The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-29
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CLASH between coALiTioNiSTs
AND SOCIALISTS.
FORTY TO FIFTY PERSONS HURT
Hungarian Party Issues a Manifesto
Declaring That the kins-Emperor
is Attempting to Abolish Local Self
Government.

Budapest, Sept. 2S.-Between forty
and fifty persons were injured in riots
here last night, when socialists and
adherents of the coalition parties. in
Guiding students, clashed opposite the
Royal hotel, and for two hours there
were scenes of tremendous excitement.
The Royal hotel is the headquarters
of the independence club, in which Is
the council room of the coalition lead
ers. The students and other support
ers OF the coalition had arranged for
q gigantic torchlight procession, but
during the day the socialists issued in
fiammatory proclamations calling on
all socialists and others opposed to
the coalition to gather and fight for
their rights, which they said the Goa
lition was trying to sidetrack under
cover of an alleged affront by the
king emperor to the whole nation. Ow'
ing to these proclamations the Goa
lition leaders decided to postpone the
torchlight procession, seeking thus to
avoid bloodshed.
At 8 o'clock about 1900 socialists
gathered outside the independence
club and announced their intention OF
tearing down the council room. A
large force of police was present. The
mob made an effort to enter, but was
vigorously opposed by the police. A
fight ensued and amid the widest
| clamor a number of persons were
stabbed, but the socialists were finally
| scattered. Fifteen minutes later
however, the socialists again gathered
| By this time adherents of the Goa
| lition in large numbers appeared and
a free fight ensued. An immense mass
of people surged in every direction
! fighting ana singing. Knives, sticks
and stones were used vigorously.
Meanwhile a thunder storm came VI
and vivid lightning lit up the square
Rain fell in torrents and the combat
ants were finally dispersed by the po
| lice. 1t Is reported that over forty
persons were wounded, eight of them
seriously. There were no deaths.
Scattered fights continued in differ
ent quarters and section OF the so
cialists marched to a building IT
which is published a newspaper tha
supports the coalition, where they
broke the windows and attempted tt
gain an entrance. The mob was helC
back by the police while the printers
and editors threw furniture from the
windows on the heads Of the crowd
Here, too, a number of persons re
ceived wounds. Finally quiet was re
stored. .r...
1t Is not Thought the rioting will
have any effect on the general situa
ton, which has certainly grown worse
while the feeling against the dynast!
is growing. Revolutionary cries ar
frequently heard in the streets and al
element of the population Is endeavoI
ing to stir up the passions Of the pee
pie. It is believed that everything
hinges on the meeting Oct. 3 Of the va
rious parties adhering to the coalition
This meeting will take the form
national conference, and 1t is hope,
that some way out of the dificult
will be suggested. In the meanwhil
the crisis undoubtedly is a serious one
The committee OF the coalitiOnists Is
sued a manifesto to the nation in re
ply to the program submitted to IT
leaders by the king.emperor. TIL
' manifesto declares that some point
+, of his majesty's program are not i
conformity with the constitution. re
' ferring especially to his contentio
that the question of the language c
command in the Hungarian army mus
be entirely eliminated from discus
sion. 1t is asserted that this
equivalent to the abolition Of the nj
tons right to control Its own affair
for which there is no legal authorit,