Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-11-04
NATIVES KILL NEBRASKA MAN
D. 0. Montgomery of Lexington Murdered
in the Philippines
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN NEGROs
Robbery is Supposed 20 Have Been
Motive as victim of Tragedy
Had Large sum OF
Money on Person.

MANILA, Nov. Sd. c. Montgomery. su-
perintendent OF schools in Oriental Negros,
was murdered Friday by ladrones, three
miles from Bacolod.
Mr.. Montgomery was going to Bacolod
for a consultation with the retiring super
intendent and to assume control Of the di-
vision. He had a large sum of money with
him.
Six natives armed with bolos and spears
attacked the superintendent, quickly killed
him and then mutilated and robbed him.
The constabulary have offered a reward for
Mr.. Montgomery's murderers and it is
thought they will be captured. Robbery is
understood to have been the motive for
the deed.
This is the first instance OF a teacher in
the Philippine islands being harmed while
in discharge Of his duties. Mr. Montgomery
leaves a widow, who is a teacher in the
island of Nogros.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Mr. Montgomery
was a resident Of Lexington, Neb.. and
sailed for Manila on the transport Thomas
July 2s, 1901. with the teachers who were
! sent out at that time The War depart
ment has received confirmation of the death
of Mr.. Montgomery.
Rev. D. c. Montgomery, district superin-
tendent of schools, whose death at the
hands Of Filipino brigands was reported
Monday afternoon. was a brother of Mrs.
| s. A. Searle of this city. Three of his
sisters are now in Omaha, Mrs. Searle
| Of 1925 Park avenue. Mrs. May Wehrman,
who resides with Mrs. Searle and Mrs. O..
r Garfield of Edgar. who is her guest.
The first intimation they had Of the death
! of Mr.. Montgomery was when Mr.. Searle
took the news home, which he had read in
! The Bee The women were very much
affected, as they had been led to believe
that there was little danger to the person
/ in that part of the islands where Mr..
Montgomery and his wife were teaching
school
Rev. D. c. Montgomery was a native Ne
brsskan. He was born in Nuckolls county.
| near Oak, where his father and one brother
still live. His father is d. w. Montgomery,
| the brother at Oak, R. d. Montgomery.
| One sister, Miss Grace Montgomery, is
j employed as a teacher in the public schools
| of Plattsmouth, and brother. John Mont
| gomery, is a student at Bellevue college.
| The history OF Mr.. Montgomery is given
generally correct in the telegram from
| Lexington Neb where sisters OF his wife
| reside. He was appointed superintendent
of schools in the Philippines upon the
recommendation OF Senators Millard and
Dietrich. He was stationed at Dumaguete
in the province of Negros orenalis. the
capital of which is Baeslod. and as the re-
ports say 1t was on trip to the capital
that he was killed.
While the relatives have had no direct
communication with the authorities it is
said that they will arrange TO have the
remains brought to the United States for
interment
R.. D. Montgomery residing at Oak is
somewhat familiar with the country where
his brother was killed as he was a mem
Der of the First Nebraska infantry during
the Spanish war and was in the Philippines
with that regiment.
The facts of the murder of Rev. Mont
gomery by the ladrones October 81 is
confirmed by a message to Mr.. Searle from
the chief Of consular affairs at Washing
ton, D. c.