New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-26
.HENGELMULLER MAY CD.
Probable Transfer of the AUS
trian Ambassador to Paris.

frances relations with the Dual MONARCHY
are in q very psrlous condition al pIesenc
She reSents the unfriendly pohcg pun
bv Vienna IN the southeast OF Europe
especially in Turkey, and gave ehp reSsioh
thereto the other day. when the huhs aFlsn
treasury was prevented from noatins
.o-.l, ,aasa6 loan IN Paris through the
refusal OF the government there 10 permit
its official quotation on the Bourse- A Dip
lo-,a+ = great experience. discretion and.
.bo,7a N tact IS needed. therefore. TO take
- -lsoa of Count Rudolf Khevenhiiller.
Who died q few DAYS ago. as ambassador
~, the hanks Of the Seine. and among the
rv-o or three whose names have been men,
stoned in connection with the post is
Tsro7 TFenEelmiiller- the dean OF the
diplomatic corps a. Washington He
stands particularly high in the confidence
and friendship or Count Won Aehrenthal
-he nastnrful Minister Of Foreign Affairs at
Vienna. VINO has on several previous occa-
Sions been commissioned 10 handle difficult
situations. notably in Servis a. the time
of the compulsory abdication Of King
Milan. snd also IN London when Gladstone
was appointed Premier. after having while
n opposition gone out Of his way 20 pub
liCly assau and insult Austria
sIeepina on 100000.
With .RudT' -Shevenhtller's death there
disappears from the scene q diplomat VINO
vas believed by some 10 be possessed OF
the evil eve. who in his younger DAYS
z-as noted for his good looks and for MS
fascinating manners. and whose entire
career reads more like q romance than a
plain statement Of facts. A younger
brother Of the sixth Prince KhevenhuIle--
Netsch. o. the rlediatized and formerly
petty sovereign house OF that name. "Rudi'
Ehevenhuller first came 10 the fore at the
;iu1e Of The siege Of Paris, IN 1870 HIS chief.
Prince Richard Metternich. had left the
capital. along with the other foreign an
VOWS. and Young Count Rudolf Kheven-
HITLER. then cwenrv-six years cid, was left
n charge Of the Austrian Embassy ss
charge d'aTaires.
on the dav before The eEress from the
capital was finally blocked BY the German
hesiesing army the millionaire Duchess OF
C-siliers. a. whose house he had often
dined. went 10 sec him and begged him To
take charge n small box Of valusbles,
on TIE ground that she was afraid she
would ~ robbed Of them il she attempted
70 carry them out 10 the city. and that they
would he equally in danger If they re-
manned IN her Partisan mansion: in ore
word, they would be safer in his care al
The Austrian Embassy than anywhere
else that she could think OF. The count
readily acceded 70 her wish. and the box
in question was taken TO him that same
afternoon by a confidential servant Of the
duchess. For the sake Of safety, Kheven-
hulle- placed II under his bed. so that in
rhe event Of anything happening. such as
his being forced by night TO leave the
building in consequence Of its being struck
~ Z German shell or fired by the Partisan
mob. h@ might have II within his reach.
he kept IT there throughout the entire
siege and thu sanzuinary Commune insur-
rection. which resulted in the destruction
of 50 much life and property in Paris.
When everything quieted down the count
restored The box 70 the duchess. who there
upon remarked. DO YOU know. my dear
count. what that box contains" and on
expressing his ignorance he was informed
hv her that its contents consisted OF stocks
and bonds 70 the tune Of s-GGea ESQ repre-
seuting almost the whole Of the immense
fortune accumulated by her husband, the
great Italian railroad contractor and Gre
sf0r OF modern Genoa. The count always
declared that he was grateful TO her for
having kept him in Ignorance as to the
value OF this treasure until he restored il
20 Ter. as his repose would have been sadly
disturbed throughout the siege and the
p
Sleeping over a fortune Of S+0000.o0o.
The duchess never made much fuss about
the matter, nor did the count. but when
shA died it was found that she mad be
QUea-hed her superb mansion in the Rue
90 NsreD0es. with its vast grounds shaded
ny magnificent trees. 70 the Emperor Of
Austria personally. with view 10 its use
- mis- embassy on the hanks Of the Seine
l. Is there that this same Count "RudT'
4 hevenhuller has now died, after occupy
inE it for some seven years or more as am
ls=sador.
Enjoys Romance with q Queen.
ore II the most extraordinary episodes Of
ms career occurred when he was Austrian
Minister Plenipotentiary az Belgrade, in the
early 50 He was accounted one Of the
most ardent admirers Of Queen Natalie.
t7e1 IN the hevdsy OF her beauty, and the
romantic attachment between the Queen
and the envoy vas q matter OF common
talk not only II Belgrade itself but also
in foreign capitals. nor was II ciscounte-
named for time by his own government,
which relied upon il 10 keep in check the
pronounced Russian leanings OF Natalie.
Matters came to a climax during the war OF
SeTvia and Bulgaria, in 1855 Prince Alex
ander. after ANONYMOUSLY routing King
-siti1si me bdLiIe OF SlNlniTZa. vas
marching MS victorious army on 10 Bel
srsde, when Queen Natalie, realizing that
heT hGsbands crown and her own. as well
as the succession Of her son 10 the ServiaD
throne were al stake, induced Count Khe-
Nenhuller 10 hasten from Belgrade 10 the
Headquarters q Prince Alexander and TO
inform him that he must not advance an
of1er step in the direction Of Belgrade bur
withdraw his army at once. conveying the
IMPRESSION that any failure to comply with
This behest would entail war with Austria
Alexander and his army We're obliged TO
yield and 10 withdraw from Seryfa and
en- zoo late did they discover that Count
Ehevenhuller had acted in the matter or
His own responsibility and without In
str1ctions from Vienna where the Bull
EaTtan military successes were viewed with
fatisfsrtiou- Indeed. some weeks later the
count was recalled and placed on the re-
tired list for z number Of years
But just before the count was recalled
most peculiar fire took place At the Aus
TRAN Legation a. Belgrade. The flames
20 one knew how they originated-were
confined 10 one room. and the damage was
-'StTlcted 20 some curtains, which were de-
7T"Feo' 70 carpet. which was damaged.
ana 10 small ouhl cabinet standing be
tween ire windows which was smashed by
Inc h1elnen and the Servian police authori-
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