White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-07-21
Death of Prince Metternich.
. TO BE coNTINUED.1

The last steamer brings intelligence of
the death of Prince Metternich, long Pre-
mier of the Austrian Government, and
the great champion and apholder of alb
solutism in Europe. Since the revolu-
tions of 1850, when the prince was
compelled to resign, he has been connect
ed with the Government as a confidential
adviser.
Metternich, whose baptismal names
were Clemens Wenceslaus Nepomuk Lo-
tharius. was born at Coblentz, on the
Rhine, May Is, 1773. His father, the
Prince of Metternich, filed many high
posts of honor and responsibilities under
the Austrian Government. The son en-
tered the University of Strasbourg at
the age Of fifteen, and after studying law
at Mentz, travelled in England in 1894,
became Austrian Ambassador at the
Hague, and married, in I795, Eleonore,
grand daughter of the renowned Prince
Kaumitz. In 1901, he became the Min
lister at Dresden, and he played leading
part in bringing about the coalition Of
Russia, Prussia and Austria, against Ma
poleon, by the treaty of Polsdam, in 1905.
This service was rewarded by the cross
of the order of Stephen. The expected
advantage Of this treaty, was lost By the
battle Of Austerlitz. Metternich (as yet
only Count, went as ambassador to Paris
in 1906, and he renewed in 1903, his
efforts to bring about a strong alliance to-
put down the French Emperor. After
the opening of the campaign Of 1909.
having returned to Vienna, he was made
Minister of Foreign Affairs. After an
other humiliation of his government, he
accompanied Maria Louisa to Paris, when,
for ''reasons Of State" she became the
wife of Napoleon. In the delicate posi-
ton Of Austria, during the crisis of 1873
IA, Metternich managed the affairs Of
that government, in the attitude Of "arm-
cd meditation" with great skill and sue
cess. On the eve Of the decisive battle
of Leipsic, the Austrian Emperor be-
slowed on. him the title of Prince. He
signed the convention OF Fontainbleaus
and the peace of Paris, in May, 1914.
He performed a similar service Nov. 20.
1s15-thus ending his long struggle with
the power Of the first Napoleon.
In 1916. he was made Duke Of Por<
tella BY the King of the Two Sieiliess
and received variety of additional hon.
ors at home. All these he peacably en-
joyed, taking prominent part in all the
great political movements of Europe,
and always a rigid and adroit defender
of absolutiOuism, until the great popular
rising at Vienna, on the 18th Of March,
1S4S. Mstternich was then compelled
to yield his long arbitrarily exercised
power, and to escape from the Capital, to
avoid the rage Of the populsce. The new
Austrian Emperor, Francis Joseph, hav-
ing per6diously refused the concessions
promised to the people to appease them,
and quiet, having been generally restored
in Europe, the Prince regained his inAu-
ence at the Court, but occupied no public
official position. Although, at his adj
vanced age. (eighty-six, his sevices in
counsel must have become far less in
dispensabls than in former years, his loss
at this juncture win be severely felt, and
deeply incurred by the Imperial house
hold and their earnest adherents.