Show IS DEAD the british to the stacee crogger tl e divide lord fote british ambassador to the united baates d ed at the embassy in wash agton saturday morn ing he having been ill for some time aiom in term attacks of asthma and rl gout the reverend honorable I 1 ord paun fote the alist ambassador to the united states and tl e dean of the diplomat corps in washington was born in munich bavar a seventy four years ago his governmental service began in hong kong as attorney gen eral in 1865 and after much valuable colonial experience he came lington in 1889 first as minister and after bards as first dor his service here 1 as been one un broken record of successful d the bering sea negotiations were among h s earliest works of importance and it was h s familiarity with that biffi alt subject that led to his t on by the foreign office for the post at washington boon after secretary hay assumed office lord fote began the task which he regarded as ane greatest crea test ashment of his busy life namely to set at rest forever the questions guest ions growing out of the old clayton bulwer treaty and he entered with energy again upon negotiations the result of wh ch was the framing of the hay fote treaty recently ratified for these valuable serviced ser vicea the british government did lord paun the honor three times to extend the term of his office at washington which would otherwise have ceased when he attained the age of 70 years |