The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-25
WON STERNBURG
 PASSES AWAY End Comes at Heidel-
 berg, Germany. AMBASSADOR TO THE U. 5. No Arrangements Yet Made for the Funeral. German iroreisn once Has Netiaed President Roosevelt That sac-
 ce.sor wim Be Named Early
 In september.
 

Heidelberg, Germany. Aug. 2t--Ba- ron speck won Sternburg. the German Ambassador to the United States, died in the Hotel Victoria. in this city. about midnight last night. The Bar oness. who was Miss Lillian May Lang ham. of Louisville, ky. was with her husband at the end.
 The Baron and the Baroness came here from Hamburg at the end of last month to consult with Professor Vim cenez Czerny. a skin specialist. con- cerning a malady of which the Baron had been suffering for some time. Af- ter a prolonged examination of the dis eased part on the left side of Baron von sternburg, head professor czerny afirmed that the trouble was not cam cer, but a lupus, and that he could cure 1t. Both the Ambassador and his wife were immensely cheered at this opinion. Baron von Sternburg fs de- scribed as having felt that his long ag- ony was nearly over and that soon he would be a we'll man again. His wife also shared that hope.
 It had been arranged that Baron von Sternburg should so to Berlin the mid- dle of September to be received in au- dience by Emperor William previous to his return. to Washington. It was thought desirable that the Ambassa- ing weeks for the Presidential cam paign. No arrangements yet have been made for the funeral of the Ambassa- dor The Baron's father, who ie 80 years old, lives on the family estate near Dretden, and 1t is possible that the burial will take place there. Baron won Sterhburg left New York for Ger many on May 16 iast.
 Baroness won Sternburg has received the following telegram from Emperor William.
 q am aeeply shaken by the unex- pected passing away of your husband and desire to express to you my heartfelt sgfnp pa thy I lose in him a valuable friend and a distinguished dlplomatist who has rendered impor- tant service to me and the fatherIand and whom 1t will be most diffuult to replace May God give you in your great grief. his heavenly consolation
 (Slgned) ''wilheIn."
 Baron Joseph won sternburg, one of the brothers of the late Ambassador, who is in the royal Prussian Forestry received the following telegram from Emperor William:
 T share from my heart your sorrow in the death of your brother. and grfeve sincerely the loss of distinguished ambassador, whose services to our fatherland secures him my gratitude beyond the grave.
 (signed ) wilhelm. %
 Stubborn Disease.
 The ailment that resulted in the death of Baron Speck von Sternburg has been stubborn and of long stand ing. It has been described as lupus. growing out of an injury resulting from an accident that occurred while the Baron was in the service of his Gov ernment in India.
 He made a brave fight against the spread of the malady from the start and his pluclSx effort to prevent the disease from spelling his diplomatic ca- reer won the keen sympathy of the Washington eople
 Baron Herman Speck von slernburg was born in Leeds. England. August 21, 1852. His parents were Baron Alex ander won Sternburg and Martha Shaw. He was educated in Germany. where he pursued special studies in interna- tionaI law, political economy and the military and naval sciences. He was married in London to Lillian May Lang ham of Louisville, Ky. He fought through the Franco-G German war in the Second Saxon Dragons, and re- mained in the active military service until 1885. In this year he was made military attache to the German Legas ton at Washington. Four years later he was reappointed to this post and made major. Tn 1890 he joined the diplomatic service. He has been the Ambassador of Germany to the United States since July, 1903.