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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Manufacturing Industries Are
Unusually Busy,
According to Bradstreet's Re
port Issued Today.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
Show a Satisfactory Gain Over
Last Year.

NEW YORK, Aug. i7.-Bradstreet's
says: Midsummer quiet is more con-
spicuous than week ago, though less
so in Industrial than in commercial
lines. AS rule, leading manufactur-
ing industries are exceptionally busy
for the season, and it is worth adding
that the increase in output of demand
and prices for iron and steel still con-
tinues.
Gross and net railroad earnings re-
turns for the hrst half of the present
year show very satisfactory aggregate
gains over last year, period of great
coal and railroad strikes and of finan-
cial and industrial depression and de-
rangement. 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.
Jobbers in the more important sta
pie lines at Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas
City, Omaha, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
and st. Paul, report an improved de-
mand- The outlook at all these points
is for an active fall business. Kansas
City dealers do not regard an early ad-
vance in prices of live stock probable.
At Omaha, country merchants are said
years. At San Francisco leading COM
mercial lines are quieter. Hop pick
ing is about to begin on that coast
with the outlook of only a moderate
crop. The wheat crop prospect in
California is rather less favora BILE.
Washington crops are good. Tacoma
reports easier collections, lumber ship
ments about equal to those in the pre-
ceding months, and the receipts of
10, 900 tons of freight this week from
the Orient. Portland, Ore, wires that
the spring salmon catch on the Column
bia is large.
Throughout the Southern states gem
era1 trade remains as quiet, and in
some instances quieter, than a week
ago.
Exports of wheat land -four as
wheat from both coasts of the United
States have been slowly increasing for
four weeks past. This week they
amount to 1924, 900 bushels, against
1850, 900 last week, 1879, 900 in the
week year ago, 6, 1890 in the Sec
ond week of August, 1893, $3.50, 900 in
'92 and 5,761, 900 in the corresponding
week in 81. Exports of wheat and
flour during seven weeks of the new
cereal year amount, in round numbers,
to 100000 bushels. In the like
period one year ago the total exported
was 19, 000 900 bushels, two years ago
it was "a, 600, 900 bushels, in 1892 it was
p, 600, 900 bushels and in 1891 25, 900, 600
bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
GENERAL MAxEY DEAD.
The Veteran Soldier and Statesman Dies
of Old Age In Arkansas.

The Veteran Soldier and Statesman Dies
OF Old Age in Arkansas.
PARIS, Texas, Aug. 17.-General S.
B. Maxey died at 1920 o'clock yester-
day at Eureka Springs, Ark, of a com
plication of diseases incident to old
age. He was born in Todd county,
Kentucky, March 81, 1925; graduated
at West Point with General Grant;
served in the Mexican war under Gen
era1 Scott, and was at the siege of Vera
Cruz, the battle of Cherubusco and
storming OF Chapultepec. He came to
Texas in 1858; was states attorney of
the Eighth judicial district from 1858
to 1860, when he was elected to the
state senate, which position he resigned
and raised the Ninth Texas infantry,
Confederate volunteers. He was short
Iy made a brigadier general, and later
a major general, and distinguished
himself on many battleie1ds.
After the war he resumed the prac-
tice of law and had many narrow
escapes from the bastiles, because of
his bo1dness in defense of the rights
of his people. In 1875 he was elected
to the United States senate over the
Hon. John 81. Reagan and Ex-Governor
Throckmorton, and was reelected in
1881 over the same opposition. He
was defeated for third term in 1887
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
outSpozen. No man in Texas will be
more sincerely mourned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
For Currency Reform.

LONDON, Aug. IA meeting of the
members of parliament favorable to
currency reform was held in the house
of commons yesterday. 1t was re-
solved to form a parliamentary com
mittee, its members being pledged to
promote an international conference
for the purpose of considering what
measure can be taken ito remove or
mitigate the evils resulting from the
fluctuations growing out of the diver
gence in the relative value of gold and
silver"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
MANUAL OF MISSOURI.
Secretary Lesueur Issues an Invaluable
Compilation Of State Statistics.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. 17.-Sec-
rotary Of State Lesueur has issued the
Official Manual of Missouri for 1886.
This IS the fourth volume of this great
work compiled and published by the
present secretary of state.
There are nearly loo pages of cleo
ton tables, showing comparative cleo
ton details and results in the United
States, state, districts, counties and
precincts.
The secoud division of the book re-
lates to the government of the United
States and of the various states, the
labor reference to Missouri being high
ly satisfactory. The names, terms of
Office, salaries, etc, of every official,
from governor to justices 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 adj
dresses of national, state, district and
county committeeman of the several
party organizations The fourth di-
vision is entitled Miscellaneous. > and
contains a complete list of newspapers
and other publications in Missouri,
list of the Missouri postoffices, corpor-
alton and other bank statistics, popu-
lation tables and a large amount of
other unclassifed information. The
fifth division is devoted to brief bio
graphical sketches of state officials,
with reference index to important
matters in former manuals, and an ap-
!! pendix 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
committeeman there appointed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
LYNCH1NG BEE IMMINENT.
Crowds at Lexington, KY, Seeking the Life
of Henry NJ. Smith, COIOred.

Crowds at Lexington, KY, Seeking the Life
of Henry NJ. Smith, COlOred.
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 17.-There
never were such scenes in this place as
were witnessed last night. Last We'd
nesday Mrs. Mary Hudson, wife of a
prominent farmer, was assaulted three
miles from this city by negro. The
woman's screams attracted men from
the fields. They found Mrs. Hudson
unconscious, but the negro had fed
The country was secured 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
Frustrated, but has recovered con-
seriousness, and positively identified
Smith as her assailant. This caused
great excitement and Judge Pollock at
once had 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 III from Payne station, where
Mrs. Hudson lives. Word from Payne
station is that from 100 to $50 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.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
RANSOM IS OUT.
The Mexican MisSiOnPracticalIy
Declared Vacant.
He Maybe ReappOintedMi Minister,
However.
A LEGAL QUIB BIZ E
The Cause of His Ousting From
Office.

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. THE eh1ce of
minister to Mexico was practically de-
clared vacant yesterday and the Hon.
Matt w. Ransom is no longer q miuis-
ter from the United States to our siss
ter republic. The decision was REM
dered 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 acting attorney general sustained
the action of Mr.. Thomas HOlcomb,
auditor of the treasury for the state
partment, in declining to pass favor
ably upon Mr.. Ransom's vouchers for
salary and expenses.
The decision of the acting attorney
general was based on a question raised
by Auditor Holcomb 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, DUR
ing the time for which he is elected be
appointed to any civil Office under the
authority of the United States, which
shall have been created, the emolu-
ments whereof shall be increased dur
ing such time.
This provision apparently fitted the
case OF mr.. Ransom, Tor ne was NOM
mated by Mr.. Cleveland and confirmed
by the senate before his term as SEN
ator had expired, and during that term
the salary of the Mexican mission had
been increased S., 900 year.
Mr.. Ransom was elected to the sem
ate in 1872 and served continuously
from April "a of that year until Febru-
airy %, 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.
He 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 mission of the second
class to q mission of the first class, an
increasing the salary from S12, 500 to
SIT, 800 year. It is due to Mr.. Ran
SONS occupancy of seat in the senate
chamber at that time, that he is to-day
without an Office and that he is tech
nically debtor to the government for
the amount of salary he has drawn
since assuming his post.
The actien taken by Mr.. Holcomb
does not prohibit Mr.. Ransom being
reappointed to Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
KILLED IN A COLLISION.

An Open Switch Proves Disastrous to q
Group of Boys.
AURORA, Ill, Aug. 1.-THE Chicago
and Northwestern passenger train
leaving Aurora at AGO yesterday after
noon bound for Chicago ran through
an open switch at the Bleachery,
about mile north of this city, and
collided with some freight cars on the
siding. The passengers we're thrown
about the cars with great force, but
none received serious injury. Ten
freight cars. One of these was killed
and five badly hurt. The car was
loaded with sulphuric acid, which,
splitting, burned all the boys more or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Newton VIM Shot in = Court Room at
Pratts City, Nc.

REAGSS OAbYS Mo
PLATTE CITY, Mo, Aug. 1.-THE
dignity of the circuit court, now sit
ting here, was turned to.panic yester-
day by shooting ARRAY in the court
room itself. AS q result, Newton
Winn now lies at the point of death.
The tragedy formed the climax to
quarrel between Newton VIM and
Watt Reed over some hogs. The two
men live near Plattsburg, Clinton
county A lawsuit about the hogs
was pending here on change of
venue. Many other Clinton county
people are in town, all of whom take
sides 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
WINS son. At this VIM spranR
from his seat as if for the purpose of
striking Cross. At this juncture Reed
drew q pistol and fred at VIM. Two
shots struck him, one in the right arm
and the other in the bowels. VIM
was carried, bleeding, from the room.
He was taken to the home of a Mrs
Shepard, where an operation was per-
formed There is little hope for his
recovery. Reed was taken to the jail
and locked up. Both parties are old
citizens of the county, and have
families.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
week last year:
cleari'ss Inc. Dec.
okiahoma Newspaper Men in Session

Ell RENO, Ok, Aug. 1.-THE Okla
homa Press association convened here
yesterday afternoon Judge R. B.
Forrest delivered an address of well
come NJ. c. Bixler of the Norman
Democrat; Frank Greer, of the Guthrie
Capital; J. S. Isenberg, of the Enid
Wave; W. E. Bolton, of the Woodward
News and j. 7. Palmer all delivered
addresses on topics assigned them. The
association visited Fort Reno and a
banquet was served last night at the
Capital hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
sedalia in Earnest.

SEDALIA. Mo-, Aug. IA 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, ia a few hours, raised
$40, 600 in subscriptions and received
pledges for 100000 more, which will
be signed within the next few days.
Five hundred thousand dollars is all
that is required
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Uncle Sam Popular.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA 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 friendliness of the Brazilian
people for the United States is very
marked. Very frequently the flags of
the United States and Brazil are seen
on the streets together and the govern
ment of the United States is fire.
ouentlY cheered by the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Golden Club Alarmed.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE report of the
committee of the Golden club, will de-
clare that the change brought about
at the recent general ELECTIONS is cal
culated to stimulate the club to fresh
vigilance. While the direct result of
protection doctrines was less con-
spicuous during the election of 1895
than in 1856, there are elements in the
new parliament which demand special
watchfulness in the interests of free
trade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Scored an Editor.

MEXICO, No, Aug. 1.-THE Mount
Carmel association of Colored Baptists,
in convention here, passed resolutions
vituperating Hon. John W. Jacks,
president of the Missouri Press associ-
alton and editor of the Montgomery
Standard, who is accused of writing
some very mean things about the col
ored race in this country in a commun-
ication to the Anti-Lynching league
of England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Age Of Printers Not Limited.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-After con-
sultation with the experts of the gov
eminent printing office the civil serv-
ice commission has practically decided
to remove the age limitation of As
years from the regulation applying to
examination for the government print
inp office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Consul Judd Removed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Private ad-
vices received in this city intimate
that Max Judd, consul general of the
United States to Vienna, has been re-
moved No confirmation can be OBJ
tanned at the state department, but
this is not held to detract from the
possible accuracy of the Information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Senator BIaokburn's Chances.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. IA special
from Frankfort, KY, says the returns
show that Senator Blackburn has
enough to secure his reelection, pro-
vided the districts heretofore carried
by the Democrats give their usual re-
S11lfr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Bank CIearinEs.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-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:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
City Officials Arrested.

BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 17.-Beatrice
is in state of the widest excitement,
occasioned by the arrest of the city
clerk, ]. 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. Norcross, president of
the Farmers and Merchants bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. 1.-THE K.
H. Clarke Jewelry company failed yes
terday. This is the third time the
firm has failed in six years. The cap
ital stock was SIS, 900. The Ayr Lawn
company is the heaviest creditor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Meeting of the Republican Committee.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Senator Car
fer. of Montana, the chairman of the
National Republican committee, who
is in the city, says that call for the
meeting of the National Republican
committee will be issued early in Octo-
her. and that the meeting will take
nlace in this city in November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-THE impress
sion prevails in both the state and navy
departments that the revolution in
Ecuador will be quite serious affair
before the international troubles there
are settled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 1s.-El Diario
Del Hogan, liberal organ, asserts that
the clerical party is continually gain
ing ground, and that in time its dreams
of sending papal nuncio here prac-
tfcally abrogating the reform laws di-
rected against the clergy and govern
ing the country by an alliance with
the civil powers, may be realized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

CARTHAGE, Mo, Aug. 17.-Fred
Steel, &c years old, committed suicide
by taking laudanum at the home of R.
f. Noundston, near Oronogo, last
night. He left 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, hav-
ing enlisted a year ago at st. Louis,
and was tired of evading the officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

BRUSSELS, Aug. 1.-THE education
bill passed the second reading by a
vote of 81 against 80. The tumult
caused by the Socialists in the cham
her was so great that the president
was forced to suspend the sitting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17.-Advices
have been received from the Orient to
the effect that Japan was visited by a
terrible storm on July "a and g. 1t is
calculated that over 1000 people were
killed or drowned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Wages of Wire Drawers Advanced.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. IA gen
eral advance in wages has been granted
the wire drawers at the Cleveland
rolling mills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. l7.-See-
rotary of State Lesueur has caused the
Bowling sreen 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 reported the bank to
he in bad condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

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 9TH
ers in leavening strength.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Severed His Jugular Vein.

NORWICH. n. Y, Aug. 17.-Tom Will
bur, aged 81. committed suicide by
severing his jugular vein with razor.
He was a well-known quarryman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

ChioaRo-Pittsbure 5. Chicago 2.

At Chicago-Pittsburg 5, Chicago ?.
At Observation-Disclosures - Washington 8.
At Brooklyn-First game-Brooklyn T. New
York second game Brooklyn 10, New York l.
At Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2.
At St. Louis-St. Louis s. Louisville 3.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. g. Boston Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Eugitive Thompson Beeomes . Mexlcan.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Aug. lit is 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.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
BASE BALL SCORES.


At Kansas City-Kansas City II, St. Paula
At Terre Hauts-First game-Terre Haute
8. Grand Rapids b; second game-Terre Haute
8, Grand Rapids 8.
At Indianapolis Is, Detroit 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
BOSTON AND RETURN


With choice of routes east of Chicago
and stop over privileges. one fare for the
round trip. See ROwlsy Bros. for par
ticulsrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
Western Association.

At st. Joseph-St. Joseph Ia, Peoria 1.
At Denver-Denver Is, Rockford II.
At Lincoln-Lincoln u, Jacksonville /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

No agency has had more influence in
beneficially affecting the health and
comfort of the people than the Royal
Rakinr PoWder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

If you want to enjoy a good smoke,
go to Geo. Burghart, sol Kansas avenue
for smokers supplies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

One Fare to Bsston and Return
By the Union Pacific. Choice of routes
Sold Aug. 18th to oath.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
EIGHT MEN KILLED.
Ten Others Injured by a Premature Ex-
Dlosion in PennsYlvania.

DUBOIS, Pa, Aug. Is.-A dispatch
from Clearfeld says that eight men
were killed and ten seriously hurt by
the premature explosion of a blast
near Mehaffy on the Pittsburg and
Eastern railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

Special pains taken in doing up lad
els waists Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
WnahhnrnC alIeee.

Washburn college. Topeka. is aeknowl-
edged to be the best college in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17

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