Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-15
ID EDITION.
ARCO-VAllEY DEAD.
The German Minister Succumbs to a
Surgical Operation.
Mr. BLANET IMPROVING HEALTH.
Gov. Steele Says That Oklahoma
Needs Public Schools.
TAMMANY WANTS DEBATE.
THE GERMAN MINISTER DEAD.
Count Won Arco- ALLEY Succufnbs to n Sur
TAMMANY WANTS DEBATE,
THE GERMAN MINISTER DEAD

Count Won Arco-valley Succumbs 60 . Sur
giczl Operation.
BERLIN, Oct l5-Count Ludwig Won Arco-
Valley, the German minister to the United
States, is dead.
Prof. Bergman performed an operation on
the count on Monday last. his stomach having
Tor some time past refused to receive all food.
The operation was not successful. The brother
and sister Of the laie minister were at his bed
side when he died.
Count Ludwig Won Arco Valley was born on
the Attn Of April, 1S45, and was therefore in the
torty-seyenth year OF his age at the time of his
death. be has three brothers, one of whom is
In the diplomatic service, and two sisters. one
OF whom is married to Lord Acton of England.
The deceased minister was In the He'd Cross
Association service during the Franco-German
war While 50 engaged he was captured by the
enemy ana came near being shot by them rs n
spy, but was saved through the Intervention Of
NJ liners, afterward president OF the French
republic.
Soon after the war he went into the Bavarian
diplomatic service and was secretary of the le-
CATION TO the Vatican at Rome. Later lac en-
tered the imperial German service as a diplo-
mat and in 1873 was secretary of the legation
at vienna. During his incumbency OF that
ofhce he married the actress Janish. in consc-
quence OF which he loft the diplomatic service
OF the government. II was only short
from his wife, after which he was
again received into favor by his government
and served at different times as secretary OF the
legations at Madrid, Paris and London; also as
secretary Of the German embassy to the King
OF Italy. After some service at Rome he was
appointed consul general to Cairo, Egypt, at
which place he remained eighteen months, I'M
III the spring of lSoS, when he received the APP
pomtment Of envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary to the United States, which
Office he held at the time of his death.
NEWS RECEIVED AT THE GERMAN LOCATION.
The door knob at the German legation on
18th street was draped with black today out of
respect to the memory of Count Arco Valley,
the late minister here, who died this morning
in Berlin.
Baron Won Mumm. the charge de affaires, who
has been acting minister during the absence Of
the count, received a cableeram at $50 an
nouncing the fatal result Of the operation that
was performed last Monday. The count had
suffered for long time from a hernia, and it
was in an effort to relieve has suferings that he
met his death.
The baron at once sent note to the State
Department notifying the acting secretary of
the death Of the minister, and in a few minutes
cablegram was received from hon. William
Waiter Phelps, our minister TO Berlin.
telling OF the sad event. He briefly
related that the operation was performed
last Monday, and that the count had never
rallied from the shock sinking steadily until
this morning. when he died.
The news was conveyed without delay to the
White House and the President sent of q
cablegram of coincidence, addressed to Minister
to the family Of the dead diplomat.
Baron Won Mumm will remain in charge Of
the legation until new minister has been
designated.