Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-17
Assistant Secretary Of War Doe, "

Assistant Secretary of War Doe, who
has been acting secretary since the de-
parture of Secretary Lamont for Sor-
rento, Maine, has been confined to his
apartments for several days with q
badly liberated throat. An operation
was performed yesterday afternoon.
General Does condition is not consld-
cred serious, and it is thought that he
will be able to resume his duties at the
department. in few days.
Another Owsley county, KY, tragedy
is reported. the assassination of Mrs.
Kelly, an aged widow lady. She was
at the dinner table with her children
about her; shot was fred through the
window, the bullet striking her in the
mouth and lodging in her brain, caus-
ing almost instant death. Her three
grown sons rushed out of the house,
and made careful search, but could
find no trace of the assassin. 1t is be-
lieved that the bullet was intended for
Mrs. Kelly's oldest son, James, who
had some trouble with mountaineers
lately.
William Read and William Moake,
about twenty-five years of age each,
were shot Wednesday night in Fred.
Crenshaw's field, six miles west OF
Marion, Ill. They were riding along
the highway, and concluded to partake
of some of Mr.. Crenshaw's water
melons. They dismounted, hitched
their horses, and proceeded in the di-
rection of the melon patch. When
near the object of their search some
one fred at them. Read has forty-fiye
shot in his side, and Moake has fifteen.
1t is thought they will die. Who did
tina shooting is not known.
The Cincinnati humane society has
caused the arrest of Mrs. Ida Clenne
for cruelty to child, and had the wo-
man locked up. Some of the woman's
neighbors informed the humane So
ciety officers that few days ago she
beat her two-year-old child with her
fist, and then after rendering the infant
unconscious, she placed it on hot
stove, burning it severely. The story
was so horrible that Superintendent
Smith sent an officer to investigate.
The woman denied the charge, but the
investigation resulted in the collection
of enough evidence to justify the so.
ciety in taking the action it did. The
child was placed in the Children's
Home.
Hon. Matt W. Ransom, of North Car.
DINA, is no longer minister from the
United States to Mexico. The Office
was practically declared vacant yester.
day by decision rendered by Mr.
Holmes Conrad, Solicitor General o.
the United States and Acting Attorney
General. Mr.. Ransom's incumbency
was declared to be contrary to the fed
eral constitution, and Acting Attorney
General Conrad sustained the action O.
MIR. Thomas Holcomb, auditor of the
treasury for the State Department, in
declining to pass favorably upon Mr.
Ransom's vouchers for salary and ex
| penses. The decision of the acting AT.
torney General was based on a question
raised by Auditor Holcomb as to the
legality of Mr.. Ransom's appointment
to the Mexican mission. In view o.
the existence of section 2, article 6, OF
the Constitution, which declares INC
Senator or representative shall, during
the time for which he was elected, be
appointed to any civil Office under the
authority of the United States which
shall have been created. or the emolu
ments whereof shall have been in.
creased during such time"