THE TROUBLE IN AUSTRIA.
The Troops Called Out, Many Rioters Killed. Martial Law Proclaimed. Press Association—By Electric TelegraphCopyright. Viesna, December 3. Martial Law has bten proclaimed in Prague, where rioting continues. Seven battalions of infantry were called bat and fired upon the mob, 200 of whom fell, 150 receiving wounds, mostly of a serious nature. A number were killed. Ninety arrests have been made. A force of 3000 rioters at Pilsen, fifty-two miles from Prague, wrecked the Germnn gymnasium and attacked the town hall, clamouring for the release of prisoners. The police were compelled to fire upon them, and succeeded in clearing tbe streets. Demonstrations against the Czechs have been made at Saatz and Inns* I bruck.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XVII, Issue 4363, 4 December 1897, Page 2
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