The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-10
Summary Of the Daily News.
THE EAST.


6canlan showing direct liabilities OF $492,-
$40. with assets of $53S, 131.
IA GRAND reunion of veterans of the g.
A. r. posts of New York City and vicinity
was held on the last day of the centennial
in honor Of Commander in Chief Warner,
Of Kansas City.
The first annual dinner of the Spanish.
American Commercial Union was held IN
New York on the 1st. Secretary Noble
was one Of the speakers.
CHARLES BAILEY was drowned near
Ithaca, n. Y, recently by bridge giving |
way beneath a wagon load of lumber on |
which he was riding
THE great strike in the Pittsburgh (Pa) |
building trade was inaugurated on the 1st.
Five thousand men were affected.
The schooner Shiloh with fourteen men
from Gloucester Mass, for the fishing
banks. has not been heard from since
March Is and has been given up for lost
JAMES LEGG was accidentally drowned
recently near Paterson, n. j.
MICHAEL HILLIAR jumped from burn
ing building in New York recently and
was fatally injured. His brother, Igna-
thus, was burned to death.
THE storage building Of the Roman
Catholic College in Germantown, Pa, was
destroyed by fire recently and lgnatius
Hommerle, aged elRHUy-H 1--WE, IOsU hlS AlA0'
The damage amounted to $3O,OOO.
THREE thousand railroad coal miners OF
Western Pennsylvania are on strike
against reduction Of wages.
THE dynamite factory at Odell, near
Hastings, n Y, was blown up at noon the
other day, Just after the workmen had
laft the building The shock resembled
an earthquake and damaged houses and
other property for half mile around but
20 one was injured.
ONE Of the members of the Duquesne
Hessemer steel works strikers finance
committee stated at Pittsburgh, Pa, that
Andrew Carnegie and Captain Jones, OF
the Edgar Thompson steel works, had
placed 81, 500 at the disposal of the strikers
and had intimated that if more aid should
be needed it would be forthcoming.
GOVERNOR BEAVER, of Pennsylvania,
has signed the death warrant for Michael
Rixzalio, one Of the murderers Of Mcclure,
near Wikesbarre He will be hanged
June Is.
w. ID. MATTHEWS & Co.'s large malt
house, Leroy, N. Y, was destroyed by fire
the other day. Loss, 100000
a MAN named Belcher was terribly
lacerated by a powder explosion a.
Trenton, N. j., recently. A match in hi'
pocket had ignited the powder ne wa
carrying home.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN ended his recen
fast by a lecture at Union Square Theater
IN which he argued that abstinence from
food was cure for all the Ills OF the nesn
THE remainder Of the rescued passen
gers and crew Of the Danmark arrived q
New York on the 9th from the Azores.
THE WEST.
AT the Lake Shore q Southern Michl
ran railroad meeting in Chicago all tn
directors whose terms had expired wer
reelected.
DIR. S. @. CHARLTON, editor of the Ma
sons Chronicle. the American Odd Fello'
and the knight knights OF Pythias
dropped dead at Columbus, O, recently
heart disease. He was member of man
secret societies and held prominent pos
tions in many Of them
MRS. JOSIE GURLEY has been sentence
bv Judge Shepard, of Chicago to fy
wears IN the penitentiary for kidnappln
Annie Redmond.
NEWS from Southern New Mexico CO..
roborates the reports of murders by Apt
ches Forty Of the redskins were out an
s were pursued by an armed band Of mines
and cowboys.
THE Northwestern Miller reports Il
-four trade very quiet.
FIRE in .Cheno, Ill, the other day
stroyed the principal brick business bloc
causing $4,000 loss to several firms Nv
men were injured seriously.
REPORTS come from many points tn
the recent heavy frost has done gre
damage to fruit in Illinois Vegetabl
arc badly injured, while much of t
young corn was bitten off level with
ground
THE North Chicago Rolling Mills Co
ranv has increased its capital stock tr'
$4,000, 900 to So, 100000 and has absorb
the Union Steel Company of Chicago q
the Joliet Steel Company of Joliet
The quarrymen in the Joliet (lll) StC
Company's quarry are out on strike q
ing for $1.T5 instead of $1.5O per day.
TIE remains Of FIVE aboriginal mou
builders have been found in alarge mot
near Floyd, Iowa Three were males,
female and the fifth babe. The bones
the most perfect yet discovered.
THE handsome bay mare Fugue, wit
trotting record OF 2:19k, died at Chic
recently.
THREE thousand miners Of Brazil, Il
have struck because of a reduction
wages.
REV. S. F. SMITH, author of the 5
'Ny Country. IT'S Of Thee" was give
reception by Illinois veterans in Chic
the other night
CHIEF OF POLICE HUBBARD u OhASS
after consultation with Mayor Cret
has issued strict orders to his capt
and men to enforce the vagrancy
against gamblers and prevent the opel
OF dens.
FIRE at F0rreston. Ill, recently
stroyed seven buildings and cont'
valued at about $50 600; insured
THE Sharon Althea Hill case was bt
the Supreme Court of California on Il
on appeal OF Frederick Sharon, the
Senator's son, for q new trial. 1t
developed during the day that the far
contract Of marriage had been destr'
by fire August ii last.
The strike Of the street car employ
St Paul Mimi. has resulted in the
OF the men, who have returned TO wo
the reduced wages.
HE st. Louis brewers have so coml
that the trust is a practical fact