Jan. 30. Hon. Anthony M. Keiley, formerly chief justice of the International Court of Appeals at Cairo, Egypt, died on or about this date in France. He was a native of New Jersey and was about 69 years old. He was educated at the Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. After graduation he founded the _Norfolk Virginian_ and was also editor of the Petersburg _Index and News_. He first became prominent in the politics of Virginia in the campaign of 1881, when he was chairman of the Democratic state committee. He was also mayor of Richmond for one term and then became city attorney. It was while holding this office, in 1885, that he attracted the attention of President Cleveland, who appointed him minister to Italy to succeed William Waldorf Astor. The Italian government objected, however, to the appointment and it was cancelled. The president then appointed Mr. Keiley minister to Austria, but the government of that country also declared him _persona non grata_ on the ground that he held ultramontane views, which were offensive to a friendly government. This objection was not well received either in official circles here or among a large and influential class in Austria. The Austrian government then raised other objections. Secretary of State Bayard addressed a note to the Austrian government in which he spoke plainly on the unreasonableness of race and religious distinctions. He said that the appointment would be allowed to stand even though it resulted in a rupture of diplomatic relations between Austria and the United States. Mr. Keiley, however, saved the administration from further embarrassment by resigning. Afterward, President Cleveland appointed him to the International Court at Cairo, of which he became chief justice. His wife died in 1902, and he was so greatly distressed over her loss that he resigned from the court and sought relief in travel. Mr. Keiley served twelve years as president of the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union.