The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-29

sII4Se nave accepted the conditions offered
" tnat broad-minded and liberal r.op-
s.ens King Oscar A reconciliation is
i.a. 81 the last thing that Russia would
- 70 see. since with the pronounced
sA-7Soslie prociivities OF the Sorweg1ans
80 80 can only benefit IN every respect by
,1SoiUt3o1 or the union between the two
k!ngooEns or Oscar II
iAsiiy, R1ssia's alliance with France
- assumed definite and tangible form.
81 az. ~ no longer a mere matter OF specu-
-aN.oH and Deiieg. In one word. Russia
awakened from her Iethargic sleep OF the
last nfteen years. is once more on the
move and IN view OF her enormous size
anu possibilities. as well as OF the rnys-
tery that envelops her aims and methods
j. may b admitted that there Is much
ground Tor apprehension and concern On
tne part OF those TO whom are fntruste1
the direction and control OF great national
interests and destinies.
inasmuch as The credit for having thus
Put the Colossus OF the North into motion
oetonss TO Prince LobanofS. a brief pen
skstch may be OF interest az the preSAr.
Jdncture. My acquaintance with him
cafes back 70 1850. when he was arnbassa-
oor IN London, and where, owing IN
great measure TO the knowledge Of the
RUSSIAN language which I then possessed,
= was admitted TO greater degree Of in
unacy than he accords 10 most persons.
when have been printed OF him are wrong
IN describing him as tall. On the con-
trary, he Is below rather than above me-
alum height, and his stature appears stiil
further diminished by his embonpoint In
those DAYS his hair and mustache were
coai olack-now they are snow white, and
serve 70 give stiIl greater briliiancy to
the remarkably youthful black eyes
whose piercing glance is generally con-
cealeo by dropping lids. somewhat after
the manner OF Napoleon Ills. The sf-
feet or this latter popularity is accentu-
ated by the rather indolsnt, languid gait
ana manner, conveying an impression OF
nonchalanee carried 70 the extreme. and
by the fact that the prince loves his
ease above everything else
This impression IS one that "a certainly
correct. He permits nothing and no one
ever 10 disturb him, not even prince OF
the blood. Thus, have known him. while
ambassador al Vienna. TO receive a tele-
gram from the Grand Duke Nicholas Mich
olaieVitch, In which that brother OF Alex
ander III. announced the hour OF his arrival
and demanded that the prince should meet
him at the station. without losing his IN
variable equanlmity or betrayiug any sign
OF irritation at the arrogant tone Of the dis
patch, Lebanon contented himself with
sending an attache to the terminus 20 meet
the Grand duke and TO inform him that he
would De pleased 10 see him al the embassy.
lie would not even call upon Nicholas az
his hotel but waited at home to receive tho
visit OF his imperial hlghness, whom he
greeted on the threshold Of his library with
that urbanity which characterizes his man
ner 20 high and low alike Not word OF
apology did he offer for having neglected.
70 obey the behests Of the grand duke and
that the latter might be under no misap-
prehension as to the receipt OF his mes
sage. he had taken care 10 lay the tele-
graphic dispatch On the desk IN such
manner that its contents could not fail TO
caf0n the eve Of any one entering the ROOM
The grand duke took his lesson rneekiy:
nor did he ever take more trouble than on
this occasion 10 express his regard for the
ambassador who subsequently heard pri-
vately from St Petersburg that Alexander
III had been delighted by the snub ad-
ministered 20 his uncle. Such indeDend-
ence OF character as this IS something al
most unique tn a Russian. and may be
partly attributed to the princes posses
sion OF a vast fortune Is well as of a
lineage extending back to Rurlck. which
Is. from a Muscovlte point Of view, supe-
rior even TO that Of the emperor himself
Prince Lebanon does not like the En-
glish. and ] cannot help thinking that
the dislike which he conceived for every
thing British save Mary Queen Of Scots
during the two wears when he represent
ed the car at the court Of 81. James con-
stitutes the keynote of his present policy
He suffered while I'm England from the
weather: he suffered from the cuisine
and he was never tired OF expressing his
establishment at the utter lack Of polish
and form in the manners and conversa-
ton Of the people with whom he was
brought in contact. He used 70 spend a
good deal Of his time in the British mt
scum hunting IN everything in connec-
ton with Mary Queen Of Scots. for whom
he had cult and who may be said to
constitute his hphhz- a hnhhv Z
which no has devoted much time and
money. II was az his own request that he
was relieved OF his post in London hav-
ing announced that sooner than remain
there he would resign from the govern
ment service. or the latter he may be
said 20 he one Of the veterans. his diplo-
matte career having begun at the age Of
Is now more than fifty years ago. lie
was envoy a. C0nstantinople at the be
ginning OF the sixties. when he was led
20 resign by a certain romantic episode IN
which he became involved and which is
generally believed 20 have been the cause
81 his having remained ever since a con-
frrued bachelor.
After two years Of retirement he was ap-
pointed governor general Of tho province
Of Orel. and IL was while acting I'm this
capac{tv that he earned the favor OF
Alexander II 10y the intellieence and
breadth Of view which he displayed in
carrying through the MANY liberal reforms
iuauGuratod nv that Inflated monarch.
notably the liberation Of the serfs. So
pleased was the czar that no promoted
Prince Lebanon 20 the post Of minister OF
the interior where he remained until sent
hack 10 Consfantinoplc after the peace OF
san StepharO.
Y is known that he accepted his present
Office with extreme reluctance, aH5 only
after tho young ears request had been
reiterated IN a vet more fatteriuE man
ner by the widowed empress. who appeal
"a 20 him IN the name of her dead nus
band. with his immense experience. cool
head clear sight. and above all inde0end-
ent character ne is the man Or all others
fitted 10 act as mentor ana guide 10 So
youthful an autocrat as Nicholas II. and
We're he hut able 20 infuse as much pro-
rrCss and LIE "a the internal admiuistra-
ton Of Russia as he has with regard 20
her foreign policy. he might hone 70 leave
a name in history far greater than any OF
his predecessors in the post OF chancellor
Of The Russian empire.
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