The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-06-28
THE WEST.


Iowa, was destroyed by fire the other
nigh. Loss, $40, 900; insurance, s., OOo
-FOUR young men were reported drowned
In Salt Lake, Utah, recently by the cap"
sizing of pleasure boat
A BOY named Snider, thirteen years old,
living at Highland, Vermi lion County, Ind, |
was murdered the other day by four boys
whose ages range from nine to fifteen, two
brothers named Pearman and two named
Douglas. The body was found in creek
He had been stabbed and shot. All the
boys are under arrest
| GREAT CONSERVATION has been created
among the farmers Of Marion Ind, by the
appearance of a small green bug that
threatens to demolish the wheat, oats and
rye crop. The pests appear upon every
head bv hundreds and sap the life out OF
the grain. .
GOVERNOR FORAKER, Of Ohio, denies
positively that he will be candidate for
another term and declares he will not take
the nomination if it be offered him.
CHICAGO brickmakers have inaugurated
a strike for eight hours.
THREE postal cars were wrecked, three
men killed and several others injuI ed by an
accident on the Panhandle road, near
Steubenville, O., on the 10Th.
TIE Michigan Legislature has passed
bill making passenger fares grade from
two cents up in proportion to the gross
earnings of the roads.
JUDGE PRENDERGAST has rendered hiS
decision in the matter of the investigation
into the Cook County insane asylum, based
on petition to release Dora Willard from
the asylum. He says the asylum 10 rem
dered worthless by politics and he recon-
| mends it's removal.
AT a business meeting of the Iowa Holi-
| ness Association held at their camp
grounds at Des Moines, the other
morning all the names OF members known
to be professors and practitioners OF the
so-called Christian science were dropped
from the list with others who have for
feited their membership in various ways.
FRED ROCHE, the foreman OF the sewer
gang, who found DR.. Croniu's body in the
catch basin. has not been paid the reward
of s.. 900 promised him by the committee
of DIR. Cronin's fir ends. Roche says that
the commit ee told him he would receive
the $4,000, but payment has not been
made.
The Democratic State Central Commit
tee of Ohio has formally expelled ]. Dow
dali of Columbus. who prepared q
minority report on the expenses of the last
campaign, inferentially charging Chair
man Townsend with embeZzling abou
$40, 900 Of the campaign fund
Sioux CITY, Iowa, and surrounding
region were visited by damaging rail-
and wind storm on the Goth. The pOntool
bridge across the Mis- ;Ouri river was blown
to pieces and sixty boats were swept doWl
stream.
The semi-annual meeting of the Sout
Dakota Farmers Alliance was held Il
Huron on the goth. The grangers decare
themselves in their platform as resolve
to have hand in the government Of tn
, State. They also asked for the adoption
of the Aust ian sy tenn Ct voting.
free trade resolution was vote down.
The chief engineer of the Wabash rail
way has commenced thu survey of tn
Detroit, Wabash & Chicago railway,
connecting link between the Wabas
Western and Wabash system. The lin
extends from Wabash to Laketon, con
Meeting at that point Wi h the Chicago
, Atlantic for Chicago an Wabash Wester
for Detroit
! MRS LUCY HAYES, wife of the ex-Prei
: ident, was stricken with analysis at Frt
. mont, o, on the Dist Her entire rigl
q side was affected and shewas unconsciou
. General HAYES was in COlum bus, but n
, turned home Immediately.
BENJAMIN KLINGER and Robert Howic
: two prominent citizens of Mercer Count
O., were killed by lightning recently, ju
as they stepped into a stable to escape
passing shower.
C MISS JENNIE ELMBLAD and Miss Hid
s Carlson were boating in the Desplain
river at Desplaines, Ill, the other de
q with three friends, when the boat capsiZ
j. near the dam and the two young ladi
., sank almost instantly. The others we
/ rescued.
The village of Quijotoa, ninety mil
N west Of Tucson, Ariz., has been destroy
le by fire.
r, THE Illinois Board of Agriculture es
Il mates that the wheat crop will not ave
age more than thirteen bushels per acl
i'll making the total yield Of the Illinois CT
IS, &C, 500 $40 bushels. The quality is fully
Mt to the average.
l., A DISASTROUS timber fire was report
in progress one mile west of Stevensvil
at Mont.
ny A REPRESENTATIVE of the Chicago Boa
of Trade was at Fostoria, O., recently g
til aiming growing wheat The heads
on the grain were found affected by the sa
green insect that has made its appearar
nt in Indiana and Illinois.