Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1903 — Had Troubles of Its Own [ARTICLE]

Had Troubles of Its Own

The Wallace circus has been sailing over peaceful seas during the prst fewdaj s, but previously forsome time their life haw been strenuous Their trouble began at Evansville, this state, which they struck just at the time of the riots. The mayor of the city inJ sisted thßt they should not try to give a night performances there set all, but the “Old Man” as the circus people all oall Wallace, swore he would give his performance if only two people attended, and as tor police protection he tjld the mayor that the cirons could take oare of itself. They gave the niglt performance all right, but there were only 42 paid admiesior s The attraction of the rioting around the jail were too much for the cirous. * Then there was the trouble at Linton, thisetate, where all kinds of threats were made if Wallaoe brought his Darkey hands there there. Over in Illinois was the railroad wreck as ohelbyville, several bad storms, and at Paris, 111. the crowd was got out just barely in time to save them from the tent being blown dpwn on them by a oyolone. At Chicago Heights ! two of their beet drivers got into t a row, and one of them killed the i other with a tent stake.