New-York tribune., 1894-03-21

appreciate his wonderful .hllHchc" "''i '''~
people. "Kossuth made" said Mr.. Brace. one
Of the most splendid Of his efforts, when, IN 'he
face Of a vigorous opposition. he brought forward
his bill before the Parliament Of 1SiS for levy
OF 200. 900 men and the raising Of an immense sum
OF money necessary for the war. Il was the great
crisis Of the sccsion-indeed, iiungarys whole
history. All felt it so: all were reluctant TO take
the last step. which should commit them to open
war. After long and most eloquent argu"1t mt
and speech for his bill he at length said; To-
day we are the Ministers OF this Nation; to-mor-
row there may be others. That Is "A matter "i
10 consequence. The Ministry can change 'u,
thou Oh. my country must forever endure
and with this or another Ministry the Nation
must preserve the Fatherland. Therefore, to
avol all Observation-Disclosures. say outright ana
so!emnly that If j ask this House for 2Oo.ooo
soldiers and the necessary sums thereto. ana
they do not Befor" he could finish his sem
tencc the House. worked up to an Intense pitch ot
excitement by the speech. rose as ore man ana
shouted. We give it. we give H.. 1t is said that
all Kossuth could do in reply was 10 bow low
to the audience. the tears flowing down ms
cheeks with tho words: ! bow myself befor" the
greatness Of this nation. If there be as much
energy in the execution there has been patriot
ism IN the offer. hell Itself could never conquer
that the President of the Assembly left his scat
t. embrace the orator. and the House instantly
adjourned. as unable t. attend t. any "'he:
business after it,
An incident which occurred AZ Szagedin. as de-
scribed by Mr.. Brace. tells more than y"lume
could Of Kossuth's Influence over the peopl" ana
the almost magical power of his name" y num-
Der of Hungarian prisoners were led into H|rte-
din. with a Lcavy Austrian guard at'cnllhS
them. 1t happened to b" a inark"t-day on Whi'n
the town WAS crowded with an immense mass
Of sturdy peasants from the whole country
around For some cause or other the van "t
the soldiers had fa'n little behind. ana me
first prisoner entered the markct-plac" almost
alone for the moment As he cam" 10 The spot
where Kossuth's last and most srirt-stirrng
speeches were made he sudd My stopped TOOK
Of his hat raised his feitcred hands +" h"aNch'
and with a voice which rang lik" trumpet over
the immense crowd shouted again ana again
ELLEN Kossuth. Ellen kossuth' I'm moment
without thought of preparation or Of combining
DESPITE the Austrian cannon which comnand.dth"
town and the long line of soldiers who's" baH"-
nets almost touched ttcm-thrrc cam" from 'h'
vast mu.iitude a shout lik" IN" roar oi the F',
ON the shorc-runE ont again ana again. ana
repeated: ELLEN Kossuth' Ellen kossuth' Ellen
Kossuth" 1t IS said the whole Austrian f"i''S
I'm th, city were AT called out for fear OF an
outbreak
GoRGEY. THE MisIrDGED GENERAL
Eouallv remarkable was the hatred felt for
General ,;rgey. the greatest soldier Of Hungary.
who was believed 10 have betrayed his country
through jealousy Of Kossuth. but whose fame
has novr at last been vindcatcd Here Is an In
cdent related by Mr Brace. illustrating the de-
tcstation with which Gorg"y was r'e"r"''' -
occurred at Klagenfurt. Two h"nNedS % '"pl '
Italv in which they had been drafted 4" 'n'.t'
homes on furlough They had Just pay 'h"usn
To- be- able to reach Klagcnfurt' ana mere VIZ
utterly at a loss what I" dp-ln Il su"iE' ''"".
s,ripped Of everything and without any means
of raising money. Though 1t s"r"N H'n",u
their Hungaria pride. they AZ Hist res '' ~
hoo on. said that h. could not begin, id the
n,hcr nrerel 10 commence by trying in a 'nrr-
house nearby. The very first gentleman "h IL ~
asked gave him several SILVER %""ii|.S'i' -,
rriscl AT such overlooking generosity h' wen,
nut and showed his gains tp his c"nfi"'. an
toll him to 20 In and try. for u he had as E,,eu
luck their begging would be AZ an enc lnr
~ t~sr won't i'm and came ont soon joyfullN WIN
HE zypnzigrrs They were counting th'lr gains;
when a Kellner happening To- step ONT; ASKER
them If they knew wh9 II was as, Wh. .,II hi' ..y d.
generous to them. no th'v sa'd W. ~ ~,
not" "Thnt is GVrgey. tn" hungarian g'h.r'l
Co.h soldiers rose M without SAYING a ~
strode into the coffee-hous". ana. dhshihg '''
,,,,,,'.y an the table brfore GUrg"y. "Nclailn"d
"Scoindrcl, rather di" II hunger thnn IN ~ "
krcutzer from you" ana th"h 'l' ''r t,l
i,e' 'Lo afls.- however. was soon n"-''I
h.,t I'm the hotel. and hardson" purse WtN
,at. nm for tie two b"ggayed soldiers WIN
which thrv safely reached Hungary
LATER YEARS or KOssrTHS LIFE
,-,ss,,,h returned to Europe in July. iS12. H."
T., s,id to have acted for time In concert with
v,1zini and Ielru Ron. In lN'3 a rising IN
Hungary was projected, the preparations Tor
which consumed the money contributed III the
Tinted States. The project ended disastr"u"''.
t,ssuths mother and sisters were hanshrl |
tr,,,, UunPary H.. delivered lectures about inns
tuna an ,hr hungarian question in England and
| scotland lie was In Paris In 1919. an''lp',Iif
| a war between allied Italy and frAncr aealhs~
| Austria and hoping TO find In TINS hHhgar' =
| n,nnrtunitv He was aft"rward in Italy. wh"r"
! he was enthusiastically received. IL" '"h'rr,'u
Win The Emperor Napoleon a plan ot attacking
/ Austria I'm Hungary: but the peace oi NilIatrah'a
,,,, an end to all schemes Of ths kind. He Re-
/ turncd greatly disappointed. TO England. In
| 1sse ne went to Tunis. lie issued. during the
war Of 1SGG. an appeal to the liuhsaiian pv"i,,
| TO repudiaic the arrangement win NhS'ria III
! nv Deak He was qcveral times elected 10 the
! Diet Of Pesth. but declined seat prefcrring
voluntary exile. ana ,Sr ScrnpyG H ,l,ishn5 nnpe me
| ON thc "VariatIon OF Color I'm the stars. In
! 1850 when pressed by poverty. he began To pun,
lish a part OF his memoirs, ana ne cohuhuru
| for some years In writing the story OF his HE.
| Thus IT was that old man. who had once
been the dictator Of wealthy people ana the
| dread OF empires. gained his daily bread.
! Since 1851 his sister Louisa KOssuth Ruitkay.
| has looked after his household. Early In that
| vear she wrote 20 Of his old comrades in
| San Francisco follows: You will be glad
10 hear that ne Is enjoying not only good healih
for one Of his age. being nearly seventy mine.
bui also the perfect elasticity Of his intellect.
lie has now pleasant villa near Turin. sur
| rounded bv a handsome garden which he planted
| himself and cultivated with the greatest care.
| Natural scierce Is one OF his favorte studies.
! Ro:any occupied a great deal OF his time as long
! as he was able to climb the Alps now he has
| civrn II no but has a fine collection of plants.
! dried about 1000 specimens which he arranged
/ with the greatest care. His sons are well 81
| uated and have ample opportunity 10 put their
fine talents. improved by generous education.
/ to show and 10 practice. Francis Is director
of the sulphur mines OF Cessna. In Tuscan.
! T.ous is chief engineer Of the ALA Italia Rail
! road line None of them Is married; II seems
| their father does not desire 1t. perhaps because
they have 10 opportunity to marry Hungarian
| women.
WE'VE on IRISH HOME RULE.
n the enl the veteran watched the course OF
Euronean politics, and took a keen interest there
in In May. 1893 he talked with vis.tor about
Home Rule for Ireland He said he had written
a memorandum several years ago regarding Mr.
~;ladstonc's first Home Rule scheme. This memo
randum. he added. would be found among his
papers after his death. but he declined to dis
close what it contained. AS to Mr.. Gladston e's
Trfc Rulo