The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01

New York, Dec. 31.-The harvest Of
Death, the memorable reaper. has been
distressingly plentiful during the year
ending today. With utter impartiality
he had laid low his victims, without
the least regard for their rank or sta
tion. their importance or usefulness In
life. without discrimination he has
levied grim tribute from high and low
leaving IL to the survivors TO mourn
over the losses which they suffered in
dividually or az integrals of humanity
rs whole.
The ranks Of royalty were invaded
by death during the ysar just ending
chief among the victims being King
Edward VII OF England. Other. less
distinguished members OF royal fami
lies who'd died during the year were
Princess Fedora, youngest sister OF
the German Empress: the Duke D'Al
cncon, grandson OF King Louis Phil
ippe. and Prince Francis Of Teck
brother OF Queen Mary OF England.
Among the members of nobility who
Joined their ancestors were Count
Coetz Won Seckendorff. at one time
Grand Master OF the German Court
Marquis do Massa, secretary to Ma
poleon III; tho Duke of veragua. a di
rect descendant OF Columbus: William
Grey. Earl OF Stamford and Victor
Prince d'Essling.
Heads OF governments were no,
spared by death during the year 1910
One OF the earliest victims was Jose
Domingo de Obaldia, president oi
Panama. The next to join the silent
majority was Nord Alexis. formerly
President OF Haiti. Chile suffered Il
double loss by tho death of its presi
dent. Pedro Mont and that Of Elias
Fernandez Albano, It's acting presi
dent. only "A few months. later. One OF
tho victims OF death among the rulers
on the Eastern hemisphere was Azad
elMulk. the regent OF Persia. another
was Said Mohammed Rakhim Bahadur
Khan OF Khiva.
- -. Jphn Carlisle Dies.
Many nations mourn the loss during
the year OF distinguished statesmen
and, high government OFFICIALS. The
United States lost John G.. Carlisle
former speaker of the house of repre-.
sentatives, United States senator from
Kentucky and secretary OF the treas.
ury under Cleveland. and Charles II.
Trost. formerly treasurer OF the Unit.
ed States: also Henry Martyr Hoyt
counsellor for the Department OF
State. Germany dcplores the loss OF
Count lido Won. Stolberg- Wernigerode
president Of the Reichstag: England
Of J. Poyntx Spencer. Earl Spencer,
formerly a distinguished member OF
the Gladstone cabinet; Japan. that OF
visoonnI. Arasuke Some. the great
statesman; Russia. of Serge Andreie.
vich Mournomtsev. the first president
0f'the Duma. The list also includes TX.
necio Mariscal. for 30 years head OF
the Mexican Department Of Foreign
AFFAIRS Caesar Borja. q distinguished
statesman Of Ecuador and Boutros
Pasha Ghali, the Egyptian premier
who was assassinated.
Unusually large Ii the number of
deaths which occurred among the act
i've or former diplomatic representa-.
tives OF nations. The list includes, In
chronological order. Joaquin Nabuco
Brazilian ambassador to the United
States: VIM. +. Draper. formerly
American ambassador to Italy: John
A. Kasson. Formerly U. s. minister
70 Austria and Germany, Edward Il.
Terrell. formerly u. s. minister to
Belgium Owe GUIDE. Norwegian min.
istQf To the United States: Alexander
J. Neltdofs. .%he Russian diploma, and
rpyesident Of the second Hague Con
ference; John l.. Peak. formerly T. :.
minister to Switzerland: Caspar :.
Crowninshield. American Consul at
Naples: Lambert Tree. formerly minis
ter to Russia and Belgium: Domingo