The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-01
THE WEST.

THE Union Pacific road has Withdrawn
tic circular announcing a change in the
through rates on corn. This leaves ot'
Louis in full possession of it's fve-cent dlt-
ferential, and continues the alleged dis
ordinations against Chicago.
BUTTERwORTH was denounced at meet
ing held in Arbeiter Hall, Cincinnati, for
his recent speech in Congress regarding
the use Of steam presses In the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing.
DAVID KIMBLE, aged sixty three,
wealthy and respected citizen of Omaha,
Neb., while attempting to board Union
Pacific train the other day at Council
Bluffs, fell under the train and was IN
stantly killed. He was one OF the early
settlers.
THE Grand Opera House at Duluth,
Mimi, and adjacent buildings were burned
on the 2Sth. Loss, 5000 900,
JAMES A. DRAPER, one Of the proprietors
of the Empire soap works of st. Louis
disappeared last week while on his way
East to visit his father at Ptwtucket, +. l.
Word has been sent to police ,dlUarters
that his travelling bag has been found on
the steamer Rock Island Of the Stoning-
| ton line. 1t is now believed that he COM
mitted suicide by throwing himself over
] board in the sound.
GEORGE W. DOHNER & Co, dealers in
glassware and crockery, at 1S4 and 1S6
Wabash avenue, Chicago. have made a
| voluntary assignment. The company's
liabilities are $4,000, and the assets the
same.
THERE is a fight existing between Gov
ernor Church, OF Dakota, and the Terri
torial Legislature. 1t all turns on the APP
pointments for the next two years. and the
Legislature being r publican wishes tc
prevent the appointments being made by
the present Democratic Governor.
THE Rockport and Cannelton accOmmo
dalton train, on the Louisville, Evansville
& st. Louis railroad, was thrown from tbs
track the other morning between Lincoln
City and Chrsney, Ind. There wer'
thirty six passengers in the coach, and al
were we'll shaken up, but none killed.
AT school house near Williamsburg
: O., the other night, while. crowd Q
people were passing out from the build
ing. a mschievous boy pulled the bell ROPE
. and bv some means the bell fell in front 0
the house on the crowd be ow, killing
, William Wacke and seriously injurin
J G. w. Mount and Spar Kidd.
THE Grand Opera House at Duluth
i Mimi, and adjacent buildings were burne
t on the 2Sth. Loss, 5000 600.
0 THE advertising bargain" swindler &
s st. Paul, MIMI, has been arrested. he
n an old offender named Arthur Pomeroy
Y and is well known as a crook in Chicago
q Springfield, Mo-, and Cedar Rapids, lows
THE wall of the burned Opera House {
: Duluth, Mimi, fell on an adjonin
I. building and killed a merchant name
n Chamberlain. Another man was suppose
d to be in the ruins of the crushed building
which Immediately took fire.
n JOHN E. SULLIVAN county clerk of NJ
: rion County, Ind, has failed in his priva
: business. He claims that the expenses
/ the campaign two years ago bankrupt
D, him.
or 1T is reported from Chamberlain, Dal
'r that the Indians from the Lower Bru
and Crow Greek agencies are prepariI
70 petitions to be sent to Washington askiI
Of that the lands be opened TO settlement
ne SEVEN residences, two livery stables al
K, two business houses were destroyed
S fire at Marietta, o, the other mornin
d Loss, 900.
s Two school children named French we
n, frozen to death twelve miles of Hitc
cock, OAK, during a recent cold sna
as They had attempted u reach home Wi
ne an elder sister unaided and were out
n night When discovered the two childr
were dead and the sister la ly frozen.