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MEXICAN AMBASSADOR DYING.
NE rs I'LL or GASTRTTIS, WITH NO
HOPE or RECOVERY.
was Judge Advocate Of the Military Court
which Sentenced Macmillan 70 Death
and Thereby Incurred the Enmity
Of the Imperial House % Austria.

which Sentenced Macmillan % Death
and Thereby Incurred the Enmity
OF the Imperial House Of Austria.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-sehor Manuel
de Azpiroz, the Ambassador OF Mexico,
Is dying at the Mexican Embassy. He
has been seriously III Of gastritis fora long
time, but was able 10 take drives on
pleasant days. His last public appearance
was at the inaugural ceremonies, where he
nearly tainted on account Of his weak con-
dition and the exposure 10 the keen north
east wind that swept over the inaugural
platform. While no hope for his recovery
Is entertained, Sehor Azpiroz may live
several days.
Senior Azpiroz IL in his Goth year. He
was born in Pueba City. State Of Puebla,
Jan. o, 1899, and was graduated from the
University Of Mexico in 1885 and licensed
to practise law In 1888. In the Juarez in
surrection against MAMMALIAN, Senior
Azpiroz served as a Colonel In the insur-
gent army, and after the war became As
sistant Secretary Of State. He Is a MEM
Der Of several scientific and literary as
sociations an author, and a Knight Com
mander Of the Military Order Of Our Lord
Jesus Christ Of Portugal.
lIC NADoNN1a iNAHahAH away VI APrhcA
Approx recalls the fact that he was Judge
Advocate Of the military court which sem
tenced the Emperor Macmillan 10 death. He
advocated the imposition Of the death sem
tence and thereby incurred the lasting en-
nifty Of the Imperial House Of Austria, Of
which Macmillan was a member. The
present Emperor Francis Joseph Is Maxi
milian's brother
,r,I 81
Mckinley as the Ambassador Of Mexico on
March 80, 1893. In December, 1902 Mr.
Ladislaus HengelmuIer Won Hengervar,
the Austrian Minister, was promoted to the
rank Of Ambassador. An Ambassador is
the personal representative Of his sovereign,
the "other self, as he is sometimes called.
He Is to all Official intents and purposes a
member Of his sovereign's family. Under
the ban placed upon Sehor Azpiroz by
Emperor Francis Joseph II was impossible
for the Emperor's Ambassador, Mr.. Hen
gelmuller, TO recognize Senior Approx. who
was held by the Austrian Imperial House
10 be partly responsible for the execution Of
Macmillan.
In the two years and several months that
Mr.. Hengelmuller has been the Austrian
Ambassador he has had no relations with
his Mexican colleague, except such az were
required through their necessary Official
Intercourse as members Of the Ambassadors
circle, and this was restricted TO a bare
interchange of official civilities. A very
embarrassing incident occurred at one White |
House dinner to the Diplomatic Corps, |
where, according TO the story told at the
time Senior Azpiroz was assigned to take !
a member Of the Austrian Ambassadors !
household TO the dining room. The trouble |
was quickly adjusted, however, through a !
new arrangement Of partners.
Senior Azpiroz Is the first Ambassador |
from MeXico who ever served as such. |
Prior TO 1893 the highest rank In the DiplO- !
matte Corps in Washington was Minister |
Plenipotentiary, end by virtue Of seniority, |
Senior Don Matias Romero, a man Of great |
representative here, had before then be- |
come dean Of the diplomatic body. When |
the first Ambassador, Sir Julian PAuDce- |
fote, later Lord Pauncefote Of Preston, |
Of the corps by virtue Of his higher rank, |
displacing Senior Romero. Other AM |
bassadors were appointed and also took |
precedence OF the Mexican representative. |
The preferential position accorded Am |
bassadors applied likewise to the order in |
which they were received by the Secretary |
Of State on his business reception days.
Senior Romero, who was always the !
earliest diplomatic arrival at the State De- |
partment on these days, was frequently |
the reception was about TO be begun by |
one Of the Ambassadors On several oc- |
Casions Il happened that when the Ambas- |
sador who had displaced Senior Romero |
was through with his business more Am |
basgadors would arrive, and the Mexican |
diplomat, once the head Of the corps, would |
be Obliged TO spend his time cooling his |
heels outside tho Secretary door until |
all the Ambassadors were Through with |
their business.
Sehor ROmero's patience was exhausted |
at last, and he wrote TO his Government |
that 10 enable him to care properly for the |
interests Of Mexico Il would be neces-
sary TO raise the rank OF the legation here |
10 that Of an embassy, The Mexican Gov
eminent compiled and promptly forwarded |
the necessary credentials. When they |
reached Washington Senior Romero was
on his deathbed. That il how 1t happened |
that Senior AzpiroE who IL now also dying |
in Washington, was the first Ambassador
OF Mexico 10 serve as such.
Senior Azpiroz's family, all OF whom are
with him, consists Of his wife his daughters,
Sc nor Dona Luz de Approx de Perez Rivera, |
and Sehorita Bel En- de Azpiroz, and his |
son, Senior Don Rodrigo de Azpiroz, who |
Is second secretary Of the embassy.
At late hour tonight the Ambassadors |
condition was unchanged. He is conscious
nearly all the time and IL able TO take
The Mexican Government |
has been informed Of the Illness Of Sehor
De Azpiros