Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-24
Won STERNBURG DEAD
German Ambassador Passes
Away at Heidelberg.
HAD BEEN ILL FOR YEARS
News Of His Death Causes Deep Sor-
row in Capital.
WAS CAPABLE AND POPULAR
Intimate With President Roosevelt
and Had Done Much to Further
the Interests of Germany.
HAD BEEN ILL FOR YEARS
WAS CAPABLE AND POPULAR

HEIDELBERG. Germany. August "a
Baron Speck Won Sternburg. German am
bassador to the United States, died in the
Hotel Victoria in this city about midnight
last night. The baroness. who was Miss
Lillian May Langham of Louisville. Ky,
was with her husband at the end.
The baron and baroness came here from
Homburg the end of last month to con-
suit with Prof. Vincenz Czerny. a skin
specialist, concerning malady from
which the amba ssador had been suffering
| for some time. After prolonged examina-
ton of the diseased part on the left side
of Baron Won Sternburgs head Prof
CZerny affirmed that the trouble was not
| cancer, but a lupus, and that he could
cure it. Both the ambassador and his
wife were immensely cheered at this
opinion.
Expected to Recover.
Baron Won Sternburg is described as
having felt that his long agony was nearly
| over and that soon he would be a we'll
man again. His wife also shared that
hope.
| 1t had been arranged that Baron Won
Sternburg should go to Berlin the middle
| of September, to be received in audience
| by Emperor William previous to his re-
| turn TO Washington. 1t was thought de-
| sirable that the ambassador be at his
post during the concluding weeks OF the
presidential campaign.
| No arrangements yet have been made
| for the funeral of the ambassador. The
| baron's father, who is eighty years old.
lives on the family estate near Dresden.
and it is possible that the burial will
| take place there.
| Baron Won Sternburg left New York for
| Germany May Is last.
No Successor Till September.
BERLIN. August 24.-The foreign office,
upon receiving telegram from Heidel-
berg of the death there of Baron Won
Sternburg the German ambassador to the
4 United States, sent a cablegram to Count
Hermann Won Hatzfeldt- Wildenburg, the
German charge d'affaires at Washington.
instructing him to inform President
Roosevelt that the question OF a success
sor to the baron probably would not be
settled until Prince Won Buelow, the i'm
perial chancellor. saw the emperor. which
| might not be until the second week in
| September. Various diplomatic changes
| in prospect are to be gazetted in Octo-
ber. and among them probably will be
successor to the baron at Washington.
Those to Be Considered.
Some of the diplomats under considera-
ton for this post are Count Won Goetzen.
the Prussian minister at Hamburg; Herr
Won Reichenau. the German minister to
Brazil, and Dr. Baron Mumm Won
Schwarzenstein, the ambassador to Japan.
1 An Apnaricap ,1iployna conversa tiOn
with Emperor William in January of this
| year said something complimentary of
| Count Won GoetZen.
| Il am glad to hear you say this" re-
piled the emperor. because Count Won
Goetzen will be the next ambassador to
Washington"
| Although the intention oc the emperor
in this regard appeared definite when he
| spoke, the report that the count had been
selected to succeed Baron Won Sternburg
was so widely gossiped that there arose a
certain amount of feeling in the German
diplomatic service against the choice o!
this young minister for desirable an
embassy and this feeling may cause a re-
vision of the previous decision on the part
of the emperor. land his chancellor.
Amiable and Brilliant.
| Count Won Goetzen is a brilliant and
amiable man. forty-two years old. He
has seen variety OF service. including
the post of military attache at Washing
ton from 1895 to 1900 He was governor
of German East Africa for five years. In
February Of this year he was appointed
minister at Hamburg.
| Count Won Goetzen's wife is an Ameri-
can. She was a Mrs. May Stanley Lay
| of Baltimore Her maiden name was
Loney.
| Herr Won Reichenau was first secretary
| of the German embassy at Washington
from 1886 to 1898. He is known as a
| specialist in North and South American
| affairs He was German minister to
Guatemala and Chile before he was sent
| 10 Brazil and he has long been regarded
| in the foreign Office as marked for pro-
| motion.
Schwarzenstein Wants It.
Baron Mumm Won Schwarzenstein. who
has been described as the logical success
sor to Baron Won Sternburg. often has
said that he would rather be given the
embassy at Washington than any other
position in the service. He was a can,
| didate before Baron Won Sternburg for
! the appointment. Although he Is we'll
satisfied with Toxic. he still hopes for
| the Washington appointment
| 1t was intjmated today that two other
| names. in addition TO the foregoing. also
are among the possibilities for this posi-
| tion.
Emperor Is Grieved.
Baroness Won Sternburg has received
the following telegram from Emperor
| William:
Il am deeply shaken by the unexpect-
ed news of the passing away OF your
husband and / desire to express to you
my heartfelt sympathy. 1 lose in him
valuable friend and distinguished
dplomatist who has rendered impor-
| tant service to me and the fatherland
and whom ii will be most difficult to re-
place. May God give you. in your great
grief, His heavenly consolation.
.'WILHELM."
Shock to Friends Here.
News Of the death of Ambassador Won
| Sternburg came not as a surprise. but as
| a great shock. to his personal and om-