The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-03

A NUMBER of squatters were reported In
the Cherokee Strip, and General Merritt
IN the oath gave orders to drive them out
FREDERICK EBERsoLD, at one time cher
of police, has been appointed by mayor
Cregier, of Chicago, to be inspector OF
notice. vice John Bonfeld.
A RAILROAD official at Chicago states
that he does not anticipate any strike on
the Western roads this year.
THREE men died of congestive chllls IN
ona night on claims near Oklahoma CITY,
NAH, route has been established De-
tween Guthrie and Lisbon, in Oklahoma
In the Pacific Derby at San Francisco
on the OH the Gar made mile ana one
half in 2:36, the fastest Derby ever run nm IN
America, beating the record OF z:oo1
made bv Ben Ali in 1886 and that OF u u
Todd at Chicago in 1871
TIE workingmen Of Minneapolis were
taking steps to start line or herdlcs III
onnosition to the street car line CaplCal'
ists were behind the scheme.
| TIE directors of the Chicago gas trust
have appointed a committee to investigate
the feasibility of supplying chicago Win
natural gas.
RY premature explosion of dynamite
aor Homar Mich. Conner James and
Harris James were killed. The explosion
ooorrrod IN the latter's land. The two
Iaft home to blow out stumps and hao
twenty-five pounds of dynamite 1nelE
bodies were found five rods from the e1"
plosion. -.
FREDER1CK SCHULTZ has sued August
Michel for s., 500 damages at Minneapolis,
Mimi, for covering him with coat OF reu
and black paint while he slept and after
ward calling in fifty other boarders &c
laugh at the sight. He was awakened Dy
their shouts of laughter
DR. LAWS. president of the State Unl'
versitv at Columbia, Mo, has resigned
THE lower house of the Illinois Leglsla
+ure has defeated an election bill proVlo
ing for a system similar to the one In u.s.
in Australia.
Hon. ELIJAH NJ. HAINEs, ex-Speaker
, the Illinois House and a prominent ngur
, in State politics. died recently. he wa
the author of several works on 1nolal
lore. 49,,
. A TANK Of naphtha in the Chicago, NIL
waukee & st. Paul railroad yards OK
ploded recently at Chicago blowing
? man fifty feet, killing two horses ana &c
ing other damage
\ The Belle Prairie convent, near Llttl
| Falls. MIMI, TOOK ii 10 Ch'AJ'
!. twentv-four children had a narrow O.
| cape. being saved with great difficulty o
8 the Sisters in charge.
y The Iron Mountain railway. part
!. the Missouri Pacific system, has given NJ
9 tice that all unnecessary Sunday tral
b service, both passenger and freight WI
|. he discontinued on that road and that on
70 trains conveying livestock or perlshao
d freight will be permitted to run on SUI
10 day. :.
THOMAS HINCH, a Wisconsin puglll'
while training at Iron Mountain, Micf
for a match was drowned by the capsizll
10 of his boat.
Of Ex-GovERNoR BISHOP, of Ohio, al
d others have .en sued for 500, 900, said
have been illegally drawn by them
y trustees Of the Cincinnati Southern "a
10 road. EA&
COLONEL u. f. DYER. formerly OF Ka
In sas CITY, was elect ed the first mayor
g Guthrie, l. T. The differences between
On rival town site companies at Oklaho
s. CITY were reported settled and Capt'
Couch elected mayor.
'ol THE fast mail and an east bound frelt
rs train on the Lake Shore rood, cOlllded
Rolling Prairie, seven miles east OF
cd parte, Ind, the other night Both engl
NV were wrecked. A tramp who was steal
Oh a ride was fat a | : injured.