The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-08
DvIsER OF THE KING OF sIAEl.

States.
The dispatch from Chester anno'nc-
inr Thursday that The Hon EDWARD
!! II. Strobe! had been appointed leSai
advisor TO the King of Siam was i
source Of qualification TO those VINO
had watched with interest the steady
rise Of this brilliant South Carolinian
who is still voting man. The Colum-
bla State says Mr.. Strobel has held
important positions under the federal
government for the past 20 years and
in view of his minent fitness fer such
positions of learning and responsibility
his friends are not surprised at The
last honor which has been conferred
upon him.
Mr.. Strobel is a native of Charleston
but his home has been in Chester
since the beginning Of the war be-
tween the States, for it was during
the time when Charleston was being
Shelled by the enemy that his mother.
accompanied by her son and hel
daughter, ''refug-ed" in Chester. The
family made their home there after
the death of Mr.. Strobel which &C
Cured before the end Of the war. Ihs
elder Mr.. Strobcl had been prosper
Gus banker.
Edward StroLel attended the schools
in Chester until 1870 when be went t.
Charleston and the tutelage of cele,
brated school Observation-Disclosures
was prepared for Harvard university.
In the summer of 1873 he passed
the entrance examinations will,
houors and entered Harvard ID the
celebrated class Of 1877, Of which the
late Governor Russell Of MassSachu-
setts was a most distinguished mem
Der. Congressman Littauer Of Ne"
York is another distinguished member
Of that class. Strobel was very sue
cess1ul in his college career and carried
off a number OF hcnors, graduating
with much distinction. After finish
ing collegiate course he Travelled in
Europe. beginning the study Of law.
Returning to Cambridge he graduated
from the Harvard law school in the
class cf 1882.
Mr.. Strobel's political career began IN
1884. when he was appointed secretary
Of the legation at Madrid when that
embassy was headed by the distin-
guished Alabamian, DR.. J. L. N.
Curry, minister to Spain. In the ab-
sences of DR.. Curry, Mr.. Strobel fire.
quently acted as charge d'atfaireS, and
won some distinction in his work in
the diplomatic field.
When the Republicans returned t"
power under President Harrison. MI.
Strobel came back to this country and
practiced law in New York city.
On account Of his distinguished SER
vices at Madrid, Mr.. Strobel was made
first assistant secretary Of state when
Cleveland was elected the second time.
This was position Of great resp 'n>i-
bilitv. and the honor was a great one
for 50 Young a southern man. Later
be was appointed minister to Ecuador
and subsequently To Chill.
His services in the latter field were
of such character that when the Re
publicans again came into power and
he was relieved Of his post in Chill.
the people Of the latter country Joined
with the people OF the Argentine Re
public in asking that Mr.. Stcobel be
kept there as the special commissioner
to settle the boundry dispute between
the two countries, dispute which
threated to be followed by serious con-
sequences. lie won new laurels in
this difficult piece Of work.
About that time the trustees OF
Harvard decided to establish the pro-
fesSorShip Of international law in the
law school with the understanding
that the appointee should have bad
experience in the diplomatic field.
Mr.. Strobel was considered by the
authorities of the university to be the
one man among the Harvard gradu-
ates who possessed al the qualifications
for this hard position. Their selec-
tion proved most satisfactory and Mr..
Strobel has been a decided success in
the chair or international law at this
great university.
It may be of Interest that Mr.. Stro-
bel with all of his 'globe-trotting"
has never COTTON married. His sister,
Mrs. David Hemphil, is still living in
Chester and his cousin, Mrs. w. X.
Bachman, is a resident of Columbia.
Capt. VIM. A. Courtenay Of Newry is
also cousin Mr.. Strobel is proud to
claim South Carolina as his native
State.