Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFrom our Regular Oorrespondent.

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Editor P,ess:--
The inaugural ceremonies held on
the Fourth of March have claimed an
other distinguished victim in Don
Manuel de Azpiros, the Mexican Am.
bassador to this country. While on
the East front of the Capitol during
the Inauguration the Ambassador was
taken with severe chill and to-day he
died The Doctors in attendance from
the first held out no hopes of recovery
and his government has been notified.
Senator Bate of Tennessee died a few
days after the Inauguration as a result
of exposure on that inclement day, and
the prostration of Secretary of State
Hay is attributed to the same cause
A number of prominent men, among
them Senator Foster of Louisiana ex-
perienced severe and combining attacks
of grippe after Inauguration day and
the number of less conspicuous. victims
of the exposure will never be known.
The sacrifice of lives on this occasion
should at least have the benefit of pre-
venting another Inauguration as early
in the season as the Fourth of March.
In times of war men may die gladly for
their country but it is criminal to claim
martyrs in times of peace and reioic
ing. Congress should be compelled by
the people at no matter what cost TO
its Incidence to change the date to
April thirtieth, the GATE upon which
Washington took the oath of office and
which could almost with certainty be
counted upon to produce weather
which would offer no menace to the
health and lives of the great crowds
who are subject to exposure that day.
Ambassador Azpiroz was the first
Ambassador from Mexico to serve as
such. Until 1899 the country had been
represented here by minister pleni-
potentiary but during that year Senior
Romero, then Minister from Mexico
appealed to his government to raise
the rank of the legation to that of an
embassy in order that he might prop.
erly look after the interests of his
country.
AT one time he had by virtue of SEMI
ority been dean of the Diplomatic
corps but gradually he was displaced
by Ambassador who by virtue of high.
er rank took precedence over him.
For this reason he was frequently and
annoyingly made to wait for inter.
views a; the State Department and at
the White House until whole line of
men of whom he had previously held
precedence had finished. Finally ex-
asperated he called upon his govern
ment for change and when it was
finally granted he was on his death
bed and Aspiroz succeeded 20 the title
and the honors. An Ambassador isnot
only the representative of his country
but he is also the Representative Of his
sovereign, and as it were member of
the royal family Of his country. On
account of this diplomatic fiction
number embarrassing incidents have
occurred in Washington touching the
relations of the Austrian and Mexican
Ambassadors.
Senior Azpiroz is held by the Austrian
government as one Of those respon-
slbIe for the execution of MaXimiIian
and the pathetic insanity Of poor
Carotta and is therefore not recogniz-
ed by the representative of the Aus
trian Sovereign, Ambassador Henger-
muller. On various occasions this has
been overlooked in the entertainment
Of the two Ambassadors and various
members of the two families have been
assigned to each other as partners or
dinner companions necessitating a
hurried readjGstment at the last mo-
GtnlDdItdEbIltBb
to every one concerned.
80.
Railroad Accident at Cameron.
On Monday, while the Calder Brick Co.'S train
crew were loading stone TO repair their road, a
link broke on one of the cars and it started down
the steep grade toward the p. r. r. main tracks
There were five Italians on the car but four of
them jumped off, while the fifth one stuck to the
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the brake was broken, so his efforts were in vain.
The car gained in speed all the way and crashed
into an Erie box car that was standing on the
siding in front of the Valley House, knocking the
box car off its trucks. The Italian was uniniured
but nearly frightened to death. One of the men
that jumped off landed in pile of logs and cut
his head quite badly. The train was in charge of
engineer Mack and conductor Fauver, but no
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