San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-31
LOBANOFF ROSTOVSKY.
CLOSE OF A BRILLIANT DIPL0-
MATIO CAREER.
The Great Russian Statesman and Prince
Dies Suddenly In Austria
Historical.


panied the car and czarina on their
foreign tour recently, died suddenly
yesterday, while enroute from Vienna
to this city. The news of the death
has caused profound sorrow and con-
siderable suppressed excitement all ov
er Russia. The regret felt is intensi-
fed by the fact that diplomatic ar
rangements between the powers for
settlement of the veXed Armenian and
Cretan questions may be broken off
and the car may be compelled to
postpone his proposed visit to Germa-
ny. Denmark, France and England.
Prince Lobanoff- Rostovsky was APP
pointed Russian minister of foreign
affairs February >. 1895, succeeding
the late Nj. de Giers. For years the
prince was regarded as NJ. de Giers'
most probable successor
When the post of minister of for
eign affairs was left vacant by the
death of the famous statesman, En-
peror William of Germany, interposed
objections to the appointment of the
princeand it looked at one time as if
the car might make another selection
During his visit to Austria, however,
EmpSror William, Prince Hohenlohe,
and Prince Lobanoff met at Vienna,
and frankly discussed the situation,
and the emperor announced that he
would not stand in the way of an APP
pointment any more.
Prince Lebanon was very friendly
to the vatican and in 1894 was sent
by Nicholas III to convey to Leo XIII
the formal announcement of the new
emperor's accession.
As the views of Prince Lobanoff on
the various questions at issue between
the Russian government and that
of the Holy sea We're known
to be conciliatory and moderate, the
emperors choice of an envoy gave
much pleasure to the pope who mark
ed his qualification at the presence of
the prince by comforting upon him
the Order of Christ, the most exalted
honor in his power to bestow.
Prince Lobano.- was one of the
most important personages in mod
ern Russian politics. He was one Of
the descendants of Nurik. The name
Lebanon was derived from one of his
ancestors, who was surnamed Loban,
(high forehead), while Rostovsky was
derived from the ancient town Of Ros-
tov, where the Lobanoffs were reign
ing princes. Rrince Lobanoff entered
the Russian diplomatic service very
young and was a special protege of the
celebrated Gortschkoff. Before the
last Russian-Turkish war he was
charge d'affairs 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 a time attached to
the ministry of the interior at St Pc
tersburg and subsequently was sent as
ambassador to London. For more
than a decade he was Russia's repre-
sentative at Vienna, where his tact,
moderation and wit made him ia
vorite alike in court and society.
Prince Lebanon was a little more
than 60 years of age. He was lit
tie more than of medium height and
of an imposing figure He was well
known in the dG'uain of letters by his
history of paul L, and for some time
past he has been engaged on histO-
ry of the "Reign ofEmpress Gather
ine." Although uoted for his strong
foreign policy, Prince Lebanon was
known as one of the broadcast leaders
in Russia. He was an avowed par
tisian of moderate but steady change
in Russia, of a gradual political evO-
luton in his country's institutions. He
has done many things to distinguish
himself since taking the post as min
ter of foreign affairs, by his brilliant
handling of the questions pertaining
to the Russian policy in the Orient and
by his mastery Intervention in the
war between China and Japan.
Prince Lebanon never married. He
was man of great wealth and one
of his eccentricities was the purchas-