The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-17
THE EAST.


FOREST fires are burning in the Shawan.
gunk mountains and the Catskills also in
the highlands below Newburgh and also
IN the Fishkill mountains OF New York.
THEODORE WILDMAN, who was secretary |
of Typograg hical Union No g. New York, |
for 4 long time il said by an expert who
has examined the books to be between |
S6 600 and 5000 short in his accounts with
the union.
ADMINISTER PHELPS is about to resume
his duties as profes ,or in the Yale law
school at New Haven, Conn.
DANIEL. SMITH, who burned two little
hovs in New York with nitric acid and
sent them out on the street to beg for his
henefit. has been sentenced to four years
and six months in State prison
NATHANIEL THAYER and Francis Blod-
pett Of Boston, and William j. Rotch, Of
New Bedford, are directors in the new
steel trust, with a capital Of $25, OOOgOOO,
that has been formed by the North Chi
cago Rolling Mill Company.
THE strike Of the wol kmen in the Allie
rhenv Bessemcr steel works a, d quesne,
Pa. has resulted in the virtual defeat or
the men, every department being filled by
non union men.
Two women were killed and several
old house in Boston recently.
AT Kaska William colliery, near Mid
dleport Pa, recently cage containing
ten miners was wrecked by a car being
pushed over the top of the shaft by two
Hungarian laborers. The shalt was 6OO
feet deep and all the m n were killed, be-
ing horribly crushed and mangled.
ALMOST every business house in the vii
lage Of Shrub Oak, Westminster County,
NY, was destroyed by fire the other
night Loss $4,000.
JUDGE BARRETT in the New York Su'
premc Court, gave judgment dissolvint
the Electric Sugar Refining Company
Alex Cameron. representing the corpora
ton. consenting thereto. K Burnhan
MofFett was appointed receiver and d.
rected to furnish bond OF S1OOOu
A STORM passed over Pennsylvania an,
parts OF New York on the afternoon Of tn
10th, causing wholesale destruction Q
buildings and serious injury to person:
The lightning caused the death of a mine
At Mahanoy City, also Of William Clappel
AZ Gulf Summit Panics occurred in
Rilk mill at Pottsville, also in Barnum
circus while performing at WILLIAMSON
EDISON, the electrician, has brought su
against John t. Tomlinson and Ezra
Gilliland, two former associates IN bus
mess, to recover $3.50, 0OO.
Tar contract for making the five ne
15-inch dynamite guns has been awardt
to the West foundry at Cold Springs
Y. The contract calls for the delivery
the guns seven months hence.
DURING the progress Of the recent stor
Mrs. William McNal and three childre
OF Ridgeway, Pa, went into the cellar
their house for safety. They had hard
reached the foot Of the stairs when bS
OF lightning struck the house killing |
four instantly.
Hon. HENRY A.FosTER died at his hon
Rome n ", on the 18th, in his ninetie
year He was the senior United Stat
Senator, having been appointed in 1874, Q
year before Simon Cameron, of Pennsy
vania- He was q delegate 10 the conve
ton that nominated General Cass
President -
DISPATCH from Little Rock, Ark, sa-
Deputy Sheriff Oliver I. Bentley. Thon
g. Hoovey. Charles Ward, Fred Cunt
John Heard. Thomas and William "
have been brought in under arrest II
Morrilton. They are charged with mi
cation in the ballot box robbery at Plu
msrviIle on the night OF November
arrests created something or a sensati
SPOKANE won the Kentucky Derby
Louisville on the 9th; Proctor Knott
Once Again, 3; time, 2:34h; distance,
and half miles
GENERAL WILLIAM s HARVEY ola
Orlando, Fla, on the 9th In his eigl
ninth year He was the oldest West
gradnntA