The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-22

been appointed Archbishop OF Cracow.
in the place OF the late Cardinal
Koszielsko. may be depended upon 10
receive In very short order, possibly
during the coming consistory. u seat
In the Sacred College. For the oc-
curant OF the srcniepiscopal throne OF
Cracow cxercises such enormous poll
teal Influence. d!spuses OF such ms
mcnsc revenues. ana In One word Ia
50 powerful III every way that tho
red hat has, so TO speak. always form
cd part and parcel of his preroGativcB
OF office There are additional reasons
why there sncuid be no delay in be-
slowing this honor upon Archbishop
Prince Sapieha. For he haa long been
persona gratlssina at the court OF the
cd the office OF grand master OF tho
pontiicnl household.
The new archbishop ia younger
brother OF that Prince JOHN Sapteha
try in tho banking business. dcvoting
his attention more particularly to tho
financial interests OF the Poles. wha
have enisrated TO the various por-
" TO the mining districts thereof. from
the Polish provinces of Austria. Rus
STA and Germany. The eldest brother.
Prince Nladialnv. lost his eldest SON
Casimir. two years ago, under rathe,
tragic circumstances. through the cap
sizing Of Il boat in the sea. of Tenerirc.
tho lads two younger brothers, who
wero with him. being rescued tust IN
the nick of time from death BY drown
ing. OR by being dcvoured by tho
sharks that infcst tho.C waters.
The new archbishops father. Old
Prince Adam, who died in 1908. had
year-old child when his parents. who
had taken very prominent part in
the instruction against Russia In
1881. were forced to Hee for their
tn. RI N RnGC In ma
ticular. md her young child. Adam. cx-
pericncing extraordinary adventures be-
fore finally finding refuge in London,
where tho boy was educatcs. Thirty
years later. Prince Adam himsc elf ilg-
ured as one of the leaders of the 1865
Polish insurrection against Gear Alex-
sian authorities, aud while in prison
at Warsaw awaiting trial. and prob
able execution. he. with the assistance
OF his mother, managed to effect his
reached Paris. where he was received
as welcome guest at tho Tulleries,
and enjoyed for time the particular
i favor OF NAPOLEON IL, who believed
aspirations in the western provinces
Of Russia. he could exercise pressure on
the Muscovite government. Prince
Adam, however, nndIng that Napoleon
had no real intention of helping the
Poles. and that he was Indifferent to
their aspirations and sufferings. save
80 Iuf as tHey could DO utilized to
further the ideas OF French diplomacy,
am after being subjected to a serious
attempt upon his life which has al
ways been shroudcd In mystery. Quilted
France. and settled in the Polish pro-
vinces of Austria. where he owned
very large estates. lie became in
course of time. member of the Gall
clan Diet, as well rs OF the Austrian
House of Lords, and showed himself SO
useful citizen, and so loyal sub
jcct that Emperor Francis Joseph con
fcrred upon him before he died the
dignity of privy councillor and the
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Sapiehas, who trace back their
descent in an unbrolken line to the
thirteenth century. hail originally from
Lthuania. were admitted to the Polish
mobility In l413, were created Counts
OF the Holy Roman Empire in 1917 and
have been princes and serene high.
nesscs their titles recognized as such
by the defunct Kingdom OF Poland,
by the German, Austrian and Russian
Empires. since the middle OF the sigh
branches OF the family, namely, the
Rozanski and the Nodensld branches.
make their homes in Austrian Poland
and are citizens of the Dual Empire.
The third branch, known as the
Lithuanian branch has thrown In it's
lot with Russia. and makes Its head
quarters ut Warsaw.
Copyright. 1911, by tho Brentwood
Company