The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-06

q Innsbruck, Austria, Nov. 5.-Riot- q
= ing on a large scale recommended .
q at noon. the gendarmeS using their q
. bayonets. Troops are coming in q
q from a distance. There Is some ev- q
q idence that the authorities will pro- q
q claim martial law. y
q A strong force of troops is posted q
y in the neighborhood of the italian =
q Consulate.
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Vienna, Nov. 5.-The attack on the Ital-
ian students at Innsbruck Thursday oc-
casions great solicitude here. There is no
attempt to disguise in certain official cir
cles the apprehension that the relations
between Austria and Italy. which have
been strained for some time, are now near
the breaking point.
1t is well known that the anti-Austrian
feeling throughout Italy will be greatly
increased by the unfortunate events of
Thursday, and the public feeling. which
has long been excited under the propa-
ganda of the Dante Alighieri Society, may
become infiamed to a war pitch. There
can be no doubt that. notwithstanding the
earnest efforts of the German Emperor
troubled waters. tho Triple Alliance is
practically at an end.
The trouble was revived recently by the
failure to renew the commercial treaty be-
tween the two countries. The Hungarian
Government opposed the renewal because
Of the competition of Italian wines and
produce. and the Italian and Austro-Hun-
garian Governments were forced to go un-
der a modus vivendi. There was constant
complaint in the Southern Provinces of
Austria of Il-treatment of Italians by
the German element and of like ill-treat-
ment of Austrians in Italy. which culmi-
mated In series of disturbances through
out Italy. some time ago. during which
the escutcheons of the Austrian Consulate
in several large cities of Italy were dis
figured.
CONFERENCE HELD.
An important conference was held te
tween Signor Tittoni. the Italian Foreign
Minister. and Count Goluchowski. the
Austrian Foreign Minister. at Abazzia. in
April. There had been an urgent demand
by the Italian citizens Of Southwestern
Austria for the establishment OF school
at Trent for the purpose of teaching Ital
This mater was considered with great
care at the Abazzia conference. and the
Austrian representative declined TO es-
tab!ish the school at Trent because Of his
fear that 1t would increase the anti-Aus-
trian spirit In that section, but he COM
promised by establishing an Italian fac
ulty at Innsbruck. This had the effect OF
exciting the German-Austrian students,
ard there has been constant trouble be-
tween the two groups ever since. cu!nli-
mating in the riots which have just taken
place.
In July an important Italian Nationalist
demonstration took place at Trieste. and
as result the police searched the rooms
belonging to Turnverein in the city and
discovered number of bombs.
RIVAL DEMONSTRATIONS.
A memorial demonstration to the victim
Of the rioting at Innsbruck. Prezzy. the
artist, who was killed by bayonet thrust
Friday, will be held November Z. in the
lecture hall of the Vienna University. The
German students Of the high school have
decided to hold a protest meeting the
same day.
The War Minister announces. after an
exhaustive inquiry. that 1t is doubtful If
Prezzy was killed by the gendarmes' bayo-
nets. and consequently a post-mortem ex-
animation has been ordered. with the view
of securing expert evidence regarding the
nature of the wounds.
A dispatch from Innsbruck. published
here. says railroad official kas been Sc
verely wounded by a bayonet thrust.