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Show AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED. Count Voa Taafr. Want a New Conservative Conserva-tive Majority. Vienna, Jan. 20. The lower house of the Keicbserath was dissolved by an unexpected decree published In the of-liciul of-liciul journal. Elections will be held immediately. Count Von Taaffe, the premier, desires a new conservative majority in the house, having abandoned aban-doned dependence in the Bohemian and Slav meuibots, whom ho cousiders unreliable. un-reliable. The Gazette publishes as an election manifesto an article attributed to Finance Fi-nance Minister Dunajawski, which is the most liberal eTer issued by the government. gov-ernment. The manifesto reminds the nation that legislation must bo adapted to the spirit of the times, and promises tha) the next parliament will deal with the social question. It makes a large bid for the support of the young Czechs, hinting at tho autonomy of the various races under the Emperor Francis Joseph Jo-seph as desirable. This latter is tho most important feature of the manifesto. mani-festo. The elections for the new Australian parliament will be hold in March. Count Von Taaffe was induced to dissolve dis-solve by fear of conflicts on the budget and other questions. j |