New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-11
THE SULTAN AND HIS GUESTS
MUCH ADO ABOUT RUDOLPH AND STE
PHANIE


whose social life Il revealed in the Arabian Nights
Entertainmenti7 The dire lack of money for bread
had nearly put out Of mind the fact that the CaIph
Add nj Hamid is heir to the Caiph Haroun al
| Raschid. The Treasury was in is usual anguish
over the provision of funds for another week ex-
penses Officials were in their usual despair because
! their back pay Was 40 nearer a settiementthan IL
! was q year ago. Treasury orders ON the proYnc al
tax-coectors. given in lieu of payment for the most
pressing debts were selling with difficulty at from
80 to - per cent discount. The great host Of i'm
pecnnious gentlemen who. under the Sounding title
of Servants of Cod try TO live by the Ottoman
civil service were of opinion that history has no
where recorded greater seif-denials than those
forced upon deserving Turks Of the present age by
the famine of gold Suddenly news arrived that
the Archduke Rudolph. Crown Prince Of Austria
was 70 visit ConstaDtnOple. At once we were taught
| that the stories Of the Arabian Nights are not a
myth. The lOrdly hospitality that utterly dis
regards accOunts-current and even the lofty readi
ness to invoke fairies and genii 70. the dedication
of friend appeared in full force. These character
istics had been merely lying dormant They belong
to the supreme head Of the State and the visit Of
this Archduke was 4 at time tor them 70 be brought
! into action.
| That the Austrian Archduke might have house
suited to the luxurious necessities of a Hapsburg,
delicious gem Of q little palace the Sultan's own
| park was made over anew. The coitliest furniture
OF satin and velvet and gold the richest carpets ;
the finest plate; the heaviest hangings embroidered
with pearls we're found TO furnish il. Where these
things came from is a mystery. unless like the Ger
man snealeollthc beast they evolved from the
inner consciousness of the architect. The grounds
about this gem of q palace were transformed into q
garden of exotics. and reserve stocks Of gorgeous
flowers were held in readiness in the lighthouses 70
| ot,ioLr " Dg wilt n
| untimey frost. State coaches with four splendid
! horses apiece and with iull equipment of hveried
| outrders in green and gold were held in readiness
| for the more formal outings of the Prince Luxur-
ous private coaches with pair OF horses each, and
| with footmen in plain livery were told OFF for the
incognito wander ngs of the Sultan's guest great
brass band was set apart to drill in the particular
music favored at Vienna, that its strains might
please the Princes heart. Boats aud steam launches
were reftted that the Prince might sail IN luxury
| over the Bosphorus royal steam yacht was
| taken into dock and entirely overhauled, against
the chance of 4 desire TO sail on the Sea of Marmora
All the riekety old wharves where the royal
visitors might wish to land patched up, all the
streets through which they might drive were re-
paired in conspicuous contrast to the nelghboring
streets through which the guests were not intended
| To pass
| For century, more or less the Austrian Embassy
| in Pera has been without direct access to the main
tbOroughfare of that suburb. The thought that the
| Archduke would visit the Embassy called out an
edict that a carriage road must exist between the
| two points. Straightway the edct saw ITS ex-
! ecut0n. and the Archduke and his wife have thls
| week aslven over fine highway for which the IN
habitants of Pera have been vainly signing for
years, 1t was made known that the royal party
would visit Br0osa The Government House there
th.a liza af VIII vas
never before seen in that city. Furniture Of the
same class as is used in the palace here sent 10
Broosa 70 furnish the house. Its stables are filled
with magnificent horses and State coaches whose
! arrival created as much excitement and internal
| qualification among the provlncials as one OF the
| opening professions Of Barnums " greatest show on
| earth" Even the highway from BroOsa to the sea,
winch has not been repaired during fifteen years OF
frcshet and Hood has been taken in hand 80 that lt
is now the best eIghteenmile ROAD in Turkey. 4
| maQician's wand has touched everything that will
fall under the Archduke's eye The very stones Of
the streets will speak 10 him of the hOspitable good
VIII of the Sultan AMI Of the happy condition Of
people who live in splendid an Empire.
The Archdnkc aud his wife arrived here on Thurs
day last and leave to-day for Br0osa On the morn
ing Of the arriva! all steamers of the Austrian Lloyd
Company vi icL happened to be in the harbOr were
!
escort the royal party through the BosphoWs 20 the
city some two thousand persons the decks
OF the eirt steamers OF this fleet. There Aus
! TRANS Hungarau- and Cr0atans, who wished TO do
| honor 70 their Crown Prince and Beigians who
! wished to welcome the Princess Stephanle daughter
King, besides representatives or the press
! and other invited guests. Several Of the steamers
! we've provided with bands OF music. This feet with
its enthusiastic receDt.on committee set forth at
IL. r. aaI..a sfra.r
spectacle as those tine steamers moved up the Bos-
phorus in line with bands playing. The morning
! air was ust sufficiently hazy To enlarge the I'M
preston made by any full view Of the deet, and 70
hide defects and develop beauties in the landscape
OF houses and hills that reflected IN the CLASSY
| water The hour was unprecedeutedly early for
| most Of the passengers on the boats. but regrets
over curtailed slumber were stihed by thoughts OF
the pageant in which all TO participate.
Il was arranged that the whole feet, four steamers
on each side, decked in flags, should escort the
Royal yacht to her moorings.
The feet of this reception committee had nearly
entered the Black sea when the Imperial yacht
Niran1ar was encountered carrying at the main
mast the great yellow Dag with its black eagle.
The steamers were instantly decked in flags and the
bands began to play the Emperor's March" The
captains prepared TO round 10 and take position on
each side Of the Mramar. Orders had been issued
bv the Turkish authorities prohibiting any vessels
from ascending the Bosphorus until the splendid
procession had swept through in state to It's anchor
age. But the yacht OF the Archduke never slack
| eued speed No notice taken OF the cheers and
| music OF the multitude. The Mlramar sailed
swiftly between the two lines Of the Lloyd steamers
and went on her way. By the time the escort had
| completed it's maneuvre of turning about the
Nliramar was entirely ont of sight BY the time the
steamers Of the escort flying down the Bosphorus IN
long eager line of pursuit reached the harbor the
Miramar had anchored and the Arehduke had