The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-02

Hamburg, Germany, July among
the passengers on the Kronprinz VII
liam, which sailed today for New York
were Ambassador and Baroness Speck
Won Sternburg, who are returning to
Washington after a visit to their home
Before leaving the ambassador Ceclar-
ed with great positiveness that rum
ors that he is about to leave the diplo-
matte service are wholly without foun
dation. After brief stay in Wash
ington, the little baron and his wife
will proceed to a secluded spot in New
Hampshire to spend the summer.
a The i'll health of the Ambassador is
probably responsible for the persis-
tent reports of his retirement. For
weeks he has worn a bandage about
his face and it is declared that a can
cerous growth, which has resisted the
skill of the best physisians and sur
geols of Germany, is responsible for
his condition. Having its origin with
a pale red spot near the left temple,
the dread disease has spread until it
mas affected the eye and ear, and one
side of the face is being gradually eat
en- up by the growth. 1t is feared
that the malady may extend to the
brain, which would result N madness
and almost certain death. In anv ev-
ent, the terrible Disagreement is a
tremendous handicap in the social du-
ties of the ambassador and it is believ
ed will lead to his resignation, despite
his present denials.
Baron Won Sternburg makes light of
his trouble and expresses hope of 4
speedy cure. He attributes it to the
bite of a poisonous insect received
in China during the Boxer uprising
The German foreign Office has also
issued a statement to the effect tnat
the health of the baron gives no occa
sion for serious concern.
If Baron Won Sternburg should be
compelled to retire, Germany would
lost one of its ablest diplomats. Sent
to washington because of MS close
personal friendship with President
Roosevelt, he has suceee1ed in Gem
enting the ties of friendship between
Germany and the great republic more
closely than they have ever been be-
fore. The baron is closer to the pIe
sident than any European representa-
tive and it is doubtful if Germany
nas another man who could fully fill
the place he has occupied
The Ambassador has reached ais
present place by sheer merit, assist
ed perhaps by the lucky star that mas
seemed to guide his career in the
past and that may yet save nim for
the future. His grandfather, Herr
Speck Won Sternberg, was a drover OF
cattle who, starting in life in an num-
BILE way, made a fortune in beef. He
purchased an estate in Saxony, and
was made a chevalier of honor. His
son. father of the ambassador, became
famous as an art connoisseur and was
made baron
Small and weak of physique. the
ambassador has not yet been favor
ite of fortune. He married Ken
lucky belle, the lovely Miss Langham,
the romance being based entirely up
on mutual affection. It was one OF
those rare cases in which the posses
sor of a title was himself wealthy and
the American girl he married compa-
ratively poor Girls who have bought
titles have since had cause to envy
this Kentucky young woman who mar
ried for love, since her social posi-
tfon as wife of the American ambassa
dor is one OF high rank
Sympathy for the Baron in his pre-
sent trouble is widespread in Germany
the little ambassador being highly
popular among all classes, and if his
career should be cut short by the dis
ease now menacing him, sincere re
gret would be felt by millions of mis-
conntrymen.