ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, hiː fˈɛl ˌaʊɾəv fˈeɪvɚ wɪð hɪz ˈɛldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ ænd mˈuːvd tə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɪɾɪzən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
After the death of his father, he fell out of favor with his elder brother and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1885 and became a United States citizen in 1888.