The sun., 1893-09-18
MEETING OF THE RULERS.
A LITTLE TOWN IN HUNGARY BECOMES
CROWDED CITY.

Euperors Franz loser ard william aud the
K,,g OF snxony Meet at Guen.-A Great
toucour-e OF Princes, Generals, and Cab
inet omcer- Gather There TO See the Ma
nrnyrr- OF the Au-tro- II mn garinu Army.
GuENs, Sept. 1I.-In the last twenty-four
hours the population OF this little town has
been doubled by the arrival OF thousands
eager to see the manpuvres Of the Austro-
Hungarian army. Every train entering the
town since dayhreak has brought its load Of
princes Generals. Cabinet officers and high
provincial authorities. The deputations sent
from near-by county seats to welcome En-
peror Franz Josef are to hc numbered by the
dozen. The Emperor began receiving the
Governors. Bishops. magnates. and other high
dignitaries at 9 o'clock. and did not stop until
luncheon.
The King OF SaNony was the first foreign
sovereign to arrive. He came on special
train at 3 30 o'clock. Emperor Franz Joseph.
Count kainokv several members OF the grand
stafr. two corps commanders. and the Arch
dukes OF Austria awaited him on the platform.
while two military bands. body oftroops, and
1000 or more spectators were crowded up In
front OF the station. The Emperor wore the
uniform OF the Saxon Thaus. and the King
was in the Colonels uniform OF tho Austrian
Dragons. After the sovereigns had en-
braced and the Emperors suite had well
coined King Albert he was conducted to his
quarters. and all the Austrian princes hurried
away to change their uniforms as the German
Emperor was expected to arrive at o'clock.
About $50 o'clock they returned in Prussian
uniforms to the platform.
Meantime all the m Military bands In the town
had been massed before the station. The
crowd had grown to 5000 or more and the
mum ber OF troops had been doubled On the
platform behind the imperial suite were hun
gorgeous gorge M untforms. and on eSery t' side were the
highest officers Of the troops concentrated
here for the n manduvres mar .,,,, ,
the station at $50. As the Em peror appeared.
in the uniform Of the Hungarian Hnssars. the
the thousands hehinh cheered and the bands
struck IN unison the first notes 81 the Getman
pa1sniy In sprts ssd op
tinuaily as he received the greetings OF the
Austrian princes. and shook hands most COR
daily with Count kalnoky and several Hun
garian Ministers OF State. Amid the pealtng
OF bells. the cheering Of the people,. and the
crashing OF martial m Isle. the two, Emperors
proceeded with their suites 10 their quarters.
AZ $3.50 there was grand dinner. attended by
the Emperors. the King OF saxony. the Arch
duke and the Generals.
The town is Illuminated this evening and the
streets are crowded from wall to wall. riders
hardly proceed at all Hundreds Of people will
sleep all night in the fields. as every possible
lodging place has been engaged days in ad-
vance.
Major Scheibert. an intimate friend OF Gen.
Count Won Waldersee. the former chief o! the
grand general staff OF the German army. is
here US a member c. the Emperor,s suite: In
speaking of Russta's foreign policy and tho
visit OF the Russian fleet at TOulon. he said
"Waldersee regards Russia as big ironcla
compelled by her own momentum to continue
for same time on the course once begun. al.
though the Czar-Captain has put her engines
full speed astern. He also believes that the
Franco, Russian Understanding is directed
primarily against England"