The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-22
WADEyA, MlNNEs0IA. THURSDAY NOVEMBER a. 1884,
Our Chicago Letter.
Chicago, Nov. II, 1883.
AMJ.SKMENTs. ~

Our Chicago Letter.
Chicago, Nov. II, 1883. J
! AMCsEMENTs.
Much interest was manifested in
the youthful acter, Lytton Sothern,
who starts on career as successor to
his father in ''I4ord Dundreary.' .
The verdict is that he is at least fair
ly successful and while it is true, of
course, that he gains much patronage
because of his fathers great reputa.
tion it is also. admitted that but for
the comparison Of his acting with his
fathers he would have received much
higher commendation. He is an ex-
cellent mimic and his inferio rity to
his illustrious father consists in his
inability to lift his audience out of
the realization of the fact that they
were simply watching man play tho
fool and not the fool himself. Ex-
perience will cure the defect and the
theatre going public will rejoice again
in the possession of Lord Dundreary
As panacea for the ''blues.''
Janauschek, the superb, is playing
ut Hooley's this week to full houses,
of course. Sho made profound sue
cess in the somewhat mediocre drama
entitled ''Asrianna,' but rs '.Mary
Stuart" hardly equals Nodjeska, who
WAS here a few weeks ago. She is
gaining new laurels and is far supe-
rior to the Janauschek I saw ten years
ago, shortly after she f1rst came to
this country when her broken English
marred the performance.
The Boston Ideal Opera is playing
at the Grand Opera House and is not
sustaining its reputation for fine music
Sullivan, the twenty-flye-year-old
Worlds champion slugger is hero and
will give an ''athletic'' exhibitio on in
spite of the police, the Mayor having
signified his consent.
Next week the music-loving people
will have treat from Kellogg and
Carreno, the best soprano and the
best pianist in America and one of
our leading vocal societies, the No.
zart, will give the first concert Of the
season.
BUSINESS.
This community was shocked by
the failure of H. G. Tillinghast l. Co.,
dealers in hides and furs, and the
business world trembled at the fall of
a house 80 long established as appar-
emily so prosperous. The liabilities
are now stated at a little less than
$500. 900; the assets are an unknown
quantity though the impression pre-.
walls that they will not pay Is cents
on the dollar. The failure is due to
three causes: outside speculations,
the firm being interested in mining
the general depression of trade. es.
pecially the depression following the
great failure in tho east in the same
line of business, and the sickness for
many months of the head of the firm
aud his family. The failure is an
''honest one'' beyond the shadow of
a doubt and the creditors will realize
every dollar the estate will produce.
A still larger failure, as measured
by liabilities, is that of the dry goods
house of Cleveland, Cummings and
for 100000. This is an
other case of ''selling out" whereby
! few Of the creditors swallow up
everything. The announcement of
the failure is in the form Of notice
that the stock of goods, store-fixtures
and all accounts and bills receivable
have been sold to Mr.. Columbus r.
Several smaller failures have oc-
CURED during tho week, and take it
all in all business men are feeling that
affairs are in a very unsettled cendi
tion.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The trial of Frederick NJ. Kerr,
who it will be remembered embezzled
$55.000 from his employers, Preston
kean & Co., bankers, and fed to Peru
last February, where he was arrested
by Pinkerton detective, was COM
on the 18th inst. in the Grim
inal Court. The defendent is a dap
per young man and came into court
dressed in neat suit Of brown. He
shows the effects Of the experiences
of tho past months and appears ner-
vous and ill at ease. He evidently
himself as a prosecuted man
and has the most profound hatred for
his old employers. The prosecution
opens with the presentation of his
confession of the embezzlement sent
to Preston, Kean & Co., when he fled
the city with the apparent expecta.
tion that he could not be found.
The fat stock show is in operation
and a creditable display of horses and
cattle is made. The severe weather
has>made the attendance of visitors
yery light thus far as the Exposition
building, where tho show is held, is
not warmer than the outside world.
The National Convention of Stock.
men is in session in this city-some