The National tribune., 1889-10-10
and asked whether / had any pork concealed
in my baggage.

The condition of Hungary is even worse
than that of Austria. 1t has special debt of
its own in addition to the debt it has in COM
mon with Austria, and the direct taxation here
| amounts TO $l5 per family, or to So per head.
For tho past 10 years Hungary has been run
ming from 50 100000 TO $10,000,000 behind.
hand, and its revenue always falls short of its
| expenses. 1t seems to be the same with Austria,
and the Government paper is below par. One
of the great items of expense is the army, and
the war clouds which seem TO DO overhanging
| this part of Europe prevent any reduction of
expenses in this branch of the Government.
| Austria and Russia are very close to war in
regard to the provinces on and connected with
the Balkan Peninsula, and it behoOves the
Austrians to keep their guns clean. How much
the army taxation is can be appreciated, when
IL is considered that there more officers in
the army of the Austrian Empire than there
| are soldiers and officers in our whole army.
The Austrian army contains 29l 900 men,
and it has connected with these 10000
horses. Should war break out IL could
call at once more than million and half OF
men into the field, and it could bring 100000
horses into its camps Every man in Austria
must be a soldier Military service is obiga-
tory on all men who have passed their goth
year, and no man can buy a substitute. Tho
soldiers are well uniformed. and their arms are
of the latest pattern. They drill well, and
some of the finest buildings in Austria are
the barracks. There is military music and q
drill in the court of the Kings Palace in Wen
ma every day at noon, and everywhere / go l
find soldiers among tho people. Austria has n
fine navy as well as an army. It has II iron
clads, and these are all we'll manned and armed
Vienna is one Of tho liveliest cities in Europe.
1t is called the second Paris, and its people
dress better and get more fun out of life than
any other class of Germans. j am told that
the people of Vienna as a rule. live up to their
incomes, and that fully half of thom live be-
yond them. j drove out to Prater last Sunday.
and the crowd surpassed any in gayety and
style that have seen on the Champ EIyssee or
the Bois de Roulogne in Paris. The Prater is
one of the largest parks in tho world. IL con-
tains more than 1000 acres of forest aud drives,
aud on Sunday afternoon all Vienna goes to IL.
The principal avenue has quadruple row
OF fine chestnut trees around il. Ii is as wide
as Pennsylvania avenue in Washington, is three
miles long and is as smooth rs floor Last
Sunday there were six solid miles of carriages
on this avenue, one line driving up on one side
OF II and the other coming dowO on the other.
There were magnificent horses hauling grand
coaches and carriages, filled with as finely
dressed people You will see in Paris or
at Hyde Park in London. Some of the gentle
men drove four-in-hands, and not few of the
dered, and wore the most gorgeous of red, bluo
aud gold liveries. In another part of the
Park were tho resorts of the common people,
and the sights reminded me of Coney Island
ut its busiest time Of the year, or of q great
State fair. There were merry -go-rouuds peep
shows and cirouses. There were Punch and
Judys by the dozen, and panoramas of different
kinds. At every few steps | came upon beer
garden, whore thousands of well-dressed mon,
women and children sat quietly around tables
under the trees each with glass OF beer be-
fore him, listening TO excellent music furnished
by the military bands. On Sunday evening
the theaters were all going, and the Grand
Opera House gave the biggest ballet OF the
week. i ate my dinner at concert in the
Volksgarten TO which | paid 20 cents admis-
sion, and had as good music as you will get for
50 a night in America. | am living at tho Hotel
MetrOpole. which is one Of the biggest hotels
in the city, but / rarely get more than my
breakfast in it. ] prefer to do in Vienna as
the Viennese do, and / find big restaurants
everywhere and that ! can dine very nicely
and listen to the best of music between tho
bites.