Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1885 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

The Wisconsin State Convention of the Woman Suffrage Association, in session at Whitewater, elected tho Rev. Olympia Brown, of Racine, President; Mrs. N. James, of Richland Center, Vice President.; Mrs. W. J. Tripp, of Whitewater, Sfcrotary; and Miss I eMunro, of Milwaukee, Treasure?. Tho convention listened to papers by Alvra Collins on school suffrage, and by Dr. Munroon the dress question, and to an address by Prof. H. B. Maxon, of the State Normal School at Stillwater, on the obstacles in the way of woman suffrage. The Rev. Mrs. Brown also mode an address on the prospects of the movement. At a crossing near Brightwood, Ind., a collision of trains occurred, ono man being killed and foUYtecn cars demolished. The financial loss approximates $10,00). Seven hundred coal miners in tho service of the Union Pacific Company at Carbon, Wyoming, and Louisville, Colorado, have struck on account of Chinese labor by the company. Street-car drivers and conductors in St. Louis have demanded a reduction of working hours from fifteen to twelve daily.

•The eminent comedian, Mr. Joseph Jefferson, in his unrivaled character of Kip Van Winkle, is the attraction this week at McVicker's Theater, Chicago. The Chicago Journal says “the new system of ventilation introduced into McVicker's Theater works charmingly. The upper circles receive the full benefit, the air there being as pure as in the lower part of the house. Tho 50 and 25 cents seats at this theater should and will become very popular, when all their advantages become known.” The prairie fires in Dakota have burned over a solid stretch of 0.-. e hundred miles along the line of tho Northern Pacific Kail road. At Salt Lake City, Edward Brain, a prominent Saint, after an unsuccessful attempt to convince Judge Zano, of ihe truth of the Mormon gospel, was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $.09 for i,legal cohabitation.

The trot at Cleveland between Harry Wilkes anil Pha las for a purse of $3,090 and tho gate receipts was won by Wilkes, which took three successive heats in 2:17*4, 3:3OJi, 2:19*4. Mr. Case announces Phallas’ withdrawal from tho turf, aud he will go into tho stud. A large amount of stock has died from hydrophobia in Guthrie County, lowa. Hog cholera is thinning out the herds of farmers in Moultrie County, Illinois. State Veterinarian Holcomb, of Kansas, reports that hog cholera prevails in between thirty and forty counties in Kansas. William Bookwnltcr, of Circleville, Ohio, threatened “to kill tho first nigger who passed.” Samuel T.bbs was the victim. Mr. llookwa ter was drunk. Four cars broke away from , the first section of a circus train near Fetgus Falls, Minn., and running backward on a heavy grade struck the engine of the second section. Five men were killed and many others seriously wounded. Nearly two hundroJ men were asleep in the wrecked cars at the time.