The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-16

1887. and wss appointed Consul General al
| Zanzibar. In the fol- owing year he be-
came Commissioner on the west coast OF
Africa and proceeded on a special mission
| to the Niger territories. Subsequently Re
| went to Berlin to take part in a confer
| ence for the delimitation of spheres OF
German and English influence in Africa,
and then become Consul General in the
Oil Rivers PrCtectorate. He was next ap-
| pointed Consul to the Island of Fernando
| 10 and later CCrsul in the Cameroons. In
January. 1886, be was appoin ed Plenipo-
tentiGry at Pekin, where, although his
| policy has been freely criticised he OBJ
F; tanned some important concessions. inclui-
| ing the opening of inland waters to navi-
| gat:on and the assurance that no part
| of the provinces adjoining the Yangise-
| kiang Valley should be alienated to any
| o:hcT power except England. He was also
| instrumental in securing the appoin .ment
| Ct Sir Robert Hart as Inspector Ganeya!
| Of Maritime Customs
Lady Macdonald always shared the dan
| gers of her husbands adventures and many
time gave him encouragement. when he
| was sore pressed, that led to great achieve
| ments.
When Sir Claude and Lady Macdonald
went to Pekin few years ago they had to
| finish their Journey by river in house
|
| eighty miles from Tientsin to their desti
nation, but now a railway connects these
cities. Lady Macdonald was the first Eu-
| ropean woman to travel by train from
| Tientsin to, the capital. half her journey
being done in an open truck.
Japan's Representative.
Japan was represented by Baron Nissi,
| who was at one time member OF the
Privy Council, and had held many other
posts of honor under his Government. He
accepted the post at Pekin at the urgent
request OF the Japanese Government and
it is said, only went because he felt it to
be his duty in view OF the uncertain state
Of affairs always existing between his
country and China
Russia was represented by Baron de
Giers, the son Of the late NJ. de Giers, the
Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. He
attended to the diplomatic affairs Of Den
mark in Pekin. as well as those OF his own
country. He was regarded. as one of the
leading diplomats of Russia
The Minister for Austria was Baron
Czikans de Wahlborn and the First Secre-
tary Of Legation was DR.. A. de Rosthom.
NJ. s. Pichon. the representative OF
France, had served in the Chamber OF
Deputies in his country and had filled
many other important posts prior to being
sent to China.
Italy's representative was Signor Salvage
Raggi; Portugal's, Senior F. II. Galharde
and Sweden and Norway we're represented
by DR.. X. F. A. Hagberg.
The First Secretary Of the United States |
Legation was Mr.. Herbert G. Squiers. of |
Irvington- on Hudson, n. Y. He entered |
the diplomatic service in 1894 and on No |
vember of that year he vas sent to Ber- |
lin in the capacity of Secretary of the |
American Embassy there. He served in
Berlin until May, 1897, wien he resigned
from the service of the State Department.
Soon afterward he was appointed First
Secretary OF the Chinese Embassy and d-pr-
dered to Pekin January 10, 1898. Prior to
entering the diplomatic service Mr..
Squiers was in the Regular Army of the
United States. In 1877 he was made a
second lieutenant and assigned to the
First Infantry. In 1880 he was transferred
to the cavalry and assigned to the Seventh
Regiment. During the three years from
1885 to 1888 he was instructor of tactics
at St Johns College in New York. Be-
coming dissatisfied with army life, he re-
signed soon after his marriage to Miss
Fargo. the daughter of the late William
G. Fargo, Of Buffalo, n. Y, and entered
the service of the State Department.
The Second Secretary of the American
Legation at Pekin was Mr.. William E.
Bainbridge, OF Council Bluffs, Iowa. He
had only been in the diplomatic service
since 1897. the date of his assignment TO
Pekin. From 1890 to 1887 Mr.. Bainbridge
practiced law in Council Bluffs. He was
a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
and had since that time been prominent
in the politics of Iowa, where he settled
Immediately after leaving college.
The other member of the Diplomatic
Corps at Pekin attached to the American
Legation was Fleming D. Cheshire, the
official interpreter. Mr.. Cheshire began
his diplomatic services in China in 1873.
when he was appointed Vice Consul at
Fuchau. From October is. 1879 to April
20. $780, he was in charge of tie consulate
At Canton. Having acquired a good knowl-
edge of the Chinese language, he was, on
March II, 1880, appointed interpreter TO ,
he consulate at Fuchau, and on June 10
IF the same year he was appointed inter
,reter to the consulate general at Shan
yhai. In 1852 he was further advanced TO
,e Vice Consul General at Shanghai. and
n 1884 he was given his present station
It Pekin.