The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
SNUBS FOR UNCLE
SANS AMBASSADOR
They Have Been About All the
Attention He Has Had
in ST. Petersburg.
APE SJHv- ON THE NATION
because American Sympathy Has Beer
PronouncedIy With Japan, the
Russians Have Sadly Strained
Friendly Relations.

81. t'e'ar:sl,u:-, June 10.-Ambassador
Mccormick l. receiving such severe
snubs from some of the aristocratic
Russians here that it is believed he will
be compelled 10 abandon his post and
return to the United States The Sights
in many instances have been of such
serious nature as to be regarded as
almost an effrontery to the United
States government. Already the am
! bassador has notified Washington of
the state of affairs. it is said, and has
| asked that he be permitted to return
home unless the conditions change and
proper reparation made for the Ill
treatment that has been accorded him.
Both the ambassador and his wife are
| daily undergoing persecution at the
hands of St. Petersburg society on ac-
count of American sympathy with
Japan. 1t is stated that the ambassa-
dor has received notice 10 give up the
| magnificent house he has been occupy
ing as an embassy and private resi-
dence since his arrival IN Russia. His
landlord, Russian prince, is quoted
as having declared that his ancestors
| would turn in their graves If they knew
| that the family home is tenanted by
enemies of thar country"
Have Been Prosecuted.
1t is an open secret that the McCor.
micks have suffered a series of embar-
| RAISING experiences since the war be-
gan. Several dinners and other func-
tons have been Cancelled ostensibly for
| special reasons, but in reality on ac-
| count of the fact that aristocratic cir
| cles feel compelled to exhibit certain
degree of GOODNESS TO the representa-
| tives of the United States. Mrs Nc
Corm.cks friends say she feels the sit
| uation so keenly that she wishes they
n n "a nt,,1,
at once.
Americans have come to be cordially
hated by the ruling classes of Russia.
The impression is now deep seated that
| they conspired with the English to in
| cite the Japanese to begin war. The
conclusion Of the treaty with China
| during the most Crucial stage of the
negotiations with Japan; the taking
| over of the mikado's representation by
| Ambassador Mccormick and the
United States consul officials in Mos
| COW. Warsaw, Nladivostok and Odes-
sa and the ELUSIVE farewell the Nc
Cormicks rendered the Japanese min
lister, Mr.. Kurino, and his wife, on
their departure from ST. Petersburg,
are demonstrations of sympathy with
Japan. for which the Russians declare
forgiveness Is impossible.
Robert S. Mccormick. ambassador to
Russia since 1902, is a Chicago man. He
married daughter of the late Joseph
Medill, proprietor of the Chicago Trib-
une, and by the terms of Mr.. Medills
Will he was associated With r. S. Pat
, terSon, the other Son-in-law in the man.
agement of that property. Mr.. McCor-
mick was secretary of the United States
legation in London under Robert r..
Lincoln. From there Mr.. Mccormick
went as minister to Austria. He was
very popular there, as he was in ST.
Petersburg up to the time Of the Russo
japanese trouble. AS book collector
| and judge of literature Mr.. Mccormick
has an international reputation. His
! newspaper experience has given him a
! wide general knowledge of men and
, affairs
Cause of EtzeI's Death.
Newchwang, June 10.-The funera.
| Of Lewis Etzel, correspondent of the
London Telegraph, will take place here
| this afternoon. He was killed 10 miles
| out at sea by some Chinese soldiers
who were searching for pirates. I'M
| mediately after realizing the mistake
they had made these men put out to
| sea and have not been seen since
United States Consul General Miller
held an inquest at Shawantaitze yes
tcrday. at which the Chinese General
Lu acknowledged that Etzel was killed
| by his soldiers. Miller will forward
the report to Minister Conger at Pekin,
showing gross carelessness upon the
part of the soldiers to say the least
Ernest Brindle, Of London, who was
along with EtZel when he was shot tes-
tilted that the junk was unchallenged
| by the soldiers and was fired upon In
spite of the fact that two foreigners
were plainly visible at a distance of
100 yards. At least $50 shots were
! a ND IN,
did not reply.
While Brindle was uncommunicative
regarding the plans which took him
self and Etzel on sea voyage, the As
ISOLATED Press learned they We're at
tempting to reach Port Arthur The
Russian authorities are doing all in their
power to assist the American officials
In the matter. General Kondratovitch
placed a steam launch with 25 soldiers
under orders Of Consul Miller, and
otherwise renderd great aid in recover
Ing the body of IItzel