The herald., 1896-12-28
Departs for the Court of the
Great King
A LONG LIFE FULL OF HONOR
Many Nations Showed Appreciation
of His Abilities
His Acumen and Worth Proved Valua :
BILE in War and Not Less So in
Time of Peace
Associated Press Special Wire

| Associated Press Special Wire
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-General Meredith
| Read died this morning.
John Meredith Read, diplomatist, was
born in Philadelphia in 1927. He received
his education at military school at
Brown, where he received the degree of
A. NJ. in 1856, was graduated al Albany
law school in 1859, studied international
law in Europe, was admitted to the bar
in Philadelphia and afterward removed
to Albany, N. Y. He was adjutant-
general of New York in 1S60-66. He was
one of the originators of the Wide Awake
political club. He was chairman in
April of the same year of the committee
to draft a bill in behalf of New York
state, appropriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of arms and equipments, and he
subsequently received the thanks of the
war department for his ability and zeal
in organizing, equipping and forward
ing troops.
He was first United States consul
general for France and Algeria, and act
ing consul-general during the Franco"
German war. After the war he was ap-
pointed by Gen. de Ceissey minister of
war; to perform and preside over COM
mission to examine into the desira bility
of teaching the English language to the
French troops.
In November, 1873, he was appointed
United States minister resident in
Greece. During the Russo-Turkish war
he discovered that only one port in Rus
sia was still open. and he pointed to
Secretary Evarts the advantages that
would accrue to the commerce of the
United States were grain feet dls-
patched from New York to that port
The event justified his judgment, since
the exports of cereals from the United
States showed an increase within year
Of S73,0OO,O 900. While minister to Greece
he received the thanks of his government
for his effectual protection OF American
persons and interests in the dangerous
crisis of 1878. Soon afterward congress,
from motives of economy. refused the
appropriation for the legation at Athens
and Read, believing the time was too
critical to withdraw the mission, car
ried it on at his individual expense until
his resignation, September 90, 1879. In
1881, when, owing in part to his efforts
after his resignation. the territory that
had been adjudged to Greece had been
finally transferred, King George created
him a knight of the grand cross of the
Order of the Redeemer, the highest dig
nifty in the history of the Greek govern
ment
General Read was president of the So
cial Science congress at Albany, N. Y,
In 1868, and vice-president of the one at
Plymouth. England, in 1872. He was
author of Historical Inquiry Concerning
Henry Hudson, which first threw light
upon his origin and the source of the
ideas of the navigator.
PROF. BOIS-REIMOND
BERLIN, Dec. 27.-Prof. Emil Hen
richs DutVis- Redmond, M. D.. F. r. s.. is
dead. He was = member and perpetual
secretary of the Royal Academy of Sci
ences at Berlin, professor in ordinary of
psychology in the University of Berlin
and director of the psychological insti-
tute. He was born in Berlin in 1918.
LIBRARIAN HOFFMAN
FREDERICK, Md, Dec. 27.-Charles
w. Hoffman, LII. D., librarian Of the
United States supreme court since 1878,
died at his home in this city today of
pneumonia. He was 67 years of age, un-
married and leaves an estate worth near
ly 100000.
SIR JOHN BROWN.
SHEFFIELD, Eng, Dec. 27.-Sir John
Brown, founder of the Sheffield steel
firm, is dead. He was born in 1916, was
mayor of Sheffield in 1923 and master
cutler there in 1866. He held various
local Offices