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||n PAGES 5 ||<B TODAY. | ESTABLISHED 1887. THREE MEN ARE NAMED Penitentiary Commis sioners Appointed. QUITE A SURPRISE I —— Gen. Clement Evins, Mr. Jake Beach and Judge J. S. Turner Hamid, DRAW LOTS FOR LENGTHS OF TERM l Jake Moore, of Floyd County, Gets a Good Place. fiRST MEETING OF COMMISSION Members Were All Sworn In—Appoint ments Are Regarded As Excellent in Every Respect. Judge Turner, of Putnam, one year, Gen. Evans, of Fulton, three years, Mr. Beach, of Glynn, five years. Atlanta, Deo. 21.—The three pen itentiary commissioners were;appointed today and the appointments are the most significant and important of the year. The naming of Gen. Clement A. Evans who was an opponent of Gov. Atkinton is almost apolitical sensation. The appointment of Judge J. 8. Turner, at present the principal keeper of the penitentiary bad been anticipated. The appointments, develop another surprise in some quarters as no later than this morning Mr. Beach is report ed as positively not being in the race and it is gravely announced that “slates are thereby upset. ’ ’ Governor Atkinson, in seeking the , best men for the places, has been most fortunate in his selections. , AU are Well Fitted. Mr. Turner ismost’responsible'for the reform system inaugurated, and he heads the list. Mr. Beach is a man of tried ability, and of the highest stand ing in his section of the state. General Evans, a distinguished Confederate soldier, a leader among Georgia Methodists, and a man of fine business traits. . . There were several hundred candi dates for these positions, and it was no small which the'governor was con fronted in making the appointments. All Accepted Promptly, The appointments were made early this morning and formally tendered before the governor had left the man sion. General Evans was communicat ed with, and his acceptance received. Mr. Beach, now in the city, signified his acceptance. Mr. Turner, from the first settled upon as certain of appoint ment, had already signified his willing ness to accept the place. At 10 o’clock « they met the governor at the capitol and the oath of office was administered, Jake Moore Is Chosen. A meeting of the commissioners was afterwards held and Mr. Turner was elected chairman, Douglass Glessner, of Spalding, was elected secretary, and Jake C. Moore, of Floyd, inspec tor. The commissioners were sworn in by Governor Atkinson at 11 o’clock, just after be signed the bill abolish ing the offices of principal and assis tant keeper and creating the prison commission. They were called into the executive office and Judge Spencer Atkinson and Attorney General Terrell were among the spectators. Oaths Administered. The governor administered the oath first to Judge Turner, who read it in THE ROHE TRIBUNE. NEGROES INDIGNANT Held Mossier Mass Meeting in Savannah Last Night. Resent the Kick Made By White People Against J. H. Deveaux For Collector. Savannah, Dec. 21.—There was a monster mass meeting of negroes here tonight. « They met to resent the kick made against J. H. Deveaux, color ed, who seems likely to get the ap pointment of collector of ports. The Savannah Cotton Exchange and the Board of Trade in a joint meeting yesterday adopted resolutions opposing the appointment of negroes to federal positions. The negroes in a mass meeting to night resented what they termed an insult to their race by the white peo pie. Trouble was expected but none occurred. PARDON BOARD. Will Settle the Fate of Tom Cyrus, the Atlanta Murderer. Atlanta, Dec. 21.—The governor today respited Tom Cyrus until Fri day. The new board of commissioners just appointed, will act upon the ne gro’s case at once, and decide as to his fate. , BIG COMBINE. Fertilizer Men Meet in Atlanta—Price of 40,000,000 Tong Controlled. Atlanta, Dec. 21.—A monster fer tilizer combine was formed here today, and every guauo firm in the south was represented. The combine will control the price on 40,000.000 tons of guanos. Strike Grows Worse. Atlanta, Dec. 21,—The attempt at a settlement of the differences be tween strikers and employers of the Fulton Bag and Cotton mill today, only served to widen the breach. Af fairs are in a very bad state now. Big caliulKi l"ii Australia. London. Dec. 21.—A special from Melbourne, Australia, says O. H. James has failed for £850,000 (14,250,000). The cause of his troubles is said to ba the bursting of the land boom. Railway Auditor Named. Memphis, Dec. 21.—The receivers of the Memphis and Charleston railroad have appointed O. P. Cooper auditor to succeed A. li. Plant, resigned, to take effect Jan. 1. Home for Holidays. ■Atlanta, Dec. 21—The entire dele gation of Georgia congressmen pissed through Atlanta tcd iy going to their homes for Christmas. a clear voice, touching the Bible with his lips. Hon. Jake Beach was called next and repeated the oath with unction. General Evans followed, reverently bending his head as he touched the Bible. “Now, gentlemen,’’ said the gov ernor, “you will retire and cast lots for terms, and then we will finish the business. ” The commissioners went into the reception room, requesting Judge At kinson to assist in the drawing, A Game of Chance. “Give me three cards, said Judge Atkinson, with a smUo. “This is three card monte for high stakes,” said a bystander, and Gen eral Evans looked solemn. Some one remarked that this was high play to be sanctioned by the state, but Judge Atkinson proceeded without hesitation to arrange the cards. He took from the table three blank cards and on them the figures 1. 8 and 5 Arranging them fan shaped in his hand, he arose. “Here,gentlemen,draw your cards.” Mr. Beach walked up with an easy, careless air and drew the five. Judge Turner drew the one and Gen eral Evans the three. “Well, gentlemen, I have the short term,” said Judge Turner, with a complacent smile, and the others looked satisfied. Then they went into another room with Attorney General Terrell and filled out the blanks in the bond, returning to the executive office they signed the bonds and delivered them to the governor. This ended the matter and Com missioners Turner, Beach and Evans are in full control of the Georgia penitentiary. | DOME. GA„ WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1897,: PRETTY MISS HERBERT COMMITS SUICIDE Daughter of Former Secretary of the Navy Escapes From Third Story Window. ACUTE MELANCHOLIA WAS CAUSE OF ACT Her Social Triumphs in Washington Society and In Europe—lnjured While Horseback Riding. Washington,'Dec. 21.—Miss Leila I Herbert, daughter of ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert of Alabama, died at her home in this city as the result of a fall from the third-story of her home on MISS LEILA HERBERT. New Hampshire avenue, in the most fashionable part of the city, just off Dupont Circle. The sudden death and the tragic fea tures surrounding it .were a great shock to the large circle of friends she had made iu the course of her life in Wash ington as the daughter of a popular rep resentative in congress from the south, and later as one of the cabinet circle of ladies, when she provided over her fa ther's household during the four years he was secretary of the navy under the last Cleveland administration. Hurt While Riding Horseback. Her death was traceable indirectly to an accident while horseback riding in her native state of Alabama about two months ago. She always had been en thusiastically fond of riding, and wbiie paying a visit to her old home started out one day on a horse that had not been well broken. It stumbled and she was thrown violently to the ground, sustaining severe injuries to her back. She was brought back to Washington, but recovery was exceedingly slow, and it was not until last Sunday that she was able to go out of the house. Ou that day she went driving for the first time since the accident and Dr. W. W. Johnston, the attending physician, no ticed considerable improvement. Tuesday morning she was unusually bright and cheerful and chatted ani imatedly with her married sister, Mrs. Micou.-who made her home with the ex-secietary and his daughter. It had been Miss Herbert’s custom for several years to take her breakfast in her room and later prepare for the social obliga tions of the day. Shortly before 10 o’clock she dressed to go down stairs, but instead of descending to the parlor went to the rear loom of the third story of her home whence she fell to the ground, sustaining injuries which caused her death before Dr. Johnston could arrive on the scene. Her father was not at home at the time, being on his way here from Ala bama. The death was repotted to policel headquarters as a case of suicide, due to melancholia and temporary aberra tion of mind as the result of a long ill ness, but friends of the family believe that the fall was the result of an accident. Miss Leila Herbert was the eldest of ex-Secretary Herbert’s three children and was a charming figure in Wash ington society. She came 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 tractive and comfortable in Washing- , iugton from the spirit of true southern hospitality, which gave it an atmos phere of its own among fashionable homes. ||When her father became secretary of the navy in President Cleveland’s sec ond administration. Miss Herbert was called upon to take her place in the cir cle of cabinet ladies, where she met with success the heavy social responsi- ' bilities placed upon her youthful shoul ders. Socially she was exceedingly pop ular and her presence was sought at ail g<tbprinn Her social triumphs here were re peated in Europe, where she went to attend the great naval demonstration at Kiel. Within the past year she has not enjoyed robust health, but this only induced her to redouble her devotion to out-of-door sports and exercise audit Was while regaining her health by out door riding that sue met the accident that indirectly resulted iu her death. Story of the Suicide. The following authorized statement has been made by a gentleman familiar with ell of the facts of the suicide: Miss Herbert, at the time of the oc currence, was suffering from acute mel ancholia. It developed several weeks ago as the final result of injuries re ceived by being thrown from her horse last spring. The melancholia was not insanity in the sense of being accompanied by de lusions. At the same time there w. s profound depression, and as always the case in this type of disease, there was great danger that suicidal tendencies would develop. For this reason nurses were provided to maintain the closest watchfulness. No suicidal tendency developed, however, until Monday, when for the first time Miss Herbert made an attempt to get out of the win dow, but was restrained by the nurse. This led to additional caution and two nurses alternated in constant watchful ness of the patient. She was at all times rational, quiet ami gentle and it was supposed, the dis pute Would yield to .treatment. Early Tuesday morning the nurse on duty no ticed a small spot of blood on the bed coverings, she inquired what it meant, but the invalid endeavored to pass it by lightly. On making an investigation, however, the nurse found that the un der bed clothes were saturated with blood and that Miss Herbert had sev ered the artery of her wrists with a pair of scissors. Feeling that the emer gency was great, the nurse hastened to the door and called an alarm. Jumped From » Window. th thia momentary withdrawal from the bedside* Miss Herbert leaped out and sprang from -the window. The plunge was made head foremost so that she lighted on the'top of her head on the asphalt pavement. This injury alone was sufficient to have caused death from concussion and it was doubt less the immediate cause. Aside from this a cursory examination indicated that the skull was fractured. The sev erance of the artery also would have re suited fatally. W hen the physician reached her Miss Herbert was still breathing, but died about an hour after the leap. The coroner returned a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity. As the facts in the case were clear he de cided that an inquest was unnecessary. THE CASE OF MriS. NACK. Woman Will Plead Guilty of Mau ftlauchtnr Iu the First Degree. New York, Dec. 21.—While District Attorney Youngs of Queens county is noncommittal npon the matter it is un derstood he has finally decided to allow Mrs. Nack to plead guilty to man slaughter in the first degree. It is as serted that the prosecuting officers have gone over carefully the evidence against the woman and have reached the con clusion that it would be impossible tc souviot her either of murder in the first or second degree. Her confession made on the Thorn trial could uot be used against her, it is al leged. She probably will be arraigned before'Judge Garretson at the January term of the supreme court, which opens in Long Island 01 ty on Monday, Jan. 6, and be allowed to plead. * Labor Federation Adj ourn*. Nashville, Dec. 21.—The American Federation of Labor closed its seven teenth annual session here. Thomas L Kidd of Chicago was elected fraternal delegate to the Canadian labor congress. The convention spent most of the morn ing in exective session, considering the report of the grievance committee. Serlotu Strllc. In Spain. Madrid, Dec. 21.—Serious strike dis orders have occurred at Moreso, where a band of strikers have attacked the nonstrikera. Several persons were in jured. Gendarmes are patrolling the streets. DRIVEN _TOJ)E AT H Suicide in Chicago of An Aged and Rich Spiritualist. Worried Over the Loss of Wife. Alexander Campbell’s Son Was Killed Several Year’s Ago, Chicago; Dea 21. Alexander B. Campbell, an aged spiritualist of Rush ville, and., committed suicide at a Clark street hotel He took morphine and was dead when found. He had written a long letter to the coroner, and made a will bequeathing his few valuables to relatives. The suicide was abont 58 years old. He came to the hotel Dea 14 and regis tered from Santa Monica, Cal. He at tempted recently to kill himself in Los Angeles. Failing, he returned home. His relatives and friends thought him of unsound mind. He was examined by the authorities and released as sane. His letter to the coroner is iu part as follows: ‘ ‘I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement: My death will be caused by morphine, which I deliberately take with suicidal intent. This purpose was fully formed when I left Rushville and came to this city. The reason why I take my life is because I want to go to my wife and boy. I cannot live without their companionship. First my boy was killed. Then Lizzie died and since then I have wanted to die also. I at tempted snicide in Los Angeles. I did not take enough of the drug. I went back to Rushville. They thought me insane because I claimed my wife was with me always. She is with me now and helping me. Ido not. care to live such a life. What few things I leave in my room may be sent to my brother. Goorge W. Campbell, at Rushville. I bid all «ny friends goodby.” Campbell had a remarkable career. He was the sou of a Christian minister and was born in Indiana 56 years ago. Ten years ago he was the leading Re publican of Kansas and adjutant gen eral of that state. He was a fine speaker and lecturer and was the possessor of a fortune of <IOO.OOO when an accident occurred that ruined his life. It was the sad death of his 9-year-old son, who was killed by the street cars in Topeka. He lost his property and with his wife went to Los Angeles, Cat, where she died three years ago. This last bereave ment preyed so heavily on Campbell’s njind that for a time he was thought to be insane and was confined in an asy bjaa, but subsequently, released- The Campbell family are descendants of Alexander Campbell, the founder of the Disciples’ church. Wood Campbell, manager of the Star theater at Cleve land, Rev. Walter S. Campbell and Editor George W. I. Campbell are brothers of General Campbell SHOT WOMAN AND SELF. Chicago Man Driven to Murder and Sui cide by Jealousy. Chicago, Dec. 21.—George Thurston ■hot and probably fatally wounded Mrs. Lizzie Parker and then fired a bullet into his own head in the woman’s home. After wounding his victim and befqre turning the weapon upon himself, Thurston fired one shot at Mrs. Emma Scott, Mrs. Parker’s sister, but it missed the mark. Mrs. Parker is shot in the right breast, left wrist and hand. She is at the Mercy hospital. The bullet which Thurston fired at himself took effect in his forehead. He was taken to the hos pital in the county jail. His death is exnected hourly. Jealousy was the or the snoonng. ALABAMA E’i?Etfid r N CASES. Several Contexts Are to He Decided Daring the Mouth of January. Washington, Dee. 21.—The next of the contested cases before the house elections committee No. 2 is that of Gratton B. Crown versus Oscar W. Un derwood, in the Ninth Alabama dis trict. This has been fixed for a hearing Jaifc 7. The committee expects to dispose of all the contests before it by February. The other cases are Thomas Clarke', contestant, versus Jesse F. Stallings, eontestee. Second Alabama district; Co mer versus Clayton, Third Alabama; Goodwin versus Brewer, Fifth Ala bama; Willis versus Handy, Delaware; Hunter versus Rhea, Third Kentucky. Os these contests three are uot ex pected to reach the state of a hearing. These are in the Second and Third Alabama and the Third Kentucky d.«- tricts. Mr. W. Godfrey Hunter, who contests the last named, has received a presidential appointment which he is thought to prefer. United Slate. Ship Flr.d Upon. Constantinople, Dea 21.—1 t appears that when the United States steamship Bancroft arrived at Smyrna on the night of Dea 4, she was greeted with a blank cannon shot and rifled bullets from fori Yeuikale. A boat from the warship, sent shoreward to ask for explanations, was fired upon and compelled to return. Thereupon, the American admiral lodged a protest with the United States miuister here, Mr. James B. Angell, and demanded the punishment of the guitty parties aud an apology from the Turkish government, which was i iven on Sunday last. In addition, two Turk ish officers were dismissed aud sen tenced to a week’s arrest. F J TELLS ALL THE NEWS. J The best evidence that The \ K Tribune Is appreciated by the V V people Is the way Its subscrip. W V tion list Increases daily. 0 PRICE FIVE CENTS AUDITORIUM IN ASHES Kansas City’s Finest Building Burns, HOTEL AND THEATER The 106 Guests Escape Safely But In N gbt Clothes. DAMAGE HALF MILLION DOLLARS Fire Broke Out About 1 O’clock yesterday Morning. LACK OF WATER WAS THE TROUBLE Firemen's Heroic Work to Cbeck Flames Proves Futile—Excitement Among the Guests. Kansas City, Dec. 21.—The Audi torium, the largest and finest playhouse west of Chicago, and the Auditorium hotel, one of the most fashionable fam ily hotelries in the city, situated at Holmes and Ninth streets, was gutted by fire that started in the theater shortly after la. m. The 106 guests escaped in safety, although many were compelled to leave the building in their night clothes. The loss on the entire property, which is owned by Alexander Frazer, a local businessman, will aggregate <450,- 000. The aggregate insurance amounts to but <85,000. The fire originated in an unoccupied room on the sixth floor of the theater and resulted the crosing of elec tric light wires. It was first noticed by Night Clerk Haak, who turned in an alarm at 1:12. Haak immediately awoke the guests. They included many fami lies and children of ail ages and the greatest confusion ensued. For a time it seemed that the flames would be con fined to a single floor, but after it had apparently been gotten under control it burst forth again and defied all efforts of the firemen. Many of the gn Sts were assured after tue first alarm that the fire would not spread and returned to their rooms. Delay in getting a continuous stream on the fire, however, enabled it to gee beyond the firemen’s control Th» flames spread rapidly along tlio rooms I on the sixth and fifth floors aud soon communicated with the hotel through the small apertures in the firewall, which sepaiated it from the theater, Once in the hotel the flames were be yond control. The excitement broke out among the hotel guests afresh and hurried scram bles to save their personal effects en sued. Every thing available was pressed into service as receptacles for the val uables, and before the guests had been ordered from the building a second time, the bulk of their belongings had been carried out. The firemen worked heroically, but within a few hours both theater and hotel had been gutted, the bigger part of the roof had fallen in and about one third of the wall of the hotel collapsed. The Auditorium was built iu 1886 by Colonel George W. Warder at a cost of <350,0K). It was named the Warder Grand Opera Hpnse and was opened by Booth aud Barrett. After a brief but unsuccessful season. Warder traded the property to George W. Henry of Chi cago. Henry reopened the theater, but it again failed to pay expenses. In 1896 the National Bank of Commerce pur chased the property and installing John P. Slocum, a well known eastern the atrical manager, the house was run for a season in the most approved metro politan style. After another failure, the bank traded the property last October to Alex Fra zer and the latter leased the property to Paxton & Burgiss. Frazer expended <75,000 in improvement* aud repair* on both hotel and theater. Paxton & Bur giss presented the Woodward Stock company and a list of flrstclass special ties at seat prices of not over 10 and 25 cents. The play prove/i a decided suc cess and for the the first time since its inception the Auditorium became a pay ing property. Mining KXte No. Yet** Fixed. Pittsburg. Dea 21.—The joint con vention of coal operators aud miner* of the Pittsburg district, which met here to fix a rate for mining for the ensuing year, decided to postpone the matter of a rate for this district, pending the out come of a movement for an interstate convention at which a uniform rate for- Pennsylvauia. Onio, Indiana and Illi nois would be fixed. The convention was on* of the largest ever held in this citv.