The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-12-24
IAGIC SUICIDE.
Ia. Daughter Of es-seeretary
=, Jumps From a Window.
aI1trA iseaidenea aud Il Instaatiy
I|iiir Herman Trade Has iteea
lf1N b. the New rarin Law
fonlestsd kieetisn caars-

sl|INorpS. Dec. 2s.-Unitcd States
u Weber, at Nuremberg. Ger
Hl,in.a rrrort 10 the state depart.
a. nays II Is interesting TO note
'ttle the ;radc Of that city with
Omitted States has been affected by
: new tariff. In spite Of large ship
cnts made in anticipation Of the
aasnge Of the DINGHY act, the trade has
bone ON increasing, mainly In hops.
bronze powders, pencils and beer. The
consul says the December quarter will
show an extraordinary increase.
Miss Leila Herbert, daughter " ex-
Secretary Of the Navy Herbert, Of Ala
bamn. died at her home In Washing
ton Monday morning as the result OF
> fall from tho third story Of her
home on New Hampshire avenue, In
the most fashionable part OF the city,
Iust OF Dupont Circle. The sudden
death and tragic features surrounding
u were a great shock 10 the large cir.
Gle Of friends she had made In the
course Of her life In Washington aa
the daughter OF . popular representa-
tive In congress from the south. and
later a. one Of the cabinet circle OF
ladies when she presided over her
fathers household during tho four
years he was secretary Of the navy un-
der the Cleveland administration.
Her death was traeeable indirectly
10 an accident while horseback riding
IN her native state Of Alabama about
two months ago Her father was not
a. home at the time, being on his way
70 Washington from Alabama
The death was reported 10 poles
headquarters as case OF suicide, dus
70 nelancholia and temporary aberra
tion Of mind, as the result OF a long III
mesa
The coroner returned verdict o
suicide during temporary insanity
A. the iacts In tho caso were clear h
decided that an Inquest was unneces
pary.
Another account says that TUESDAY
morning. when the nurse was Abaen
in The lower part Of the house, Mis-
Herbert procured = small pair Of Scia
sors and made several dangerous cut
In both her wrists
The hur.e discovered her condition
and hurried from the house % the res
:eauoE Of Dr. W. W. Johnston
When the doctor arrived Miss Her
bert wa found lying on = houseto
Mellow. She had raised the third-stor
wlsdo~ and jumped
En-secretary Herbert reached Waal
ington A. ten o'clock Tuesday nigh
having been on his way from Alabam
10 spend the Christmas holidays wit
his family when the news OF his daugl
ter's death met him on the train.
The funeral will b. held wedncsda
and the remains will be taken 10 Mon
gomofSs Ala. for burial beside Mi
Herberts mother.
The next Of the contested cases b
fore tho house elections eommitte No
Il that of 0rattan n Grove vs. OscI
W. Underwood In the Ninth Alaham
district This has been fixed for
hearing January
The commltice expects 10 dispose
all the contests before IL by februAr
The other cases are: ThoA Clarke. co..
tcstant W Jesse =. Stallings. CO.
tcstee. second Alabama district. Conn
Va ciayton. Third Alabama: Goodwy
vA Brewer. Fifth Alabama: willis '
Handy, Delaware; Hunter vs. Rhe
Third Kentucky. OF thcsc eontcs
three arc not expected 90 reach 4
stage Of hearing. These arc In u
Second and Third Alabama and
Third Kentucky districts Mr.,
Godfrey Hunter, who contests 4
lnst named, has received a preside
tiai appointment which he Is thoug
70 prefer
The japanese legation has been
formed that the new cruisers whi
Sapss i hss!ag built Ia this count
are 20 well along toward eompleti,
that they will both be launched with
The next few weeks. The cruiser
Cramps ship yard at Philadelphia h
been christcned the KaSagi- Kan. n
the launching has been set for JHnua
% Minister iIoshi and the staif Of I
legation will attend the launehir
and = number Of guests will he lnvii
70 participate In the ceremony. I
cruiser Al the Union iron works
San Francisco has bccn named Chlto
The launching win occur some time
February. but the exact day has 1
been set
WASHINGTON. Dee 2l-The depa
ment Of state has unde ertAken an
vestigation Of two very disagreed
incidents. that may contain in the
selves the germs Of serious trouble
the near future. These are the kill
BY Japa nese Of two sailors attached
the United States feet on the Asia
station. The exact conditions un'
which the killing occurred are
known here yet
Norwegian BaFk Wreehsd.
LONDON, Dec. - The Norweg