Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-30

1857 He was the fourth son of Right Hon.
Sydney Herbert and of Lady Herbert OF
Lea. who is the author Of number OF
works of travels and biography HIS
brother Sydney is the fourteenth Earl or
Pembroke and the eleventh Earl or mont
gomery and lord steward of his ma1estys
household An elder brother was the tnr-
teenth Earl of Pembroke. Herbert is also
the family name of the Earls OF CarnarVon
and PowiS.
Sir Michael Herbert entered the diplo-
matte service in June, 1877, after complet-
ing his education, and went to Par1s Two
years later as attache. In 1888 ne was
made second secretary at Paris and he was
transferred to Washington in 1859, Where
he acted as charge daffalres Tor 1our
months He was promoted to be secretary
of legation in 1892 and the succeeding year
was transferred to a like place at ne
Hague. There he remained until 1874 WHEN
he was transferred to Constantinople, ana
was charge d'affaires in the absence Oh S,l
Philip Currie at the time of the armenian
massacres For the skill he displayed IN
this emergency he was made knlght
Commander of the Bath.
In 1897 he was made secretary TO the
embassy at Rome and was transferred to
Paris in August, 1898. when he was ap-
pointed a minister plenipotentiary in the
diplomatic service In 1873 MT; herpei.
was married to Miss Leila Wilson,
daughter of R. T. Wilson of New York and
a sister to Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt jr.
Regret, but Little Surprise.
Official Washington has heard with pro-
found regret but with little surprise, of the
death of Sir Michael II. Herbert, {. b.,
G. c. NJ c.. the British ambassador to this
country. When Sir Michael left here last
June for Newport for short visit before
sailing for Europe it was known that he
was an i'll man. Time and again through
out the Venezuelan negotiation he was ire
quently compelled to hold his conferences
with Sgnor Mayor des Planches, the Ital-
ian ambassador and Baron Won Sternburg,
the German ambassador. in his sick room.
For his services in those negotiations Sir
Michael was made a grand commander OF
the order OF st. Michael and st. George.
Mr. Raikes, the British charge d'affaires,
with other members of Sir Michaers staff,
is still at Newport where the embassy has
been established for the summer
Mr. a. a. Adee, acting secretary of state,
was much affected by the news of Sir
MichaerS death, with whom he had been
personally acquainted for long time AL
though reluctant to speak for publication
on the subject he consented to be quoted
as follows:
Il have known and loved Sir Michael for
years He was one of the most genial,
natural. earnest natures that I have
known. He was man no one could know
without loving. His loss will be felt by all
those who know him as the loss of a per-
sonal friend wholly Independent of his Off
clal position, while his loss to both govern
ments is almost equally strong"
President Roosevelt, on learning of the
death of Sir Michael Herbert, sent a per-
sonal message of coincidence by cable to
Lady Herbert. The President was we'll ac-
qualnted with Sir Michael, and he expressed
deep sorrow a the news of the sudden
death of the British ambassador
Condolences of the President.
Acting Secretary Adee this afternoon sent
cable message to Ambassador Choate in
structfng him to express the condolences Of
the President and Secretary Hay at the
death of Sir Michael Herbert. and he also
sent a dispatch to Mrs. Herbert expressing
the personal sympathy of Secretary Hay
and himself.
During his brief diplomatic career at
Washington Sir Michael came rapidly to
the front as the representative of Great
Britain in the Venezuelan negotiations and
in the conclusion with Secretary Hay of the
treaty for the arbitration of the Alaskan
boundary question. the arguments In which
case are now being heard by the Joint COM
mission at London.
Notified by Choate.
The Department of State received cable
message today from Ambassador Choate at
London as follows:
Lord Lansdowne has just given me the
very sad news that Ambassador Herbert
died this morning at Davos.''