Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1898

Mr. Day to Sir Julian Pauncefote.

Department of State,
Washington , August 11, 1898 .

No. 1132.]

Excellency: I have the honor to inform you, with regret, that the Department has received a telegram from the consul of the United States at Manila announcing the death on the 2d instant of Mr. Walker, Her Majesty’s consul at that port.

I beg you to do me the favor to convey to your Government an expression of the Department’s high appreciation of the very valuable services recently rendered by Mr. Walker to this Government in looking after American interests in Manila.

I have, etc.,

William R. Day.