The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-28
MIDDLETON is DEAD.
Associated Press Correspondent Vic
tim of Fever.


New Chwang, June 2S-H. J.
Middleton, the Associated Press cor
respondent with the Russian head
quarters near Lao Yang in Man
churia, died Sunday from enteric
lysentery.
Henry John Middleton, the first of
he American war correspondents to
.ose his life at the front in the pres
mt conflict, was representing the As
ISOLATED Press at General kurOpat-
kin's headquarters near Lao Yang
de was taken sick with enter1c dys-
entery less than a week ago and only
IN Sunday was dispatch received
from him in which he requested that
1 substitute be sent to relieve him.
He was about 80 years of age, I'M
married and was born in London.
Mr.. Middleton was a vivid descrIp-
tive writer, a HnguiSt student, and
one of the best posted of men in in
ternational affairs. He became con-
nected with the London bureau of the
Associated Press in 1892. and filed
almost every position. except super
intendent in that Office.
From the first he developed re-
markable aptitude and earnestneSs IN
his profession. his constant endeaVor
being to thoroughly famillarlze him
self with whatever subject he under
took. He served as London CORE
spondent of the New York Evening
Post for over a year, earning high ap-
probation from that journal. He
all the Vigilant-Britannia races in the
waters about Scotland. Ireland and
England securing many advantages
over experienced catching CORE
spondents who followed those races
While his career contained many re-
narka BILE journalistic teatS Whlch
brought him praise, perhaps his most
brilliant work was in reporting for the
Associated Press the Dreyfus trial at
Rennes where he made a name for
himself in competition with such Wen
known men as Julian Ralph and Harry
d Stevens. whose admiration and re-
spect he obtained at that time. Though
unassisted he often forwarded four ana
five columns a day of the interesting
pictures and dramatic incidents OF that
great case Mr. Middleton also gave
exclusively to the American papers the
account of the final raid and capture Of
Fort Chab the name given the house
in Paris where, during the Dreyfus eX-
element, Guerin fortified himself ana
defied the French authorities.
When the Associated Press opened an
independent bureau in Paris in the fall
of 1899. for the concentration there OF
all southern European news Mr. Mid
dleton was sent there as assistant TO
the manager, and when the latter was
recalled became Paris correspondent
of the Associated Press, which position
he filled until the winter of 1902. Then
he was brought to New York where he
acted as night cable editor
Upon the opening of the Pacific cable
at San Francis Mr. Middleton was sent
to inaugurate the cable department Of
the Associated Press in that city with he
imminence of the Russo-Japanese was he
was among those drafted for that service
by the Associated Press. He sailed from
San Francisco January 10 for Yokohama,
thence to Shanghai. With the progress of
events he went to Seoul, but on account
of his knowledge of languages was final
" ordered to join the Russian headquar-
ters in Manchuria and to do so went to
Chefoo. from ChefOO to Pelin. thence to
Tien Tsin and from the latter point to
New Chwang, where he entered the Rus
sian lines and proceeded to Mukden, join
ing Viceroy Alexieff's headquarters. Ia
ter he proceeded to Lao Yang and there
recently reported several Engagements.
Mr.. Middleton had an attractive per-
sonal character which won him devoted
friends wherever he went because his
nature was loyal and generous one.
Modest and retiring. he was a man of in
defatigable energy in his work and tire
less in his conscientious devotion to duty,
making of himself one of the most re-
spected and trusted correspondents the
Associated Press ever had in its service.
Mrs. Hannah Middleton, his mother, re
sides in London.