pergue and Asche, in Bohemia, but they
were not of serious character.
The cabinet decided to resign about
2 O'Clock this afternoon at meeting
of the council. Emperor Francis Joseph
had previously received Count Badeni,
Baron Banffy, the Hungarian prime min
lister. Count Welsersheimb, the Austrian
minister of national defence and Baron
Gautsch. An order has been issueda to
the rector of the university of Vienna
declaring the university closed for two
days and warning the students that in
the event Of further excesses the universe
ty will remain closed indefinitely. They
are specially cautioned to abstain from
conflicts with the police who, on their
part, the order announces, will abstain
from again trespassing on the universe
ty premises.
1t was about this evening when Herr
Wolff was discharged and d4he@was escort
ed to his residence by large and enthu-
siastic crowd.
During the collision between the police
and the students in front of the univer-
s1ty last evening the students were driv-
en- into the buildings. The police attempt
ed to force their way in after them but
were repulsed by the students who, from
the first floor windows, pelted the police
With spittoons, other missiles and show
ers or ashes. During the conflict several
were injured and about co were arrested.
1t Is asserted that the emperor at first
decIneo to accept the designations OF