Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1887 — THE WESTERN STATES. [ARTICLE]

THE WESTERN STATES.

But two of the Peoria distillers remain outside of the whisky trust President Cleveland made a flying visit to the International Military Encampment in the western end of Chicago, on Thursday morning, after which he hurried to the Northwestern Depot, and was whirled away in the direction-®! Milwaukee. The scenes along the way from Chicago were of the usual character. At .Evanston there was a braSs band serenade and a triumphal arch of evergrpens. At Racine flags could bo seen flying over the town a mile away. At smaller stations all tho country population roundabout was in waiting, and even the .plowmen in the fields had their horses bedecked with flags and ribbons. At Milwaukee an elaborate reception .programme had been arranged, and was duly carried out. An immense crowd was waiting at the depot, and tho streets along the line of the procession 'wore packed closely with people. Mayor Wallber delivered an address of welcome and the President replied as follows: I am very glad to have an opportunity, though tho time allowed is very brier, to meet the people of Wisconsin’s chief city. Since we left home, and.in passing through different States on our way, there has been presented to us u variety of physical features characteristic of their diversity in soil and conformatioij. But the people we have met at all points have been the same in their energy and activity, in their local pride, and in that .peculiar trait of American character which produces the belief, tirmly adhered to by every individual, that his particular place of residence is the chosen and most favored which the world contains. This condition creates an aggregate of sentiment invincible in operation, furnishing the motive power which has brought about tho stupendous growth and development of our country. But there has been another element of character displayed among the r people everywhere on our travels which has been universal, and not disturbed or changed by any difference iu place or circumstance. No State lines have circumscribed, ano local pride has distiuguiehed, and no business activity has in the.least stifled the kindness and cordiality of the people's welcome. There; is bitterness enough in the partisan feeling which seems inseparable 'from our political methods; but the good people of the United States have, I believe, decreed that there are occasions when this shall have no place. This is well manifested today in our hearty greeting by the people of Wisconsin .and this active, stirring city. Municipal enterprise has added muoh to the natural beauty of your metropolis, as is attested by your pleasant streets and handsome homes, with their surroundings. But its great increase in population, its manufaeturos, and its trade demonstrate that its citizens have not been content with.beauty alone. I cannot forget my interest in municipal affairs, arising from an active experience at one time in city government; and I find myself very much inclined to scrutinize such statements as fall under.mv eye demonstrating their financial condition. With all its exten.Bi.vo public improvements, .unless I am much at fault, the city of Milwaukee hae.less of public debt than any city of its population in the United States, excepting one. In these days, when the temptation to local public-extravaganoe is not often enough withstood, you may well be proud of this exhibit; and besides .the satisfaction which this financial condition produces, it has a practical side to it. Large enterprises are often much influenced in their location by such considerations, and they ore apt to be -established where the burden of taxation is the least, and where the share of public Indebtedness to be borne by them is the smallest.

A dispatch from Hurley, Wis., says' “The discovery has been made that seven men have been foully murdered here. Hurley is filled with dives of the lowest character. One of these haunts of infamy was situated on the brink of a deep ravine just off the main street of the village. It was burned in the big fire and was not rebuilt, and it was near the ruins that the terrible secret was disclosed. Behind the ruins of the old dance-house, under some rotten logs and a slight covering of earth, lay seven decomposed corpses, evidently of murdered men. Some had gaping wounds and distorted limbs. Others lay huddled up, as if their murderers had done their work while their victims lay in a drunken stupor. The corpses were so decomposed as to be beyond recognition, and the persons who had placed them there had taken good care to rob them of ■everything. The remains of the seven men ■were buried in one grave. ” President Cleveland and party drove to tthe Soldiers’ Home, near Milwaukee, on Friday morning, and at 10:30 left for Madison. A rapid run was made, and at 1 o’clock the capital of Wisconsin was reached. An enthusiastic crowd of people met them at the depot, and in their eagerness quite overwhelmed the police force stationed to preserve order. Tho inevitable procession followed soon after the arrival of the distinguished guests. Chief Justice Cole delivered an address of welcome, and the President responded briefly. Saturday the President went on a fishing excursion with Mr. Vilas. Sunday was spent quietly at the home of the Postmaster General in Madison. The dead bodies of thirteen infants have been found in an old cistern at Toledo, Ohio, on premises once occupied by a midwife, who is now under arrest

Peesident Cleveiand Postmaster General Vilas, Colonel Dan Lamont, Dr. J. D. Bryant, and M. A Bissell went fishing in Mendota Lake, near Madison, Wis. But a few moments passed till beautiful yellow bass were one after another brought out wriggling and twisting in a vain endeavor to free themselves from the hook. The President was not without his share of luck. With a light trout rod in hand he deftly guided the line as the fish began to bite, and his patience was soon rewarded by the safe landing of a magnificent specimen of yellow bass. This was quickly followed by others, until seven as fine fish as ever bit had succumbed to his skill. Two of these were large, weighing fully five pounds each. The President was delighted. He said the fishing far excelled anything he ever had in the St Law-

renoe country. One particularly fine specimen required fully twenty minutes to land, so large was he and savage in his plunges after he took ths hook. The President and Mrs. Cleveland spent Sunday quietly at the home of Postmaster General Vilas. They had expected to attend church, but were deterred by the inclemency of the weather. They left Madison on Monday morning at 9 o’clock for 8t Paul From a paper read before the Mormon conference at Salt Lake, it is concluded that the Saints do not propose at their present meeting to elect a President