Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES
The State Department Has Received No Ad-
vices.
Alleged Transfer of the French Am.
bnssndor and Recall of the
Italian Representative.

The State Department, has received no
information thus far in regard to the re-
ported transfer Of the French ambassador,
NJ. Patenotre, to Madrid, and the reported
recall of Baron Fava, the Italian ambassa-
dor, nor have the local embassies been no.
titled of such changes. NJ. Montholon,
who. it is said, will succeed NJ Patenotre
here, is one of the best known members of
the French diplomatic service. Before
reaching the rank Of minister he served
successfully as secretary at Berne, Brus-
sells, Tangiers, Stockholm and Buenos
Ayres. In 1886 he was advanced to the
rank of minister and assigned to the i'm
portant post of Constantinople. Later he
was the special representative of France
at the marriage of the royal prince of
Greece at Athens, and as result of this
mission became the French minister at
Athens In 1894 he was transferred
to Brussels where he is at the pres
ent time. His appointment to the United
States will give him the rank OF ambassa-
dor for the first time. NJ. Patenotre's
transfer to Madrid will also be an advance
as the Spanish mission has the rank of an
embassy, and, like other continental posts,
1t is more sought after than that to the
United States. 1t is considered of special
Importance at the present time owing to
the Cuban conflict and possible foreign
entanglements. NJ Patenotre came here
In 1891 as minister, and in 1888 became am
bassador through a joint arrangement be-
tween the United States and France, by
which the representatives to the two coun-
tries were made ambassadors. 1t Is said
the transfer has no significance in connec-
ton with pending reciprocity questions be-
tween France and the United States. His
services here are said to have been highly
satisfactory to the authorities in Paris.
Mrs Patenotre Is the daughter of Mr.
Elverson, the publisher, of Philadelphia.
Ambassador Patenotre has gone to his
summer home at Elberon, N. J. He visited
the State Department yesterday, but said
nothing in regard to his reported transfer
to Madrid.
Italian Embassy Closed.
Baron Fava is in Italy and the embassy
In this city is closed temporarily. Conse-
quently it Is impossible to obtain an off,
cial veritication of the report that he has
been or Is to be recalled. None OF the Of
hcials of the State Department has any
information on the subject. When he
caileo at that department prior to his de-
parture for his home in Italy, he gave the
impression that he would reterri in the fall
The main object of his journey was to
have the remains of his son who died in
this city inferred in the family burial
ground. 81
Baron Fava is one of the oldest members
OF the diplomatic family In this city. He
has been the diplomatic representative OF
Italy to the Uuited States since lSS3 first
as minister plenipotentiary' and more re-
Gently as ambassador. In his former ca
racity he was dean of the corps by virtue
OF seniority of service, but Sir. Julian
Pauncefote, the British representative, was
the first one recognized as ambassador, and
because of that fact he was made the dean
The Italian ambassador has been severely
criticised by italian residents of this coun-
try on account of his treatment of the
immigration question, and some of them
are ready to claim that his recall was due
to their representations to the Italian gov
ernment. The report of his recall Is based
upon positive statement published in the
Mesa ggero, the leading paper of Rome,
and reproduced in the italian newspaper
published in New York