The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-05
Over 100000 FlOrins Paid Out and
Only 100000 Taken In.
THE AUSTRIAN KAISER INDIFFERENT
What Mr.. Yates Thinks of Mr.. Jay
and Mr.. Jewell.
THE DISTRIBUTION.

bition, the exhibitors jurors and officials OF every
grade, more especially those OF German origin
have for some time been greatly disgusted with
the supineness exhibited by the city authorities in
regard to any recognition in a festive sense, OF
their presence and their exertions. Beyond the
entertainment given by the Minister Of Agricul.
ture, in the first week of May, the municipal au-
thorities have undertaken nothing In the shape OF
festvity, and though this, perhaps, may be &C.
counted for by the fact that the awful monetary
collapse OF that month sent ruin widespread
through the city, 1t was felt that when m alters
began to recover themselves little some effort
should have been made by those Interested in the
matter not merely out OF ordinary gratitude, but
out OF that peculiar gratitude which has been de-
fined by the cynic as "a lively sense OF favOrs to
come"
THE sPECULAToRs.
And here, en- passdnt, let me just touch for an
instant upon the monetary question in regard to
the Exhibition. The wholesale suspension of banks
and great commercial houses which took place
during the month of May had no direct connection
with the Exhibition or its promoters. 1t arose
from reckless gambling and miscalculation, and to
those concerned In it 1t was bound to turn up
''heads or tails" fortune or beggary. AS it hap
peued, the star OF il-luck was In the ascendency,
and the spectators were ruined But the mischief
did not stop there. From the opening to the
present time the Vienna Exhibition has been one
DEAD, FLAT, DISMAL FAILURE.
The distance from the recognized OF civili
cation and commercial enterprise the long delay
In getting matters into proper working order, the
intense heat, and finally, the dread alarm
OF cholera, which. widespread though 1t has
been, has never even yet revealed the true
state OF the CASE have combined to
bring about this result. The viennese are q san
gulne people, and in this case they allowed their
expectations to outrun all prudential calculation.
They built enormous new hotels, immense cara
vansaries, magnifcently appointed and fitted and
furnished In tho most luxurious manner, which
have never had anything like their proper compile
ment OF guests, and which now are almost empty;
they stocked their shops with high priced goods,
which remain unsod; they provided theatrical
and musical entertainments at which the walters
and the policemen constitute the sole audience.
The Hotel Austria, in which am now living, is
situated on the Schotten Ring, perhaps the most
fashionable boulevard in the city, and, though not
SO large as the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York.
is furnished with equal splendor. 1t was opened
on the 18th Of May, and the prices demanded for
rooms were sufficiently high. In 1t now occupy
two large and elegantly fitted apartments, saloon
and dOuble-bedded sleeping chamber, on the first
floor, with outlook on the bOulevards for which pay
eight gulden, equivalent to less than four American
dollars, per diem. The attendance is excellent,
the cuisine, with French cher at its head is per-
feet. but great has been the competition and so
small has been the number OF visitors that the pro-
prietor Is only too glad to take at the price and
to do everything to induce me to proong my stay.
With the exception Of the Hotel Metr0pOle, the
Goldenes Lamm and the Wesses Rass, all other
hotels in the city are in the same plight. Further,
THE EXHIBITION BUILDING,
with tts anneXea itS eXteriOr paViliOns its oar
| dens and Its various arrangements cost between
seventeen and eighteen millions OF norins. The
| receipts, everything taken into consideration,
have not yet reached two millions. It closes
| within little more than two months, and what was
| looked upon as the most remunerative portion of
the season is passed. The gross loss falls upon the
| government, but 1t will be easily understood that
with such frightful disappointment pressing upon
them the viennese are not likely, as the Americans
say, T0 feel good" or as the English slang phrase
has it, ITO be in good FORM" Nevertheless, it is
thought that the municipal authorities might have
shown some hospitality to their visitors and the
! large-hearted citizens groaned under the assumed
nlggardliness They were rendered more
| bitter in their comments upon the city's parsi-
mony by the fact that the rival city of Pesth which
might easily have declined any responsibility in
the matter, had invited upwards OF three hundred
persons, connected with the Exhibition and given
! them
THREE DAYS AMUSEMENT AND QUALIFICATION
1t became obvious that something, however
small, must be done, and that something was done
on saturday night. The Burgomaster, IN the name
of the CITY, issued invitations to the number OF
5000 for an entertainment In the Stadtpark a
very pretty garden situated on one OF the boule-
wards, having in its midst magnlcently deco.
rated hall called the Kur Salon, which is used for
the concerts OF the Musk verein. The hour named
was eight O'Clock, and on arrival | found a crowd
OF carriages and magnificent creatures in liveries
and cooked hats to receive us. This was all the
reception we got, and we were then left TO wander
at our own sweet WILL The Emperor was away at
Isehl 1t was expected that he would have re-
turned for this ceremony, but he did not choose to
TO so, and his absence gave his subjects another
cause TO grumbe at the laxity and indifference
with which he has treated all matters connected
with the Exhibition. The truth probably is that
His Imperial Majesty Is disguised at the total fail
ure OF the concern and that he has been but too
glad TO withdraw himself from the heat the noise
and the dust which are everywhere prevalent in
Vienna. In his absence the prominent parsonage
whom the citizens delighted to honor was his
brother, the Archduke Charles Louis, curiously
like to the Emperor in face and figure,
gentlemanly, good-natured man. who has
been officially connected with the Exhibition as
rs protector" and In that position has
gained everybody's good will. He moved ABOUT
among the various groups, chatting pleasantly to
those he knew, and willingly permitting the con-
slant presentations which were made to him. III
he had been stranger in New York he could not
have been introduced to more people. These in
Productions were made through the medium Of
| Baron Won Gagern, a TALL gentlemanly old man,
| with SILKY white mustache. who speaks excel
lent English, and to whom has been cenhded the
task OF looking after the distinguished visitors In
| Vienna. With the Archduke was his intimate per-
sona friend, the gallant old General Won Rainier, a
grizzled hirsute veteran, whose breast was COW
cred with medals and Prince wasa, who ought TO
have been King OF sweden, and probably would
have been n that bold soldier Marshal Bernadotte
had never been born
TWO AMERICAN MINISTER'S.