Budapest on 2 March, 1851 - "Manchester Guardian"
An Execution in Hungary
An Execution in Hungary - A Saxon, named Blendel, was a fortnight ago condemned to death by the Criminal Court of Pesth for having, in 1848, murdered his master, a watchmaker of that city. The execution was fixed for the 28th ult. and the municipal authorities determined, but it is not known for what reason, to revive an old custom of exposing prisoners condemned to death during three days preceding the execution.Accordingly, Bledel was placed in the vestibule of the prison, behind a strong iron railing, and the public were admitted. But the crowd was so large, that all could not obtain access; and the municipality, in consequence, had the extraordinary weakness to order that, for three days, the wretched man should be paraded for an hour and a half in the squares and principal streets of the city.
On the day of execution, upwards of 20,000 persons assembled around the scaffold, which was erected in the square of the Town Hall. The executioner and his assistants were drunk. They attached the rope round the man's neck, and then hauled him up to the beam; but, as this did not cause strangulation, they pulled violently at other ropes. Still death did not ensue; and, at last, the chief executioner went up to the man by means of a ladder, and seated himself on him, with a leg over each shoulder. This broke the neck; but, for a quarter of an hour before breathing his last, the wretched criminal suffered atrocious agony. The populace pelted the executioner; and it was with the greatest difficulty they were prevented from tearing him to pieces. - Paris paper.
Budapest on 6 June, 1900 - "Daily News"
Accident to an Electric Train - Five Killed, Many Injured
A terrible accident is reported from Budapest to have happened to an electric excursion train near there yesterday. Auwinkel, in the Buda hills, is a favourite place with Budapest trippers. Where the electric railway starts from the station there is a steep descent, which cannot be taken unless all brakes are on. Between eight and nine last evening the crowd of people, eager to get home, was so great that the guards could not keep up any kind of order. The rush to the carriages was terrible, and a passenger, it is thought, must inadvertently have taken the brake off. The train on being started flew down the rails for about a mile, when a sharp curve caused it to jump the metals and fall over on one side. When the unfortunate passengers were dragged out, four were quite dead, one died on the way to the hospital, and seven more are so much injured as to make death likely. Nearly all were more or less hurt.Budapest on 12 June, 1886 - "Manchester Guardian"
The Disturbances in Pesth
Yesterday the police and the military carried out a most clever movement against the rioters at Pesth who had again assembled and filled the streets with their wild cries. They were surrounded on all sides and marched off to the central police-office. Sixteen hundred persons were thus taken. Those able to give a good account of themselves were dismissed. Disreputable characters, 700 in number, are to be detained over Whitsuntide. On their way to prison many dropped knives, but hundreds were found to be in possession of those weapons, as well as stones, and materials for incendiary purposes. They tried to terrify the police by throwing about lighted oakum soaked with petroleum, but the police remained firm. The disturbances are now supposed to be at an end.Budapest on 6 May, 1886
Renewed disturbances in Pesth
Renewed disturbances, caused by a fresh demonstration against General Jansky, occurred in Pesth on Monday night. Although the streets were blocked by detachments of troops, many shop windows were broken by the rioters, who were, however, prevented by the police arrangements from assembling in great force at any particular point. Several persona were wounded, and 31 arrests were made. General Jansky left early in the evening for Vienna. In Monday's sitting of the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet M. Tisza, the Premier, replying to an interpellation of M. Iranyi in reference to the police, who are accused of having exceeded their duty at the demonstration, said that he was a friend of order no less than of liberty, and would not allow the police to exceed their duty with impunity. At the same time, however, he could not tolerate public order being disturbed for several days by street demonstrations, which would impair the prestige of even the most powerful State. The Minister's statement was received with loud marks of approval.On Monday the disturbances in Pesth were renewed. They bore a different character from the demonstrations on the previous day, the rioters forming an ordinary mob not including students. Similar disturbances are reported from the provinces.
Budapest on 6 Oct, 1918 - "News of the World"
Towards Buda-Pesth - Allied Watchword in the Balkans
Milan, Oct. 5. - The Special correspondent of the "Secolo" in Macedonia reports an interesting conversation he has had with the General commanding the Allied Forces in the Balkans. "Operations against Bulgaria having come to and end," said General d'Esperey, "we shall continue against Austria with the same energy, and let us hope with the same success in the general direction of Buda-Pesth. I do not reveal any mystery when I tell you that my reserves are practically intact. The greater portion of the French and Greek armies have not yet been employed, and these troops are burning with a desire to achieve success equal to that obtained by the Serbian Army." - Central News.Budapest on 7 November, 1886 - "News of the World"
Important Speech of the Emperor of Austria
The Austrian and Hungarian Delegations were formally received by the Emperor of Austria to-day. His Majesty in his Speech from the Throne referred to the Hungarian question, as follows: - "The efforts of my Government are directed to the attainment of the object that in the dual settlement of the Bulgarian question, which must be effected with the co-operation of the Powers, there shall be created in the autonomous principality a legal state of things which, while taking into account the admissible wishes of the Bulgarians, shall be equally conformable with existing treaties and with the interests of Europe. The excellent relations in which we stand with all the Great Powers, and the assurances of peaceful intentions which we receive from all the Governments, justify the hope that, notwithstanding the difficult situation in the East, it will be found possible, while safeguarding the interests of Austria-Hungary, to preserve the blessings of peace to Europe." The President of the Hungarian Delegation, in his address to the Emperor, assured his Majesty that if the inseparable interests of the Throne and the Monarchy required it, the Hungarian nation would shrink from no sacrifice to aid the army in its heroic task.Budapest on 3 October 1886
The Attitude of Austria
Vienna, Thursday. - The impression prevails in diplomatic circles here that since Count Kalnoky's return from Pesth the attitude of Austria against an eventual Russian occupation of Bulgaria has become more pronounced. Austria, it is believed, fears that such a step would be steadily followed by the deposition of King Milan, and the Russianising of Bulgaria and Serbia, which would cause disturbances in Bosnia, as well as a conflict with Montenegro.Pesth, Thursday. - In the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet to-day, M. Tisza delivered his reply to the interpellation on the Bulgarian Question. Every seat was occupied. The Premier commenced by refuting the assumption that the Austrian Foreign Office had planned the deposition of Prince Alexander, or had received any previous intimation of the plot against him, or had under any condition expressed approval of the coup de main. The Foreign Office was as little in a position to know of these events and those which followed, as Prince Alexander, as it appeared from his telegram to the Czar, regarded his crown as received direct from the Russian Emperor, and made his stay in Bulgaria dependent upon his Majesty's consent.
"There exists," proceeded M. Tisza, "no agreement whatever between our Government and Russia regarding the exertion of influence in either the Western or Eastern portion of the Balkan Peninsula, and such an understanding cannot, therefore, be connected with any conditions. The position acquired by the Monarchy through the Berlin Treaty, to which we firmly adhere, corresponds as long as that treaty is upheld quite efficiently with our interests. The Common Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued a warning in view of the conspiracy against the Prince and in the interests of Bulgaria, against the adoption of hasty resolutions, and pointing out the consequences which would otherwise arise. Nevertheless no steps were taken for the protection or in interests of the authors of the coup de main."
The premier then continued: - "I now come to my promised declaration. When I first had the opportunity in 1868 to make a statement with reference to the Eastern Question, I stated as my private opinion that as regarded future events in case of any change occurring in the East our interests would require that the nations inhabiting that portion of Europe should form themselves into independent States corresponding to separate individualities. I share the opinion of the Foreign Ministry that this view answers to the interest of the Monarchy, and that Austria-Hungary, repudiating all desire of aggrandisements and conquest, should concentrate all her efforts to promote the independent development of these States, and to prevent the establishment of any protectorate not provided for in treaties, or the assertion over these countries of the permanent innuance of any one foreign Power," was greeted with loud and prolonged applause by the Ministerialists. M. Tisza proceeded next to deal with the Austro-German alliance. He declared that there had been no change in the relations between Austria and foreign Powers, but that they remained as defined by Count Kalnoky before the delegations.
"With Germany," continued the Premier, "We stand upon the old basis, for this reason, we have no cause to doubt that having regard to the mutual conditions necessary for the existence of each State, we together shall be able to preserve them without endangering the general peace. As regards ourselves, we consider the Berlin Treaty still in force, although it has been violated in certain cases, the most serious of which occurred last year in Eastern Roumelia, and we believe the treaty to be one which ought to be maintained; nor has any other Power informed us of having taken up a contrary position. The Government adheres firmly to its repeatedly-declared opinion that in case Turkey should claim the right accorded to her in the Balkan Peninsula no other Power would be entitled to resort to armed intervention or to establish a Protectorate there, and also that no change in the constitutional and territorial relations of the Balkan countries could be effected without the consent of the signatory Powers. These," said M. Tisza, in conclusion, "are the outlines of our aims which we hope to successfully attain in harmony with the other Powers and without disturbing the peace of Europe."
Vienna, Friday. - All this morning's journals express themselves satisfied with the explanations given by M. Tisza in the Hungarian Diet yesterday. The Fremdenblatt declares that no one will impute to the Premier's programme egoistical desires or the wish to damage the rights of others. "Our aims," continues the journal, "are identical with those of the other signatory Powers. M. Tisza's declarations will be regarded as completely dismissing all the rumours as to the stability of the alliance with Germany." The Neue Freie Presse sees in the declaration a clear, decisive programme for Austrian policy, which will be generally understood, and which provides for a policy of moderation, justice, and peace, and is based upon the interests of all Europe. It is, in short, a programme designed to effect the independent development of the Balkan States.
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