Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1886 — THE WEST. [ARTICLE]

THE WEST.

Frost hardly waited for the departure of summer before it made its appearance in Minnesota, Dakota, Illinois, Indiana and other States. Some damage was done to garden crops and grain. ABOUT one hundred persons a day visit the condemned anarchists in jail in Chicago. Half the visitors are ladies. They are not sympathizers with the cause of anarchy, but regard the prisoners as a part of the citv’s sights. The physicians at the County Hospital are endeavoring to get between $3,000 and $4,000 extra pay for their services in attending the policemen wounded during the riots. They say their salaries are only for attendance upon paupers. A dispatch from Saranac Inn, N. Y., announces the return there, after an absence of four days, of President Cleveland and party. “Each member of the party shot his deer, that of the President being a four-prong buck. Mrs. Cleveland and her mother enjoyed, during their absence, an experience such as had never been theirs before. They had been transported into the heart of the wilderness in small boats, and had lived for three days at Pliny Robbins’, a retreat on Little Tupper Lake frequented by those who rough it for the love of hunting.”.... Seven Hungarian laborers were burned to death in a shanty on the line of the Williamsport Road, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Emma Molloy, the temperance lecturer, who was involved in the Graham murder at Springfield, Mo., attempted suicide by drowning at South Bend, Ind., and was rescued with great difficulty. Mr. William Redmund and Mrs. Thomas Barry, with their excellent dramatic company, have revived John Brougham’s bright comedy, “Playing with Fire,” and are meeting with a marked success, calling the comedy now a “Cure for the Blues,” which is a more comprehensive title than Brougham gave his play. They appear at McVicker's Theater, Chicago, this week. Following their engagement, the peerless Lotta will appear at McVicker’s. The hot rivalry between St. Paul and Minneapolis, commencing with the building of grand hotels, and followed by the State Fair and an Exposition, has led to the nightly iUumination of the streets in both cities, as well as music and fire-works. ... A cave-in at; the Northern Pacific Tunnelunder the Cascades killed nine persons.