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

THE LATEST.
PHILADELPHIA, May l9.-Postmaster-
General Wanamaker addressed over 5000
of his employees on the second annual dis
tribution Of the profits of the immense es"
Establishment. Among other things he saldt
1.-THE sum paid out in monthly payments
to sales people over and and above regular
salaries was $5S, 263.29. With what has
been already paid and what shall be paid
tonight there will be added $46,Oo2 20;
total, S1O4, 345.6S. Last years distribution
| was S1U9.4:9 IS; total distribution for two
wears, S213 7S5. 49, We have paid the
usual sa aries and exactly $l04, 343 IS more
| by this free will distribution Not one
person to the best Of my knowledge and
| belief would have had any larger salaries
had this plan Of distribution not been in
force"
CHICAGO, May 10 About thrt e miles
west of Blue Island FRIDAY morning an
extra freight train on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pac fic road me, with an acct
| dent which demolished many cars loaded
with gen, raj merchandise and blocked the
track for several hours, delaying all
trains The train was running at fair
rate of speed when an ak e on car In the
middle Of thu train broke ami eighteen
cars were pied in heap. Fortunately no
&ne was hurt, but the wreck took tire and
many of the cars and much freight were
destroyed. The loss wi reach 49,. 900.
New York May 19-In the fgnt for the
control OF the Oregon Trancontnental
railroad Rsnry Willard claims to have
won. After the registry book closed Viii"
lard said: II have 201 900 shares locked up
in nv boxes" As the capital stock of the
company is 400 900 shares, this would give
the Willard party 1000 shares majority
| The legal phase of the OreIo Transconti-
mental fficulty was Withdrawn from the
Supreme Court upon mutual agreement
that nhrew stock would be issued until
the whole matter had been pre- ented at
t the meeting of stockholders in juno.
l ST. LOUIS, May 10 Thorn u r Knaggs
was arrested here yesterday for ii muir
Ter of S lmuel Waldrup of Ltchie H. H.,
= about year ago, He admitted the crime
| and offered to return TO Litcnfie Il without
2 a requisiton. Knaggs has been living a.
] Litchtield ever since the murder and ap-
pearel to b. one of the most ardent in
t pursuit of cews that would lead to tht
2 arrest of the assassin. He says he killed
j Waldrup because he was q man Of bac
4 morals.
+ BALTIMORE, Md, May 20.-The jury o
n inquest summoned in the case OF William
Lauren, oiler on the steamship ALE
n eheny, whose body was found floating il
: the harbor on Friday and who was sup
e posed to have been murdered, met ant
It rendered a verdict of acciden al drowning
TRENTON n. j., May 20.-The Trenton
is horse stables were partially destroyed b.
Il fire yesterday. John l. Hanley. a d liver
9, who was sleeping in the stable was S
h badly burned that his life is dcspaired Of
8. The horses were all saved, but twenty
st seven cars were burned Loss. $4,000
ct Mrs. ELIZA BOYD. OF Laramie, W.
oming, was the first woman foreman
y OF jury.
= Mrs CLARA 7. HOFFMAN says ii
N best result OF the local option law
a Missouri has been to make suffragis
OF the women.
- Miss MARIA LOOMS, of Burlington
ar has left $4,000 to the University
n Vermont, the income to be spent
buying books for the library.
= Miss EMMA CoNs, u woman we
- known and highly esteemed in Londt
= for her practical philanthropy. b
NJ been elected IN alderman of London
~ the new county council.
- Mrs. CARRIE B. KILGORE IS the on
woman lawyer in Philadelphia. s
he has an enviable reputation at the ba
Us, and there is not Judge in the city W
e. does not respect her for he leg
- ability.
L. THE right OF women to practice me
icine in Canada has been established
~ the successful application OF NJ
On Mitchell = graduate of Queens u
81 versity. Kingston. for a license 7
Ext Provincial Medical Board a. Duet
granted the license.