The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-20
IN AMERICAN
The Lat. Wi,'iam Uau'er. T.~f"sFssosS
Npa~I~d- oE iers IN AGair.

n Ie 1tF
h~ps~Isd- oF iors IN AGairA
spurrs the Ia, Assistant crr1rF
81 State Hunter Wa better Sn'"n
among ;ac d~iploma:i..' II E1ro'' than
ana man in III. country aud .a'r "a'
no one IN Ih- in,t-i stat thor
og-bly posted - = political affair ~
Europe a. h.. Biu- \ cjI~c >!uirnc
ani harn- IN unusually ~r-rn;isc
memory. which dill not >,ru io -
impaired ~ acr. ~. u - fam .s.r wl'A
III details o' al tn ia.r,-..- "i coa-
j~.r-r;ll polite, for hfs var. - that
every movement upon the rytcTna-
nat onal chr- board wA% rvrf,VtlS I'M
u r>;ari hv him IN - fll3 >cu'GcaHcr
lie know much more a-Iu; European
and u..d to affect m IuIlGrraU-- o.
local affair. sAS ne tuat Ji", del Mt
ouc-r him. /, wAs ts- .rvat am
ui ntir,r> tina; lnss-r~tri h~ mind and
no; tpu-rr>,jnna! or Stale ~camPsI-uS.
lrrIh'm'cr soin. 70 him nv - 49,
~5m~ Information About tire iurko-
Russian complicai uu~- IL com utcucrl
by tr.liny W. what occurred ia isi.
and after talking half an hoIr ~ hai
brought the subject down Ca l,-N !
VA, IN haste. and inter rupt.U.. tired "a
wished 10 hc informed. shyu. with a
manifestation Of impatsuCr. he .1Id
that the great faul, with newspapers
and journalists WA, that they were 500
superficial. tina, they looked nj the ar
face Of aftir,. and thought they cusLi
learn in u few moments what required
the study 81 = lifetime IN understand
Frankly admitting the justice of lie II
bukc | listened for Al hour lnn yer ~
he related the diplomatic hiS,ory 80
Turkey AMI Russia. aud with III" great
81 patience and evident PlcaNu-'.
Mr.. Hunter outlivcd hi Wit. anil al
HI children except onr. who 81 lives
in Gcorgct"wn. Mrs. liuat,r's death.
a few years ago. seemed u knock out
the principal prop ,o hi, lie. and he
has aged more rapidly since than be
fore. III" was a domestic man. AMI
u"\t To the pride he irIt in III iunS
connection with the State Department,
he enjuscd hi home. ili>cr,uir, were
James Evclcth and Mr.. lorr II Ut the
E~uginccr, Department. ani or"r =
week. with \ few Other fr!rnd>. tnry
always met for "A dinner party az h.
house. with \ bow OF punch AMI q
game Of whist ~aitcTwIri>. He g.Sr
dinners Ia the diplomatic corp, ~ rrg.
uldr intervals. and made Il a point I"
invite al the heads -: legations 1" h..
iah." ~ lca>, once a year. IL Wa r.
gird"d with Il respect that amounted
to reverence 10y the dip.oma,i.tS la thi,
city. particularly the Older ones. wbc
looked upon him a. an oracle. AMI -
trcmri him highly. ~ be- was one ri
the few If orr official. whom the, ho:
Known b. reputation before con!na
here.
MI iilAA a u y 80 ''iiEfftiN4'
musician. and had perhaps tn mos
cN, n,ivc aud valuable musical library
in " ~a>hinCton. There aye few finer
collections in the United >ta,c,. Nryt
To- his duiir- AT III. department. 10"
loved hi> music. and was askiiIlul por-
former npon the violin. the cello. th,
iln'c and IN" piano III, wife W. -"
a I'm" musician. and mp - the tim" of
her las illu">s scarcely n dav passed.
without their sp"ndIns an hour "r t""
in pricticr. although Ia W.. nrarls
and str past tire" -r"rr aud
ten I'm, a frw dan ago an attanhr
of the State Department visiting hi-
sick room found him propp"l up bs
IN Ia, bed. With a sheet ~
inu-rr t.iorr him and hi. Hut ia hi
hand. PLAYING All oil air - T. Cur
Is. IA y J GrIJhtr