Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-31
AMBASSADOR ROMERO DEAD
Ono Of tho Best Known Diplomats in the
.% Service at Warrington. 4~as
RANKS WITH MExIco's GREATEST MEN
During His Lifetime Rsmero Filled
!. Important Civil ana Military Po-
sitions-Long and Successful
Career at Warrington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80-Senor Don
Matias Romero, the Mexican ambassador to
the United States, died at the embassy at
4:10 o'clock this morning. On Wednesday
last an operation for appendicitis was per-
formed upon the ambassador and although
the operation was entirely successful the
resulting shock proved greater than he could
bear. Up to 1880 o'clock this morning.
however, 1t was thought that he was In q
fair way to recovery, but at that time high
fever set in and he sank rapidly until his
death. About his bedside were his sister.
Mrs. Garcia, and his aunt, the secretaries
and other attaches Of the, embassy, his
physicians and ex-Secretary and Mrs. John
W. Foster. The death Of Mrs. Romero. which
occurred some months ago. was q great
shock to the ambassador and on his return
from Mexico. whittier he had taken her
body for interment, his friends remarked
that he was greatly broken down and
showed unmistakabfs signs OF falling health.
While in Mexico, at that time, Mr.. Romero
was stricken with fever and although he
was soon able to return to the United states.
he never fully regained his health. 2.t
The funeral will take, place at st.. Mat
thews Catholic church Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, when requiem low mass will be
celebrated. The body will be placed tenn
porarily In q vault In Mount Olive cemetery,
to await the ability of Mrs. Garcia to return
to Mexico. She is now Ill and probably will
not be able to make the journey for some
weeks.
The following have been selected honorary
pallbearers: The British ambassador, the
German ambassador, the aecretary of state
the secretary Of the treasury. the minister
Of Venezuela, the minister of Guatemala
Senator Morgan, Representative Hit, ex.
Secretary John W. Foster and John w.
Thompson.
At the cabinet meeting today It was agreed
that the president and the members of hii
! cabinet should attend the funeral services
Sunday afternoon and that United State.
Minister, Powell Clayton, at the City Of
Mexico. should be instructed by telegraph
to convey to the president OF Mexico a mes.
| sage Of sympathy and coincidence from th<
president and people Of the United State
over the death OF Senior Romero.
Senor Romero probably was the bes
! known member Of the diplomatic corps In
Washington, and was for some time Its dean
When Great Britain raised Its mission to al
embassy the added rank placed Sir Juliar
Pauncefote, the British ambassador, at IN,
head Of the corps, though Z Junior In year
] Of service. to Senor Romero, who was raiset
only recently from the rank of minister I,
that OF ambassador. Mexico taking sdyantag
OF an act OF congress providing that tn,
president shan have power to raise our for
| eign ministers to the rank OF Ambassador
whenever foreign government should rails
the rank Of its accredited representative
Great Britain, Italy. Germany, France an,
Russia set the example. which Mexico fol
lowed In order to honor the diplomat VIII,
had represented 1t so ably at Washington
more than twenty years in all. and ha,
served It faithfully and we'll In other capsci
ties a. home. ~ 49, s.,
| A sketch prepared by the Bureau OF Amer
lean Republics. and published In its bulletin
for the month Of December. 1898. after re
Vision by senor Romero himself. gives tn
subjoined biographical review Of the dea
| ambassador: fse "a .r-
| Senor Romero 10 one Of the most emiuen
| statesmen, writer's and diplomats Of Mexico
upon a. the day when senor Romer