The Bourbon news., 1897-12-24
TRAGIC SUICIDE.
Miss Leila, Daughter of Ex-Secretary
Herbert, Jumps From Window.
OF Her Fathers Residence and is Instantly
Killed-Little German Trade Has Been
Affected by the New Tariff Law
Contested Election Cases.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-United States
Consul Weber, at Nuremberg, Ger.
many, in a report to the state depart
ment, says it is interesting to note
how little the trade of that city with
the United States has been affected by
the new tariff. In spite of large ship
ments made in anticipation of the
passage of the DINGHY act, the trade has
gone 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 of ex-
Secretary of the Navy Herbert of Ala
bama. died at her home in Washing
ton Monday morning as the result of
a fall from the third story of her
home on New Hampshire avenue, in
the most fashionable part of the city,
just off Dupont Circle. The sudden
death and tragic features surrounding
it were a great shock to the large cir
Gle of friends she had made in the
course Of her life in Washington as
the daughter of popular representa-
tive in congress from the south, and
later as one of the cabinet circle of
ladies when she presided over her
fathers household during the four
years he was secretary of the navy un-
der the Cleveland administration.
Her death was traceable indirectly
to an accident while horseback riding
in her native state of Alabama about
two months ago. Her father was not
at home at the time, being on his way
to Washington from Alabama.
The death was reported to police
headquarters as a case of suicide, due
to melancholia and temporary aberra-
tion of mind, as the result of long i'll
ness.
The coroner returned verdict of
suicide during temporary insanity.
AS the facts in the case were clear he
decided that an inquest was unneceS-
Sary.
Another account says that Tuesday
morning. when the nurse was absent
in the lower part of the house, Miss
Herbert procured small pair of scis-
sors and made several dangerous cuts
in both her wrists.
The nurse discovered her condition
and hurried from the house to the res
idence of DIR. W. W. Johnston.
When the doctor arrived Miss Her
bert was found lying on a housetop
below. She had raised the third-story
window and jumped.
Ex-Secretary Herbert reached Wash
ington at ten o'clock Tuesday night
having been on his way from Alabama
to spend the Christmas holidays with
his family when the news of his daugh
ter's death met him on the train.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
and the remains will be taken to Mont
gomery, Ala, for burial beside Miss
Herbert's mother.
The next of the contested cases be.
fore the house elections committe No.
is that of Grattan B. Grove VS. Oscar
w. Underwood in the Ninth Alabama
district. This has been fixed for &
hearing January z.
The committee expects to dispose o.
all the contests before it by February
The other cases are: Thos. Clarke, con
testant, VS.. Jesse f. Stallings, con
tcstee, Second Alabama district; Conner
VS.. Clayton, Third Alabama; Goodwyr
VS.. Brewer, Fifth Alabama; Willis VS.
Handy, Delaware; Hunter VS.. Rhea
Third Kentucky. Of these contest:
three are not expected to reach the
stage of hearing. These are in the
Second and Third Alabama and the
Third Kentucky districts. Mr.. w
Godfrey Hunter, who contests the
last named, has received a presiden
tial appointment which he is though
to prefer.
The japanese legation has been in
formed that the new cruisers which
Japan is having built in this country
are so well along toward completion
that they will both be launched within
the next few weeks. The cruiser a.
Cramps ship yard at Philadelphia has
been christened the Kasagi-Kan, anC
the launching has been set for January
CO. Minister Hoshi and the staff of the
! legation will attend the launching
and number of guests will be invited
to participate in the ceremony. The
cruiser at the Union iron works a.
San Francisco has been named ChitOse
The launching will occur some time il
February, but the exact day has no
! been set.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The depart
ment of state has undertaken an in
vestigation of two very disagreeabl'
incidents, that may contain in them
selves the germs of serious trouble il
! the near future. These are the killing
by Japa nese of two sailors attached t.
! the United States feet on the Asiati'
station. The exact conditions unde1
+ which the killing occurred are no
known here yet.
| Norwegian Bark Wrecked.
| LONDON, Dec. 22.-The Norwegian
bark Adele and Sabine, Capt. Vilund