The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-28
DEATH OF VI. DE GIERS.
RuSsia's Prime Minister Passes Away Dt
81. Petersburg His Part in Preserving
the Peace OF Europe.


Russias Prime Minister Passes Away at
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the Peace OF Europe.
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the lungs complicated by NEURALGIA OF
the heart. The funeral win TAX. nIoca
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ninIstrv az foreign AFFAIR." drrirg tpo
Cr,rnenn war In 1g-f he becan1e Copg,,I
general In Egyut and in 1888 returned I'm
the same capacity to Noldavia and val
lachla.
There he remained five voars In 1862 he
was made ambassador To the shah. receive
inp, at the came tim. Tho order ~ St Anne
of the first class. During his ST.; wears
service In Toheran. h. aid much to
gtr.nar hon the friendship between RUSSIA
and p,-sla In 1880 raceiyfur- q sim
hlghcr order OF chiyaIry from thn en
ucror bc y,ag sent fo Sv,itzerIand as min
ietcr. and in 1872 he went TO Sweden in the
same capaclty. and received the crosses
of the highest orders OF chlyalry TO which
a Pusslan subject can aspirc tboso of thn
orders Of the White Eagle and ST. Aley-
andor N.yskv.
He attended the king Of Sweden whom
/ that rnonprrh vlsltad Euss,a in ls75 nud
l In December Of that ycar was apuolutcd
| senator assistant TO Prince Gortchal,org
In the ministry of foreign arTalre. and
/ chief of the AsIotlc departnent. In this
latter uosItion ne represented Russia in
/ fbf continual CONTROVERSIES between Great
Britain and the car over Central Asian
matters. While prescry!n, the outward
forms Of peace. he never allowed Great
. Rrltain to gain an advantage hut steadily
I pIshod Russian prestige eastward. In
. Is7C ne acted as minister of foreign affcars
while Prince Gortchakorf was absent. and
ala so again In 1877. In ls7g he practically
/ succeeded Cortchako0 in the ministry.
. ,bo,,gb he dII not obtain the tItIc Of for
I .ipn minister until the princes reslgna-
/ tion In March. 1gs2
his diplonacv alone prevented a war
. ,yitb Crcat britain In 1884 whom Ruegi,p