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" . 'm ' pfHiJpl.- \ < -J HP > > /TTV HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUXE 10 , 1871 , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOUSING , 22 , 1S97 TWENTY-EOUH PAaES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. PLUNGES TO DEATH Miss Herbert , While Inrane , Jumps from Third Story Window. FALL INSTANTLY CfiUSHES OUT LIFE Tragio Pate of Daughter of the Former Secretary of the Navy. RASH ACT IS CAUSED BY MELANCHOLIA Injury While Horsjback Riding Produces Great , Mental Depression. DEAD WOMAN WAS A WASHINGTON BELLE One of the l.cnilrrx In Snclnl Circle * Her KntlicrVnn IIi-iii- bcr of Ih Clriclnnil Cnbliiet. WASHINGTON , Dec 21. Mite Leila Her- Ibert , daughter of ex-Secretary ot the Navj Herbert , died at her home In this , city th s morning BB e rp ult of a fall from the third etory of her home on New Hampshire a\e- tiue , In tbe most fashionable part of the city. Just oft Dupont Circle. The sudden death and tragic features surrounding - rounding It xvcre a great shock to the large circle of frlc-ds the had made 'n the course of her life ! n Washington ce the daughter of a popu'ar representative In congress from the south and later aa one of the cabinet circle of ladles when the presided ocr her fathers household during the four joirs ho nas secretary o fthe oa\y uudcr the last Clcvelazd administration. Her death was traceable indirectly to on accident wbllt horseback riding In Vlrgta'a last September. She alvrajs has been enthusiastically fond of riding , and while paying alslt to her old home darted home en a horse that had not been broken. It stumbled and she was thrown violently to the ground , sustaining eevere Injuries to her back. She was brought back \Vashlncton , but rcrovprv was exceedingly slow and It was not urtll last Sunday that she was able to go out of the houEC On that , day she went driving for the first time slncb the accident and Dr W W. Johnston , tbe attending phy sician , noticed considerable Improvement. This morning she was unusualh 'bright ' and cheerful and chatted animatedly with her married sister , Mrs. Mi\ou. who made her borne mlth the ex-secretary and his daugh ter It had been AIIss Herbert's custom for several years to take her breakfast In her roam and later prepare for the social obli gations of the day. Shortly tielore 10 o'clock she drctsed to go down stairs , but Instead ol descending to the -parlor went to the rear room of the third story of her home , whence she fell to the ground , sustaining Injuries Which caused her death before Dr. Johnston could arrive. Her father was not at home at the time being on hla way here Irora Alabama. The death was reported to police headquarters as a case ol suicide due to melancholia am temporary aberration of mind as the result o long Illness , but friends of the famll > bellev that the fall was the result of an accident. POPULAR IN SOCIAL CHICLES. Miss Herbert was the eldest daughter o ex-Secretary Herbert and was a favorite 1 Washington society. She came with he father to Washington when ho was clectei to congress and at once took charge of hi household affairs , making the Herbert hnm one of the most attractive and comfortable 1 Washington from the spirit of true southern hospitality , which gave It an atmosphere o Us onn among the fashionable homes. Who her father became secretary of the na\j 1 President Cleeland's second admltiUtratlo Sllss Herbert was called upon to take lie place In the circle of cabinet ladles wher she met with oucccss the heavy social re sponsibilities c'lacoJ on her. Socially she was cxcee/dUigly / ponular and her presence was eought at all gatherings. Hpr social tri umphs here were rcoeated in Europe , where she went to attend the great na\al demonstra tion at Kiel. Within the past jear the ban not enjoyed robutt health , but this only Induced her to redouble her de\otlon to out-of-door sports end exercise , and It was while regaining her health by outdoor riding that she met with the accident that Indirectly resulted In her death. This afternoon the following authorized statement was made by a gentleman fa miliar with all of the facts of the case : SUFFERING PROM MELANCHOLIA. "Miss Herbert at the * time of the occur rence was suffering from acute melancholia. It developed several weeks ago as the final result of Injuries received by being thrown from her horeo last spring. The melancholia was not Insanity In the sense of being ac companied by delusions. At thp time there was profound depression , es Is al\\a\s the case In this type of dltease. There was din- per that suicidal tendencies would develop. Tor this reason nurses were provided to maintain ths closest watchfulnera. No suici dal tendency was developed , however , until Scstcrdsy , vvhen for the flret time Miss Her bert made an attempt to get out of the nvlndovv , but was restrained by the nurse. This led to additional nation , and two nurses alternated In constant watchfulness Sht wcs at all times rational , quiet anil gentle Mid It was supposed the disease would jleld to treatment. "Early this morning the nuwe on duty noticed a KmalJ spot of blood on the bed- coverings. Slio Inquired what It meant , but ( ha Invalid endoivnred to t < ag9 It by HgMly. On nulv'jiK nn Investigation , however , tbe minso found < tiat the unler beJclotbes were rsturated with blood and that MUs Herbert fcai teverod the urtery of her wrUt with a pair of scissors. Feeling that the emergency was great , the nurse boetened to < he door and called an alarm , In this momentary wltbdr al from ( tie bedblde , Miss Herbert leaped out and pprang from the window. The plunge was mude ferad foremost so that fhe lighted on the top of her head on < be pavement. Thlt alone was sufficient to have caused her death from coucuEelon of tbe brain , end It a doubtltsa tbe Immediate cttifC. Aside from ( Ma a cursory examina tion Indicated that ( he skull wui fractured. The severing of the artery would also hive resulted fatally , When the pbjslclaa reached tier , MU > a Herbert wan still breathing , but dle-d about an tour otter the leap. " Tie corner returned a verJIot of suicide during temporary Inianlty. Ae tbe facti lethe the caie were clear be decided that n In quest was unncceitary. Cx-Socrotary Herbert reached Washington tonight , tvlng fceen on hli way from Ala- fcima to spend Chrlitmat with bit family arb a tbt arwa ol fcl daughter * * dettb met him on the train. The funeral will bo held omorrow and the remains will be taken to Montgomery , Ala. , for burial beside Miss Herbert1 * mother * TIIKV SKCtllUMITHKU T1IIJ 1TKII. I'nxtnn > . llnncr * * I'liilntinlcil hjtin - Knn n City I'lrc. KANSAS CITY , Dec 21. Meesrs. Paxton ft DurgeTs. lessees of tlu Auditorium , thea ter , which burned rarly this morning , have spcuroj a. short term lease of the old Glllls. opera house , Kansas City's pioneer pl j- hnufe , and the Woodward Stock company per.'ortnpJ Lhrp tonight. The lo s on the property , which Is owned by Mesander Praaer , a local business man. will apuregate $450.000. The ggregate In surance amounts to but J&5.000 The guests Intho hotel save-J most of their belongings. although many fled from the building In their night clothes. In the. theater the Wooduard Stock company managed to save the bulk of Its property. The Auditorium wan built In 1SSC bj Colonel George \V. Warder , at a cost of $350- 000. It wai named the Warder Ora.nd Opera houto and was opened by Booth and tUrrett. After a brief but 1.1 successful season Warder traded the property to George W. Henry of Chicago. Henry reopeneJ the theiiter , but again failed to pay expenses. In 1S96 Ue National Bank of Commerce purchased the property arid Installing John P. Slocura , a well known eas'.eia Theatrical irunager , the houto was run for a season In the mst ap- roveil metropolitan style. ( After cao her allure , the bank traded the property last ) ctober to Alexander Fraser. and the latter eased nho property to Paxton & Burgess of Omaha Fn.scr expended $92,000 In improve- mcni and repairs on both hotel and theater 'axton & Burgess prcsuited the Woodward Stock company and a Hit of first class speclal- les at seat prices of not over 10 and 25 cults The plan proved a decided success and for ho first time since Its inception the Audlto- lura , which hid booked some of the best companies on tjo road , became a pa } Ing property. HUSTON' HvNICis UllLCi : O1PITAI * . I'rimin-ot tliut f > opi ttoiiH Will Ci iNiilliln1v. NEW YORK , Dec. 21 A dispatch to the Commerclal-Advertlper from Boston & 3js- The directors of the Freemana National bank fiave voted to reduce the capital itock from $500,000 to $500,000 , providing the stock- liclders are willing The stockholders will hold a mee-tlng on January 11 to take ncllon on the propos-ltica. The Revere National bank contemplates a reduction cf capital etock from $1.500,000 < o $1,000,000 , and other nitlcnal banks , It is be lieved , will take similar action. There Is a movement on foot to merge flv e or six of the smaller niiticaal banks into one large InMitutica. It Is admitted that there Is rosm In Boston for at least one large bank. At present no brok In the city has $15,000,003 In deposits. In and around Boston ticre are filxt > national banks. NEW YORK , Dec. 21. The stockholders of the Chase National beak today decided to increase the capital stock from $500,000 to $1,009,000 In accordance with tbe recommend ation of the directors made a few weeks ago. The Increase w ill ba made by the absorpticn of part of the bank's surplus and undivided profits to that umount. VI.MIAV.IV AT THIS EXPOSITION. IUiilij Will 111Mtiilc tn itfp- re < ? n < the Stale. BIRMINGHAM , Ala. . Dec 21. ( Special Telegram. ) The Alabama Scientific end In dustrial association , which is composed of the leading coal operators of Alabama , at I's semiannualmeeting - held here th's aft ernoon. at which ex-Congressman T. H. Al- drich. the president , presided , took steps locking to providing an exhibit oi Alabama's ro'oarces at the TxansmlsslsslppI Exposition to be held In Omaha , Neb , next > ear. It waj reported toy the secretary that Governor Johnston had advised him that the state had no available funds for such an exhibit. Tnc association then adopted a resolution to the effect that Alabama's resources should be properly represented at Omaha and that the association use Its efforts to that end The plan. It Is understood , is for the various coal , Iron and manufacturing companies < to co operate In arranging a suitable display , spe cial attention to be given to the mineral feature The exhibit will be got up un3cr the auspices of the association at the ex pense of tbe exhibitors THVIV Iir.NS INTO AX OPEN MVITCH. T o Men Killed nml Tire Olln-rn Scrlmifcly NV oil nil ! . CHICAGO , Dec 21. Two men were killed ana two were seriously Injured this after noon by & rear-end collision on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad at Cajuga , Ind The dead- J. S. HOD3ON Chicago , engineer. L. B. HORTON , Chicago , engineer. Injured : J. K Horton , fireman , legs broken H. W. Kellogg , airbrake Inspector , head badly -cut. Pajpenger train No. 7. In charge of En- ! ner Hodson. ran Into an open switch and crashed Into the rear end of a freight train \\hlch lay on the sidetrack , llodson saw the danger a moment before tbe collision. lie applied the airbrakes and reversed his en * glne , but Mas unable to escape , Horton nan a new ruglneer learning the road. Both men were b dly crushed , No passengers were In ured. VVI'l.TS 1'HOTECT TIIU JKIVEMIY I'rojii-rly namnKvil to Slight Decree M'nter. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 21. Late this afternoon the vaults of the Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry roirpanv , whose Immense establishment was burned Sunday morning , were opened and the contents , consisting of jewels , watches and diamonds , valued at more than $250,000 uerc found Intact. It was found that the vault , ( bough fireproof , was not water proof , but at. the result ot tbe dampness there will enl ) be a loss of about C per cent. The beat and stram caused ssmo damage to tbe pearls and other delicate cems , but all else was In good condition. Co n Mil -\VlniilifK- | - , INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. , Dec. 21.-W , H. H. Graham of Irylngton , who was un appli cant for the position of United States con sul to Wlnnlpcr , Man. , has received word from Washington that he vvou'd bo ap pointed tu tlif position Mr , Graham's ap pointment will , It IH expected , be otllclally announced after the * holidays. IMmtl fur Ihr Amrrlrun llcirx- , DKNVKU , Dec. Zl.-Charleis 13 , Etubbs started tonight for Europe as a special en voy of this government , appointed by Stcrt. tary Wilson of the Agricultural department to encourage the use of the American horse In the cavalries of Europe. Mov flucntu of Crniii Yr rl , At New York-Salled-Saale , for P.remcn ; Cevle , for Liverpool. At Antwerp Arrived Southwark , from New York , At Queenitown Arrived Teutonic , from New York. ENGLAND TO MAKE PROTESF Will Oppose Division of Ohina Unless It is OonBulted in the Deal DEMONSTRATION TO BE AT CHEE FOO Report * Are .Now thnt Orcnt Ilrtlnln nttil . .IitiuuiVIII Liillc to Prevent n UlMiiciiilicrnicnt ol China. LONDON , Dec. 21. According to a epe- cUI dispatch from Shanghai the British squadron will make a demonstration at dice ice on ' .np norm cozsi OL me uuan IUUK promontory , as a warning , It Is supposed , that Great Britain Intends to oppose the dl- j vision o ! China without bilng consulted. It J Is reported there that Ruisla has offered China a loan to pay oft Che Indemnity of the war with Japan , and It Is ( believed , sajfl the dispatch , that Japan and England arc acting In concert to preserve. China from disintegration , favoring the Idea of a pro tectorate over central China , with a capl'al at Nsn King. A German-Chinese commission has been arranged , according to a. dispatch froai Shanghai to the Dally Mall , to settle the boundaries of the occupied district at Kloo Chau. and H Is e.-ldPnt. therefore , that the occupation will bo permanent. The same dispatch says It U rumorij In Shanghai that the British Intend to occupy Tallen , couth of Port Arthur. The Dally Mall.s corre spondent at Toklo sajs 'there Is no excite ment there over the news from Port Arthur. The press Is calm and the public Indifferent. It is rumored also , the dispatch alleges , that a large Rurslan military force is coming over from Siberia. COLOGNE GAZETTE'S SURPRISE. BERLIN. Dec. 21. The Cologne Gazette embarrassed the government today by de claring that the other powers would soon fol low the example of Germany and Russia , now that the partition of China had actually com menced. Other papers expressed opinions in a similar vein. It has been hinted that Prince Henry's declination is another point other than Klao Chau , and that he will re ceive the supreme command In China Eeas The Nerd Deutsche Allegeimund Zcltung hastens to a denial of these assumptions , de claring they are not warranted by the facts. The Cologne Gazette maintains the accuracy of the report that the Russian occupation or Port Arthur was connected with the visit there of th& British war ship Daphne about a week ago. H points out that there WES neither a Russian ship nor a Russian consul at Port Arthur at the time the Daphne visited the harbor , and it argues that Russia could only learn of the visit through China's com plaint. The Paris correspondent of the Gazette telegraphed his paper a week ago that In eplte of the protests of the Chinese , the Brit ish ship Daphne entered th& Inner harbor at Port Arthur , apparently to ascertain If there were Russian ships there. UIUT1MI TO TAKE OVER IvVSHVI.A. Secure One of tlie Ivfj s to Soudan from' Ilil ( > . LONDON" , Dec. 21. Parscas Pasha and other officers have arrived at Kassala to arrange to take over the place from the UallMs. TOe troops will not arrive there uniil Thursdaj. The town of Kts&ala , which LQder an agreement between the Italian and British governments Is about to be taken over by the latter lo Egvpt , Is one of the three keys to the Soudan , the others , belug Dongola and Berber. It is an Important strategical center between the river Nile and the Red HOI , situated OT a torrent named El Garsaa , which during the rains Is 400 or 500 jards wide , and protects one face of ' 'he de fense. When fie Es > piians first occupied the town they fortified It and made it a "place of arms" agulnst the Abs.solan3. ! On , tbe outbreak of the Mahdl revolt a force j under Osman Dlgma wcs sent to oipture Kassala , then held by a small detachment o Eg > ptlans under Murld AH Bey Uffal. For twenty-two months he held out against the dervishes , frcquiotly ealljliig forth In search of food. On one occasion tbe starting garrison made a sortie and succeeded In oipturlng 2- 000 head of cattle against overwhelming odds. odds.When When at length all the ammunition was gone Ahmld surrendered ta Sep'ember , 1SS6 , on finiltion of the lives of tbe Inhabitants and soldiers should be fpared In spite of a promise to respect tbe condition , the derv ishes committed 'terrible atrocities and Osman Dlgma had tbe Mudla and several of the offi cers executed. In 1891 , when Great Britain cad Italy set tled their boundaries In East Africa , the lat ter power was permitted to occupy Kassala until such time at > the Egvptlans should be In a position 10 resume posses i Ion of tbe town. In 1S9I General Baratlcrl avulled him. self of this permUslon and captured It by a brilliant attack. On May S , 1S9C , tbe Italian government , answering a question In tbe Chamber of Deputies , announced the : Kassala would be retained , as It was to Italy's Interest to ful fill claims to Great Britain's friendship , which , It Is understood , called for the holding of Kasmla by Italian troops , but even < thco it was believed Italy would bold the place only temporarily. Since that time events have caused the practical abandonment of I tab's colonization sc-bemes la Africa , and Kassala , therefore. Is to be occupied bythe British. Parsons Pasha takes with .him a battalion of infantry and dc'achmcots of artillery , engineers , and a camel corps , altogether about 1,800 men. The force was embirked at Suaklm In tbe latter part of last month , aod carried to Maesowah , the chief port ot Abeelnla , from which point It is marching overlanl , All the diplomatic arrangements for the ceralrn of Kassala to Great Britain bid been completed before the end of Sep tember last. ArnliK Milking : 'I rouble In Tripoli. TRIPOLI , Dec. 19. ( Delaved In T-an mls- slon ) Several thousand Arabs who had been making a demonstration outside the gates ot 1hl place have been surrounded by Turkish troops. The shops of the city are closed and the Arab agitation agnlntl the government to increasing. There vere disturbances on December 17 at Armus , near here. All the bourrs Inhabited by Hebrew were pillaged. Thirty of the rioters were arrcstrd by the tro-ps. > f Velor Tfrrlm. LONDON , Dec. 21 Tbe fUueral o ! Wil liam Terrlsi , the actor , who was tabbed to death Thursday lust cutslde the Adelphl theater by a super named Prlacr , took place toiay at Bromhamp'cn cemetery. There a an immense crowd present. Tbe principal mounicn were tbe two tuna ot tbe decc sed , Mr , and tilri. Sejmour Hicks ( be Utter Ellilce Ttrrlu , diugbter of ibe tnurdcrtd man ) ; the Jlltse * G ttl.Sir. Henry Irving , Charles Wjndham aod George- Ores smith The floral tributes were very- numerous , In- clud'i.g wreaths from UorA 'Rosebery. tbe ttothschllde , Mme. de Nayarro ( ilary Ander- ran ) ; Lady Harris , Sir Ed-ward Clatk. Mr. on ! iMrs. Bancroft , Sir flenry .Irving , A. W. Plnero , Mr. nd Mro. tfjndal. Mra Lingtry , Arthur Bourchler , E. S. VUIud. John Hare , Gc-orgo ( Alexander ana- other theatrical n&.nbllltlcs. CONSERVATIVES OITOSB AUTONOMY. An.rrt tl Will Fnll to lie-More Pence tn Cnltn. HAVANA , Dec. 21. At today's meeting of the conservative party , said to represent SO per cent of the wr lth of the Island , several of the speakers Insisted that the pn-eldeit , the marquis of Apeztegul , should explain his conduct and utterances as published In the newspapers ot Madrid. The marquis In a speech of ftwo hours' du- ratl-n , satisfactorily explained matters and denlei the accuracy of the hews published In Madrid. In all twenty-seven speeches were made against autonomy , all the speak ers agreeing that autonomy will not bring peace to the Island , as 'proved by the pro tests of the members of the Cuban Junta of New York and the recent death of Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz and five other Spanish com missioners who Lave been killed by tbe Insur gents. , Senor Santos Guzman-a former prcaldent ot congress , touched upon < thc.patrl3tlc senti ments of the Spanish rtfople and , referring , ' ! o president McKlnley'a recent message to I congress , ho protested against It , alleging that It was offensive to Spain , to General Wejler and the Spanish , army , ami holding that It indicated probably early Interven tion , "a warning to a jnpt .haughty nation which -nil ! not permit such a humiliation " Sencr Guzman submitted a motion , which was unanimously approved , expressing conflJcnco In President Apeitegula and the executive committee and.cenfinning the po litical platform of the party , which Is es sentially Spanish and centralist , as against homo andnlthdrawn. . rule , and completely from political struggles , -while authorizing the ixecutive committee to determine when the jondltlon of " "he country'an4 the general In : hlef demand the party's service. Tie gen- ; ral in chief was autheclreJilo cable a mes sage to General Weyler , the substance of which Tvas that at a meeting of the party the policy of his excellency "was endorsed and Ihe party assured the genchU < hat he had Its support. I TTRKS mil : OV AUKRSC1V SHIP. t Apoloo Jleiiinniled of flic Porte nnil Promptl } Given. CONSTANTINOPLE , Iec. { 21. It appears that when the United States steamship Ban croft arrived at Smjrna on the night of De cember 4 .It was greeted'wltb , a blank - cannon non shot and rifled bullets tram the fort at Veiilkle. A boat train the t ar ship sent to ask for - flre - and . explanations < J-npon com. pelled to return. Thercupdn ihe American admiral legged a protest trtth the United States minister le"e. Dr. J ; "B. Angellwlio demanded the punishment of the guilty par ties and an apology fnxn theTurklsJi govern ment , w-h-.ch was given Sunday. In additlpn two Turkish officers w -dismissed and sen tenced to a w cek's arrcstj WASHINGTON , Dec 21.-iThe Navy ds- partment today received -news that the United States steamship Bancroft bfid been fired on at Smjrna , but the cable mtsjcge was much briefer and lees newsy than the Associated Press dispatch , in the light ot which com paratively little Importance Is at ached to the incident. TRREATE.NED TO SHOOT MR. OSHORX. New York V nnr "Mnii" Under Arrest at Lft > iiloii. LONDON. Dec. 21 Chsrles Helmbnldt , con of Dr Helmioldt oJ New York , has been locked up awaiting itrla-1 at Bow police station on th charge cf threatening to 1.111 Consul General Oaborn. iDurlng .he last three weeks he has been demanding money. Ho told a story of the neteure of his clothes and effects by the Berlin J consul for debt , and declared that Mr Oabora was respon sible. Helmboldt bccamo so Importunate that last Wednesday Mr. Osborn ordered ! him ' .o leave the premitJa , whereupon he became violent and shouted. "D n you , I'll come back and shoot you.1 Illnneo'N I'rc-N HAVANA , Dec. 21 It ' wea announced from the ralace today that during the U t ten dajs tbe Insurgents have lost 303 men killed and that In ad'itlon the Span'sh troops have captured seventeen prisoners acd sixty-nine Insurgents have surrendered. The troops , it Is further announced , have cap tured ninety-five standa of flrearme during this time. Among tbe killed , the statement continues , are three Insurgent Iteders'and three officers of the Insurgent forces. The Sjanlsh troops , during tthe same period , ac- cordlcg to official statistics , lost three offi cers and tb'rty-three ' ca'diers killeji and bad thirteen officers and twenty-three soldiers wounded. CnniiillntiK HiiAe H Grievance TORONTO. 'Dec. ' 21. TBe Toronto Board of Trade has taken up the complaint of the British Columbia board'that Canadians going to tbe Yukon district are subjected to vexa tious regulations on the part of tbe United States customs authorities ? " and has adopted resolutions calling on life government to com municate with the United JStatcs government and declaring in the erect tot that govern , ment not taking Buch"imracdiate steps as may lead to fair regulations rvia the port of Talya the government of/Canada should at once take steps to close all Canadian ports of tatry for trade eRterinpj-ihe Yukon dis trict from tbe Pacific * toiflf except Glenoro and Fort Cudahy. * French CruUer Ordered tn Chlnn. LONDON , Dec , 2lr A * pc'al dUpatch from Brest sajs the prettcbcruiser Jean Bart boa beca ordered to proceed * immediately lo China The Jean Bart la rated as a second- class cruiser. It mounts fpuc six-Inch quick. firing guns , six flve lncA < geoa , fourteen two and flve-teatbo-lnch guc&tand has nine gunt of smaller ctllber. Its crev numbers 332 men , . MlnUter HfNliriiH. MONTEVIDEO , Dec. -GenerAl le Peiez , minister of war and tntr-lne , has resigned. General le Perez vvac appointed In August last b ) Scnor Jose CeXistti , wbo tasumed tbe presidency of the. republic of Uruguay ad interim He had held tbe-'sicae portfolio In the previous ministry , which wis dismissed by Ceustas. Itrvoltoonir ( he Ariilin. LONDON. De 21. A special dispatch from Vienna saja : The Artli along the Persian gulf , notably at , Bairah , Buriuah and El Pallf , have revolted and > trco.-u are on their way there. W - > ler Will 1'rutrKt. MADRID. Dec it Lleutenart Gfneral Wejler li prcparl g ta publUb a protrtt agil-jt Pret.dc&t McKlnley's nesssge to coa jreta. ALLEN AND INDIAN EXHIBIT Nebraska Senior Senator Calls on His Brethren to Help. ADDRESSES A LETTER TO EACH OF THEM Auk * Them in Lena Tliclr Alii tn Secure PnxiinKe of ( lit * 11111 Pri > \ IilliiK fur Red Jlvn'i WASHINGTON. Dec. II. ( Special .Tele gram. ) Senator Allen today addressed the following letter to nil members of the upper branch of congress In relation to his bill ask ing an appropriation of * 0,000 for a congress of Indian tribes at the Omaha exposition next 5 ear : "My Dear Senator : 1 take the liberty of calling jour Attention to the bill Introduced by me ( S. 2,508) ) to provide for the holding of a congress of the Indian tribes of the United States at the city of Omaha , In the state of Nebraska , in the year , A. D. 1SS. and for other purposes. You will grcitly oblige mo If vou will read the bill and the report accompanying H , and If jou can , con sistently with your sense of public duty , do so. I would be pleased to have you support the measure. I beg to suggest , if the bill should become a liw , this will be the first and probably the last general exhibition of the savage tribes of America , and -will be a Bource of great Interest to many people who have never had an opportunity of observing cur Indian trlbrs. their habits and customs No doubt the educationJl features will be of Ereat ad\antage to thourands. Omaha Is geographically well situated to hold such a congress at a minimum expense to the gov ernment. I believe the money will be well expended In authorizing this congress. " The auditor for the Treasury department , William E Andrews , today nppro\ed the requisition for the Issuance of a warrant to George A. Bartlett disbursing agent of the Treasury department , for $25,000 , to be used In construction of the government building at the Ttansmlssisslppl Exposition. This Is the first money to be drawn on behalf of the go\ernment board and is understood to be for preliminary work In conjunction with push ing the building to an early completion. THURSTON GOES HOME. Senator Thurston left for Omiha this after noon to participate with his family In Christ mas cheer and In celebration of his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Ho had several Important conferences -with. President McKInley previous to leaving and made the round of the departments in the Interests of his Nebraska constituency. He part'cularly urged upon the president the Importance of giving his state another consul He called uppn the second assistant postmaster general today In relation to the proposed change In the mall route between Alliance and Camp Clark The general proposition Is to embrace MInltare on the route from Alliance to Gerlng and. Bayard on the route irorn Alliance to Camp Clark , 'if this route were adopted Jt would do away with the present route from Camp Clark to Gerlng and would give the pOTtofficcs at Bayard and Mlnitire the means of receiving and dispatching mails In much less time than Is now required. UPHOLD THE CIVIL , SERVICE tVuestlon niHciinKctl nt n Tnll Meeting of tinCabinet. . WASHINGTON , Dec 21. Today's cabinet meeting wet , devoted almost entirely to a dls- ciihslon of the coeratlon of the civil service law. The resolution adopted by the senate last Friday calling upon the executive heads of tbe several deoirtmcots of tfoe goven- ment for Information concerning the appllcaj tlon of the civil service law to their depart ments and for an expression of their opinions as to what , if any , modification ? ought to be made In It. was the subject dlrectb under discussion. All the members of the cabinet were tices- eat except Secretary Alger , and there was no dissent from the proposition that the civil service law ought to be and would be upheld. Tbe principle of the s > Etem , In the opinion of all , must be maintained , but there was some difference of opinion as to t'je extent of Us application. In connection with the eeoate resolution it was pointed out that in some of the departments , notably those of tbe Navy and State , comparatively few changes could be made that would be an Improvement upon present conditions. In some other depart- I meats exceptions to the operation of the law , lo the opinion of the cabinet members , ought to be made. Some propositions were considered In the blanket order of President Cleveland thst might or might not have been Included. Such cases are Isolated bere and there In several departments , and In these U would. In the Judgment of the beads of these departments , be quite proper for the president to modify Mr. Cleveland's orders. While the system was pretty thoroughly discussed It cam be said vpon the authority of three members of the cabinet that no definite policy was outlined beyond a deter mination to maintain tbe principle of tbe civil j service. No effort was made today to adopt a reply to tbe senate t'Jflt would embody uni form expressions ot opinion. It Is likely that each member of tbe cabinet will prepare his reply In hU own way , embodving such suggestions as be may deem proper , the re plies to be well within a definite scheme to be outlined later. NEEDS OP THE REVENUE SERA'ICE. Chief ShofiunUcrShmvN \fce lt } of llctter Equipment. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Captain C. F. Shoemaker , chief oT the revenue service. In bis annual report cays that of the thirty- men vcssils in the service two jears ago there were nineteen wooden bulls , fourteen of Iron , three of steel nd three of Iron , I wooden sheathed. Continuing , he sajs : "It Is averted that no class of seamen has been compelled io go < ! o sea tlnce the general In troduction of steam motive power for marine purposes In such a type of water craft as for the most part comprise the lut slvcn , No one with competent Judgment will say the vessels have at any tlmo within twenty years were fit for the d 'y done ID them. The measure of success obtained has been wholly due -to the indefatigable labors of the per sonnel which fills the commissioned ranks of the service and the faithful , trained and disciplined crew * . " 'The usual active patrol of the sea , gulf end Uko coast hs ( been maintained during the 1Ucal > ear ended June 20 , 1697 , and iu the performance of their duty the vetteU have ioirdea anJ examined 18,649 vtweis of the merchant marine and reported to proper authorities 63G of 'them for various ' offenses , Incurring penalties in the cum of J1M.707 , Klghty-elght vetssla In ectual dis tress , 'with 613 peraoca on board , were as- la'ed , the value of the vessels and cargoes amounting to 11,515,217. The vt&sels of the service have cruUeJ during the year 1,363 THE BEE BULLETIN. \Vtathfr Porrcift for Nbr fki ( Talrarmer , Westerly Wlndi. 1. Ml ItiThrrt Commit * MilcUlc. Knglnnil Will Olijrct to China OnMillng. Alien Pu ho till * Ini.lt in Conjri > . Scnvitluiml Murder nt Mary \lllc. Mo , 2. Oninlii Mny < 1M n Rn c Hall franchise. Dill Armour imil Ills Whrnt Drill. 3. Stntc Penltrntlnrj liu < - tlcutlon , Silver' * "Shortage Shown Uji , 4. IMIIorHl mill Comment. B. Proereillnun of tin * City Council. Itollti llnnilMurnVint Anotlicr Trial , AfTrttril nt South Omuht , 0. Council RlulH I.ornl Mitttsr * . IOWH Crop * ) Make n l.oocl Showlnc. 7. Commrrrltl mil Pltnnctnl Nrwu. 8. I > iii < tln Tlilef l'oachon llrr I'nt * . Shrlnrr * .MnUo the I'onr Hippy. 0-21. Thr Ilo > Olrrulitlan stttoment , 'is. "IlrnKomnn unit thi- an. Simp Mnro Union Ti-Kl ? Ottilp. 34. Ornlgn for t'lo I"xii ltluii .Mrilil. ri n for i\tc iillns tm l' . rk System. Scnntur tn\rr nntl thr I miles in aU of the life saving establish ments. From July 1 , 1S9C. to October 1 , 1897 , icvcnty lives have been saved. " RETVLl VTORTVC"IIC > > OF PRVNCE. Inerenneo l * tj- Vnatiii.t American Ment Product * ! . WASHINGTON. Dec 21. The action ot the Trench Charrber of Deputies jesterdav In passing a bill lucrcatlng the duties on hogs , hog products , lard , etc. , is regarded as retaliatory In its cTects against the United States Tor some time negotiations have been proceeding between France and- this country toward making a reciprocity ar rangement. Thes came to a stop recently when the authorities here -asked as a condi tion of such arrangement that France would raise its restriction against American cattle and meat products The French ambassa dor , M Patenotre , communicated with his government , but no reply was given. He was soon afterwards directed to return to Paris , where he Is. now in conference with the French authorities No word has been received as to the purpose of Trance since tbe ambassador left , but the action In the Chamber of Deputies jesterdaj , when the rate of duties on certain meat products was put through by the premier M. Mellne , leads to the conclusion that the French policy will not be toward abolishing the restrictions , but toward increasing their stringency. ISSUES A Qt'VR.VNTlNE CIRCLI.VR. Secretary NVIlhoii Create * n Ne Infected Dlntrlct. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Secretary of Ag riculture , WHsoa hss tabued a-circular to rail roads and transportation'compaa'io3"noflfyln& them that a contagious and Infectious disease , known as southern fever , exists among cat tle in the region south of a line beginning at the northwestern corner of California , thence east and south and southeasterly along the boundary of California , southerly along the western line of Arizona , thence aloDgtbp southern boundaries of Arizona and New * Mexico , and northerly to Colorado , along the southern border of Colorado and Kansas Missouri and Tennessee to Virginia , am along the northern boucdary of Virginia to the Atlantic ocean From January 15 to November 15 of each 3 ear no cattle art to be transported from south of this line to anT portion of the Called States , either by boat or rail , except for immediate slaughter JAPS ICIL.1. AMEHIOVV SAILORS Dcpnrtment TnlCfN the Matter Ui for In * estimation. WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.The Departmen of State has undertaken an Investigation o two very disagreeable Incidents. They ar the killing by Japanese of two sailors at tached to the United States fleet on th Asiatic station. The exact conditions unde which the killing occurred are not known here yet , and the State department Is try Ing to learn through the United States rain ister at Toklo and the United States consul in Japan , iprellmlnary to determining what steps shall be taken to secure reparation , If tbe killing was as Is expected , unjustifiable. The first killing was of a sailor named Mont gomery. formerly attached to the York to no wlille It was on the Asiatic station , and the last was that of Frank Epps , a sailor , native of New York , and an apprentice on the flagship Oljinpla. lie was killed at Nagasaki. UET1R1.NG NATIONAL IIVMC.NOTES. Effect of Loir IntercHf Hilton nnil Plenty of Mone ) . WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Mr. Coffin , the acting comptroller of the currency , calls at tention to the fact that tbe retirement of national banknotes during the first twenty dajs of this month reached $3.000,000. This la eald to be tbe first time during the last ten jears that the voluntary retirement has reached this amount in any one month. This exceptional condition , Mr. Coffin says , Is due to the prevailing low rates of Interest arising from a superabundance of money for Invest ment , which has advanced tbe price of United States bonds. Perlulnltiir tn I'liNtndlecn. WASHINGTON. Dec , 21. ( Special Tele gram ) The following fourth-class postmas ters were appointed toSaj Nebraska Jules A. Sandoz , at Crayson. Sheridan county , vice John Peters , removed ; G. S. Comstock , at Oak , Nuckolls county , vice B. F. Phllb.v , removed. Iowa Charles 'H. ' Dunn , at Springfield , Lion county. South 'Dakota 12 G. Kneeland , at Garden City , Clark county. Another Death In Melvlnlej Pnmll ) . WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The death > cs- terday of .Mrs Charles U. Miller of Canton , a cousin of tbe president , was a sad blow to both tbe president and Mrs. McKInley , with whom Mrs Miller was a great favorite. It was the first Intention of President McKInley to go to Canton to attend the funeral , buc owing to a pressure of public dutUn be was compelled to forego the trip , N'orlh Ilnkoln IliinU Kiilln. WASHINGTON , Dec 2L Tie comptroller of the currency has received word of the fullure of the ( First National bank o-f Pom- bina N. D , The bank has a capital of flf > 0 , . 000 , and according to Iti j&st statement bad deposit * aggregating { 95,000. Bank Examiner Achelser has been -placed In charge. for Ihi * vrmj' . WASHINGTON , Dec 21 ( Special Tele gram ) The have of absence to Lieutenant Harrold Jackson. Twenty tecond infautry , baa been extended two moatbi , SQOT ON THE STREET Tragedy Enacted in Broad Daylight at Maryvillt , Mo. JOHN F , JOYCE KILLS R. C , MONTGOMERY Retired Farmer Tafcos the Life of Prominent Mna. ASSAILANT FIRES TWICE AT HIS VICTIM One Shot Lodges Nenr Breast Bono and Other Enters Heart. REPORT OF A WOMAN IN THE CSE ShootliiK Said tn llnvo Hecn CatiKcil IJ Aliened Inliiine > lletvtvcn the Ucnil Man nnil tlu > Wife of the MAR\-A'ILL3 , Mo. . Dec. 21. ( Special Tele- Grain ) R. C. Jlontgomery , a leading citizen. i of Maryvtllo and senior member of the real estate , abstract and loan firm of Montgomery , 31111am & Graves , v.as shot twice ana nlmott nstantly killed at noou today 'by ' John R ojce. a retired farmer Montgomery was standing In front of Iho ourt house square a few feet from the front gate , talking to t.ome man. whose name It las been Impossible to learn. w < hcn Joyce ame up to them. He did not say an > thing or a fo - moments When ho did finally peak he accused Montgomery of having- vrecked his home. At the same moment be. rtw a pistol from his outside coat pocket nd fired twice. One bhot lodged near Mont- ; omcrj 's breast 'bone ' and the other entered ils heart. After the shots were fired the men sepa rated and Joyce started to run down th walk , putting bis p'stol In his pocket as ho- did so Montgomery pursued him and drew a revolver from his pocket as ho ran. Tho- men ran probably twenty-five > ards only a. few feet apart before Montgomery succeeded , In getting his revolver In position to fire , but apparently at the very moment he put his finger on the trigger he threw up both liands and tell forward on his face In tho. enow. SEEN BY A CROWD The shooting was wltncfsed by a largo- number of penile and crowd Immediately gathered around the prostrate mm , and he was raised to i sitting posture. But by this , time life was extinct. Joyce continued to run a short distaace after Montgomery fell. When he perceived that he was no longer pursued he stopped He was taken into cus tody a fen moments later by Evans and Wood and was taken to the county jail. Montgomery body was carried Into S. G _ Walker's drug store. When Jojcexwas acen at tbe JslI a. few minutes after tbe pbootlng * ty a Bee re porter he declined to make any statement ; In reference to his action until , he bad -con suited with a lawjcr. "You know the cause of the shooting- * . well as I do. he said , "ana I prefer to sly- nothing now. " It Is generally known that the killing was caussd by an alleged In timacy between Montgomery and , Jojce'a. wife. wife.R. C. Montgomery was a leading business men of Maryvllle. and one of the bast known residents of northwest Missouri. He bad- been In tbe real estate , loan and abstract bus iness here for more tian | twenty jears and was regarded as quite wealthy. When not drinking he was a fine business man , but bo- Indulged lo periodical sprees that lasted , sometimes for weeks He was 48 jcars old , and leaves a widow , two daughters Bad a. son One of his sans. FVank Montgomery , U. located at Wjandotte. Oklahoma. I1OSTO.N SWEPT IIY THE 1JEMOCRATS- lle-Eleeleil Miiynr l y - Root ! Plurality. BOSTON. Dec. 21 Ma > or Joslah Qulnov democrat , was re-elected today by a decreased - . creased plurality o.-er ex-Mayor Curtis , bin. opponent of two years ago although the city went republican at the slate election last month. Tne attempt to split tbe democratic vote In the city by vigorous work on the part of Thomas Rlley , running as a silver candi date , proved futile His rallies were crowded , but ICES than 3,000 voters suported him at the polls , democrats as a rule re maining Io\nl to Qulncy , I Notwithstanding the strong effort made- by tbe republicans to get out a heavy -voto- In the suburban wards which usually poll heavy republican majorities. Mayor Qulncy made great gains over Williams at the- state election. The surprise of the election was the small vote for Rlley. Even In the wards where ho made his greatest efforts only a few were. found In his support , while In his onn pro- clnct be received but two votes , The total vote was but little more than that of two ycais ago. when tbe registra tion was 1)1 ) , 40S. against 120,420 In the pres ent election. The total -vote for mayor , with one precinct mUsinK. Is as follows : Qulncy , democrat , 29,707 ; Curtis , republican , 35,741t Rlley , Brian democrat , 2,885 ; Goldilcy , socialist , 77C ARMY HETVCIIMHVI1 I'OR ALASKA. Kour Olllcrm nnil rift > Kiill-itc-il Meu to Co. VANCOUVER BARRACKS , Wash. , Dec. 21. Major J. L Ruetl.cr , Fourth cavabjjr. . wbo ! ea\t-s here on December 23 for Talya on a prellmlnarj iravrrtlgutloa , will be accom panied by Lleutecent L P. Field , Four teenth Infantrj Ihe-j will be followed ! later on by Captain E I ) Eldrldge , Assistant Surgeon F , N. Kemp and fifty enlisted men , of Company H , Fourteenth Infantry , wbo will take charge of the re'icf stores and taki. them over tbe trail to tbe suffering Yukon miners. Lieutenant Field will also form one- of tbe party. Tbe company will leave nera as soon as Its iuppltn ! are ready for ship ment. PI re in n n Klllril ! > > Smolfe. NEW YORK. Dec. 21-Fireman it. J. Oak ley was killed tonight at a fireIn tlie base ment of a five-story lencment In Bast Four teenth street , Oakley was ruffocated by smoke and escaping Kac , Assistant Tore man T , B. Head , James K , Davis and Peter Don. nelly of tbe same company were rendered unconscious by Inhaling wioke and gas and were with difficulty revived. \oteil Conllileuee Muii Arre trd , BT. LOU1B , Dec. : i.-Jumes A. Morgan , one of the best known confidence men In tbe country , was arrested here today , Ho lives In Indianapolis , He has served tire * In the penitentiary for confidence work her * four yean BBO , He li caltl to be wanud yt Columbus , O ,