Arizona republican., 1913-01-06
HEAVY TOLL IF
 DEATH IN l9l2
During Year Just Ended the Grim Reaper Spares Neither Crowned Heads Nor Distinguished Men and Women

Ing fcltncE crowned ntddN nor men and women distinguished by their rank, position or ability in every branch of human activity. Army anu navy diplomacy. statesmanship ana politics, commerce. industry anu finance. literature and the arts. science, education, the church and many other realms have been invad- cd by the pitiless reaper and robbed of many distinguished men and wom- eh the loss of whom will be severely felt.
 Mutsuhito. emperor of Japan, un- OCT whose iong reign Japan ad- Vanced from the obscure position of semi -barbarous nation in the Far East to that of d world power, com manding universal respect; Luitpold, prince regent of Bavaria and Fred erick VIII. king of Denmark, were the most prominent among the rulers of nations who were removed by Gcath during the year. Others were William Alexander, grand duke of LuXemburg; Mataafa. former king of samoa. Duke Francis Joseph of Bav- aria, Infanta Maria Teresa. sister of the king of Spain Prince Louis Murat. grandson of the king of Naples and the duke of Fife. brother in-law of King George Y.
 Among the noted soldiers who capitulated to death curing 1912 were Wilhelm von Hahnke field marshal of the German army; General Count Mare-suke Nogi, the noted Japanese commander; Homer Lea, general in the Chinese army and an authority on Chinese military affairs: Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White. the defender of Ladysmith; Major General Sir John r. Maurice, one of the ablest British military writers; General Ed ward $. Bragg. commander Of the Iron Brigade" during the civil war. statesman and diplomatist; Lieutenant General Arthur Macarthur, noted for his service in the Philippines; Major General Frederick Dent Grant eldest son of the late Ulysses $ Grant and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Bridgnan the oldest retired army officer in the United States.
 The navy deplores the loss of many distinguished men. among them Sil Frederick William Richards and Sil Newell Salmon. admirals of the Brit ish fleet: Rear Admiral Aubrey. com mander of the Italian fleet in the war with Tripoli; Vice Admiral Jules Marie de Cavelier de Cuverville ot the French navy; Rear Admiral Rob ley D. Evans, the idol of the American navy: Rear Admiral George w. Mel vile, the Arctic explorer; Rear Ad- miraEs John r. Hanscom. Benjamin P Lamberton. Lucien Young anC John NJ. Bowyer: Capt. Lucien F Prud homme. formerly professor O mathematics at the naval academy anC James Rufus Tryon. formerly medica director of the American navy.
 The diplomatic service depIores tn loss of Baron Adolf Marshall von Bic berstcin. the noted German diplomat Joseph NJ. Won Radowitz. formerl, German ambassador to Turkey anc Spain; Count Nicholas D. von de Osten-S Sacken, Russian ambassador {, Germany: WhitelaW Reid. American ambassador to Great Britain: Hamfl ton King. American minister to Siam Colonel A. LOuden SnOwden. fOrmerl, American minister to Spain. Greco and the Balkan states; Alex Watkfn Terrell formerly American mniste to Turkey; Wm Lindsay Scruggs formerly American minister to Colon bia and Venezuela; Wm E. Sorshl formerly minister to Bolivia; Dr. Yum Wing. the Chinese diplomat and re former; Thos C. Dawson. an author ity on Latin American relations an, Chester Holcombc, for many year secretary of the American legation a Pcking
 The list of noted leaders in tn realm of politics who died during tn past year includes James $. Sherman vice president of the United States General Cincinnatus Leconte. preei dent of Hayti; Alciandro Lopez q Romano, eX-president of Peru: Ramo Corral. former vice president of Mex icO; Lieutenant General Sir Fred erick w. Kitchener. governor of Der muda; AlOYs l.. Count LeNa vo Aehrenthal, premier of Austria Hun gary; Jose Canalejas Y Mendes, prim minister Of Spain; Dr. NJ. G. Miovan ovich. prime minister of Servia; Coun Holstein- -Ledreberg. former prime min tster of Denmark: Arthur Wellesle VI. l9tDullI eel, l)l merry SDtiflht of the house of commons: Henri Bris som. former president of the Frenc chamber of deputies: George Cou;ol vice president of the French council q state; General Shiarollu IhimotO. th Japanese minister of war: Henry La bouchere. the British statesman an journalist; Auguste Marie Francoi Reernaert. the Belgian statesman Niscount OurO Preto and Dr. J. \ da $ Paranhos Baron do Rio Branc, two noted Brazilian statesmen an General John Willock Noble. secre tary of the interior under Harrison
 Unusually great was the mortalit among former governors of America states. The list of the victims ir cludes Henry B. Cleaves and Fret erick Robie of Maine; William . Richards and John w. Hoyt of w oming: James D. Porter of Tennesset Austin L. Brothers of Maryland; Wi liam T.arrabee of Iowa. John Fremol Hill of Vermont, Royal Chapin Ia of Rhode Island. General Francis Nicholls of Louisiana and Charles Alcock of North Carolina.
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