The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-11-19
OUR DIPLOMATIC RESIDENTS.
Hho n What the Foreign Representatives
Are-Diplomatists Who Are Bachelors
and some Who Have American
Wives.

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A Washington correspondent of Tht
Weveland Leader writes: Little is
nown about the foreign legations at
Washington. There are twenty-nine
# them, and among the men that com
,ose them are some of the noted
diplomats of the world. They are not
he greatest, perhaps, for America is
considered q second-class mission, and
rur custom provides for only minis
ers plen potentiary and not for ambas-
adors. Diplomats do not consider
nc United States the most desirable
cost. Located as it is away off at one
idc of the globe, and far from the
,reat European cities, they prefer
ather the governments of Europe.
1t Paris, London, Berlin, or Vienna,
he court society is better than here,
md it is a short Jump from one coun-
ry to another. London is only q few
tours from Paris, and Berlin can be
cached in a couple of days. At
Washington the entertainments are
lot so many, and if one dislikes the
country there is no way of getting
nut of it for a vacation.
The oldest minister in point of SER
nee is called the dean of the corps,
md as such he leads the legations,
.oing at their head on any state oc-
;asion. This at present is the minis
er from Portugal. His name is
Noguerias, and he has the rank of
discount in his own country. He is
quite an old man, very approachable,
md he speaks English. He has his
wife and drughter with him. His
laughter is a fine musician, one of the
eaders of Washington society, and
he takes charge of the fashionable
amateur operas which are exhibited
,ere every winter. Minister Noguei-
tas receives a fair salary, as do most
If the foreign ministers at the capital.
The foreigners pay their ministers
much better than the United States.
Iir Lionel Sackville West, X. C. M.
T., the minister from Great Britain
It Washington, has a salary of $780,
DC a year, while our minister to
England gets only $17, SOC. England
pays her minister to France $50, 900,
% Germany S35, O0o, and to Russia
i39, 900. At Turkey, where Sam Cox
getting $500 a year, the English
minister receives $40, 900 for doing
he m
Foreign countries, in many cases,
wn houses at the great capitals, which
hey furnish and give to their minis
ers rent-free. Minister West lives in
great mansion on Connecticut avenue
which is owned by the English govern
nent. 1t is elegantly furnished, and
he government gives him also a large
allowance for entertaining. Mr.. West
S also one of the most popular of the
orelgn ministers at Washington. He
has been long in the diplomatic service
md has risen from the ranks to his
present position. He is a modest, re-
iring gentleman, but entertains a
treat deal. He has one of the best
looks at the capital, and his dinners
ire noted. He is a good talker, and
5 very fond of whist playing. His
laughter. Miss West, is one of the
,elles of Washington.
The German legation also owns its
Iwn house at Washington. 1t is an
,ld-fashioned double brick dwelling of
hree stories, located on Fifteenth
itreet within a stones throw of the
White house. The German minister is
Dir. Won Alvensleben. He was the
German minister to Wurtemburg when
Sargent was minister to Germany.
During the Lasker trouble his prede-
,essor, Herr Won Elsendecker, offended
Bismarck by foolishly giving some in
tTuctions which he had from the Ger
nan chancellor to the secretary of
tate In writing. Bismarck intended
hey should be given by word of mouth,
ind, 1 suppose, because they could
a v then been denied by the govern
nent and by the minister. Black and
white will, however, not lie, and these
Instructions gave the government trou-
BE. The result was that Bismarck
,ecalled the old minister and appoint
I'd Herr Won Alvensleben, taking him
rom Wurtemburg. a third class prin-
.ipality, IN order to show his contempt
or the government of the United
States.
The Chinese legation has about q
:ozen attaches, and 1t will have a new
minister within a year. It has rented
he great brown palace of Senator
Stewart, which lies on the Dupont cir
lie. just opposite Blaine's. This is one
If the largest houses of Washington,
md, as the new minister is said to be
wealthy, it is probable that it will be
social center. Cheng Tsao Ju, the
present minister, has been very popu-
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