Admiral Meade Dead

Washington, May 4. - Admiral Meade, U. S. N., (retired), who has been ill at Washington for three weeks past, died Tuesday at Dr. Johnston's private sanitarium. There vvere present Drs. Johnston and Wales, Mrs. Meade and Miss Patterson, at whose house Admiral Meade was taken siek with the grip, which was afterward aggravated by appendicitis. An operation had to be performed, and from its effects the admiral failed to rally. The funeral will be held. at Miss Patterson's home, 1100 Vermont avenue, and the interment with military honors will be at Arlington. Admiral Meade was one of the best known officers of the modern navy, saw hard service before, during, and after the civil war in all parts of the world on important naval and diplomatie missions. During the last administration he and the president had a serious disagreement, resulting from the admiral's criticism in an interview of the policy of the administration.