New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-22
THE ENPERORS AT BUDAPEST
COMPLIMENTS EXCHANGED AT \ STATE
BANQUET.
WILLIAM Halls FRANCIS JOSEPH As HIS PA
TrRNAL FRIEND-THE GERMAN-AUsTEIAN
ALLIANCE FIRM DEPARTURE
or TIE KAISER

TERYAL FRIEND-THE GERMAN-ArsrE1AN
ALLIANCE FIRM DEPARTURE
OF TIE KAISER
Budapest Sept 21-At the State banquet given
to-day in honor OF Emperor William Of Germany.
Emperor Francis Joseph. in cordially proposing
the Kaiser's health. referred to him as my
faithful friend. ally and unwearied fehow-la-
borer in the great work Of peace. TO which may
we ever devote our best powers In closing
the Austrian Emperor remarked: CONVINCED
that a similarity OF sentiment guides us in TINS
exalted mission. ! empty my glass, etc.
Emperor William in reply, remarked: III was
with feelings of the most profound gratitude
that listened to Your Majestys most cordial
greeting. Thanks to Your Majestys invitation
have been enabled to visit this beautiful city.
whose splendid reception has literally over
vhelned me. We Germans follow with sympa-
tbetic interest the history Of the Hungarian
people whose love for their country has become
a proverb and who in their struggles nave ho'
hestated TO sacrifice their blood ana goods III
defence OF the Cross Names Ike Hrin!i anu
szigeth TO this day make the heart or every ue'-
man lad beat faster with sympathetic auIi'''
ton. We have followed the celebration Vi '"'
thousandth birthday Of the loyal huhsai'".
arrayed In dazzling splendor about 'heiF oe'o
King Their majestic monuments 'es'i! ~ '
or,is,,c sense while the bursting OF the ie'leis
laid by the Iron Gates on commerce anu 'e
course opened new paths and brought hungary
into the rank and on an equal footing WIN '"e
great civilized nations.
"put what has made the deepest impression
upon me during my stay in Hungary IS the en-
thusiastic devotion Of the Hungarians 10 Jour
Naiestv's august person. Not alone here' ho"-
ever. but in Europe and above all with my own
noonIe the same fervent enthusiasm preVais
for Your Majesty. a feeling in which also' VINO
look I'D as a son to Your Majesty as Deihb lily
maternal friend. venture to claim s"a'e
Thanks to the wisdom OF Your Majesty our al
lance concluded in the past ny , our sps eopS
stands firm and indissoluble. 1t mas SeGureu
neace n Europe for a long time. and Will DO so
still longer. x,,,. >,o,ostv
The impassioned devotion to Your MaJests,
of this / am certain. burns to this DAY III ,Iie
hearts OF the sons Of Arfad. as IT did the uu!
when they cried aloud Your Majestys great
ancestress 'Moriamur pro Rege nostro' Az Sat
ing expression to these sentiments. we "Ish,
one and all to combine all we think reel anu
desire for Your Majesty In the cry whicn every
Hungarian echoes 10 his last Drea'h EHe" "
The speech of Emperor William caused ire,
n,endous enthusiasm especially when he ailuded
IN Count Zrinyis defence Of the fortress OF
Szigeth in 1866, when he blew up the c''"ue''
rather than captulate to the Turks ,
After the banquet the two Emperors at,enueu
n gala performance at the opera. folowlhs
which they inspected the street llluminatiohs.
Then they drove to the railway station, WheTe
the German Emperor bade farewell TO MS I'm
Derial host and took his departure AFTER mutuaI
kissing and amid loud cheering.
Among the incidents in connection with me
arrival OF Emperor William yesterday are the
following: $4,000. A..
on his way to the railroad station to meet the
Kaiser Emperor Francis Joseph passed Bos-
MAN division commanded by general. Inc
Emperor rose in his carriage and cried In loud
voice: lis that how you drill your men, Cen
eral? Look at them. They are disgrace:
To the Bosnian colonel. the Emperor saio:
"rTeach YOUR soldiers the rules, Colonel. before
YOU let them march out Of barracks.
At three points along the route Emperor Fran
els Joseph stopped his carriage and angriIy re-
marked upon the conduct Of the public. VINO
persisted in trespassing within the lines OF
troops. ",
When the procession, headed by the two En-
perors was returning from the railroad station
the horse Of the cersured general became restVe
and the general, sheathng his sword. ordered
the Bosnians TO open their lines. and before the
imperial party arrived rode out OF sight. EVIL
IDENTIFY fearing that the Emperor would again
censure him.