Evening star., 1899-01-02
THE DEAD DIPLOMAT
Mexican Minister'S Remains in Vault
at MT. Olivet.
PUNERALPROM SF.MATqHEW'S
Ceremonies Attended by President
and Other Distinguished Citizens.
THE LORAL TRIB UTE S

Solemn and impressive were the funeral
services yesterday afternoon over the re-
mains of Don Matias Romero, late minister
to the United States from Mexico. AS a
diplomat the deceased was universally ad-
mired; as a man he was beloved by all who
knew him. The President of the United
States, the members of his cabinet, many
of the executive officers of the government
and the majority of the. foreign diplomats
on duty in this city attended the cere-
monies, which were held at St Matthew's
Church. This consisted of low AT
its conclusion thu remains were removed
to Mt Olivet cemetery and placed in a
vault there, pending their removal to the
City of Mexico for final interment.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Garcia and
Miss Guadalupe Avendo, sister and aunt
of Senior Romero, the Rev. Father Bart
conducted brief services over the remains
at the residence. 1t was shortly before 1
o'clock when the pallbearers, consisting of
the German ambassador, the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
minister of Guatemala, the minister of
Venezuela, Senator John 7. Morgan, Rep
resentative r. r. Hit, ex-Secretary John
w. Foster and Mr.. John w. Thompson,
called at the Mexican embassy, lab l
street. and escorted the remains to st. Mat
thew's Church. The casket was placed on
a bier in front of the chancel, and as they
arrived the mournerS and others were con-
Quoted to their seats, this portion of the
sad ceremony being looked after by Senor
Don Jose F. Godoy, charge daffaires OF
Mexico; Senor Don Augusta f. Pulido OF
the Venezuelan legation; DR.. Joaquin lela
of the Guatemala legation and Mr.. Biddle
of the State Department. The President
and Mrs. Mckinley and the members of the
diplomatic corps were uShered by Senor
Godoy acting for the family of the de-
ceased. Rev. Father Bart and Rev. Father
Lee officated at low mass, the services oc-
cupying about an hour.
Expressions of Sympathy.
As the President and the members of the
Diplomatic corps passed from the church
at the conclusion of the services they eX-
tended to Senor Godoy expressions OF SYM
pathy and coincidence. The thanks of the
family were returned by Senior Godoy. The
remains We're accompanied to Mt. OnVet
cemetery by the pallbearers, the attaches
of the embassy and employees OF the mouse
hold and Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson ana eX-
Secretary and Mrs. Foster. After the read
ing of the brief burial service the casket
was placed in the vault.
On the right of the casket during the ser
vices at St Matthews were steated Presi-
dent and Mrs Mckinley Vice President
Hobart Secretary Bliss, Secretary Alger,
Secretary Long. Secretary Wilson, Attor-
ney General Griggs, Chief Justice Fuller,
Justice Harlan, Justice Brewer, Assistant
Secretary of State Hill, General Corbin,
General Bingham, and many other judicial,
executive and army and navy officials OF
the United States. On the left were seated
the representatives of Mr. Romeros family,
including Mrs. Allen of New York, mother
of the late Nine. Romero; Senor Don Jose
+. Godoy, charge Il 'affaires of the Mexican
legation; Sonora Dona Adele Perrin de Go
doy, Senior Don Enrique Santibanez, Senor
Don Jose V. Dosal Lady Pauncefote and
Mr.. Reginald Tower of the British embas-
sy; Count Vinci, charge d'affaires of the
Italian embassy; Mr.. Eugene Thiebaut,
charge d'affaires of the French embassy;
Mr.. Alexander Zelenoy, secretary of the
Russian embassy; Mr. A. Grip, minister
from Norway and Sweden: DR.. Joaquin
Yela, jr., secretary of the Guatemalan lega-
ton; Senor Don Jose Andrade, Senor Don
Augusta f. Pulido, and Senor DR.. Eduardo
Andrade Penny of the Venezuela legation;
Baron Franz Riedl Won Ridenau, charge
d afaires Of Austria-Hungary; Mr.. Walter
Deucher, secretary of the Swiss legation;
Mr. Constantin Brun, Danish minister:
Senor Don Luis Felipe Carlo, minister from
Ecuador NlScount de Santo-ThyrSo, minis
ter from Portugal; DR.. Martin Garcia Me-
rou minister from the Argentine Republic;
the japanese minister and secretaries; Mr..
j. n. Leger, minister from Haiti: Mr.. Chin
Pom Ye. minister from Corea; Mrs PAX Ye
and Mr. Tam e. Ye OF the Corean legation:
Senior Don Luis F. Corea. secretary of the
greater republic of Central America, Hon
l.
rice JoOstenS, charge d'affaireS of the Bel
eium legation: Mr.. WI Ting-fang Chinese
minister. and secretaries; Mr. Ali Ferrouh
Bey. minister from Turkey, and Mr. Edhem
Bey secretary of theTurkish legation; Mr..
j. +. de Asss Brasil minister from Brazil.
and Mr.. ManOel de Oliveira of the Brazilian
legation; Senor Don Joaquin Bernardo Cal
Vo, minister from Costa Rica and Sonora
Dona Maria de Calvo; Senor Don Carlos
Moria Nicuna, minister of Chilli and Senior
Don Eiiodoro lnfanta and Senior Don En-
rique CueVas of the Chilean legation and
Mrs. John w. Foster. Mrs. John w. Thomp-
son, and many others.
Floral Offerings
The floral offerings were beautiful and
elaborate, remembrances of this character
being sent by President and Mrs. McKin-
ley, the secretaries and attaches of the
Mexican legation, Mrs. Garcia, Miss Aven-
do, Mr.. Jose Romero, bureau of American
republics, the Argentine minister the Vene-
zuelan minister, ex-Secretary and Mrs.
John W. Foster. Mrs L. S. Grant her
daughter, Mrs. Sartoris; Mrs. George West
inghouse, Representative and Mrs. r. R.
Hit, the State Department, the Guate-
malan legation, the Chilean legation, Mr..
and Mrs. John W. Thompson, the Costa
Rican legation, the British embassy, the
French embassy and the German embassy.
Senor Jose Romero, nephew of the late
minister, arrived in Washington from the
City of Mexico this morning, having hur-
ried here receipt of the news that the
condition of his uncle was critical He
will arrange for the transportation of the
remains to the City of Mexico, having been
commissioned to do SO by his government.
After crossing the border line, it is under
stood, the funeral train will stop at each
be held in the City of Mexico. Final inter-
ment will undoubtedly be in Dolores ceme-