New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-09
CHICAGO.
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT-AN ELOPEMENT-
CROP PROSPECTS.
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CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Tbc coming and going of ex-
cursiGn parties has made the week lively one.
The Northern Pacific guests had hardly SAID good
by before the Presidents party put in ITS APPEAR
ance. The President was hero only two days, but
his time was well filed. lIe attended the theatre
TO see Margaret Mather IN The Hunchback" had
patience enough TO see the play out, and was rec
warded with basket of flowers from the hand Of
the actress herself lie visited tho Board of Trade
was given an informal lunch at the Calumet Club,
and had public reception at the Pacific Hotel.
Society circles in Chicago arc greatly agitated
over the announcement OF the elopement of DR.. H.
Webster Jones with Mrs. Rudolph A. Bigelow Dr.
Jones was one of the most successful physicians IN
the CITY. and he enjoyed fashionable practice
worth $50 900 a year. lie is man OF unusual
eloauence and has Hitherto borns unspoted
character as a gentleman. He was "a member of
many of the clubs, close student, an enthusiast in
his profession and general favorite In fashionable
circles The woman with whom he elOped,
better known as Miriam Beatrice Dean,
is young and pretty, and had made
some local literary reputation as a contributor
to the press and magazines She buried her first
husband, was divorced from the second and has now
left the third aud little girl behind. The doctor
necticut The most charitable construction which
his friends can place upon his conduct sacrificing
popularity. wealth and society is that he had in
fatuatlon for the woman amounting TO insanity.
One report is to the effect that they have gone TO
Europe, and another that they have started for
Australia. The escapade has caused much excite
ment.
The T,ibanes reports from tho corn crop, which are
nfa do nj indtcata that IL vat 4
says: Briefly speaking. may say that the corn
grown on the area southwest of q line drawn
through Rock Island. H., aud Louisville, KY, is
practically out of danger from frost. while all
situated on the northwest side of that line is
vet In peril. We may regard about one-half of
the crop as practically assured; for the
rest, Its fate yet lies trembling In the balance.
Speaking roughly. we may say that there Is now a
crop of 400 900, 900 bushels Of assured, and
that for each week from now that q destructive
frost is withheld 150 O0O,00 bushels will be
added to that aggregate; that would be equal to
I ESQ 600 900 bushels by the date OF the autumnal
eouinox, and 1900, 900. 900 bushels If the frost
holds of till the end OF the first week in October
The annual exposition has opened on great sue
cess and as il will be speedily followed by the State
fair which promises TO be one of the most SUCCESS
fnl ever held. the streets will soon be filed with
country people.
The White Stockings have contributed to the
general enthusiasm of the week by placing them
selves at the front for the baseball championship
by their defeat of the Detroits in winch they dis
tinguished themselves ty sending nine men to the
bat twenty times In one inning, two hit, Ag for
twenty-eight bases and making eighteen runs.
George c. Min. the eI-clsrgyman. is back from