| Show MEXICAN ambassador DEAD senor romero had been operated on for appendicitis j one of the most prominent berf of the diplomatic corps in washington and a 2 writer of great ability washington dec 30 30 don matlas romero the mexican ambassador to the united states states died at the embassy here at this morning on wednesday last an operation tor for appendicitis itis was performed on the ambassador bas and although the operation was entirely successful the resulting shock proved greater than ho he could bear up to I 1 this morning however it was thought he haq in n a fair way to recover but at that time a h high agh fever set in and bo be sank rapidly until his death at his big bedside were his sister mrs garcia and his aunt the secretaries and other attaches of his embassy his physicians and ex secre tary and mrs john W foster the death ot of mrs romero which occurred some months ago was a great shock to the ambassador senor romero was probably the best known member ot of the diplomatic corps in lit washington and was for some time its dean when great britain raised her mon to an in embassy the added rank placed sir julian tote fote the british ambassador at the bead head of the corps though a junior in years ot of service to senor romero who was raised only recently from the rank of minister to that ot of ambassador mexico following the example of great britain italy germany france and russia in order to honor the diplomat who bad had represented her so ably at washington for more ingre than twenty years in all and had her faithfully and well in other capacities senor romero Is one of the most eminent statesmen writers and diplomats of mexico he lie was born bom in the city ot of oaxaca feb 14 1837 lie ile re reined his first education in big native place and finished it at tho capital of the republic where he received bis his diploma ploma as a lawyer in 1855 he be entered the foreign office although still pur culig his legal studies he ile kept in touch with affairs throughout medicos cos domains and recognizing the fact that it waa was of vital importance to the nation that its resources and credit should not suffer because of tear fear on the part of capital and industry that they would be unsafe in the undeveloped republic he investigated with painstaking care each published account of 0 disorder or violence and then saw that where untrue denials of the tion were furnished to the dress every old newspaper man in washington became familiar with this unvarying practice ot of the late ambassador through the receipt of clippings of alleged outrages and summaries of the official report made thereon to the ambassador bas senor romero married a washington woman many years ago and their home on 1 I street olt off franklin park was a social centre and the scene each beason fc eason of brilliant society functions secor senor romero was on intimate terms with president lincoln and secretary reward seward in when he returned to mexico he was sent by secretary seward saward a rd aa as a mark of distinction in a united states government vessel |
