New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02
"GOLOU."
CLEVER AND POPULAR PRIME MIN
ISTER
co,rxr oo1oUcHowsKI DOESN'T LIKE AMERI
CANs-HIs CHARMING WIFE AND
HIS HOSPITALITY

CANs-HIS CHARMING WIFE AND
HIS HOSPITALITY.
"co,ou" the nickname by which Count Agenor
r,o,ouchowsk:. the new Prime Minister Of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. used TO be known
,., attached 10 the embassy OF His Apostolic
u.,ostv nj Paris Is a man whose career, social
d,nlomatic and political. Is Of a character to re-
,oye all those apprehensions which were ex-
,-.s.ed nv people not personally acquainted with
III, AZ the time Of his appointment True. he
a. "a stated in many of the cable dispatches ana
r.wsnaper descriptions. unknown quantity IN
., far as the general public both at home ana
ahroad "a concerned But there are Few men
ohio entoy a higher reputation or a more uni
,ersal popularity in the diplomatic world, as well
q. among the aristocracy Of Europe. And "hiie
M one ever dreamed Of him as possible sue
ce.sor TO Count Kalnoky. yet now that MS APP
v,,,ntment is an accomplished fact. everybody IS
,,nor,n,ous In expressing approval Of the sa-
eac,ous choice Of the Emperor.
Count coIouchowski IL essentially a safe man.
., wh,ch he resembles his intimate friend ana
MADAGASCAR Count Kalnoky. He has the latter
manner OF looking at things in caih us
passionate and unprejudiced way, careiuiiy
weighing the pros and cons. without ever pc!
..,.,,. himself 10 De hurried. haste and hustle
attn
- ro,,cv and bad form alike. In spite Of his
hating Pole he is totally lacking in excitaoih'S'
,a uhen dealing with the affairs Of state is as
,mnerturbable as his former CHIEF. Nor VIII lie
.,,.r hermit his hand to be forced when he be-
,..a n,r,se,f TO be In the right. For, when
-, 400 the Vienna Foreign Office. Yielding as
.,s,,, % pressure from: Pesth. insisted that ne
,,,,a buly the Rumanian Government lhto
sort,ry tvrannical measures toward those OF i's
,,,-.,. who sympathize with their 2,OOO.CoO couh-
.,r,.n subject to Hungarian despotic rule III
pennsylvania he declined 10 obey. ana resis'eu
h.s most of envoy to the Court OF King |"aiie'
aec,aring that the Bucharest CABINET was uoi"s
al, that could he expected In the ma''e' anu
that he would be no party TO coercihS IL 'n'o ca
...d,ne its constitutional rights In acuhs mus
he prohably remembered that II was MS iatner
=. uhor the Austrians are indebted for their
A.. national constitution and for the Inaugural
.;o, ~ nooular government In lieu OF the autoc-
rscv that was In force until forty years ago
That he should have preferred to sacriilce' as he
he,eved at the time. his diplomatic career-'o
which he had devoted his entire existence 'na'
too when within reach OF the greatest prizes Vi
49, nrofession-sooner than do a thing which he
believed to be wrong and unjust speaks wen ior
,ha ,oftiness OF principle and for the sturdy inde
neone had only known in Paris as particularly
amiab,e Anphitryon. and as a genial ciuomah
a,d viveur devoid as they believed. OF any
a.ntb or seriousness There would thc:reore
onnaar 70 be small danger Of his cvIr ;'rn"t'!ns
himself to be rushed" and 1t ma, ssre!v be
taken for granted that, rather then bend . the
exigencies of a situation that fails to meet with
his approval he will follow the example OF MS
friend Count Kanoky and step down.
RI in certain phases OF his character ne re-
sembles Kanoky. he differs from him entirely IN
his cordiality and charm Of manner. which can
only compare TO that Of the late Count Andrassy
Were he a woman. one would describe MIN as
neutrality-suspicious. the word winning Will BEST
express my meaning-and his voice at times IL
almost caressing in its information. Yet II wouio
be difficult to find more mascuiine-iooA'hs
man. with his broad shoulders. well-knt. almost
stocky figure and elastic carriage being VIVA.
the viennese describe as FISCHER Cavalier" in
.verv sense of the word. His face has much in
common with that Of the late Prince Metternich
uoce ne wears his gray hair and whskers
trimmed In the same manner, but his features
are more clearly cut than those OF the dead
chatelain Of the Johannisberg.
There is no truth whatsoever In the stories
circulated since his appointment, TO the erect
that he was blackballed by the Jockey CluD al
Paris during his residence in that capital. On
Oh. contrary he remains one OF It's most notable
members. and up to the time OF his marriage
with Princess Anna Murat used to live almost
entirely at the club. breakfasting ana dining
.h.ra daily There are but few foreigners who
belong to the Jockey. which In this particular
4, exceedingly exclusive: but OF this limited num-
her OF duly elected allen members. Count Goou-
chovski Is one. and he has certainly never been
Ind ~ heinQ blackDdlIe1
its committee. 1t would be astonishing. indeed
" any of the members had taken exception to his
election: for since the hacyon days when the
Metternichs presided over the destinies or the
Austro-Hungartan Embassy. on the banks or the
Seine there has never been a foreign diplomat
who enjoyed to such a degree the confidence and
goodwill Of the Parsians-who are so difiicuit 10
please-as Count Golouchowski.
Notwithstanding the American blood In the
veins OF his charming wife. whose grandfather
Prince Lucien Murat married Miss Fraser. OF
Philadelphia a governess in the household OF ex-
King Joseph Bonaparte at Bordentown. \. j.,
Count Golouchowskt cannot be regarded as
particularly we'll disposed toward people OF this
side OF the Atlantic The only occasion on which
have known him to give expression to his senti
ments upon the subject was at the time or the
engagement Of his widowed father-in-law. Prince
Joachim Murat, TO Miss Gwendoline Caldwell. OF
Washington. 1t was entirely due TO his bitter OPP
position 70 the match that 1t was broken or
within a few days only Of the date appointed for
the wedding. and after the trousseau. adorned
with the pr1ncey coronet had been purchased
by tho bride. 1t understood at the time
that Count Golouchowski by way OF inducing
Prince Murat TO comply with his wishes IN the
matter had undertaken to settle upon him an
annuity OF $4,000. that being precisely the sum
which Miss Caldwell. by the terms OF the mar
rage contract had assigned 10 her future nus
band Count GolouchowsN entertained no per-
sonai objection to Miss Caldwell. lie was only
prejudiced against her on the score OF her nation
Atty. and in settling the allowance above men
toned upon the Prince. stipulated that It's con-
tinuance should be conditional upon Joachim
Murat steering clear OF transatlantic bellies. offer