The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-31

| society functions. A large part OF the
| residents as well as official society always
attended these affairs. Madame Romero
| died not long ago. She and her husband
| enjoyed THE friendship and confidence OF
| the leaders in National events Immediately
| succeeding the war. The intimacy be-
tween Senior Romero and General Grant
| was especially close.
| He also was on intimate terms with
| President Lincoln and Secretary seward
| In 1872, when he returned to Mexico, rs
was sent by Secretary Seward as marx
of distinction in a United States govern
| inent vessel.
The legation was. by a concurrent ar
rangement Of the two governments within
| the last month"; raised TO the grade OF an
| ambassador and next tuesday had been
| fixed upon as the day when Senior Romero
was 10 presenS his credentials TO President
Mckinley as ambassador extraordinary ami
! plenipotentiary.
! Besides his diplomatic duties he was a
| frequent contributor to the magazine lit
| enature OF this country, mainly combining
| his labors to articles relative to Mexico.
During the last few months the first vol
| ume of available work fran his pen APP
| peared, entitled Mexico and the unitad
| States" being study of subjects affecting
| their political commercial and social re-
latlons.
The funeral will take place at st. Mat
thews Catholic church Sunday afternoon
at o'clock when a requiem mass VIII
be celebrated. The body will be placed
temporarily in vault in Mount Ollvet
cemetery to await the ability of Mrs Garcia
to return to Mexico She is now i'll and
probably will not be able to make the
journey for some weeks.
The following have been selected honor
airy pail bearers, The British ambassador.
the German ambassador, the secretary OF
state, the secretary of the treasury, the
minister of Venezuela, the minister of
Guatemala Senator John n. Morgan. Rep
reseniative r. R. HIT, ex-Secretary John
w Foster and Mr.. John w. Thompson.
At the cabinet meeting today it was
agreed that the president and the cabinet
should attend the funeral services Sunday
afternoon and that United States Minister
Powell Clayton at ths City of Mexico
should be Instructed by telegraph to con-
vey TO the president of Mexico message
OF sympathy and consolence from the
president on the death of Senior Romero.
Kansas City, Mo, December 3o.-Ex-
Governor Crttenden, who was consul gam
eral to Mexico from 1898 to 1897 stated
today that he had known Ambassador
Romero for several years, both in the City
of Mexico and Washington.
There is current belief" said Gov
ernor Crittstden, that it was Senior
Romero who killed General Verasteaui in
a duel in 1895. This is absolutely false. as
was in Mexico at the time and know all
the circumslbances of that occurrence. TIE
Romero who fought the duel was 40 army
officer ana not the Romero who died TO-
day.
II always found Ambassador Romero
man of uuquestioned sincerity. honesty and
ability and with as much simplicity in
address, and bearing as any man of proint-
renee with whom have ever been in con-
tast. much doubt If ever a foreign rep
resentat1ye at Washir gton more thoroughly
understood our government State and Ma
tional and cur system OF legislation.
Ambassador Romero has recently pub
lished book on Mexico which | think
will BIO STANDARD work on that country for
mary years to come. II gives the history
OF Mexico with all Its changes and reyolu-
tions, its decreased and increasing trads
with various nations.
Romero was notably one OF the frst
liberal men in views AMI purposes that
lived in Mexico or represented that coun-
try abroad. He was rs modest and ,,npre-
tentious as man OF his requirements
should have been, yet was bold and fearless
IN his views. Ho will be greatly missed by
Mexico and the foreign legations at Wash.
tngton
Mexico City. December 30.-The news of
Ambassador Romero's death was mot nm.
expctei here, as his frail constitution, worn
by excessive labors. was not expected 10
sustain him through the operation per. !
formed AZ Washington. His remains viii,
be brought here by the government and
great fuaHdai viii DO given his remaina
The Mexican Herald praisse his dayo,,,
TO duty and his great work in makior
sMexieo fayorably known to Americans ana
says his successor will have mos AMI, M
cult task, 1'"'- I
r i, iass , are at han mast on the gov
SosipcEed his usual Frtlay aftsrloan ~, -s' +
ctpt.on. re-
President Diaz spoke feelingly todav q,
the great loss the nation sustains. -