Evening star., 1914-11-16

the Peterborough (England) Adver-
tiser. Mr.. Clarke, shortly after his
marriage, came to this country. pro-
Herald. His knowledge of foreign al
fairs. his linguistic ability and his
facile style won him almost immedi-
ate recognition from James GORDON
Bennett, then in active command OF
the Herald. Mr.. Clarke was given con-
paper. and when President johnson
sent Gen. Sherman to Mexico to treat
mi-officially with Benito Juarez. ther
in command of the revolutionary
forces, Mr.. Clarke's connection with
the New York Herald was kept a
one of the party. Gen. sherman
whose aversion to newspaper men was
notorious, learned of Mr.. Clarke.s qua
office and put him ashore at Havana
reached Vera Cruz before Gen. Sher-
man and his party. Gen. sherman never
was able to locate Juarez. Mr.. Clarke
spent days with the rebel chieftain
afterward Mexico's first president.
Meets Maximillian.
Shortly after his arrival at Vera Cruz
Mr.. Clarke met gentleman of pleasant
manner. whom he accompanied to his
home. To his surprise he heard his
new-made friend addressed as "Your
Majesty" and learned for the first time
the identity of the Emperor MaXimil-
liam. He became a close friend OF
Macmillan, and was his most effective
defender against the contumely which
accompanied his fall.
When MaXimillian was executed Mr.
Clarke brought the first news of the
tragedy to the outer world. making the
end of a telegraph line at New Orleans
by the aid of hastily commandeered
means of transportation.
His work almost cost him his life
only his English citizenship and a fast
horse saving him from death beside his
chief at the hands of Gen. Blanquet's
firing squad.
Gen. Banquet is now an exile with
his last chief. Victoriana Huerta. Mex
ico is again in the throes of a bloody
revolution. and Conquest Clarke did no,
live to see peace and order in the coun.
try he first visited and wrote about
forty-eight years ago.
Service in South.
Mrfl Clarke was we'll prepared by his
stormy Mexican experience for service
in the south during reconstruction as
private secretary to Gov. Kellogg Of
Louisiana. and later as secretary te
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logg, who for years has made his home
here at the Highlands. will be one OF
the honorary pallbearers OF the funeral
Mr.. Clarke's experience in 1866 as
stenographer to the freedmen's bureau
investigating commission commended
him to Gov. Kellogg. He had settled
in New Orleans. where he introduced
stenography in the New Orleans courts
at the invitation of the New Orleans
Bar Association. In his capacity as
secretary to Gov. Kellogg he ran just
about the same chances as while sec
retary to Maximilian.
To Mr.. Clarke. Washington. his
friends and associations was very dear
and, despite a desire to return to Eng
land upon his retirement, he remained
here to be close to those with whom he
had worked and prayed continually for
nearly forty years.
Funeral services will be from the
family residence tomorrow at 2 o'clock
and he will be buried in the lot in Rock
Creek cemetery beside his closest Wash
ington friend. the late P. v. De Graw,
whose death last summer was a severe
shock to Mr.. Clarke. The Gridfron
Club will have charge of the services
Rev. William A. Wade officiating. and
most of the pallbearers will be selected
from that organization.
The honorary pallbearers, selected by