The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24
THE EAST.

S, g. OLIVER, a Jersey Central station
agent and operator at Ashbury, n. j.. has
disappeared, leaving his accounts and
other matters badly mixed
ALEXANDER BAXTER, foreman OF the
Butler (Pa.) Electric Light Company, was
recently thrown upon the belt OF hy
wheel and instantly killed.
ROBERT L. LINCOLN and family and
Andrew Carnegie and family sailed from
New York for England on the 10Th.
INSPECTOR WATERS of the life saving
station at Newport r. l., reports that
4wo-masted schooner was run down and
sunk off Beaver Tail and it was feared her
crew was ost as dense fog prevailed at
she time the accident occurred
THE New York Tribune says: "Ex-
President Cleveland has rented the house,
SIC Madison avenue, for two years with
privilege Of purchase Tor 100000"
GENERAL ADNA ANDERSON, of New York,
shot and killed himself recently in his
room at the Lafaye cite Hotel, Philadelphia.
He was we'll known railroad man. The
cause OF the suicide was unknown, but he
had latterly been drinking heavily.
THE number Of saloons in Philadelphia
have been cut down under the new license
law from 5, 773 to l. 20a
COLONEL FREDERICK GERKER, collector
Of internal revenue for the Philadelphia
district, died recently of apoplexy. He
was about fifty years Of age. He was APP
pointed collector by President Cleveland
and assumed the duties of the office in
Angus, 1880
ALIEN THoRNDIKE RICE, lately APP
pointed Minister to Russia, died at New
York on the 10Th, the day after he had in
tended sailing for his new post of duty.
He was but thirty-six years of age and
had made a literary reputation as editor
OF the North American Review.
AT the South Glastonbury Comm May
festival the other night over one hundred
persons were poisoned by eating ict
cream. Physicians in attendance ex
pressed but slight hopes for the recovery
Of thirty four of the victims.
"A RECEIVER has been appointed for tn
West End Mining Company, corporation
awnining iron mines in Hunterdon County
N. j., and in Pennsy lvania. The liabili
ties Of the company are reported to b
from $40, 900 to $500 600 greater than it
assets.
THE doctors who performed an autops,
On Mind Reader Bishops body SO 500
after his supposed death have been he'll
in g, 800 each to await the result Of tn
eoroner's investigation.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY will next yea
begin two years. course in electrical en-
cheering. The course of instruction wi
be full and freely illustrated.
SEVENTEEN able-bodied miners, head
Of families, recently applied to the poo
board Of Pleasant Valley. Pa, for relic
They claimed to be on the verge of star
Eation.
1t Is supposed that the vessel which wa
run into and sunk by the steamer Nashut
from Providence to New York, betwee
Beaver Tail and Point Judith was Il
schooner Nelson Harvey, of New Bedfor,
Mass. There were five men on board at
al were lost.
The steamer Delta from Port de Pal
Hayu May 10. has arrived at New Yor
Hippolyte's forces are reported TO ha'
gained two victories-one near St Mar
and the other in the neutrality-suspicious.
May ID
CAPTAIN JAMES CHESTER, of the TIL
artillery, u. = A, stationed on Cove
nor's island, New York, became violent
insane on the street the other mornir
He was taken into custody and in cot
turned over 20 the military authorities.