The Nome nugget., 1927-01-22
FORMER sEt RErARY INFERIOR DIES
 AFTER LONG CONTINUED ILLNESS

St. Louis, Jan. 19. tAr-David K Francis aged seventy six, and former secretary The interior died after long continued illness, a his home here Following is scetch of his life received from Associated Press.
 David Rowland Francis was American Ambass- ador to Russia during the turbulent period in that country. when Emperor Nicholas was dethroned the kerensky government overthrown and the Bolshevlk regime established
 He sueeessively Mayor of St. Louis. Gov ar Missouri. Secretary of the Interior under President Cleveland and President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company which conducted the Worlds Fair St. Louis.
 As the American Ambassador Pe,rograd he he first diplomat representative of any country officially recognize the republic up by kerensky. This. and the refusal of the United States recognize the Bolsievik government. brought down him The wrath of the Bolshevik.
 He lsed by the Reds of aiding Ter revolution in Russia but controveled the char When Alexander Herkman leader of the Russ ian anarchistic group in America convicted of conspiracy defeat the tonsefption Law anarch- sts in fr ia made threats , Mir Francis sponsibe for his treatment
 Early in tie World War when this country neutral Ambassador Francis had conducted relief work among German and Austrian prisoners ia. Late in lol6 when the United States presenting both the German and Austrian interests in Russia, An bassador Francis delivered T German peace proposal the Russian government.
 When the German army approaching with in eight mile. of Petrograd MT Francis and his stan left 'hal capital and went to Voogda where he remained for time Later lie proceeded to Archangel and maintained relations with new Russian Government there, The Ambassador left Archangel in October. 1918. for London, underg" Il minor operatt ion. He was summoned from Lon don to conf renee with Secretary of State Lansing then attending lhe Peace Conference in Paris to discuss Russian problems While there. he decar- ed that the n,niority the Russian people loyal the Entente.
 Born October l. 1850, in Richmond, Ky. Mir. Francis St. Louis in 1s66. He grad uaed from Washington University in 1870. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws conferred him by three universities. Starting his clerk. he later became president of Il grain chants corporation. He was elected Mayor of St Louis in 1885 the Democratic ticket. In 1Ss9 lie Was elected governor of the State of Missouri President Cleveland in 1898 appointed him Secretary of the Interior in his cabinet.
 Mir. Francis unanimously elected president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company which conducted the Worlds Fair at St Louis In 1905 he sent to Europe by the Worlds Fair directors to thank kings emperors and other rulers for their par, in makirs the exposition a success For his work in conducting fair he was decorated by the emperors of Germany and Austria and the Queen of the Netherlands.
 MT Francis of the St Louis REPUB LlC which suspended publication in December 1919. having been purchased by the St. Louis Globe Dem ocrat. In 1876 he married Miss Jane Perry. daugh- ter of John D. Perry of St Louis. They had sons