Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-09-02
DEATH OF LOBANOFFF
His Demise Causes Sorrow
 All Over Russia.
WILL BE FELT IN EVERY LAND.

WILL BE FELT IN EVERY LAND. Ills Departure May Cause the Czur to
 Defer His Proposed Visit to Ger
 many, Denmark, France and England
 Prince LobanoR Sucoesds q NJ. de Giers
 as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
 KIEF, Russia, Sept l-Prinoe Ros- troyoki, the Russian minister of foreign affairs, who accompanied the czar and ezarina on their foreign tour recently commenced, died suddenly Sunday while en route from Vienna to this city. The news of his death has caused pro- found sorrow and considerable sup pressed excitement throughout Russia. The regret felt is intensified by the fact that diplomatic arrangements between the powers for tho settlement of the vexed Armenian and oriental questions may now be broken off and the czar may be compelled to defer his proposed visit to Germany, Denmark, France and En- land.
 Prince Lobanoff- RostroYoski was ap- pointed Russian minister of foreign af- fairs Feb. 2s, 1895, succeeding the late M. DeGiers Fe~ ~ears Prince Loban- off, as he is c, mo ' known, was re- garded as NJ. | rers most probable successor. When the post of minister of foreign affairs WAS left vacant by that famous statesman Emperor William of Germany interposed certain objections to the appointment of Prince Lobanoff At first it seemed possible that the czar might make another selection During & visit of Emperor William to Vienna, however, the emperor, the Grand Duke Vladimir and Prince Lobanoff met at the Russian embassy in Vienna and frankly discussed the situation. The result was that the German emperor signified that he would no longer stand in the way of his appointment.
 Prince Lobanoff WAS very friendly to the vatican and in December, 1894, was sent by Nicholas II to convey to Leo XIII the formal announcement of the new emperor's accession. As the views of Prince Lobanoff on the vari- ous questions at issue between the Rus sian government and the holy see were known to be conciliatory and moderate, the emperor's choice of an envoy gave much pleasure to the pope, who marked his qualification at the presence of the prince by comforting upon him the Order of Christ, the most exalted dec- oration that it was in his power to be- stow.
 Prince Lobanoff WAS one of the most important personages in modern Rus. sian politics. He was one of the de- scendants of Nurik The name, Lo- banoff, was derived from one of his an- cestors, who WAS surnamed Loban (hlgh forehead), while Rostrovoski was de- rived from the ancient town of Rostov, where the Lobanoffs were long reigning princes. The prince entered the diplo- matio service of Russia at an early age and was special protege of the cele- brated Gor+ohekoff Before the last Russo. Turkish war he was charge d af- faires at Constantinople, and at the close of hostilities was sent back to the same city with the title of ambassador.
 After leaving the shores of the Bos- phorus he was for 6 time attached to the ministry of the interior at St. Pe- tersburg and subsequently was sent as ambassador to London. For more than decade he was Russia's representative at Vienna, where his tact, moderation and wit made him great fayorite alike at court and in society.
 Prince Lobanoff WAS little more than 60 years of age. He was of medi- um height and of prepossessing mien. He was well known in the domain of letters by his History of Paul r and for some time past he has been engaged on history of the reign of the Empress Catherine.
 Though regarded as an advocate of 8 strong foreign policy, Prince Lobanoff is known to be one of the most liberal leaders of thought and action in Russia His liberalism was shown by the fact that he was an avowed partisan of 6 moderate but steady change in Russia of gradual political evolution in his country's institutions. He has distin- guished himself since taking the post of minister of foreign affairs by his bril- liant handling of the questions pertain ing to the Russian policy in the orient and by his masterly intervention in the war between China and Japan.
 Prince Lobanoff never married He was man of great wealth, and one of his ecoentricities wss the purchase of silver horseshoes for the horse that he rode, Tartar of the Ukraines. He had a splended place in the Caucus moun- sains and his pages were the sons of great Tartar chieftains.
 First News of His Death.
 LONDON, Sept. LA dispatch to Tha Telegraph from Kieif says that Prince