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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
1
Denver dispatch reports District Judge MulMing sentenced Mayor Wright and nine aldermen to four months in county jail after failing the tramway bill.
In Balt Lake Utah since November 17 shocks have persisted in extreme southern Utah and Pine Valley with daily quakes in Washington County. Chimneys cracked or toppled and public schools abandoned for days. Five nearby craters lie fifteen miles south and may erupt again.
Too's Rambo was found guilty of second degree murder for the shooting of Policeman Morris during a Metropolitan Street Railway car barn robbery. Watchman Milker was wounded. sentence deferred.
Denver reports Edward Arkins of the Rocky Mountain News was found guilty of extreme and repeated cruelty and divorce awarded to Mrs. Arkins. Alimony involves 40000 dollars. Testimony centered on Mrs. Dan Rice of Cheyenne and alleged infidelity during a Cheyenne visit.
Mra. C. M. Fullerton returns from Horse Creek ranch while Hon. John W. Hay and son visit from Rock Springs. N. E. Cortell attends district court from Laramie. Mra. Walter B. Courant returns from Kansas City trip. Otto Nachtman from Junction City and St Louis. J. B. Boyer reports to Wheatland after board session. Mrs. Will Blalock visits Laramie. Miss Lora Rogers visits from Shelbine Missouri. June Corey transfers to Omaha route. Local land office filings involve Owen residents on Fort Laramie lands.
Hello Hill has thrived east of the Misels river, a successful comedy on a Pacific coast tour. Mecasra Goodhue and Kellogg headline the returning cast as the play visits again next Wednesday after a September showing. Tickets go on sale Monday at the city box office.
A blaze at the Philadelphia wharf caused 600 damage to a messenger barge named Hazon. Fireman William Selbele drowned while fighting the flames. Water man Mitchell and five sailors were overcome. two firemen were injured.
Congress activity yields few achievements. A $50,000 appropriation to fund the anthracite coal strike commission passes. Judiciary backs Littlefield publicity bill as anti trust basis while hearings begin on creating a department of commerce. Senate to take up immigration and omnibus bills. Arizona-New Mexico admission under dispute.
Washington early bulletin reports ex Speaker Reed not nourishing well but slept well through the night. By afternoon doctors say his condition is considerably improved while caution remains about nourishment and overall health.
Chicago December 6 A proposition was submitted by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe to raise live stock rates from the Mississippi River to Chicago from 12 cents to 12 to 13? cents. Railroads signified willingness to apply the higher rate west of Kansas City but oppose lowering rates from Kansas City proper. The Santa Fe would apply 18 12 cents from Kansas City eastward. The Chicago and Westerns recent contract with Kansas City packers cut packing plant produce rates, affecting livestock rates. Interstate Commerce Commission heard the case, now under advisement.
W. F. Daiber & Bro advertise latest winter neckwear with a slogan about needing a tie. The notice promotes their stock and urges readers to visit for the newest styles.
In Scranton on December 6, lawyers for mine workers pressed witnesses before the strike commission about alleged blacklisting of strikers. Testimony cited men kept from reemployment for participation, while two injured miners highlighted mine dangers. The fate of outside settlement talks remained unclear as officials and attorneys weighed remaining testimony and potential amiable conferences.
The Vorwaerts, a socialist newspaper, dispatched a lawyer to Capri to gather evidence to support claims of immoral excesses alleged against Krupp, the wealthy steel magnate, in the wake of his death.
The Red River near Shreveport Louisiana rose six inches, with a forecast rise of about three and a half feet in the coming days. Hundreds of Black residents abandoned homes in riverside bottoms, living in tents and improvised dwellings. No fatalities reported. city damage appears limited.
The National Live Stock Association seeks federal authority to require a government health certificate for interstate cattle and sheep shipments. It contests Colorado and U S Supreme Court rulings on state inspection laws and plans to lobby Congress for final federal power over interstate livestock inspection.
At a Browkmen meeting in Alliance Nebraska on December 6 a protest plan emerged. Members voted to send a petition to Congress and the President opposing immediate removal of fences from government land. They also urged a government commission to study conditions in northwestern Nebraska to delay or rescind the order.
London reports that in Liverpool municipal undertakings such as gas water electricity and tramways yield profits that amount to ten pence per pound surpassing Halifax where profits dip to farthings. The evidence suggests local taxes would rise in larger towns if municipal trading were not a substantial revenue source.
Vienna reports the shah of Persia sparked controversy by cutting the harem from eleven hundred to sixty. The Tageblatt notes opposition to what it calls a Western influenced reform.
A physician witnessed the incident involving a boy and reported the hemorrhage as very slight. The Riberts children are described as quarrelsome and often in trouble. Governor Brash claims the boy is not in danger.
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