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i STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, ATTaUST 17, 1895. nMBOMJS OUT. The Mexican MissionPractically Declared Vacant. He MayBe BeappointedMinister, However. A LEGAL QUIBBLE The Cause ot His Ousting From Office.

WASHrsreTosr, Aug. 17. The face of minister to Mexico was practically declared vacant yesterday and the Hon. Matt W. Ransom is no longer a miuis-ter from the United States to our sis ter republic.

The decision was rendered by Mr. Holmes Conrad, solicitor general of the United States, and act ing- attorney general. Mr. Ransom's incumbency was declared to be con trary to the federal constitution and the acting1 attorney general sustained the action of Mr. Thomas Holeomb, auditor of the treasury for the state partment, in declining to pass favorably upon Mr.

Ransom's Touchers for salary and expenses. The decision of the acting attorney general was based on a question raised by Auditor Holeomb as to the legality of Mr. Ransom's appointment in view of the existence of section 2, article 6, of the constitution, which declares that no senator or representative, during the time for which he is elected be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which Khali have been created, the emoluments whereof shall be increased during such time. This provision apparently fitted the case of Mr. Ransom, for he was nominated by Mr.

Cleveland and confirmed by the senate before his term as senator had expired, and during that term the salary of the Mexican mission had been increased $5,000 a year. Mr. Ransom was elected to the senate in 1872 and served continuously from April 24 of that year until February 23, 1895, when his nomination to the Mexican mission was sent to the senate and unanimously confirmed by that body, and until March 4, when his term expired and his commission as minister to Mexico was signed by the president. lie was a member of the senate when the diplomatic appropriation bill was passed, which contained a provision raising the post of minister to Mexico from a mission of the second class to a mission of the first class, and increasing the salary from $12,600 to 817,500 a year. It is due to Mr.

Ransom's occupancy of a seat in the senate chamber at that time, that he is to-day without an office and that he is technically a debtor to the government for the amount of salary he has drawn since assuming his post. The actien taken by Mr. Holeomb does not prohibit Mr. Ransom being reappointed to Mexico. BASE BALL SCORES.

Western League Standing. Wou. Lost. P. C.

Indianapolis 57 34 626 Kansas City 65 3i 591 St. Paul 5f 39 59 Minneapolis 7 4.1 Ml MUwaukee 47 47 500 Detroit 44 50 4t3 Terre Haute 36 57 387 Grand 32 65 3i0 At Kansas City Kansas City 11, St. Paul At Terre Hants First game Terre Haute 8. Grand Rapids second game Terre Haute 8, Grand Rapids 3. At Detroit Indianapolis IS, Detroit 5.

National League Standing. Won. Lost. o. 615 WW 5t5 657 549 511 all S45 819 245 CleTeland 61 Baltimore 5S Pittsburg 57 Cincinnati 52 Chicago 54 Boston 50 Philadelphia 50 Brooklyn 47 New Yerk 47 Washington 30 6t.

Louis Hi) Louisville z4 8S S5 S3 40 44 41 41 45 45 57 65 6a At Chicago Pittsburg 5, Chicaeo 2. At Washington Baltimore 12, Washington 8. At Brooklyn First game Brooklyn 4, New Tork 6 second game -Brookljn 10, New York 1. At CleTeland Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2. At St.

Louis St. Louis 8. Louisville 5. At Philadelphia Philadelphia 9, Boston T. Western Association.

At St. Joseph St. Joseph 13, L. At Denver Denver 13, Rockford 17. At Lincoln Lincoln 12, Jacksonville 1.

No agency hs had more influence in beneficially affecting the health and comfort of the people than the Royal Baking Powder. Sedalia in Earnest. Sedalia, Aug. 17. A great mass meeting of citizens was held last night to discuss the raising: of the guarantee for the removal of the state capital here.

Yesterday afternoon a committee, in a few hours, raised $140,000 in subscriptions and received pledges for $300,000 more, which will be signed within the next few days. Five hundred thousand dollars is all that is required. A Deserter Ends His Misery. Carthage, Aug. 17.

Fred Steel, 26 years old, committed suicide by taking laudanum at the home of R. F. Noundston, near Oroaogo, last night. He left a note, telling why he took his own life, but asked that it be not published. It is said that he was a deserter from the regular army, having enlisted a year ago at St.

Louis, and was tired of evading the officers. Fugitive Thompson Becomes at Mexican. Sedalia, Aug. 17. It Ls said that James C.

Thompson, the fugitive cashier of the defunct First National bank, now in the City of Mexico, has taken out naturalization papers. It is believed here that no further efforts will be made to extradite him. Bank in the Hands of a Receiver. Jeffirson Citt, Aug. 17.

Secretary of State Lesueur has caused the Bowling Green bank to be placed in the hands of a receiver, Mr. Thomas J. Ayres having been designated by the court for the place. State Bank Examiner Austin resorted the bank to oao. condition 'CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Kwt.a Winn Shot in sv Court Roam at Pratt City, Ma. PiATTK City, Aug. 17. Tha flignity of the circuit court, now sitting here, was turned to-panic yesterday by a shooting affray in the court room itself. As a result, Newton Winn now lies at the point of death.

The tragedy formed the climax to a quarrel between Newton Winn and Watt Reed over some hogs. The two men live near Plattsburg, Clinton county. A lawsuit about the hogs was pending here on a change of venue. Many other Clinton county people are in town, all of whom take tides one way or the other, so that much bad blood existed. Vent was given to the animosity when John Cross, lawyer for Reed, made an insulting remark about Winn's son.

At this Winn sprang from his seat as if for the purpose of striking Cross. At this juncture Reed drew a pistol and fired at Winn. Two hots strucK him, one in the right arm and the other in the bowels. Winn was carried, bleeding, from the room. He was taken to the home of a Mrs.

Shepard, where an operation was performed. There ia little hop for hi3 recovery. Reed was taken to the jail and locked up. Both parties are old citizens of the county, and have families. X-TXCHINQ BEE IMMIIfKNT.

Crowds at Lexington, Seeking; the Uf of Henry M. Smith, Colored. Lexington, Aug. 17. There never were such scenes in this place as were witnessed last night.

Last Wednesday Mrs. Mary Hudson, wife of a prominent farmer, was assaulted three miles from, this city by a negro. The woman's screams attracted men from the fields. They found Mrs. Hudson unconscious, but the negro had fled.

The country was scoured by hundreds of armed men and bloodhounds, and that night Henry Mitchell Smith was caught. He has been held in jail here ever since. Last evening Mrs. Hudson was brought to this city. She is still prostrated, but has recovered consciousness, and positively identified Smith as her assailant.

This caused great excitement and Judge Pollock at once had a strong guard put around the jail to protect the prisoner. This did not prevent a large crowd from assembling at the jail. The crowd is orderly but determined on business. It is well understood that nothing will be done till the crowd comes in from Payne station, where Mrs. Hudson lives.

Word from Payne station is that from 100 to 150 armed men are rendezvousing at that place getting ready for the march on the jail in this city. There are many armed men here determined to prevent a lynching if possible. KILLED IN A COLLISION. An Open Switch Proves Disastrous to a Group of Boys. 111., Aug.

17. The Chicago and Northwestern passenger train leaving Aurora at 4:20 yesterday afternoon bound for Chicago ran through an open switch at the Bleachery, about a mile north of this city, and collided with some freight cars on the siding. The passengers were thrown about the cars with great force, but none received serious injury. Ten boys were standing on one of the freight cars. One of these was killed and live badly hurt.

Ihe car was loaded with sulphuric acid, which, spilling, burned all the boys more or less. EIGHT MEN KILLED. Ten Others Injured by a Premature Ex plosion in Pennsylvania. Dubois, Aug. 1 A dispatch from Clearfield savs that eight men were killed and ten seriously hurt by the prematura explosion of a blast near on tne ana Eastern railway.

The Royal Baking Powder was found at the only official competitive test of a national character ever made to be the superior powder and highest of all others in leavening strength. Uncle Sam Popular. Washington, Aug. 17. A report has been received at the navy department from Admiral Norton, made at Rio De Janeiro before he sailed with the New ark for Cape Town in which he says that the friendline.ss of the Brazilian people for the United States is very marked.

Very frequently the Hags of the United States aud Brazil are seen on the streets together and the government of the United States is frequently cheered by the people. Consul Jadd Removed. Washington, Aug. 17. Private advices received in this city intimate that Max Judd, consul general of the United States to Vienna, has been removed.

No confirmation can be obtained at the state department, but this is not held to detract from the possible accuracy of the information. Age of Printers Not Limited. Washington, Aug. 17. After consultation with the experts of the government printing office th civil service commission has practically decided to remove the age limitation of 45 years from' the regulation applying to examination for the government printing office.

Revolution in Ecuador. Washington, Aug. The impression prevails in both the state and navy departments that the revolution in Ecuador will be quite a serious affair before the international troubles there are settled. BOSTON AND RETURN By th aata Wm. With choice of routes east of Chicago and stop over privileges, one fare for the round trip, bee Rowley Bros, for particulars.

If you want to enjoy a good smoke, go to Geo. Burghart, 801 Kansas avenue, for smokers' supplier. Oa Fare Bstsn and Ketnrn By the Union Pacific. Choice of routes. Sold Aug.

19th to 24th. Special pains taken in doing ap lad-sis' waists Peerless Steam. Laundry. BEVIEWJHRnDE. Manufacturing Industries Are Unusually Busy, According to Bradstreet's Report Issued Today.

RAILROAD EARNINGS Show a Satisfactory Gain Over Last Year. New Yobk, Aug. 7. Bradstreet's says: Mid-summer quiet is more conspicuous than a week ago, though less so in industrial than in commercial lines. As a rale, leading manufacturing industries are exceptionrlly busy for the season, and it is worth adding that the increase in output of demand and prices for iron and steel still continues.

Gross and net railroad earnings returns for the hrst half of the present year show very satisfactory aggregate gains over last year, a period of great coal and railroad strikes and of financial and industrial depression and derangement. The best showings in net earnings are made by the Central, Western, Eastern and Southwestern roads, while the only decreases noted are in the granger and Southern roads. obbers in the more important staple lines at Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Paul, report an improved demand.

The outlook at all these points is for an active fall business. Kansas City dealers do not regard an early advance in prices of live stock probable. At Omaha, country merchants are said to be buying more freely than for years. At San Francisco leading commercial lines are quieter. Hop picking is about to begin on that coast with the outloook of only a moderate crop.

The wheat crop prospect in California is rather less favorable. Washington crops are good. Taeoma reports easier collections, lumber shipments about equal to those in the preceding months, and the receipts of 10,000 tons of freight this week from the Orient. Portland, Ore. wires that the spring salmon catch on the Columbia is large.

Throughout the Southern states general trade remains as quiet, and in some instances quieter, than a week ago. Exports of wheat (and flour as wheat) from both coasts of the United States have been slowly increasing for four weeks past. This week they amount to 1,831,000 bushels, against 1,550,000 last week, 2,979,000 in the week a year ago, 6,129,000 in the second week of August, 1SS3, 3,750,000 in '92 and 5,761,000 in the corresponding week in '91. Exports of wheat and flour during seven weeks of the new cereal year amount, in round numbers, to 12,000,000 bushels. In the like period one year ago the total exported was 19,000.000 bushels, two years ago it was 34,000,000 bushels, in 1892 it was 21,000,000 bushels and in 1891 25,000,000 bushels.

Bank Clearings. New Yoek, Aug. 17. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the clearances at the cities named and the percentages of increase or decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: Cleari'gs Inc. I Dec.

New York $1 6,891,511 21. 8 77,7 il.J-id 7. St. Louis 21.130.423 Kansas City 9.882.062 4.3 Omaba 8,447, 51 10.8 -Denrer 1.2 St. Joseph 1,17., 000 1S.1 Lincoln 315.204 10.

Topeka 847,917 Wichita Oklahoma Newspaper Men in Session. El Reno, Aug. 17. The Oklahoma Press association convened here yesterday afternoon. Judge R.

B. Forrest delivered an address of welcome. M. C. Bixler of the Norman Democrat; Frank Greer, of the Guthrie Capital; J.

S. Isenberg, of the Enid Wave; V. E. Bolton, of the Woodward News and J. T.

Palmer all delivered addresses on topics assigned them. The association visited Fort Reno and a banquet was served last night at the Capital hotel. Cobden Club Alarmed. London, Aug. 17.

The report of the committee of the Cobden club, will declare that the change brought about at the recent general elections is calculated to stimulate the club to fresh vigilance. While the direct result of protection doctrines was less conspicuous during the election of 1895 than in 1886, there are elements in the new parliament which demand special watchfulness in the interests of free trade. Senator Blackbnrns Chances. Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 17.

A special from Frankfort, says the returns show that Senator Blackburn has enough to secure his re-election, provided the districts heretofore carried by the Democrats give their usual results. Japan Storm Swept. San Fbancisco, Aug. 17. Advices have been received from the Orient to the effect that Japan was visited by a terrible storm on July 24 and 26.

It is calculated that over 1,000 people were killed or drowned. Severed His Jugular Vein, Nobwich, N. Aug. 17. Tom Wilbur, aged 91, committed suicide by severing his jugular vein with a razor.

He was a well-known quarry man. Ware of Wire Drawers Advanced. Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 17. A general advance in wages has been granted the wire drawers at the Cleveland rolling mills.

Washbara CIIjee. Washburn college, Topeka, ia acknowledged to be the best college ia Kansas. Bufcseribe for Daily Statx Jocks ai. GENERAL MAXEY DEAD. The Veteran Soldier and Statesman Dies of Old Age In Arkansas.

Paeis, Texas, Aug. 17. General S. B. Maxey died at 12:20 o'clock yesterday at Eureka Springs, of a complication of diseases incident to old age.

He was born in Todd county, Kentucky, March 31, 1825; graduated at West Point with General Grant; served in the Mexican war under General Scott, and was at the siege of Vera Cruz, the battle of Cherubusco and storming of Chapultepeo. He came to Texas in 1853; was state's attorney of the Eighth judicial district from 1853 to 1860, when he was elected to the state senate, which position he resigned and raised the Ninth Texas infantry, Confederate volunteers. He was shortly made a brigadier general, and later a major general, and distinguished himself on many battlefields. After the war he resumed the practice of law and had many narrow escapes from the bastiles, because of his boldness in defense of the rights of his people. In 1875 he was elected to the United States senate over the Hon.

John H. Reagan and ex-Governor Throckmorton, and was re-elected in 1881 over the same opposition. He was defeated for a third term in 1837 because he would not yield to the popular clamor against railroad and other corporations, since which time he has lived in retirement. No man in Texas was more highly esteemed, as he was always frank, sincere and outspoken. No man in Texas will be more sincerely mourned.

MANUAL OF MISSOURI. Secretary Lesueur Issnes an Invaluable Compilation of State Statistics. Jefferson City, Aug. 17. Secretary cf State Lesueur has issued the Official Manual of Missouri for 1895-96.

This is the fourth volume of this great work compiled and published by the present secretary of state. There are nearly 100 pages of elec tion tables, showing comparative elec-i tion details and results in the United States, state, districts, counties and precincts. The secoud division of the book relates to the government of the United States and of the various states, the labor reference to Missouri being highly satisfactory. The names, terms of office, salaries, of every official, from governor to iustices of the peace, are given. This includes the official roster of the various state institutions and the city government of the city of St.

Louis. The third division gives, among other things, the latest national and state platforms of all the political parties together with very complete lists and postoffice addresses of national, state, district and county committteemen of the several party organizations. The fourth division is entitled and contains a complete list of newspapers and other publications in Missouri, a list of the Missouri postoffices, corporation and other bank statistics, population tables and a large amount of other unclassified information. The fifth division is devoted to brief biographical sketches of state officials, with, a reference index to important matters in former manuals, and an appendix noting changes and additions since the book has been in the hands of the printer, notably the platform of the Democratic state convention at Pertle Springs and the names and residences of the new state central committeemen there appointed. For Currency Reform.

London, Aug. 17. A meeting of the members of parliament favorable to currency reform was held in the house of commons yesterday. It was resolved to form a parliamentary committee, its members being pledged to promote an international conference for the purpose of considering what measure can be taken "to remove or mitigate the evils resulting from the fluctuations growing out of the divergence in the relative vilue of gold and silver." Scored an Editor. Mexico, Aug.

17. The Mount Carmel association of Colored Baptists, in convention here, passed resolutions vituperating Hon. John W. Jacks, president of the Missouri Press association and editor of the Montgomery Standard, who is accused of writing some very mean things about the colored race in this country in a communication to the Anti-Lynching league of England. City Officials Arrested.

Bjiatbick, Aug. 17. Beatrice is in a state of the wildest excitement, occasioned by the arrest of the city clerk, J. T. Phillips, and the water commissioner, George Hawkins, upon the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses.

The information under which the arrest was made was filed by W. P. Nor cross, president of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank. Clerical Party Strong. Citt of Mexico, Aug.

18. El Diario Del Hogar, liberal organ, asserts that the clerical party is continually gaining ground, and that in time its dreams of sending a papal nuncio here practically abrogating the reform laws directed, against the clergy and governing the country by an alliance with the civil powers, may be realized. MeetingT ot the Republican Committee. Washington, Aug. 17.

Senator Carter, of Montana, the chairman of the National Republican committee, who is in the city, says that a call for the meeting of the National Republican committee will be issued early in October, and that the meeting will take place in this city in November. Socialists Cause a Tumult. Brussels, Aug. 17. The education bill passed the second reading by a vote of 81 against 32.

The tumult caused by the Socialists in the chamber was so great that the president was forced to suspend the sitting. Failure at St. Joseph. St. Joseph, Aug.

17. The K. H. Clarke Jewelry company failed yesterday. This is the third time the firm has failed in six years.

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