Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-08
OBITUARY..
IARsHAL LEOPOLD o'DoNNR1L.

This distinguished Spaniard, whose
sudden death in the C6rtes at Madrid,
was announced to us a few days ago,
by Cable telegram, was a native Of
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Is
lands, and was born on the 18th of
January, 1909. His father was a
prominent officer of the Spanish
army, into the service of which he
entered at an early age, and before he
had attained his tw~enty-ffth year was
commissioned a Colonel. During the
Carlist wal in Spain he espoused the
cause of Queen Isabella, fought with
great courage and displayed such
skill and ability that in 1888 he was
appointed Chief of Staff and placed in
command of the Army of the Centre.
After the war was over, he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of Brigadier Gen
eral, and created Count of Lucena.
In 1910, he supported the cause of the
Queen-mother Christiana, and was
compelled to take refuge with her in
France, but during the following year
was allowed to return to Spain, upon
giving in his adhesion to the
existing government. No sooner
had he returned than he organ
lied a formidable instruction against
the regent, and, upon its failure, once
more fed to France. Here he partic-
ipated in the intrigues against EsPAR-
TERo, and upon the fall of that Minis
ter in 1913 once more went to Spain,
and was awarded for his services by
being appointed Captain-General of
Cuba. NARvAEZ was in power when
he returned, and O'DoNNELL was by
him appointed Minister of War and
the Colonies, and President of the
Council, which positions he held until
Spain declared war against Morocco,
when he was placed in command of
the army which invaded that coun-
try. His success was brilliant and
won for him the title of Duke of Te-
tuan, in addition to more substantial
rewards. In 1863 the Marshal resigned
his political offices because the Queen
refused to dissolve the Chamber. Two
years later he returned to power at
the head of a new Ministry, but with
in a few months was replaced by
NARvAEZ. Marshall 'DoNNELL was
one of the many Spanish officers of
great abilities, whose love of revolu-
ton has placed Spain in her present
position. Politically he was every
thing by turns, and for sometime be
fore the last revolution sided with
those opposed to the rule of the ex-
Queen ISABELLA.
COMMANDER FOSTER, U. s. n.
Commander JAMES P. FOSTER,
whose deathoccurred at indianapolis
on the I'd inst, was a native of Ken
lucky, but had been a resident of In
diana for many years. He entered
the naval service in 1916, and at the
Inauguration of Mr.. LINCOLN had
reached the rank of a lieutenant. On
the 10th of July, 1862, he was com
a lieutenant commander,
and in October of the same year was
ordered to the Mississippi squadron,
commanded by Admiral PORTER. He
was placed in command of the iron
clad ram %Chillicothe, of two guns, and
March of 1868 distinguished him.
self by the valuable service performed
by his vessel during the YazoO eXpe-
1ition. Later in the year he was
in command of the gunbOat
Ofeight guns, and rendered
valuable service during the lombard
ment and siege of Vieksburg. After
the close of the war Lieut.. Comman-
Ter FOSTER was ordered to the Naval
Academy and placed in charge of the
practice ships, and on the 18th of
July, 1866, was promoted to the rank
IF commander, and placed in COM
the, O5ceola. Last year he
was ordered to the naval station at
Mound City, ILL.,, and on the I'D of
March last was relieved ard placed on
waiting orders. Commander FOSTER
vas a comparatively young man. He
vas an able, gallant officer, kpd his
leath will be sincerely regretted by
III who knew him.
WILLIAM HENGSTENBEEG.
The cable brings intelligence of the
leath OfDr. ERNEST WILLIAM HENG- :
%TENBERG, the ~theologian. He was +
'orn at FrOendenberg, in 1902, studied
It Bonn, and at IN early age achieved
as an Oriental scholar. He
qualified himself as a
eacheru of divinity, and in 1893 was
made a Doctor in Theology. His :
most important theological works are
Commentaries on the apocalypse and
lie was also, for many years,
he editor of the EraRgelische Kjrchen
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