New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-14
MR. UHLS PREDECESSORS.
BRILLIANT AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES,
IN BERLIN
4 FATALITY THAT HAS FOLLOWED UNITED
STATES MINISTER'S IN GERMANY-WHAT
THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AS


Washington. Feb. 10 (specaD.-The death OF the
| erst Ambassador to the Court OF Berlin Theodore
| Runyon recalls the fact that no less than hVe u
| the former Ministers Of the Unitei states 10 e'e
many and the Kingdom OF Prussia nave uieu 1t
| por,,n mr. soon after returning. In all cases as II
| drect result OF Illness contracted or assra'"'et
| hue IN the performance OF their duties III t'al
| r Whether this may be attributed 10 'Ic 1
| y, The climate tho winds that sweep uo ,
| the Russian steppes, the damp co'u u ,,, %
| faro or the heat OF the summers, OF a'''p'
| oo,,clacrce IS difficult to say; but tHe iac' ~
49,. .hare are but three OF these eH-SiiH'S'e'7 "
49, rr,,oA states to Berlin alive to-day WINE 40
| many as ten perhaps. would rot III inns , o,ra
| ,.. survived have reached the age Oh '''''' -
| ' Al three OF these ex-Minis'ers air w."
=, v.oshine;on Judge j. G. b"n''''' '
| ro,Aew Of his predecessor al '"c n.,ar .,
neg" parcroft the historian, is the Recor"er "a
| ,bo r.n,,ed states Supreme Court 'o'' a. ,b
| -, rowa I'm the course of whose 'e''h VI .,
| ,,, ronference was held. Ives In l-S''. D'."
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-, oco,,,ied bv the Meridian club, ana Is ''
'o'' 49,, ,,,,s 70 literary work. Andrew H. ""''''
| go ,h,rd the famous jurst OF New ~, ~.
,,nnorarily in Washington as '"''"'
| Vcrezuclan Commission o,no, Adams the
| ,,,or the retirement of John quincy ND"''.'
| ,,,t,.or ~ the United states, whose co'ii''''
' yos dated June /. 1874. and w"o i',". '.
| ~, ,.r,.oI states in lS0l the Office OF M'n'S'''
| con, until $50 when Henry Nh'"'o"' '' 49,
| - o,v works on international law anu one ~
- ,,,ar, contributors 10 The lega! HieFa'uIe VI
| Eva world was appointed by Ah'ie" ~
| u.,rv Wheaton WAS one OF the most P'0''
| ,.,~s IN American history. Not a''"e " ''"'
| - 5c., learning and remarkable eFu''''o" ~
, ,l.lleI dluioraii-t. and Il previous "' -,
| rtorgA d'AGalros a. Copenhagen o"'''' 49,"
, t.,ro,e,n politics carefully. ana HUI ''''"
49, the ,,ost1n he was subsequently % ~ -
,, tIere 10, y, lal tn copiora notes th' i'"'-
I',f,n f.r works on Internal onil NN "n'," W.
| -. lem. q standard authority throughout "'''"
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c,,t.l by representative u '"e '"','
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mont - Tho affairs q Ms Na,on ana ''ou1''
No. t., ,r.,olu.nce IN Coain'nta! courc''''
,cprAr INTERNATIONAL LAWYER
49, yv,..t.u were settled tht questions oI III.
w ,.,t dues the "schold, dues on1 the r'S"'s o'
.,,u-,,iz.l citizens the latter OF Nh'ch INV
maine! As a precedent In inc s''''e'n III ~ 49,,
,.ir.s until the present tine. MOT '"'" aug
! 49, ,, question is called TO the attention Oh VI.
| .-.,,o Embassy for Germals by bFth' "''"'"''~
| - -, t-rrsI states when they return 70 ''e'
.r. .,,,n.rv are frequently called upon 70 per
h''''e - - Nh.acou's Elements ot
/ t,t.rnation,i Law" hav" been """s,A'- 9,
| languages ol all the countries o' '"s ""'
-, c,ira. where tho work was puo.'fhed uy
a,l,, n, the Imperial Government In l"a IVY VIZ
| 49,. r..r At Berlin AMI his several pnoh'a'IonS
| - ,ho,. wheaton was elected n correspondents
,,.,.r = ,he French Institute ard foreign "''"-
| -. d., Royal Academy y Science OF "''''"
wheaton returned to tho unite' "l"'rS ~ w.
>, u.r., $50 Andrew Jackson Don'lson' OK rem
- a neph.w OF President Anrre" Ja'h7o'' "'''
49,, D., president Polk n" remained III ieE-
| 49,, ,,r,u $40 when ne was succeeded ny 'N-'''n'
! Edward A. Hannegan of Indiana "h',' "' p1,,,..
| ,,cn. was the las, official act OF lr's'''"' ia
| ,a,,,ols,raton The commission OF ms surV',@'''
| nonlel T. BARNARD OF Hew-York' IS d"''' ''p''"'
| 49, ,s-o IN. Wig appointment having h'e' "'-
fefrcl for more than year. Harh'i' ""I '.9.
| Albany a man Of character ana !'i'"'"H' Nv
| ,,rlov.l by a scholar and diploma'ls., ie''' -
| vo,n ~ Kew Jersey. IN May. 1853 Theh came
| 'n wrich, II Indiana previously Governor
| ,h, state who served twice "a Minister IN lN''
| l AGAIN I'm lsG5 Norman H. judd OF l'ho'S
! nled the Intervening term.
MIR BANCROFT A FANOKlTE.
coy.rnor Wright died in Berlin and was succeeded
| by George Bancroft of Ne"|' o1N' al APPy,.
- Andre,y Johnson. in ls6' bancroft was III perm
,or seven years and perhaps no other statesman "'
| ,r.t., c,n,tal SO ingratlatei himself with those
| IN mower as did the historian Educated III Ger
MANY and vcrscd In the literature as wen as Inc, inc
i'oltea' became iavori;c at the court lie was
urrsonally acquainted win n0St .. ~" ani Nv
| p,'rons and was Intimate with bismarck anu ~
,hn King and queen. subsequently i.mpeIot ana
d"frrence to hts official position ana 10 MS pc '
| qualities, n{ 1"r Inc United states. lie devoted
plsseu hts iimr 10 the conclusion Of several naiur
NATION OF treaties the details OF %hch had 9een
Pa"rroft was in Berlin the Franco-ftu5si@n wa. ~
hrnkn out r. H. Washbnrne then M'i an EFFORT
france co-operated with Mi Hancrot III a e'i al
Fl os.rve nrace and the two legations rendered. an
facilities possible to diplomatic nnSyer VAS
,"'en the bcgcroni powers 49, nov ~, 1,,,ni
d"clared on july 49, 1870 and the fact was m
Gated the United siatSs Of the man.
Which presents an indepe enc .1y we" o' '"'
''o Vr vas Yesterday declared against Prussa ne
kins did everything 10 AVOID II tna' ne ne ooIt rencl
Is evlde''s " ,he result is an evidence OF frivoy
In the decision OF mome sno A. me present
,n nothing has occurred which furnishes any
excuse whatever for the r1sGr' IN 10 the great dim
| ccuIties which arise and increase III tne n'e'o'
eedmn,sration OF France, and partly In the pas
snns which have rankled since 1896 and which can
be longer resran sSs the risk Of desperate
Measure And with what prospect OF success All
No Neutral nations OF Europe have endeavored 10
aver rsS to the French Government their repre-
sentations against II. The French people are. r by
Republ.can party. the Orleanlsts are opposed 10 H.
The navy OF France will give It the supremacy O on
the ocean. Blu. wars between conf suous d"n i
Powers not decided by naval onrs ana In
| tour weeks Will be found on the side Of Germany.
| How true a prediction Mr. Bancroft's was his
| tory has shown. At this time tho British Govern
| nent undertook the protection OF the French in
| Germany and. to keep matters even. would have
| undertaken the protection OF Germans in France
| I'm, Count Bismarck refused to allow this. and
| nv turning the Office to this Government ac-
cordng to Bancroft called the United states v!sibly
| into the circle OF nrst-class Powers. The action
| NJ the United States Government in accepting tho
| duty Of this protection through Mr.. Bancroft and
| Mr. Washburne an incident which
| ceyed with universal approval There were at
| this time many occasions when the heat which
| stirred Germany to its foundations might havo
| terminated a feeling OF unfrendness toward tho
| Government OF the United States. but carefully
| were the affairs OF the Legation administered, and
| 80 automatically the position OF the United
| States with respect TO the French and French SYM