292 JUAN M. DTHIGO 



this city. He served in various capacities for México onthe United 

 States and Mexican claim commission. la 1900 he was appointed 

 chief translator of the burean of American republics, serving in 

 that oapacity. with the excoption of one 3'ear up to the time of his 

 death. 



Mr. Wm. C. Fox, former director of the burean of American re- 

 publics. on being informed of the death of Dr. Rodríguez, paid the 

 foUowing tribute to his memory : 



«The burean has snffered au irreparable loss. There was no 

 abler lawyer in the country, ñor was there a man more familiar 

 with Latin-Araerican affairs. His services have been of incalcu- 

 lable valué. Besides this, he had a personality which could not 

 fail to attraot people, and I ever cherished for him the highest 

 regard.» 



At kest in mt, Olivet. — Funeral to-day of Dr. José Ignacio Ro- 

 dríguez. 



In the presence of a distinguished gathering, which included 

 many represen tati ves of the diplomatic corpa, the funeral services 

 over the remains of Dr. José Ignacio Rodríguez, librarían and chief 

 translator of the international burean of the American republics, 

 who died Friday of paralysis, took place at 10 o'clock to-day in St. 

 Matthew's Catholic Church, on Rhode I.^.land Avenne near Con- 

 necticut Avenne. High mass for the repose of the soul of the 

 deceased was celebrated by Father Buckey, assisted by Fathers Lee 

 and Cooper. In the sanctuary were many representatives of tho 

 Catholic clerg}' of the city, including Dr. D. J. Stafford, pastor of 

 St. Patrick's Church. and Father McGuigant assistant pastor of St 

 Patrick's. The full choir of St. Matthew's sung tlip masa. 



Xear the cióse of the services, Father Bucke^' preached a shoít 

 sermón, during which he said that the world had been benefited by 

 thf* presence of Dr. Rodríguez. «In this great city», said Father 

 Bncke3% during the course of his reniarks, «we see many shiniug 

 lights among those who comf to ns after a chihlhood of Catholic 

 teaching, and whose faith is beautiful to see. The deceased was 

 one of those. He was one of those distinguished scholars whom 

 every one liked. Compelled some years ago to leave his home on 

 account of his dnsire to help to raise the Cuban slave to a higher 

 position, he took up his work in this country. We see the imprint 



