Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-21
HIS way here from Alabama. The

of mind as Inc reSuit vi ton6
hut friends of the family believe that
the fall was the result OF an accident:
Miss Leila Herbert was the eldest OF
Herbert's three children,
and was charming figure IN WASH
iopton society. She Dame with her
father TO Washington when he was
elected to Congress and at once took
charge of his household affairs, making
the Herbert home one of the most at
tractiye and comfortable IN Washington
from the spirit of true southern hospl.
tslity which gave it an atmosphere OF
its own among fashionable homes.
When her father became Secretary OF the
Navy in President Cleveland's second
administration, Miss Herbert was call
Ell upon to take her place in the circle
of Cabinet ladies, where she met with
success the heavy social responsiblll-
Ties placed upon her youthful should
ers. Socially she was exceedingly
popular and her presence was soug Mt
at all gatherings. Her social triumpns
here were repeated in Europe where
She went to attend the great naval
demonstration at Kiel. Within the
past wear she had not enjoyed ro-
bus, health, but this only induced her
to redouble her devotion to out-of.door
spor,s and exercises. Yesterday Miss
Herbert made an attempt to get out OF
the window, but was restrained oy the
nurse. This led to additional caution
and two nurses alternated in constant
watchfuluess of the patient. She was
ct all times rational. quiet and gentle,
and IL was supposed her melancholy
would Weld to treatment. Early this
morning the nurse on duty noticed a
small spot of blood on the bed cover
logs, she inquired what it meant, but
the invalid endeavored to pass it by
lightly. Ga making an investigatio n,
however, the nurse found the under
bedclothes were satuated with blood.
Feeling that the emergency was great,
the nurse fastened to the door ard call
ed an alarm. In this momentary with
drawal from the bedside Miss Herbert
l.aped out and sprang from the win
dow. The plunge was made headfore-
most, so she lighted on the top of her
head on the asphalt pavement. This
injury alone was sufficient to have
caused death from conclusion and it
was doubtless the immediate cause
A lie from this cursory examination
indicated that the skull wss fractured.
When the physicisn reached her, Miss
Herbert was still breathing. but died
about an hour after The leap. The coro-
ner returned verdict ofsucide during
temporary insanity. As the facts in tns
case were clear, be decided that an IL
quest was unnecessary.
The Navy Department received news
Of the firing on the Bancroft to day from
the State Department which had been
informed through Minister Angel at
Constantinople of the outcome OF the
incident. The matter was not regard
ed as of great importance. In TACT sew
eral instances have occurred within the
memory OF naval officers stationed al
the department of just such arbitrary
efforts to enforce vexatious port regu,
l.tions which are common to Oriental
seaports.
The following fourth class postmas'
ters in Virginia were appointed to day
Arringdale, Thomas w. Norris; Chat
ham Hill, Oscar L. james; Msbelton
Alya c. Hardin; Tower Hill, J.P. Wing
field.
Mrs. Charles R. Miller, of Canton, 8
cousin of the President, died at Canton
Yesterday. 1t was the first intention o.
President Mckinley to 60 to Canton to
attend the funeral, but owing to pres
sure of public duties he was compelled
TO forego the trip.
In view of the utter and entire in.
capacity aud inefliciency, and in some
cases, dangerous foolishness that in the
past and present have characterized the
diplomat corps of this country. the
objection urged by some Senators to the
proposed appointment as minister
to China Of grandson of the
late Daniel Bryant, who was postmas-
ter at Alexandria before the war, is
laughed at here, and will, it is said tc-
day, have no effect upon the President.
Senator Wolcott says the Presidents
approval of the Gage gold standard
plan shows that he sent him on FOOLS
errand when lie went to Europe In the
interest of bimetallism.
Rev. Johnston, of the Metropolitan
Church, who Sunday or two ago de-
bounced the Catholics, and last Sunday,
the newspapers, by SO doing has rendered
himself Objectionable to the President,
who attends that church, who is re-
ported as saying, "there is no fool like
sensational preacher" and who is
thinking about obtaining his religious
instructions elsewhere.
One Of the Hawaiians here to pro.
test against the annexation of his
country to the United States against
the will of his people says the latter's
claim to their country ante-dates that
of the Americans to theirs by untold
generations, and that judging by the
newspapers of this country, the horrible
crimes daily committed here would
warrant Hawaii in annexing the United
Stetes, upon the grounds of higher civil
jzation and better religion.
The Presidents support of Secretary
Cages currency plan, which is practi.
cally one for gold monometallism, has
divided his party even worse than his
last order in respect of the civil service
law, and the division, prominent re-
publicans here now say, instead of clos.
ing, will continue to grow wider as the
months roll by, and though such con-
dition presages the election of dem
ocratic Congress next year, some of
them seem to look upon such an event
as preferable to the continued trouble
and uncertainty in respect of the Gull